, 1869-12-20
THE COLUMBIA COUNTY TRACE
DIES
Judge Stewards Charge 10 the
Grand Jnry-Fas. Wtsdrtck,s Cn-
FecR-s he mnFdcrs and Lyncal4rs
AT eort.Ee and Ktlbouxa-nob
ylolcncc Condemned.

y nnnsuai :euEsn. Al hns been EcneralIy e.
peeasa. nn Ioner IeferIed tethe recent uasedies
t..liy- We have asked sno eutsined frc@ ths
sad9e S ~, por lon Of his charge, vaica 10 hero-
'.la thro.y ererJ maux lit, bovsyer x7ess
may he h,a cr c., Il under the prottciIo2 OF the
n-' 70 practically II ougat 10 sad wiz o, II Ine
imnuniy from the further depred,tsonS Of
thtNe 70 fa1 sunk IN tho drep Knlf OF human a.
1;stII5 u p ts Eailt, # ne most n.:nous felo-
Ine nW oognt 70 oe To aez.s and ahleld sgAinh
unlawful sio enec, even to Inc murderer,
- hus Ne MY be astured snss uuleaa protection
s solnlt issration, that tbas great IL Of pat1ro-
tn9 ahetio1s stii protection Aad psesefvAuon-
ln.oiAn.ed II The tns'incss OF Annals aud b. tne
hand Of God In the minds ef naasiud' mnrr mn.
Eeraai A1d cotttolHpR toAu wflJteu Il ri and
AL3tuIe&, zoe great unHrttsen law OF nature. b.
prompt tahlslduA!g Aad coa3p,ontt1ea "a ,,snterr
themselves ftoU the &C . Of dss.efa.e ct1mina;s~
tfn,n ne violence q musde1eRs. All ID - and
tcu ed. Aro toaLded npon sh.s IN written, pniycr-
~ law Of nssure- In civilized and culanicned
Ie.s .ps ne .! ne aaa ousat . Furnish
81 cn1tnA!s; unlcea It ooea, they viii somo.
times, ~ Ill experience has lhowu. become. la
lawful violence In civilized xnd eni,St-nrd
countt1ea, festesspess Ipon tue part OF she poo-
PIE. cists coEnmo:lons. Open ourbretks Of enrirc
communities, againat The antao7ty Of Voyernnsnt
and IL oenance Of II, someumta indicate IN;
there IA something wron4 Aad oppFeAslye in tnr
nssee:us 49, on,eF snd dSomm,aeity. ordinarily as
other anJWnetr aye dfiyen u vtn1ro"s y as,, ~
~ he1ntfs IND purge itself from desperate, uoto-
isb us thst our crtmlpa code NAV h. Ietact,r u,
that 1aerr u soe tsals either i,h Sonls ~ ~. y,
ja!!es, resulting IN bad execution Of the il -,
II u u e1ef To be excused, It mu4e NOT becnEne
common, Of which i1deed there Is but I,.,jc dan.
Ger. saoeld 1t hecone tas ruiz, aod moi The G e.
= a a'a { of nature and sdo3stcS lie % cussSns Of
oi aacent and a.ssn esrosss.a T. % aan,, 'ese sae
the boastett civilization OF centuries hss not dc.
vhed neans Of punishment and secus,ts equa! 70
tonse Of the meat pnn. I've s:aae Of nature
is there not eber crest inpe1t-ctlon 10 our cTim.
suat code Or sen efn,ux rsitcslJ wrong Ia is ad-
nihist!at'op. a or'rf rrie!encs 10 these events.
tuce 10 ,ho law applicable 70 taeu,. is denan,{eh
Of tne q, thts time Ia ao!uR ~, / shall m1ks
ZONE sUsKssuo:a x hat .i'i ns.aEa!!y trEl09 Itom
with n-uuh rome .euec:ions ID tne fre1nenrv nf
noatc:dss-upoa TIE rrs1lI Of ;Etas in euch ca.e.
WINCH II A. ten1 to sheH In = eurh rrforms nar ~
rreveos The hor1lh1e tragedies which hase
Occurred in this community. Waeu I shall
nass gonn orr tee sra1nu Indicated, sa.ll,
wfhcnt BttE1Dg to control Jour Tree action,
according 10 tpe d!cla:ea Of Jour own consc ence
submit II 10 you to determine ~hAs under nj c1r.
sumstApces, 5on will do In reference to indctln9
GSf ~
aid:Ea Of abttf!n8 tue ACTS that 70 sunmariy aeaI
t~o human beings Into scenes Of eternity.
oIeyear ago, anout the 1ss Of .,unA last, schpy-
in ,hts region Il county, starred Vttn his vie
who was considesanly younger knap blnseif ior
cary p.opeer jtfe he lasnec two bosta together
And noaten doNn lie Klscobsin River Ii wss
Anown IN kisbouEn City, From ~neoce he Started.
