The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-07-28

I'd. The Emperor of Austria comedies
his rights in Lombsrdy to the Emperor
OF the French, who transfers them to the
King Of Sardinia.
3D.. The Emperor of Austria preserve:
Venice. but she will form an integral par
of the Italian Confederation.
NAPOLEON.
Two Negroes Hung by a Mob Another
Burnt Alive.
Correspondence of the St Louis Democrat
MARSHALL. Saline Co, Mo-, July 90
lS59.-Some time ago, you will recollect
a negro murdered gentleman named
Hinton, near Waverly, in this place.
He was caught. after q long search, and
put in Jail. Yesterday be was tried at
this place, and convicted of the crime and
sentenced to be hung. While the Sheriff
was conveying him to prison, be was set
upon BY the crowd and taken from that
officer The mob then proceeded to the
i Jail and took thence two other Ne
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the life of citizen of this place, and
the other had just com mitted an out
rage upon young white girl. After the
mob got the negroes together, they pro-
ceeded to the outskirts of the town, and
selecting a proper place, chained the ne
gro who killed Hinton to stake, got a
quantity of dry wood, piled it up around
him. and setit on FIRE. Then com mence j
a scene which, for its sickening horrors,
has never been witnessed before in this or
perhaps any other place,
The negro was stripped to bis waist,
and barefooted He looked the picture
of despair, but there was no sympathy
felt for him at the moment. Presently
the FIRE began to surge up in flames around
him, and its effects were soon m ade visi-
bic in the futile attempts of the wretch to
N owe his feet As the flames gathered
about bis limbs and body he commenced
the most frantic sbrieks and appeals for
mercy, for death, for water! He seized
his chains they were hot. and burned the
flesh off his hands. He would drop them
and catch at them again and again. Then
he would repeat his cries; but all to no
purpose. In few moments he was
charred mass. bones and flesh alike burn
ed into powder. Many, very many Of
the spectators, who did not realize the
full horrors of the scene until it was too
late to change it, retired, disgusted aud
sick at the sight. May Marshall never
witnessed such another spectacle.
The ends of justice are surely as fully
accomplished by the ordinary PROCESS Of
law as by the violence Of an excited pop
ulace
If the horrors of the day had ended
here, it would have been we'll, but the
other negroes were taken and hupy-just-
ly. perhsps-but in violation of law and
good order. They exhibited no remorse.
One Of them simply remarked, "tbat be
hoped before they hung. him they would
let him see the other boy burned !''
The outrage perpetrated by the negro
was upon the daughter of highly rcspec-
table farmer named Lamb, living near
Marshall. 1t appears that a number of
children had gone to gather black berries
not far from the town, where the negro,
who belonged to one of the neig ighboring
farmers. was at work in field Accor
ding to the statement Of the children. the
first they saw of him was when he rushed
in among theul perfectly naked, and seiz-
ed the eldest of them, about l3 years OF
age, the daughter of Mr.. Lamb. The
others were frightened and ran away,
while the negro dragged bis victim into
thicket and committed the fendish act
While he was dragging her along, she
told him she would tell his master and
her father upon him. He replied he was
a run away and bad no master. In the
mean time her little brother, who was of |
the party, FASTENED into town and told
his parents the story. A party of mcu
Immediately started for the spot as direo.
ted, and found the girl in convul,ions.-I
After bathing her she recovered sufficient.
Iy to tell the occurrence. They then
went in pursuit of the negro, and from
her description of him, found him at work
10 the field. He was Immediately arrest.
ed. taken before justice. and confront
ed with the girl, who had been copye yed
TO the magistrates Office. She recos-
nized him Immediately. He was put in
all, but the people took bin with the
others, and hung him as | have stated
MIR. and Mrs. Lamb, it is stated, arc al
most insane about the matter. The girl. |
although much injured, will recover
There must have been upward of one
thousand people present. although many
before the affair was over.
End of Murderer.