The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22
RoRRlsLE MURDER IN MISSOURI.
Tne Assassin Lyached by tho People

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FrOm the 81. LOUIS Republican Of Wednesday.
On Sunday afternoon one Of those diabolical
Wmee incldent TO the purlens OF O large city
was perpetrated at the place known as Colunbia
Bottom, short distance across the river from
Carondelet, by which a welLknown citizen of
Carondelet lost his life in a sudden and horrible
manner. The circumstances of the murder
were as follows:-In the morning of the day
mentioned, John Augustine, citizen OF Caron-
delet, went across the river with friend to
transact some business and proposing to 90
hunting when done with his business matters,
took gun along with him. In the afternoon
the two men when returning to Carondelet,
passed saloon known by the name of Fort
Monroe, and one OF them proposed to 90 in and
take a drink. When approaching the saloon
they hevrd an uproar inside, and Mr.. Angus
tines friend tried TO dissuade him from going
in, but he, not suspecting any violence, entered
the saloon. Some drunken rOwdles we're inside
and we're engaged in general melee, having
broken the glass and furniture. On finding this
state OF things, Augustine retreated as quick as
possible, but one of the rowdies ran after him,
and using profane and threatening language,
attempted to take bis gun away from him. This
Augustine resisted, but finally Lane wrenched
the gun from him, and struck him violently on
the head Augustine ran away, but Lane fol-
lowed, and overtaking him struck hIm a terrific
blow with the butt OF the gun on the neck, kill
ingI him instantly when the rowdes ran away
from the scene OF this horrible and cold.blooded
murder. Some itIme afterwards a DR.. Payne
Augustine lying on the dusty road, and having
examined the body ana nund that the man was
dead, Immediately gave the alarm. A crowd of
people collected, and the facts of the murder
becoming known, party OF men Immediately
started in pursuit OF Lane, and, after an hour or
SO Of chase, they captured the villain a mile or
so from the scene, and brought him to Colum.
bia where one OF the Justices OF the Peace
took him in charge, and committed him
20 iail III Waterloo, to await investigation.
Lane requested the Squire to furnish a
strong guard, as he feared the rage OF the infu-
rated people. This was done, but, as it was
generally believed by the people of the vicinity
that Lane was the same man who, some two
years ago, murdered woman and child, they
were determined he should not escape them,
ana five or SIX hundred men collected, and,
overcoming the resistance of the guard, seized
en- Lane, and carried MIN off to the stern and
summary tribunal of Judge Lynch; they dragged
the pale and trembling wretch through Colum-
bia, and hanged him to a tree about half mile
from the village. When he was dead, they cut
him down and buried the corpse IN a grave two
feet ueep, and laid pile of stones on top. few
dollars were found in his pocket, which were
the warm blood OF his victim still on his hands,
met a doom more terrible and as sudden as that
which he had causelessly meted out to an unof.
lending man. Augustine leaves wife TO mourn
his sudden and tragic DEATH Considerable ex-
Citement was created yesterday in Carondelet
by the murder, and various reports reached this
city, in one of which Mr. Smith and another
man were reported killed, but all such rumors
are false. The real facts OF the case, obtained
through courtesy Of DR.. Hill, OF Carondelet, are
as stated above.