Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-27
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LYNoH Law IN uIssoUml.
Two Negroes Hung and another Burnt~-
Horrible Details

From the 81. Louis democrat
MARSHALL, SALINE CO., Mo-, July 20. Some
time age, you win recollect g negro murdered a
gentleman named Hinton, near Wa7ery, in this
county He was caught after long search, and
put in Jail Yesterday he 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
fron that officer. TIE mob then proceeded to the
jail and took from thence two ether negroes. One
Of them had attempted the hfe-Of citizen Of this
place. and the other had just committed Outrage
upon q young white girl Afer the mob had got
the negroes gtber hey proceeded TO ihe outskirts
Of tbs town, and selecting proper place, chained
the negro VINO killed HInop, q stake, got q
guam 10y Of dry wood piled il around him, aud
set l. 90 fire. Then clmmenced a scene which, for
its siekenlng horrors, has beea witnessed be-
fore in this sT perhaps ia any other place.
The negro was stripped 10 his waist, and bare
fooied He Looked t3e pc ure of espalr-but there
was NJ sympathy fell for him st the m m mt
Presently the FIRE began to surge up in fl lmes
sronLd Dim, and its effects were soon made visible
in the futile attempts Of the poor wretch to move
Is feet. As the flames gathered about lis limb,
and body he commenced the most frantic shrieks
and appeals for merey-iOr desth-fOr water! He
seized his chsius-they were hot and burnt the
flesh of his hands. He would drop them and ca ch
at them again and again. Then be would repeat his
cries; but sll 10 purpose. In 8 few moments be
was charred msss-bones and flesh alike burnt
1nt0 power. Mauyi very many OF the 5pecta-
tors, who did not realize the full horrors Of the
scene until it too late change it, retired dis
gusted and sick at the sight. May Marshall never
witness such another s3e.t sce.
The ends Of justice surely as fully accom-
plished by the ordinary process of law by the
violence Of excited populace.
II the horrors OF The day had ended here, it would
have been well, bat the other negroes were taken
and hLng-justly, perhaps-but in violation Of law
and good order. They exhibited ne remorse. One
Of them simply remarked ''that he hoped before
they burg him they would let him see the other boy
burnt"
The outrage perpetratei by The negro was uroa
the de- Igbter Of highly respectable farmer named
Lsmb, living near Marshall. Il appears that
number Of children had gone out to gather black
berries not far from the town, where the negro, who
belonged TO one of the neighboring farmers, was at
work the field. According the stste nent of he
children she first they saw If him was when be
rushed in among them perfectly naked, ard seized
the eldest Of them, about thrts years Of age the
dtug.ter of Mr.. Lamb. The Others we're frighten-
ed aud away, while the negro dragged his VIC
TIN into q thicket and eommhted the fendish act.
While he was dragging her slong she told him she
would tell his master and her father upon him He
replied ne was runaway and had Ser La
the meantime her little brother, who was of the
party, hsstsned into town and told his parents the
story. A party Of men Immediately started Tor the
spot directed and found the girl in eOuvulsious
After bathing her she recovered sufficiently to tell
the occurrence. They then went in pursuit of the
negro, and from her description of him. found him
at work in the field. He was Immediately arrested
taken before sustice, and coufrOated with the girl
who had been conveyed to the magistrates sfice.
She recognized him Immediately. He was put in
Jail, but the people took him. with tie others, aud
hung HIM as / have stated Mr.. AID Mrs Lamb, il
is stated, are almost insane about the matter. The
girl, although much injured, will recover. There
must have been upwards of one thousand people
present, although many returned before the affair
was over.