Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-30

nation" We tra-, Mr. Eaymcna's PRAYER
viii he granted. 1T HIM renew il ON LIN
cola ) neXt fast day, Arg l.
From The - .lsseoh Il IA u
The Indian k'roullcs.
sir mea hW4d caj >cIps2 Uaarsr n
Em,yra'ES, ~.
From son 81 Mr. s. &, Mansfield 81
this city, VINO has Just arrived hv thp coa IA
Gom beaver, We learn that tie hostile H..
dams s.Iil continue their ,.cpredatipns oY
the plains. Tn attacks on emgrant Or; la.
have become $" frc9uen. n 10 create tie
most serious alarm Nca, What i, carA
The cut of. between TT kearney end
Denver our informant saw tl4r bodies Of SIS
men who had been murdered Two Of (hs
murdered men had been net b. tho o,ar-
land Stage driver, fc,. ho;r, before III, If
dead bodies weia discovered, hunting cat
tie. When found they ~ero scalprd add
were yet quite warm.
On one "eer>ien recently al the stock
has been kc, f,o.n a, overland station,
and the ra!.. n nen are in some instances
becoming so frightened that they are pack
ing up their effects and abandoning the.
posts. Unless protection is offered il i.
thought the transportation Of the mail VII
be very unsafe
The Indian, are urged on, and Their on
cratic ~ are directed hy band of outan +.
from New Mexico. They have 10 other o',-
.lect than plumber. bat they % not hesitate
to commit murder at any time when then
devilSh schemes require t.
Mr.. Mansfield. r".as,ls il entirely unSa.t
for mail parties 10 attempt the overland III,
during the balance OF the present season.
The sayages are luikn g cv,rywh,rc, rc,..,
TO peunrc upon all t,ains which they think
incapable of serious resistance. Ernrcrait>
now on, arc banding together, and do LII
attcml. 10 travel in companies of less than
twenty to thirty teams
IN an immense number OF OK teams are
now on their way from Denver for the pur.
pose of taking out freight There is a tain
prospect therefore. that the grca. ol.ntilv
Of freight now stored here and awaiting
shipment for points in Colorado will soon
be 'novir g to its destination.
Attempted Hanging 81 ..cCc.,asr.
We Learn from the oltulnwa Gg,.y.sr 6!
vrst.r ny the particulars ii the affair IL
tiitt liacc W cnli">'lay.
Early IL the forenoon people began "a
come into town in laig. numbers: hy No. -
til" streets were crowded but u ihcr Wa
no disorder or excitmeit, ana 10 threat.
were made, the citizens Supposed To c,
had come 10 sec Mct ont, sun.. and wefs
rot aware 81 the ro~tIon'ul..nt of the *,
c-tiyn. .lhout noon. however, thev gafH
e~'f! about the jail. aud seine frg Of a.,
number expires Cd tieir 1t. IN ination Il
.snch ting prisoner
sii.fiii u by ~ss a ~. p,-. and r.. :
cd ibe cSccsiii9n oi ;heir purpose Is ;.."t
Of hls a'iity knocking down two or taes
q Tie r'.tel -a'.ess. II also cal,. lor 80
rsssane~. aad isa5 assisted lv = f,w. .;ero.
teg DtA@a. Judge Henderson. Hon. + n
9TH =. ael capt. < l. Stuart neiirc 4
The cfov'i. urging them to des /. and l.,
the las take IL course. All, however. hs
10 apparent restraining effect. 4 uoma1
mounted the !, nee and made an cxri;;,,
hafsnsue, urging on the mob, and say,nc i
iney would leave i t. tbs woman the,
would attend ID i. thems .ves. \ vote wa.
taken, which was dccis.,l to he in f.ycr d
the hanging
They then attacked the Jail in front ans
rear. and hy the use OF The LEDGE. the,
soon effected in meking an entrance .n9
dragged McIomb from his cell H. aSle.
iar an hour 10 prepare Tor death; it M,
given him. and he va, taken into the Gait,
Ole church and was baptized. They ther
placed HIM in wagon, and took INN c,u
about mile on the Agency route -
Madr preparations for the execution. sc
ter the rope was adjusted about the rri -
ner's neck, he ask, and obtained lcay. II
speak.
lAc said: :" have the rope around ~,
neck as You see, and have only few M,
Mtnts I" live, but am an innocent man
II You will give time until the next corr.
Will prove that George Lawrence is living
ana That did not murder Laura Harvey
a. TINS point cry was raised all throrp h
the crowd, take him back" "take h,,
back, accompanied by the cay of han,
HIM, "hang him." The leaders fca,;no
the tide was turning. said that it was Oct.
ting late and they could wait no lon9er
An attempt was made to throw the ron,
ov,r the limb, but while th. was beinp
done, several resolute men. some Of ,hc,,
from o!'umwa. jumped into the wagon
ana seiz'ng the rope attempted to wrest i,
'' e"e e>reue'siot'cis. y snort struggle
Tor tire possession Of the rope followed,
when some one cried ont, "cut it," M
sooner said than done. The rope was cut
McConb hustled out of that wagon into an.
other, ana driven rapidly to town. where
they arrived little after six O'Clock. and
ledsed MSComb safely in his old quarters
sga'n. During the evening. the Sheriff as.
sisted oy ade.achmcnt Of Guards" ar
rested six or eight persons rec,un;yc,, a.
leaders OF the moi. lodging some in ;ail and ~
rslcasinS Others on bai "'''
II would seem from the proceedings tb,,
alargc majority Of the crowd were snc,.t..
tors, and were there through curiosity
Had they been there with the delibcrstc
purpose of hanging NcComb, he most sure.
Y would ~ IN sDnpa
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