The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-09

Iing them to desist, and let the Jaw take
its course, which however, had 10 ap
parent restraining effect. The Sheriff
resisted the execution Of their purposes
to the best Of his ability. A vote was
taken by the mob, now numbering
some hundreds, winch was decie!ed in
favor Of harging after which a rush was
made for the door Of the Jail. After a
good deal Of maneuvering, they finally
broke open the back door and entered
breaking also the locks on the
coll of--the prisoner and taking him
out. He asked for an hour, which
was given him, 20 prepare f,r
death. He WAS taken into Catholic
Church and baptized, after which the
mob again took Lin in charge. Th4
crowd could no: decide up N proper
| place u execute him, but after SON.
time they placed him in wagon and
took him about mile east os twon
where they found a bent tree, and .
place tit TO carry out their design
They go, the rope adjusted around his
neck, and were about throwing it over
limb, when McCnmb requested time
to make few remarks, in substance tha.
they were hanging an innocent man
he said that lie could prove that
George Lawrence was yet living, and
that he did not murder Laura J. liar.
vey. A, this point cry was raised oi
"Takc him lack" others yelling ou,
"Hang him"' Then short struggle
f'r The possession Of the rope ensuea.
when some one called out "cut it,
This was no sooner said than done, and
the prisoner rescued from the hands ef
the NIB, placed in wagon, driven
rapidly to town, and lodged again in
jail. Il was a daring act on the part OF
those who rescued him, In. hey could
not stand BY and see mob law rue our
county.
COME ESCAPES Pr " THE JAIl. -RIs
RECArTrRE.
On Wednesday evening August eth
McC"mh escap,sl from the Jail. in bsiet
as follow; knowing that the Sheriff
(who resides in the iti') was absent
from home, he by means of Offering n
little boy, the Sheritf's only son, aheu,
fourteen years ~, large sums Of mo-,
ey, ect., induced him 20 unlock his eel
and the back door, so that the prisoner
had nothing to DO hu, TO walk our ard
escape. lie took tie boy with him a
short distance, hut by some means
drove him back home. 1t appeared
that McComb and another prisoner in
the Jail hid been tampering with the
boy Tor some tine before, and taking
advantage Of tie Sheriif's absence, con
summate their design on that evening.
We will here state, that after full III
vestiea,ion Of ,he matter, no blame was
attached to the Sheriff or his deputy. as
they had watcked the jill al'ernatly
every night and on that evening the
Sheriff supposed lie wo"ld te q, home
in time to watch that night, which " as
at eight o'clock.
The prisoners were followed in every
direction, and on the following Sa,nr
day morning McComb was recaptured
some fifteen miles east Of this city and
broueh, back the same day, and once
more lodged in his OLD quarters.
ANOTHER MON.
On Wednesday, August 3lst, another
mob assembled for tire purpose Q.
again trying to execute the prisoner
Il was composed mostly Of the same
persons Who constituted the frs. mob
They found, however, on their arrival
here, that the jail was so gurlsd by the
military as t. render the executions OF
their purpose dangerous to those who
| attempted it. After giving the mob
time to survey the precautions taken TO
preserve she law, the Sheriff ordered
them to disperse, which upon consulting
among themselves, they concluded 70
| do, and dispersc without any fnthu
| demonstration. The citizens Of this cit,
had detertnined previous to this tha,
mob law should never reign again over
civil Law.
DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT
The Sapreme Court convened III the
beginning Of December last, and the
case cf McComb was argued In il.
,ura. The Cour, affirmed the decision
of the District Court. It was then left
10 she Governor 70 fx the day Of
ecuion; be being absent then ak fol
some time wards, the day was no.
fixed until few weeks AGO, and in,lce,