The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-02-12
Criminal.

liz 4 oi.SKRAL FIGHT near a lime kiln, at
larllcyvillc, n. j., JANIS FLYNN, MiCu,rL
DoHMApr aud their wives fell in and were
burned to death, on wednesday.
Jous ADAMS WAS FOUND DEAD shot through
the head, near New Canton. Va, a few days
since, and robbed Of Sl0. A man named
SLrGAR, and his wife, have becu arrested on
suspicion.
THREE HIGuwNYMrS KNoCKrp Down a
pcddlar, named GAS, and robbed him ur a
watch, 81 in cash, aud his stock Of jcwrlry.
cutlery &C., near Trenton, ~ j., on Wrincs
day, they were soon arrested by the p)lic,.
Az ON MAN Gnr rKrNk, nctr hsh'ihul,
q, on "Wednesday, anil, While following Ii,
team, fell on the ROAD was found frpIyu with \
jug OF whiskey by his side. lie dio before h.
was conveyed home.
q. ID. KINsMAN, wun WAS tySCIttn and
driven out Of the state recently at Cedar krys
was passenger on bniul tho steamer Mnn-
,romery, II, Savannah. lilo IL native o.
Portland, Me and has teen ] years cmrlrgci
~ civil cu'inccr on tha I,,naudira aud Coda
Keys Railroad. A planter named CuNMIal.Iss
haN ing u yrulgc AGAINST him. engaged him ia .
,ccming,y 'r'cnilv conversation, remarked tu
him thai there would 10 war, aud hc, CuAM
nrr,, intoAdcd to litht for the south. What
shall YOU lu!' ih,n inquired Ju\uhgRs
kiNsMAS answered Il shall rot | am u
North,rn man; my friends arc all there anil
shall not take up aims against them"
In two or thr,c days, Nhcn ri ling, h" M
IN armed body uf 49, men, tlrHc VI whom :, IL
cd him, anl notified him that resistance whuld
10 met with instant death. lie was taken to
tavern, and shut in close room. ahiuning
another IN which the Committee of Nitlt,0rs
assembled to deliberate upon his case. ltn di.-
tinCtly hcarl the excited crowd clImorin , for
his blood, and with "aths AMI imprcri ION,
upon "the d--i Nrhk~n," dccarin,; that he
should be hung. lie hal no ono iu speak la hi q,
favor. so determined were the mob to finish
him that rOIc was purchased for his cvcc,-
tion. Wanting 10 search his baggage, they
ordered him tn send for it, a. she would have
to leave" When his things came up, a gen
tlcman accompanying the engine spoke strong
~ IN his favor, and probably saved his life by
his Timely arrival
At 10 o'clock, i. NJ, he was taken to the
''stOre" to hear his sentence. As vet ho hal
rot heard the nature OF the accusation; ba ouly
knew that Chambers had accused him, anl u
drunken lrishman, who had l,ccn discharged
from the road, had been witness in thu cI.e
He was ushcrcd into the room where tho Com
mittec" sat, when the leader stepped fnf ward
and said "All you that are in favor of the
sentence just agreed to against this man say
ave-" savage affirmative yell indorsed the
sentence" But what tho sent ,nce was he did
rot know, though he soon asccrtaiucd. lin WAS
seated In a chair; man with pair of scissors
approached, and while he was held by two
oihers, the hair from ono side Of his head and
enc half Of his whiskers and moustachc were
l,sc,y cut on. Ho was theu permitted to 90
to the tavern whore he Spcnt tho might
Next morning tho "Committee' conducted
him TO the cars; on hi way down TO Fcrnan-
dina his baggage we, searched but nothing
was fourd but q small map which his ignorant
Prosecutors thought was intended TO gitc in