The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-21
A Struggle for Ltfo with chief I'm q
ROaI.

The Memphis Ledger of July II says:-On
Tuesday evening last, Mr.. William Ryan, who at
one time kept a stall IN South Memphis market,
but who has recently been living with his family
in atbOat at the foot OF Beal street, dlscoVe red
that one OF his fishing sklffs had been stolen;
and having an in imat1on as TO who was the
thief and the direction IN which he had gone,
he Jumped into another skIH, and in company
wi negro boy went in pursuit After 70 Wlug
about bfleen miles down tn" stream, he came
up with negro in possession of the Identical
skill be was in search o., aud at once brought
HIM TO and regaIued possession OF the craft,
capturing the darkey, whom he concluded 20
bring back to Memphis with him as a pri-
soDer. In order to do this, he took the thief
into the boat with himself and placed The
recovered skf IN charge OF the negro
whom he had brought 20 yn with him. Thus
manned the two boats were pulled up stream,
and arrived opposite The city just as the heavy
wind storm was coming up Wednesday even.
ing. Nothing SINCE then has been seen or heard
Of MIR. Ryan, or the thief VINO was III the boat
sklh succeeded In gaining the shore, and
states that when the wind came up the two
boats became separated about tue middle of the
stIeam, and when he last saw the party in tue
other boat, Ryan seemed to be struggling with
his prisoner, who to all appearances, was
attending to throw him overheard. Whether
he succeeded in this and then mace his escape
ia the skff, or whether the boat was upset and
is not known. Norhlng has been seen of
the bodies of either since, and Mr.. Ryan's
my stefOus absence leaves out little DOUBT as 20
his having met with an accident or foul play.
Lynch Law tn MarioR County, Ky.
The Lebanon (Ky.) CLARION of the 18th says:
About O'Clock last Saturday morning party
of men went TO the residence of Mr. George T.
Rogers near Bradfordsvlle In this county, and
ordered hiil to come out. After some little
parley Mr.. hogers opened the door, when he
was instantly seized and carried away 10 the
woods. His wife attempted to follow, but,
being threatened and warned not 10 do so,
remained at the house. Towards noon, the
body OF Mr. Rogers was found hanging ab )ut
one hundred and fifty yards trom the house.
H's remains were inferred on the following day
at the old Liberty buryiug-grSund, near Brad
fordsviIlr.
The number of men who participated In the
mob has been varIouSly estimated. Those
plesent at the house OF Mr.. R.. did not see more
than ten or twelve but were s4tisi led that there
were more near at hand. Other accounts say
that there were from fifty to one hundred per-
sons in the party.
AS TO the cause which led to the intervention
fudge Lynch in this case, we mot speak
with any degree of certainty. Rumor says tnat
the deceased was suspected OF DarnclpatlOn III
the murder OF Mr.. Redmond Prewitr, which
OcCurrtd d a few weeks ago. What evidence
there was to connect hun With that asSasSIna.
LiOn, we are not able TO say.
The following is the verdict of the Coroner'S
jury
We, the jury, belli We from the evidence that the
deceased George p Rogers, came Tn his death, at
hands of a parry unknown TO the jury, on the night
OF Friday; July 10 1868 in Marion 9uty ke9tncky,
he being hung until dead. sAM. HOOK Elk,
Foreman.