, 1866-11-29
JUDGE LYNCH
Three Robbers Taken From jail and
Hanged to Tree.
Row the Jail xyas Captured.

tFrom the Louisville journal, Nov. 81
At ll:s5 p. H., on Saturday, November "a,
q number Of men, armed With guns nnd p's- |
situated directly in the centre OF Lahanon. !
bruk1 open the front door and demanded OF /
the. jallor the key to the dungeon
Psalea Ps y 10 ths &c and adcr tc mon eons s of
leader, made no noise, pfcketed the streets, |
md arrested all citizens whom they fund !
on the streets. Those persons who lived
on Main street, and who were curious
to Keep tbe'F heads is' IN, sa Sasn1ns that was
quickly complied with. Eighteen men,
ar1u1d with guns, rolled large hngshead up
to the northwest corner Of Main md Rcpub-
lican streets, behind which they hid them
who made an effort to 60 to the jail The
other corners of these streets were guarded
by armed men. The vnrious streets In town
wire picketcd by armed men. Every pFeeau-
ton was taken y the mob to prevent assist
When the front door of the jail was broken
open, the jailor ran up stairs and hid him
self When be WAS missed, parties in the
mob brought a slcd%c-hamnlcr and at-
tempted to break down the iron door Of tue
found this mode Of entrance impraet!cable,
aud commenced searching for the ja'lor.
Doors were broken open, and he was hnally
| found hid In wardrobe iu room In the up
e.alrs o. me lan. aa9;s.r,,n H. M th..Eees snda
| es:lsu, sou.ps.eo ~ 1eANe' "P '"- ~N
In The meantin,c the prisoners. eight In
nun!oe1. .Ssc ~ iId1 d1,o- ond f,iYr understood
Ms'nE a. ane ~, m,nsced item, Thev
tne uaagei 'rni ra;,ad fn- hs,n and armed
shrsesta ana SfMTu hi'1o,s ~ " renI rf anT s.nnas
determined TO sell their lives Al dear1g as
perstu,s' ,ba ,no,, oht.incd tba 1crs Of the
,.;1 ;oar ~ ,har oncn,d Il as they did The
ui, nn.r uH -. t;ceS ron door Which led into tha
inner 10 1'eT1 ,i,,', n"r o neJs h.d ar,nad hi,u,
d19gcoa' MalIm htt,st ~, - ue na9 aa aM III I'LL ~
sen VIII nuEe u.nst ~ wy "nu h.a ~
n,na tae 1eoa, ~ +1'a ..ss
entered. Alef son,e 9ailet"g ~ s.P LIZ pas
meeting with no oPp9sitlon- They f.E1ned
line y me *al' 81 5ne lali ana cai,ea lor
Slem. CroWaus, MN.!aM Gooae anu LON
Stephens, VINO imineda;sls . ans*esea 10
up. the leader Of the 1nnn said, Crowdus, I
hare been looking for you for long time" !"
To this speech Cro"dns ans Wered Know
you hare. MI. -, ealing the man BY
fastened, and the jatior released. The mob,
which was on foot Immediately lett the city in
the direction Of Grimes Hill. small bill sitl1-
ated about one and half miles east Of
guarded in the edge of the city When they
lrft the jail thsy. gave one triumphant yell,
which awoke large number Of our citizens
aud must have struck terror to the hearts ol
their prisoners. Many citizens saw them a.
they marched ont towards Grimes Hill, and
say that there must have been about seven.
tv-tire men guarding the prisoners, In addi
lion to the men who guarded the streets,
. Who numbered about seTrptr-nye more. Tht
| mob Ieft Lebanon At 12.30 a. NJ. On Sunday
eren;nr. e5th inst,
The n,oce ~ hsnr;nr Il directly on Ii,
ton NJ fhe hill ecu.}fy distant from th,
| t,,rnniSe and the railroad-about one huu
, drrd yaria from each, The trep to whIcl
fheT xere hung Is black oak. with on
| iarve ]Itnh. c1fcnItnc In a portherlv dfTcc
; tions which Is ABOUT twelve feet IRON th
> t,round. Appearances indicate that til
Prisoners were hung ono at a time, com
menctnr with Crowdus He must hare bcel
/ placed on horse, his Lands tied benin,
e | him, the rope adjusted around his neck
: aud the horse led from under him
Appearances also indicate thst the TOP
, ! slipped, for his heels nearly touche,
:: a lo.t Of the tree that ran out urder his feet
{ Indeed, be must have struggled to get 4 foot
! hold sn this root It's deciination only pre-
rrDted bis Saving bis life by doing this
1 Imagine man dangllnE At the end Of Fop
: with bis bands securely bound behlud him
/, Just able TO touch ground, and Jet not abl
) 10 release hinsel! trofn the suteSauns hol
9 Fors ard pains o. death! Mm. Goc4e seem
= = next 10 nave oeen called on The roP
: a.ouno ne neek s4pped 80 mucn .hat q
stoou o. nis !eet- uls legs we're ao1pie
=, np ana nis 'ees llea 10 M hls haneT, nc ;,ha -,
y hnses tnen VET os mose lnaa ~ tnone ooe
u | 11pM tne EEouAQ. ! abWas SIepuEus "as ueA