New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-12
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TIE SOUTHERN STATES.
KENTUCKY

TIE MURDER OF An INNOCENT MAN By MOB.
We have already recorded the fact of the
breaking open OF the jail at Frankfort KY end the sum
innry hanging Of negro named jim MacI1ln who had
been arrested charge OF outrugug white girl ne
Frankfort Commonwealth reports tlse statements OF the
girl. and adds;
on Thursday evening following The above clrcurn-
sances oIed IN tho streCis that the negro, Jim
Haskn Who bad Seep arrested nSd pSSSd IN 1 was TO
se 10 press about o'clock wien we heard shout on
rs aI9 acGS S sS h & % e s0
Der " persop- also gathered In the vicinity ~ SPECTATOR
some 20 Or IS persons, mainly Irshmen. The ailor
fated TO deliver up The koys Of e jail, end ali eack
scqucnty With cdSeRa@Ters DpSg the attempt SI t" to
obta al entrance. Col d. Howard Smith, Auditor with
courage aud Of duty that commands the highest
respect and commendaion Of his feow-ctzens and Of
to dess from teIr undortafng and let the law take rs
course, The Catholic priest did tie same, Their
about hours jail door al entrance effected
the negro was taken out carried up hanst and 70 the
there banged to tree tn he was dead, several shots
beips red gto his body single pistol shot Aired
Ind several more the mob rat,ed the Capital Hotel
These the facts closely have been able to
ton Of the negro jim Maein 4 profound sensation
was created IN the Community by the sss and we are
ton OF the mob In taking the law into their hands
Greater Interest attaches to the several occurrences be-
snce Of an oHH on the part OF The negro executed As
the spapers this aud other States have alluded TO
aud comnented upon the affair, have deemed 1t
duty rs public Jouipast 20 ascertain and
ttate with correctpess the testimony that con-
alcis in an essential particular with the above
narration. Mr john Henderson, coal dealer and man
Of reliability states to us that on the day on which the
deed committed, he WAS engaged with number Of
hands IN hauling coal from the river bank above the
wooden bridge. He had boat anchored In the river
some ten feet FROM the wharf TO which single plank
out The carts we're backed up 20 the edge Of
the wharf and tho coal brought IN Jumps from the
boat along this plank aud thrown into carte During the
early part Of the morning he had TWO hands employed In
carrying coal Finding they could not keep the carts
going, he hired the negro who wac hung Jim MRcklin,
who began work "a II O'Clock ~. The negro put
IN boat with the other two Mr. Henderson stood at
the end OF the plank on the wharf from noon til the
ing, never being absent tberefrom except two
minutes when he with the three hands went TO the fire
shore 10 warm, and returned Immediately
His presence Required M the end Of
the plank In order 10 prevent the carts
from backing into The river He left his station
for single moment saye above mentioned. and dur
ing all this time the negro Jim at work IN the boat
given that the girl had fallen the elf the negro
jim was IN the boat When the officers 20 arrest
him, bsnforlned them that the negro innocent and
had been with him dnfDg the entire time when the Of
Tense was alleged 10 have been committed To the Truth
ofthese facts MI Hehderton states ne Wiling 10 make
OATH aud that they nre couobotstcd by his Robert
Henderson, and by Thos Bybee, Richard Chiles John
Shannon, and Richard Pepeln-all white men, and
likewise employed 81 the WHAT Mr. Henderson further
states that when he Informed the negro 10 he
hung by the mob, he went ~ the Catholic priest and
asked him to inercede with them, and obtain trial for
tho negro The prbst did 50, but his efforts proved
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