The New York herald., 1866-09-03
THE CASE OF LYNcRlMc IN MICHIGAN.
A Horrible and Blasphemous Scene
[Erom the Jackson tMichigan) Citizen. 4


John Taylor the oc,oroon who attempted 20 murder
the Buck family at Bclh, Michigan, on Friday night
met speedy punishment : tor orr h,s s daoolc.l crime At
attempted to murder the wife, daughter and mo.her-
nlaw Of MIR. Buck, and then escaped None . the
family have yet died. but IL thought that the daughter
cannot After his capture he lodged il Jail
at Mason, the shire town Of Iasham county On Monday
night, at about nine O'Clock, twenty men, armed with
rifles marched into the quiet village Of Mason and pro-
twenty more armed with revovers They wore
They approached the jail, and were met BY
Sheriff Moody. They acquainted the sheriff with
their mission, stating they winAd TO get possession Of
tho negro The Sheriff aud dsputy protested aglinsi
their action The crowd then rushed up the sta to
the door three Of them seized the Sheriff and held him
sledec then brought tho door OF the negro's
cell knocked of He wax taken out, when Of the
mob proposed TO shoot him the spot others that he
be hung there Sheriff Moody forward aud stated
that they had taen from hts custody the negro they
should not hang him there, and requested them take
him elsewhere The captain OF the gang spoke AMI ad
that out OF respect TO the citizens OF Mason aud the
Ihey then repaired to place about half mile
northwest OF the village near the railroad, and
was kindled, rope thrown over a limb of
the tree, and the moose adjusted around the
prisonsrs neck, ring was then formed,
tossed the crime with which he charged denied
that hc had ever Killed any The poor wretch
he once tainted He soon revived ana upon being
further questioned satet that h. had threatened to XIII
man AZ Pulaski once cut did not carry his threat
He Was then prepared for execution He asked Bucks
forgiveness for what b. had doue.
Some one here callod for ministcsto prsy for tho
negro; no one responded call then Siade
processing christian torher up prayer stu no re-
sponse, when a low drunken fellow name Cook OF
Eaton Rapids, came forward and SAID be would pray
for the damned Niger He then began baspheous ad-
dress IN the shape OF prayer concluding BY aging he
hoped that II the Niger went to heaven God would
put him among ihe negcrs there bat that he
hoped the negro would 90 he'll, where all nigxers
ought TO go When this wretch hai finished his bias.
phemous harangue one shouted for the captain to
give the word The captain was not 10 be found The
lieutenant was then called upon; he stated he had
done all he should, and declined to have any
thing further % do with The matter Cook then stepped
forward and said he would take charge the affair He
then counted one, two, three and gave the word The
rope was quickly pulled and body OF the would be
murderer was swinging in the air. Not muscle moved
nor We're there any sgns OF lie after hs pulled up
IL was thought he died before the word was given beng
frightened 10 death The body hung for nfteen minutes,
when II was cut down Several wished 20 shoot at the
body while hanging but we're restrained The
iynchers then proceeded 10 dig a grave at
the foot OF the tree, ia which they proposed
70 bury the body The owner or the land
came forward and protested against the burial and the
copse was then thrown in wagon and carried or Thus
ended the last act OF the drama The whole affair was
characterized by nhumany and lwicssness the victim
oeng numerically dragged TO bis death by his cowardly
The people OF Mason Justly ndgnan, az this law
iessness, aud censure the lynchers The negro wN
guy OF heinous crime but there Is law for the pun
snment OF such offences and he would have boeu pun
shed to the fun rgor OF the law We arc told that tho
moo was composed of men who belong 10 the lowest
oruer o society gncrant and DEPRIVED and that the ex
wa earned on more on account Of the spirit o.
ce than revenge The country has alre sy had enough
OF MOB law and We hope the ynchers win be deah with
A. nev deserve We learn that Efforts are being made 10
capture capture the rngcaders 10 this barbaross sfsair We
% uust ,uey may be appreheuded and prnisbst II "
stated thai the negro of sound mind ada his
o1c' rom Tue beginning u the tragedy denotes nbecily