, 1870-07-04
LYNCH LAW IN KANSAS.
An Apprentice Whipped TO De1to
The Murderer Hanged by Citizens

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The Murderer Hanged by Citizens
From. ns Lqurence {Eaa.) Journal, Juns 80,
A gentleman who came from lola, yesterday
morning, gave us the particulars Of most
ntrocio1s murder that Was committed by
Farmer living near Humboldt, and the sum.
mary hanging Of the murderer by cisHens OF
the locality. The particulars, 90 they we're
T,a farmer named Dosen, who for
several years had been living: With his
family on q farm ne1r Humboldt. He
had boy some u OF II years OF age living
With him, that had been bound to him Tor
term Of years. Il seems that he had been u
lad lad had been frequently heard by neighbors to
CIV murder when being punished, but took no
special notice Of it, as they thought the boy
Yelled to make Doson cease whipping him
About two months ago, this monster
again whipped. the boy most unmersi, e.
put lis foot upon Lis neck, beating him all the
time. Soon after this tho boy disappeared,
and the trnte told the people in the neighbor-
hood that since tho last whipping he had run
away. Not thinking Of such . thing as that
murder had been committed, the neighbors
sion that the boy would return again. The
hoy did not return, however, and Dosen altar
awhile commenced to fiji up the well that
was in his yard. 4 murmur Of suspicion
began to run through the neighborhood, and
these suspicious we're discussed Two months
n the meantime had 'beon filled up, and this
| monster Of cruelty no doubt broathod freer,
and he fancied that he had destroyed all traces
| OF his damniDg crime. He was questioned by
the citizens, and gave come paltIy e1cnse for
alling the well, pere!sting that the boy
| There is something that always seems to
speak silently to people, and tells them when
q great crime has been committed in their
| midst, and this same silent something would
| not permit tho people Of that locality to rest
easy until they had learned a1f. Keeping q
they commenced tho work Of roopening the
well. This done, the mystery was soon solved:
| At the bottom Of the well wAs the mutiIAted
body Of the murdered boy, the marks Of
the lash get vislble upon his Gfelees form.
Dosen was Immediately taken into custody:
appears thtt this monster in human form, thi:
}end who wore the guise Of humanity, had
been in the habit Of cruelty betting the poo
and friendless boy who had been bound to him
and to whom he had pledged himself to be :
protector. The LAST time be aogged him, tn!
! held him to tho eazth with bis boot lee
while he whipped him to death, after Whic]
the body was thrown into the well. Dose,
was taken to lola and lodged in jail Befor
daylight Monday morning, or rather II some
time between midnight and daylight, th
jailo1 was aroused by party Who said the
had horse thief whom they wished to deliye
to the jailor. That officer went to the door
when crowd rush1d upon him, and commend
cd to ask and search for Dosen. Hs was found
and hurried OF from the jail to Elm creek
some four or five miles from lola Here Ii
miserable culprit Vas hangkd, and his body lei
swinging in the air. Our informant state
that It was hanging there Tuesday morning
Lynch Law is to be deprecated where the Grim
committed is the most aggravated and atrc
ciouB but it does seem If ever there Was
case where Judge Lynch wss justified in dca
ing summa1ily with murderer, this is one.