ana where Mildrck lived, ard 10 which place the
.Atter tnd rec tty returned from sers1ns . term
IL the 8s2s& t7GoH f0F 6tQhWnF fnfhAFY
taat he carried considerable x1m
el notet upon hle perton- Epou the ofst n!Rnt,
they Ind noated 10 the vicinity OF Sahk Etsy and
sEeanEed lof the slight 10 the county or Sluk
1oNstos mofnsoe they were awakened BY two
afHe co men, aHd tue Old gentleman beaten uatl,
a. the FntnAns Aupposed, ~ was Indicated by thesf
conversation. Re VA dead They took NON bis
eeit @ aeonf " person, IN money, aoo7s 9, so,
oourd his Wife to = tree &c that ete could no:
reanty give the aaral. and ef, the ecene 1f th~s
roaeery and supposed mnrder It Ia ssd that
not sl4o hill berthe ore luonossa n ~ u Ilnrsct
as.e1ttnr that dtad ren tt;l no tsIes0.ni ~ thSt
;ns ;ts qsss escaped through the mercy Of s COL
=, has stan .,, 80.
ma, s.tr - EEL no nos tnlnE
tat tnat tt1e!e leas1oe they Violated The perao1 Of
Al Mts. Gates, toe report pFobaoly not retanle.
thst nehs. of =" ncr sci eouI
iaeG, nor "ithstAndtuV they t>',h hsd long 600 IL
Mefsk AdtrI na.'ug ,axsn Ihis psecauon To
.'1,n - VII sae tsa. " diseosefg
~1onyo' ap y sae fearful xotx'ng4 Of nva5,te
ELL. ,nsc,n.1no 1sa ,hs. pso"2s 70 mSeoef'
ITO =. controlled tsetr d1acretton, :aelr Tears An
sc po*st1u, emotions cau4td " the Eoskings Of
The robbery Was committed usr oe!ore the si.-
ut 3 Of the Sitc1it cours. In Sank Couuy+ 1t
,usted on5 & ttla' Gates. atnouxe Aerors', Injured
KS nos e %ts 20 sfFooS I'D susp.son poln. 70
oohkn about tne ilme that Ga1es started 3owa The
tlFer, mat az Indictment waa fcuad sgaust him
era ,ss a ~nG 81. naa oeea sseo wth stT ses-
oie o. Inc DEE detectives and tnodt etcteat otn-
Ce!s 70 !he State, started IN Aearcn Of the c,tml.
0teEor, 1ona-oE W,ldztck'., At leas-fou1d him
Loase o. ll!:tAmes near lint city, surrounded
y! So1tefana a ann nunntf o. dtspcFa'eiook-
kEo~n 10 thls os11cer; but. from his t.eseF.p-
~. 3 I'VE sI =, aho Pes rte.t - ssipna@-d %
il The city ne vent to tae ,.ace .hsts Wdttca I:
iit,ie sxpectst.nn a. nnn,n1 h,n eau WIN une
Win hiua uniy the civ Mst.n., ~ W,,f.rAanss .aos
Wsldrcx and lis eonpsaious Wetr GtuaS III ia fTont
knc Pool, and seened To rrroort1s Nh, s11 ~ ~
vine bis erIznd, anu lock Ior SaS OF sacsne rhs M
ai4est must BE- made thea. i At al srd Il "a =:
ohce Atieunpict. Nflsncf. whn wss .m.n ~
tiger, Iesiste n!s connanI"ns sh"xsd stsos a.
Tie ;nst en,nrt III snn1,asI aat'os sqe sTaG'
ilt.mitated b. the dttsrmin,s1 r,t.dnrs -, -.
csrcet. ran ior tue woods in tbe yirIti,S .nn
es. alsej WIlit1cE Val nnsi1y arcnrc,i T,oon
h:a person was found aoout III pf tnr snonns ~
which GATES Has fnht.-I I,a -, hrnnss. -
na1aLoo upon iao lsst dny ot ree fs-n nd ~
u tie iufy was f,r,nv ,tI.rnnr'aI aaa aoout
inst Il c1cirtj an,I srre.fs-i 49, h,,ra,h. "ssA
uaLtpg, A. he dit an ar,,trs,t,,r ~ ~. nua
aIcr It u tnea ia r. .n - 1n1 ~ .s,1 ..,.
uEst rn,i. hsstr ~ 7s,x a., "uau r. aI.!aH VIA
htr 10 tf1ni s,bas X ~ ,s ~. ~ ~. ann preA
1t !, an uprjIc ttol ycr r,,n. ~ raSnn
His snni,r1iioo Gns ,hs,aqp ~ sep..e ". tae tT1a-
tnt r. Srsn, IL l'I,t unei tns citcaal.