, 1869-09-21
MORE LYNCH LAW AT PORT.
AGE, WIS.

From the Portage tEis) lugtAttT, Extra, S,r.,:,
We supplement cur regular edition win the ur.
tculaEs Of another tragedy, occatr11s last u,th.
resulting In the torcthie entraacs OF our cpaa,5
Confinement Of shern sorrensoa AMI rrps,s
kR1reE, the enlfauce Q! the cell n which tue Eu,
,orous desperaao, Pat Wud1,ck: WAS contns,,, tie
taking OF htD tnefefron, and his Suspension hr
the ntck 10 tree near by 1nti dead-
A near - We can gather tEe ra1tlcularA hi,
tsa,nrda.l mornlog. it seems thai large L;lli u,
uen cnme INTO town by the l4:sa TAIN frJra
lhe Nest, and m equally large ctuwd cane across
tie Wisconsin River bt71ge at the same E,re. aat
proceeded to the jail. Two men, WIN a th.nl vae
between them. went 10 tue jail. knocked, aaI
nepat, E9rner presented nloselt at tue ,too1.
and WAS informed that theS were officers narluca
criminal In chu1ee for confinement, wherr,.ppn
vas n1Enelsa ely seized, AnA ethess q The pAY,,
Immediately entered the JAIL and seize,. sneHt1
half way down the stars hc met co.,
uMn Of men coming up, who eezel HIM,
carried him out et doors, sa.d hin on his sass,
Iisd hls hands behld h,m, also tied handkerchief
over hts mouth and eyes. to0K hin. shout stx roly
from tie door, laid him face aowuwatl, AMI sew
efal men sat do-n upon him sshlie the ~urA Of
ktrrnsr had been seized aud secured ii s.sn,..s
manner. The ley to the Inst, or what Is called
the "sa1e" door vas obtaiued from his pocket :,
= as 0b.a1ted b, going into the bed. room Of Mrs.
kGrnef. The balance Of the Keys. we're found mp
s.s;ss @ u Ihs e. ps;sy 1asn psos:sLsH e r. ssA ,a
him out AID ID short time thereafter he WAS
found hanging On . 1lee ciose by In urine
so quietly nAd uIE this occorEed taar the news Of
the hAnKirR was scarcely known Ia town until our
citzens ~tsc tlfosu4eI ot II On going to sAes bust
nts5 AFTER hTcaktass.
\ wurl as TO wHirtck and The lprosable cau4r
kuoNn ~ ohr ol the most daring utsperaiotss IN
rs Mtssoa,.a River vailsJ-uI home being at
nzo Tat was convicted Ia thts couu.y OF a,sAHay
robbery anil Wa4 iuca1ccrasrrl tu Walpuh pr two
Np+1 1nHr mff.swk Ahr.-~ i
Gates robbery case occurred, OF which 20 uuca
HIS been laid that 1t scarcely seems rece>s4r. n
say more bnt ios The purpose Ut completing IRIS
account. We w.ll briefly resapNu:ate.
Schuyler < Gates. two Years ago last June-as
.be 'acts were rub.sne4 1t that tne" r,,ae.n ,r.i
myse ss ~ ns we to M;sG M ~ i ~
| tuati haass together carrying houseao!a so-al..
On the s4ght oi their alepa1sureit 1alne anu tar
eamp: usc Vas huttt. as al stssr - drssas % she,a. a
sslses they went to tcrr. The camp drc WI.
gn,le to couple u Iueh who inesx the old ,nan
Hatcs hsAd tton q soo 10 f. t.a H1tn htm. .N~.at
: O'Clock, or MI hour heturr .ay, the villains clte
| upon the sleepera and kucccete'. In ha,nIner1Eg
Them with ctuus, ns;s, and Ieet almost to trAsu.
lie WAS sfnseess, a1ll the wife ltx4l,[e,i; hs
! pockets nerc Et1eA an1 824N were tlkra- Tue
fpbhesR left; the vile succeeded la eAyxlng hrz
hn,ssnd dsas to ,ss iSa' sse % 1oTs I'll ss sa'a
ter, bet Il Is believed he cannot recover" They
.lai survive. ho~eEes, aud II Appears syo.n MrA
w. vsost. xs u.
feesst I'll Wt}l5ttk ~ the peflttrAtof pt ihe nat-
raEc. and Sheriff Foul started tn pursuit aut nai.
vice II Mctifcgus, hat bis eontedera.e escapr,i.
