The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-16

The telegraph has stated that two men wers
hung at Greensburg, Ky, on the 10th instant, By
mob, and that third cut his throat to escape
similar death. The crime with which these meu
were charged, was entering the dwelling Of Henry
simpson, weslthy farmer, and after numbering
him, robbing the house Of 5000 Al the time o,
their arrest, an attempt was made to lynch them
but failed, and for precautions sake, they were
removed from RusseIviIIe to Geeensburg. A letter
in the Louisville Courier, dated at Campbellsyille.
on the 10th inst says:
TAis morning. according to aprevi ious understand.
ing. men from this and the adjoining counties com
foek up their march to Groensburg meeting with
accessons at different points along the road until
cind ce .wo or three hundred men, In
tatols. The mob proceeded TO the Jail, which il
putt of stone and very strong. aud found the doors
Iec8ed and the Jailor gone. number Of men i'm
msdately seized large pitce of heavy timber and
with several tremendous blows, bursted the d, or
ss is aihsss. An inner door was speedily broken
Of the mob stood In the debtors room fronting the
coils In which the miserable men were confined -
The locks OF the cell doors were soon broken and
the doors rried open. when most horrid and sick.
ening and revolving sight met the gaze Of those
0ns of the men. Elias Scagas, q man weighing
two hundred pounss was foun welterIng in a large
pool of blood In the last agones Of DEATH the blood
ed wound i'll the neck. having with razor cut his
throat from ear to His body conv used 10 death
was dragged into the d btors roJm and from thence
down flight OF steps on to the street paving. The
remaining three men, w: Bill Ssul Thompson
Slsan Despano ana George Hunter, were thei
brought from the Jail bout and mounted behind
men ON horseback when the crowd, in double file
amid throngs OF spectators. took mp their return
march to this place, q distance OF twelve miles
during which tive OF the miserable men display ec
considerable frmness, asserting their innocence
the most positive terms Thompson wept and prayed
| audibly good part of the way, calling on ali t.
witness his innt cence. The cruwd having arrived
at the place. determined to lynch Beko also. ne
gro, belonging to the murdered man. who had beer
implicated by scaggs as the real murderer.
AT this Juncture, amid the yelings and howlings
OF the crowd the expostulations Of the sher # and
our excellent jsiior. and "amid confusion worss
soafoundsd" kobert Colvin. ESQ aprominent and
1nnuentlal citizen, having succeeded in gaining
elevated position and in catching the ear of the
croSd, addressed it in a short sp ech, which, iol
point. .spproriateness and good sense have hard
ly ever heard exceiled and it effectual 40 II
was sensible. for after ssful effort of
or two inexperienced orators, mob lf the negrC
in all and conducted the three men short dist ,Dc,
/ TO an elm tree, and began msking preparations t.
hang them At 1hompson's request prayer wa
tfered in their behalf, he praying and weepins
aioud during the time. He was then mounted en-
horse and after az ain asserting his innocence fu
the last time, rope was put about his neck, th,
end thrown over limb, the hoL SO driven from uu
der, and Thompson was launched into eternity. Il,
seemed to die easy-one or two spasmodic jorh ms
Of the limbs. a shudder and all was over.
Despano soon shared a similar fate, dying mucf
harder. At this stage Hunter gave evidence of ma
king clean breast, which, after some delay and
good deal reluctance he did. confessng to the gull
OF scaggs Thompson and Hunter, and implicatins
five Others as being concerned Ia the murder Thei
names are as follows: Henry Scaggs. Jerry Scaggs
Lloyd Mcdaniel, John Underwood, and o son-in-lav
of Sympson. The latter 10 under arrest, but is
believe, generally Considered innocent. The sheriff
with posse. out tonight, to arrest the others =
feko was also implicated b, Hunter, and brough
forth. and the two confronted. Nothing Of import
an"e was elicited, and they both taken to jai
both OF them making narrow escape.