The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-05
INTERESTING FROM THE M0RMONS.
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Discovery Of a Band Of Robbers and
Murderers at the Mines.
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Tho Sheriff Of BaDnock and Virginia
the Leader Of the Gang.
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10 is Hung BY tho Vigilance Committee, with
Thirteen Other Desperadoes.
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LYNCH LAW TRIUMPHANT,
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Band Of Hundred Robbers and AurderNs DISCOVERED
Fourteen Of Msm Han0sd byths Vigilance Consmiase-
Lively Times and PILES or Gold-Aremts Ward Re-
covers, Goes to Bali ,Uth tho Saints, and "Spsaks a
PIECE IN the Theatre-The Greatest Necromancr Of
the Aae Entertaining the Mormons, dc.
II lie the fate Of all mining countries that the first pages
OF their history have 10 DO written in blood The FIRST
nhabitants have two grand dvslonsthe honest indus
rious enerprising, and the loafer, gambler thief and
murderer. The stern necessity OF creating the fortune
yet concealed the bowels OF the earth forces the honest
to industry and enterprise, and tho loafer to gambling
stealing and numbering Search whore may and the
history is the same. Some will work, and 60 for
ward the pioneers OF civilization. with other intent
while that other GLASS; the scourge Of frontier iige ad
as resoluey not to work. but TO live by their Wits
their cunning, their knives and pistols.
The mixes Of Idaho are rich in gold. There is no
question Of II, and but few years only will pass
heads before the whole country the hedwaters
Of the Missouri river and the mountains and guches
her tributaries are densey populated Tho facility and
security Of travel is every day increasing, and men are
not going to labor for pitance In old countries when
rich Of the earth beckon advance
and gather Ia few years that which they could not
horde up in lifetime. But enough Of this como to
MURDERS IDAHo-TnE RErRIBuTIoN.
The last express from Bannock City has just arrived,
ana get our mining population IN Torment with the
startling intelligence that organized band of hundred
robbers and muFdecrs had been discovered In tho eastern
portion OF Idaho and that some Of them had been arres
ed and had confessed TO the murder Of about hundred
persons between this city and Bannock during the last
few months.
The mining Observation-Disclosures Virginia and Sinking
Waerwero aroused and had initiated the day OF retrbu
on by the hanging OF fourteen OF the miscreans within
few days and the Vigilance Committee were in pur
suit Of all the others and would never stop the good
work TIL they had hung all the others or driven them
The murderers were headed by one Henry Plummer
the Sheriff Of Baunock and vrginia-a polished villain
that no %, one being engaged S !. s work
suppress His deputy, George Lane, was charged with
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those Of tho gang detected and hung by tho Vigilance
Henry Plummor, George Lane, George ives, Ned Ray,
Buck s.nson John wagner, alas Dutch John; Spanish
Gallagher, Frank Par ish and Boon Holm.
now THE BxEcITfoN MANAGED.
Avgiance COMMITTEES Of course, sces nothing but the
The community has been outraged life is insecure and
the scourge has to be removed. Nothing is known out
decisions guarded In the srictest secrecy. or the
men named one was hung at Nevada City, Ave at Ban
mock CITY, two at Sinking Water and five at Virginia
The night preceding the day Of execution men were
dusk In the morning the word passed up and
the mining guches that work hand the shot guns
were enough Of ministers Of Justice to see the work put
through Parties sent in search OF the doomed and
they were aoon gathered caroled and brought TO
City, FIVE empty dry goods boxes placed the
beam OF unfinished house and these the murderers
Iecks, and when everything was ready another cord
drew the empty box from under them, and there they
danged mid floor and roof 10 the entert nmont out
When there Is any confession wanted or expected time
cases no questions are asked nor any listened to- The die
ID cast and swing thoy must. Sheriff Pummer wanted
a ey IS Ss m d
s ana as thoy wore busy Just then they "pus him
hav bacn Ot,y htrk he and nf
him very differently TO that OF murderer robber
He prayed and asked the prayers OF his audience and
the other four the boxes under the beam, and with
good bye he sprung from the dry goods box and hung
jeff Davis thoy took the last leap and there finished
their miserable lives President Je. WILL OF course
excuse our naming the compliment
The Spanard was hard aud bad 10 manage. He |
took refuge In cabin, and when they attempted 10 ar
ret MIN ne killed one man ana badly wounded another
bed about his cars The popuace were terribly mad,
and as he appeared he was perfectly rdded with BALL.
Life not being extinct they rushed him OF 70 the scaod
hung him up little then cut him down and threw
him on to the bazng cabin, where be was consumed.
am in favor OF law and order but there times when
Just such scenes as these have described must BIO writ
ten-and they must take place. Had these mis-.
toe, there would scarcely have been enough
men let In Idaho TO form jury to try
, ,oe aney haa Instituted reign o. terror and not
or the next thing that followed pistol his head
By stopping the bloody work OF this organization life IN
York city. Other folks may think barbarous.
We think differently, and rejoice in the glorious
ton IN Idaho The country 10 open and secure,
will be when the vigants have hung the remainder OF
that crowd, aud 70 scores OF thousands will flock
sure as grass grows and water runsn Gold Is there In
abundance TO reward honest industry.
GENERAL
Artemus Ward has thoroughly recovered. I met with
him az grand ball on Thursday night last at Social Hail.
where no had an introduction TO very select company
and seemed throughout the night TO enjoy himself In the
dance with the brothers and sisters. How different
tue TACT from the fiction Artemus' visit TO Brigham
Young on paper four years ago and bis bona de visit
10 loo4 VIII DC interesting side by sdo He speaks his
riece-"Thc rabes 10 the Wood, = in the great theatre
tomorrow evening.
Professor Simmons, the Basiliconthaumaturgst, the
great necr omancer, his way by overland 10 New
YORK, gives great entertainment In the theatre on
Thursday evening He Is great card for some Of the
New York theatrical managers.
The first United States mail TO Idaho leaves here 10.
morrow morning. Schedule time between this and Ban.
Jock City nve days and eight hours By.the.by, the
annock oKs are very sorry that shot Jason Luce for
the murder Of Bunton. Bunton OF the gang OF
he escaped.
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