VIZ reRsct That our tine viii aDt alloH Us t" ave
mDse pa5alcntsss cuhccrninE the arrest ,naltt ny
unf1rE and ek!ltfttlIy executed arrests E}li
II 'he Wrs.. PAt WAS taken to lar A'sy,, SANK
County, intllcictf. case continued, succeeded tn
trrakhG tai VIA arrested, calle,t fnr tril Il
| he1r tsytu Ut ceuEtt CAST awusM h+ay sos rsryt-
dice Of Judge stcanrt To JuiKe Gate. xho wasn't
.rrju'l;ce't, hi* ha!i reduced tsn sss as xsl by
! Judge stewAIt to s.. .V1 ~ JAHHw Eate-tu. M.
ReuE reAtty for trial on account VI tut asrb>c Vi
| d malersal sltnesf. The caHc would have t'rtn
cae't tes tstsl tue fourth Monday Of tk,as~.s. nt
Mansion, II the event u which We speak t,Ai nut
| tran npirrd.
wetk ago sast Fs!iny nssht Pat vas asan "
rested Ia this city tor highway Fuabery, having
bern caught III fhe very acs of ptrpttfaliug Ii.
Walls hts examination wRs ptocts.i!nx. &hr MI
man t,atta i,efoEs scoken Of. wss fnunitse'I near
| kHt0nfn City. The MnrttrgIA arc still nt lafyt.
tut It IL we'll known ti,at Inc murders were ACCOM-
icea OF FATS, and that II *as committed for Inc
naspess of s rsaos;ng l1s opiy ".aess b5 sao.
cony.essa OF the CRIME which he has conmttc.i
When the pui,'tc tnakes M ITS Judgment about
naanef. 'e, them take the following paragraph.
hich occurs IN the LIitp Fi~tonstn Of yesterday,
10 Speaking Of .uch proceetilnss-
| "There ID no sfalfuW Of excuse for mot, taw 10
| thta State; The courts anu oil the machinery OF
! Law are IN fHl. and nn,,isturbed opeFatlut, aaA
crlpinsls are, 10 nearly all cases, punished Us tho
apN CONSIDER the following facts with ct: Fat vii.
tTtck was notorious fcsperltfo hs ever tnfes*-
| et1 community. lit stood inflicted for crime
committed etRhteeh months Ego. chssEet With 0tle
| Of the most outrageous fuhhcrlt8 ever heAnl Of.
| the amount stolen being nlOut u, IN; the r0obett
| mau bruised until he VIA supposed 10 I've dead
/ AID the person Of 3 y0uDc vile, tho was encasn,-
Ell on Al lone Island With him. Was violated AMI
| here let MS add q TACT which has not heen Renes-
] ally Known: For the wife OF this lii. tiltes Fat
| WIldf1ck hal t1tneu An attachment few year,
previous, which Wis 10 degree tectpraeatesi, t,1t
her hcar and hand were unlly given TO Mr. iIa.rs.
Nov, let 1t be remembered tnat BY no hunlaa
| except BY Mr. Gates, and he WEN ulurleFe.I hE ac-
completes Of NIItr1cEa last Monday morning.
Now Ia there no excnee for mob law Ia this case.
The law y As ~ certain 10 discharSe HIM Al the
! sun h TO fa*e tomorrow morning, ann Pat Will.
rCk was lust a. certatnfI guilty OF the enormous
] crime laid at his aAnuk.
The hanging 10 this case would not have takco
pluce. We nfnty bel,ese, haA there been the lesst
teason TO hope that Wlidzick would have received
Juatlce through tue cunrts. lsy the muntef Of the
Old man Gntes, TINT was rendered. tupQ4sInje,
| From all appearances, end from a We can gather
| atd learn. those concerned in the n1Ar arc not
| those who would ever Violate law, but It
| belief TINT they hal a sacred duty 10 themselves
and to tbs community to perform. and our verdict
| Is that they performed It decently anI ia ORDER
l performed It well
The men epgaget, tn 1t appear to have come
| from distance, and. ike our n~u cllzels also
appear 10 be determined tt3t this section shall mol
Be ha5llor toS all the murtlererH, outlaws, and
Good government shall prevail, and condlKn nun.
sshment shall be I'eted out 70 crimi1ais- Ii cFmt-
| nalA don't Ike the stF.e OF the cnmHluuttF tneY
Wll be welcome 10 IND a nprt c0nSe0tal one.