New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-15
ALYNCHING IN KENTUCKY.
TWO MEN HUNG-ONE SUICIDE

TWO MEN HUNG-ONE SUICIDE.
Some eighteen months since a wealthy farmer of
Kentucky living near CsmpbelsvLe, was murdered
and robbed OF between sJ,O0e and $4,000 10y parties
who entered his house at midnight aud accomplished
the double deed wnie ne soundly sleeping in his
bed. Mr. Simpson was wealthy and highly re'pecta-
be- snd of the cowardy murder caused great
excitement in his community Soon after the guilty
cuprts were discovered aud arrested aud an attempt
was made BY the populace to hapg them, which Was
frustrated. Afterwsrd they were taken from the jail
at Russellville TO that at Greensburg. Now the
second and awful tragedy opens on the 10Th "eines
day last as reported to The Loa.srNe Journal of the
10Th.
This morning. according to aprevious understand
ing men from this ard tue adjoining counties conf
mencei gathering at ths place, and AT an early hour
took up their march to Greenburg, meeting with nc'
esslons at different points along the road unti the
crowd numbered two or three hundred men, including
q considerable number Of spectators. The mob pro-
ceeded TO the jail which is built OF stone and very
strong and found the doors locked and the aer gone
a number of men Immediately seized large piece at
heavy timber, and, with several tremendous blows,
bursted the door from its hinges. An inner door was
speedily broken with crow.bars ana sledge hammers
and portion Of the mob stood in the debtors ROOM
frortug the cells in which the miserable men were
confined The locks of the cell doors were soon broken
and the doors pried open, when most horrd anu
present.
One Of the men, Elias Scaggs, a man weighing
two hundred pounds found welterinx III large
pool of blood in the last ag0nles of death the blood
spirtpg in large jets from ghasty anu sell-nllced
wound in the neck, having with razor cut ms throat
from ear to ear His body convulsed In death, was
dragged into the debtors room and from thence down
fight Of step on to the street paving Inc remain
ing three men, viz: Bill Saul Thompson, Sloan Despa-
DO and George Hunter, we're then brought from the
JAIL bound and mounted behind men On horseback
when the crowd in double file, amd throngs o spec
tators took up their return march TO TINS place. u.s.
tance of twelve miles, during which two OF the mser-
able men displayed c0nsde rable trnness, asserting
their innocence in the most ppsltlvete terms. Thompson
wept and prayed audby good part ot tine way, call
ipg On all to witness his innocence The crowd uaving
arrived att place. determined TO lynch Beko also,
negro belonging to q e murdered man, who had been
implicated by Scraggs az the real murderer.
At this inucture, amid the ye'ngs and h0wlngs of
the crowd the expOstuations OF the Sheriff and our
excellent TAILOR, and " amid confusion w0rse con-
founded Robert Colyin, esd, prominent aud IN
fuential citizen, having succeeded in gaining an ele-
waited position and IN catching the ear OF the crowd,
addressed it in short speech which, Tor pot appro-
prateness and good sense, have hardly ever heard
txceed and it was as efectual as it sensible for
after an unsuccessful effort Of two inexper-
enced orators the mob left the negro IN jail aud con-
ducted the three short distance 10 an elm tree,
and began making Preparations to hang them. At
Thompsoos request prayer Was offered IN Their be-
bali, he praying and ~eeplng aloud during the t'me
lie was then mounted on horse, auu bieI aphh ne
serDg his innocence for the last time, rope was pat
abou, his neck the end thrown over limb, the horse
driven from under, aud Thompson was launched into
eternity. He seemed to die easy-oue or two spas-
motic erkings Of the limbs, shudder, and al was
over.
Despano soon shared similar fate, dying mnch
harder At this stage Hunter gave evidence Of making
clean brsast, which, after some delay and good
deal OF reluctance he did, contessiug TO the guilt oi
Scaggs Thompson and Hunter, and imphcatug tive
others as being concerned IN tine murder. Ineir
names are a. follows: Henry Ssaggs, Jerry Scaggs,
Iloyd Mcdaniel, John Underwood, and son-in-law
of Sympson The latter under arrest, but il, be-
lieye, generally considered innocent. The Sheriff,
with posse, IS out tonight 70 arrest the others.
Beko was also implicated by Hunter, and brought
forth, and the two confronted. NotbUg of Importance
was elected, and they both taken 70 jail-both
of them making 4 LaTow escape.