Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-16
FAVORITE ISLAND,
Letter from One Of Beck's Lynchers.
A Full Statement Of the Trial and
Execution. lai

Tho Annoo, ne this manning has the
e.,.. -.-.s..lc.,, uaoo;uoa Nv mail.
io'iowing statement recsiyeu
anu Simply PosI'i'aiaeu 20 som
fAvoRiIE ISLAND MISS aug. -, i''V.
EDITORS APPEAL: In reauing inc ta
rious papers. of your city, and elsewhere,
| hnd as various statements OF tne recen y
execution OF the murderer beck-none OF
which are near correct. being one VI
the party that executed the man ana de,
sirous that all concerned should De piaced
on a correct footing i have determined
to give true account oil the anair.
Mr.. Goode and ms ststeI-in-tdp ln0t
his wife) Mrs. Goode, botn aged, Doth
lived on fayorite Island. Uoode went
to Memphis ABOUT last April anu pro
cured from Allen BROS, Labor Agents
one wattiam saunders 10 40 iarm work.
This Saunders was suspected OF having
committed the murder, and was arrested
in Indiana, when his name turned out 10
be Charles IRWIN BECK. hewas released
from jail IN Indiana on 6ona, ana Imme-
diately arrested by the Sherin OF !unica
county. MISSISSIPPI, upon a requlsit 10
from mississippi ior the murderer oi the
Goede family ANA Just mere ie. me
state that throughout TINS entlre anair
the Sherih OF lunica county, MississiPpi,
displayed the greatest aDihty IN securing
the capture OF the prisoner ana securing
him in Jail. -,
Beck was conveyed 10 Austln' MISS
and committed to jail, Inc good c,ti-
zens oil TINS community tearing una. inis
daring young rascal would preak lai' or
by some other means escape Justce' de
termined to take the case IN 'neir own
hands, Many murders ana rooperies
have been committed In our neignoor-
hood recently ana al, went lree. 90 On
Tuesday night, the yth Oh August, ap9u.
thlrty-hye men, the pest c,tlzeus oi ,nis
community, organized ana proceeded 10
AUSTIN, which place they reacned ap0 O,
2 o'clock Wednesday morning Lee
captain OF the party lett all put WE'VE
men in the skirt OF woods near ihe court
house and proceeded WIN TINS squad 70
execute the plan oetermineh upon WHICH
was the following:
We had found out that the jail was
guarded, and that by gong these we
might create some noise or DC conpelcu
to do some violence. SO our oapsl
halted MS guard IN front Oh tne court
house door, and went alone 10 ! re room
OF the Snerlil ana rappea al the aoor'
he was invited 70 come ih; ne ga 30,
and iound that 'ne Dspu.y QUE. wa
IN the room WIN lpe oherln, our Up
tam iniormee porn .ncse ssnl'eiten lna1
they were ms prisoners, anu teIsfteu
them 10 ms Ierce !hst IA sgn' " lue
WINDOWS, 10 enforce ,te as ;TISy
botii oeihg convinced u .ue ,inPoSs.1"ry
OF their escaping, were I9,u Ina. ~ we
wanted was the prisoner DECK, anu .na,
we haa force 70 Ike nun anu Noaiu
have MN, o9, tnat 70 preyeh' any srouo, %
or the sheedln3 OF any more inhoee es
pioodl We w,sneu n'm " ~ " .as ~
at the jail WIN our oa''ain. lhe
sheriI very reluc'-nuy SNuhsesVcu "
comply, WIN wnat We MA .he lorce ~
demand, put IN TINS ne was only uo'ne
his duty. We Procesueu W tne Ja,,, 'oo1
the Jaiier ana sI1sa lh.o c1S'yuy' anu
alter much trouble procutoA tle 6eys
and secured the man Dach' our vah,
tam then paroiea tne PRISONERS 'aHen
IN Austlp, swearing tne,h not W eve
an alarm. noe 10 leave lue'r rooms pc
fore sunrise next moInipg unuer pam
OF death. lhey were .ola .na' !. lapy
diq not take TINS oaln' We wou,u oe co'n
pehed 70 Jake thenh WIN es, pus .na' ~
was not our desire 10 inconvenience
them IN the least
We then proceeded to favorlte lsland'
ten miles above Austin, when we reach-
ed about sunrise on wednesday morn,
ing. we there organized . court, ana
gave the prisoner Juir Ffqf, founa
HIM gully, ana passed sentence OF qeath
upon HIM. Beng asked what ne haq TO
say for himself he made fnli COMES
sion. and gave a history. OF his lie,
which has already .Deen forwarded ior
publication,
We then proceeded with the prisoner
to the CRIB, the scene OF hfs murgcr, ana
hung him. lie was calm, and directed
the arrangements with much interest
ascended the scafiOld
This | belieye read with the confess |
sion of Rock will give n full history of
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