The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-12
Further LawleSsness
N WRIGHT COUNTY.
MOORE RESCUED BY A MOB
THE EXAMINATION.

MONTICELLO, Jul, IL, 1858.
The following is the testimony elected on
the FIRST day Of the examination Of ExkRv
MooSg, on the charge OF numbering q. +.
JACKSON, on the 18th OF April last. Attor.
ncy General BERRY appeared for the State.
aud Mr.. HAsrLsy for the defence.
The inst witness called for the State was
El-n,nErn Jackson. who testified as fol.
lows.
Oscar F. jackson was my husband. He
Is not living. He died in April last. neal
the last Of the month, II do not remember
the prlcise day,-in the county OF Wright,
State OF Minnesota. lie came 10 nv hath.
ers LOuse on Thursday. about four O'Clock
IN the afternoon. | was there. My faith,
er's name is Geo lloldship, lie came
aloue. No one else came ill Friday eve.
ming. Then two men, one PANIED Pamatcr
and one named Angel, came into tho house
and demanded Mr. jackson. They said
they wanted him out Of the house. Emery
More stood ot the door on the outside. He
said nothing Several were standing around.
but could not tell who they were The
two men who came in sat down. but did no,
stay to exceed five minutes. My mother
ordered them out, and they went Emery
Moore was near the door. very near 10 il
When l'almater and Angel went out, they
with Moore went round the house hallooing
They said they wanted Mr. jackson out
and they would have him out That was
said 10 me. stood in the door This was
Friday evening. They then went over TO
my house. about 100 yards distant, broke in
the door, and threw my things about over
the house. ] had pillows and bedding OF
different kinds in boxes up stairs They
opened these boxes, took out my things and
scattered them over the floor. Down stairs
they broke down partition. had some
beans in the house that had moi been sheIled
these they scattered all around They
stayed in the house about twenty minutes
Then they came TO fathers house and built
fires at the corners OF the housc. ! saw
Emery Moore, Palmater and Others build.
ing these fires they helped each other.
saw Moore. Palmater, Angel. sylvester
Dean and Mr.. George, Of Rockford, in this
county. They all helped to build the fires
They gathered around the fires, some stood
up and some laid down. They said they
wanted Mr.. jackson out. and they were
going to have him out-thni they would set
the house on fire. Then Moore and Palma.
ter swore at each other aud said they were
all towards. because they did not break in
the door. That was about II O'Clock.
Nothing eIsc happerod that know OF TIL
morning. They lay AT theiI flfos all nighi,
and in such a way rs TO have view Of all
the doors and windows There were three
windows and doors Mex, morning at five
o'clock ] started for Buffalo, place abou,
four miles oil. As passed the fires, saw
Moore. jerks, Of Rockford, Mr. Thayot.
Mr.. Roberts and Mr., Knox, think. Do
not remember noticing more. They SAID
nothing To me IA ! passed | was gone
about two hours and a halt When I came
back the same ONES were present. aud Others
had come They stayed around the house
all day Saturday. Palmater, Moore. jerks
and 1haycr took turns in walking around
the house with their guns Most Of the
mob, think, had guns. They would 90
around the house a, some distance from It
then go back to the fires and slt down.
Sometimes some 81 them would call 10 bring
Mr.. Jackson out. About xix O'Clock in the
evening many 81 them went away. aud some
would build ire while the Others went
away Tor supper They lay around the fires
all Saturday night. 4 bout , o'clock Sat
urday evening tie mail carri,f came along
au1 the mob sent word 10 Mr.. Ber,ram,
SLcrlii Of Wright county 10 come there 4
stranger came there, AMI heard Moore aud
Palma'cr tell him II Bertfam did not COM
20 a. to get Mr. jackson ont bclofe SUNDAY
night, they would break in They DID moth
ing but watch the hoH@. on Sunday.
About two O'Clock on Sunday. | heard
houae, ] know b. H. and If be- attempts TO
escape ] will shoot BIN down A little
while after this man came from Monticello,
don't know his name, and said thu, Mr.
Bcrtram, the Sheriff, waa at Buffalo Moore
was PR seut and Immediately started with
bis brother for Buffalo. he wa goDe about
an hour ard u hall, when the Sheriff came.
and Moore behind him when the sheriff
came there were some twenty men there. !
were plain TO be srcn There we're niI
o,hen who we're screted around After
talking with The mob little whiiD, the
Sheriff came ia the house. Mf. Taylor, 81
Buffalo, justice Of The Peace, came with
him. lie sat few minute. then s.kod If
Mr.. jackson Wa there. We tod him be-
vas. Then ! went up stairs and told Mr..
JacksoD the sheriff vas there. and be came
down. Bcrtram said, ! am -urprissI 10 ind
you here. Mr. Jackson said understand
you have scot warrant FIR me 10 ~. Paul,
sod might "a well be here NJ there. l;er-
tram deuI'si II. Bsruan then aid Il will
di,perye The mob, and went 90, doors Mr.. |
Taylor said be woald r. out With him, bu,
Brtram ssid " Mr. Taylor, don't think il
j. necessary Tor you 70 go ! csn dispcrse
thin Mr. TsyIor offered 10 20 yoiants-
rly. When B.r,fam objected 10 his going,
Mr.. Taylor stopped Beruam went short
di.,anoe ADD spoks 10 the mob and they