, 1870-08-11
MOB LAW AT NOBLEsvILLE, IND


connsy-Dlsgrncefnl and Cosvardly
Conduct Of rho Cislzeux Of Nobles-
vrllc.
Eot0no Ind. dug. y Correspondence Of the cfneis-
fsdtt Commercial
In 1862, in G4r1atd County, Kentucky, one
Dr.. Il. Evans, prominent citizen of that
county, wsa most foulIy and brutally 1nur-
that county returned " t1uu biz agAinss oue
Moses Ray and another man III tho murtlerers.
Eay At once fed tho country, since which
time be has been . fugitive from Justice,
md has been residing =. Beraia, Clinton
ee eest Of Tpson. Asoat ' trsnsS as,;' monies ass
ago his retreat was discovered By the Kea-
tucky Authontiee, and requisition forwarded
from the Executive Department OF that State
to Governor Baker OF rhis state for his appre-
heurion upon the chsrge. An attempt was
made to arrest him, but he being informed
thus eluted them. On the I'd day Of Nay las.
Governor Stevenson, Of Kentucky, issued
second reqnisition, and on the 18th Of the same
month 1t was approved by Governor Baker,
and On yesterday waa delivered to Joseph Tay-
panied BY Dr.. Cole, Frank Eyans. a Bon Of the
murdered m,r, and two deputies, and pro-
reeded to the residence Ut HAy.
Upon arriving there they found
him amply. prepared to n1aso fight, but he
finally concluded to surrender He was then
taken to Tiptor, at which place thoy took
breakfast, and several Of the citizeus eylucod
great interest in his welfare-among them
Judge John Greene, John u. Robinson, C.. A.
Hancock, William Siscrs, and others-aod
did their best to get up sons political sym2a-
h5 fot him ; int fail,ng in that, stissss zent
tho following telegram to Eoflesyille, tho
homo OF Judge Garven, OF tho Common Pleas
Court:
I" To J. r. Gray Tho,nas J. Eaae
IN custody on charge of murder during the wa.
We have writ ready to stgu: have Jlll&t G1sreu.
| Sheriff and 1osae really nj the depot should they
CIVILIAN ST1yRRs.~
The receipt Of that despatch. although con-
| tain1ug no truth whatever, aroused the ciG-
ze1ts Of Eoblesville to the highest pitch Of
frenzy, and crowd Of over 200 men. hoAded
! several other prominent citizens, together
| with tho Sheriff Of the County, the Circuit
| Clerk. and Joel Stafford, the aching Common
Pleas Judge assembled.
| Upon the arrival Of tho train at tho depot
tho mub, headed by kanc, rushed furiouHls in
the CAT in which the Sheriff OF this county aud
his posse wero guarding the prisoner, and by
force or numbers oye1powerou lhe officers aud
look charge of the prisoner, and Sheriff Tay-
lor, IN attclopting TO follow up the crowd; WAS
!. Mills, auditor Of the County. pounded him
over the head and face With stune, tied up i !
handkerchief, until he was badly hurt. DR..
Cole, one OF the SheriHs posse, Waa also oser-
powered and his arms taken from him, and
rather roughly treated At the hands Of the mob.
influential law5ers and politicians Of the
county. and is, without doubt, ono OF the
mos. delibetate cold-booded outraEes ever
pcrpet1ased in tho State. The e3cuse thoy
offer in palliation Is found in the Stivers
despatch from Upton. They Expressed fear
prisoner TO kentucky. without giving him the
t,cne6t Of an identification and hearing before
some Judge in Indiana.
At the time Of the rescue. an informed by
Judge Garren, at Noolesyillc. but be-
fore he had time to di-embark, OF
before the train had fairly como to a
dead halt, the mob was upon him.
and his squad, in force, and took the prisoner
away. They aMege thu: they wanted hin, 10
Gasyen was not At homo, and the only judi
cial officer was Stafford, acting under AL ap-
pointment from Judge Carver.
At the time Of the rescue they had no wit
10 take him from tho custody OF Taylor, bui
By force ard 1rms took him to the Office oi
Kane, and compelled Dr.. Cole to unlock the
aandcuns and turn him loose- After wllcl
tizeen. Of Tip:on, and khne, acting IS Attor.
neys, filed q complaint for q writ Of hcbea.
corpus, and, ~ soon as the writ was served
tho citizens gare Frank EvAns (the only mar
present who could identify the prisoner ns tht
person described IN the. te 4ulsition) jas
twenty minutes in which to Leave town, stating
that, II found in the corporation nftc1 thai
time, his life would be in jeopardy:
, When he saw the infunated condition OF thi
! mob, which By this tiuo had swelled TO 100 o
$ 500, snd ali armed to the teeth, he left tht
l town By back way, going through a com
( field to save his life, fearful il again discoy
e cred ho would share fate slulllar to that o
his father. They also notified Dr.. Cole, who
: Cr thc way. is brothcE-in-1aw OF thu deceaa
: | ed, that he and tho rest Of The Sheriff po3s
!. must leave town OH tue first train north tha
Il il he WAS in Sot!csville after the departure o
e the train he would certainly suffer violence
:. and more than likely be killed. Altar the wit
: nesses, Cole and Evans, were driven from th
!, town, the prisoner was taken before Joe
n Stafford, acting Jndge. \ court without IN
. AUTHORITY to hear the case, and after faree
c representing an investigation, ho wAs d.
:. claEea and set 1t liberty.
II Whether defendant il or ia not guilty fs
!, matter ! can not decade; but. whether guilt
- - ur innocent, the conduct Of the mob in tescC
n ing him from the hands Of Al officer actin
[e under valid warrant eau not, in any sense q
" The word, be justlhable. Thegreat eympath
ai for him appears to be political, he being "
publican and the Evans Democrats, ana III
motive in the Sob'essalle lcsaers 70 create
sensation in favor Of their ticket. the party
r. shat county being divided, the Republican
st / having regular ticket and the Democrat
rs and disappointed Republicans having fusio
1e CT reform ticket. The only argument mad
y .y The 1egu1ars aeainst ths reforms = the E!
r in their efforts to-day their Eall.ing, CIT va
Is that . Union nanwas{ being camedon bE ''he'
y tueky ku-Klnx and cut-rhtoars."
= = Tie Register, \ poor, weak. etfemin 81
X sheet, that knows no God but party, and I
T. interest but corruption, issued m extra th
ID citizens for the msster1y mAnnes in Whit
\. they oyercame the enemy. Any descent edit
,ee uor1a have attempted to "whiteWash" SUI
y, conducs in citizens Of his town. but it remsi
H. for this man to Slcrify the shame and disgss
or Of his town and county. The defendant II,
be all that the Register credits him With bein
Union mar, eorely tempted, terribly b
rasecd By the Ku klux, and Dr.. Evans N
sas 10. have been one OF his Prosecutors Yet I'll
.oa is no Qualification for the conduct Of the
ecc biesvilians- The son Of DT. Evans tells qui
On different story from the one told By IL
On While Ray gays that it Was in melee in 1
AIN mountains, Evans afitms that it WAS for t
purpose Of robbiug the deceased Of e.
oas which he Was known to have on his person
,mce ~ tho time. and that the muraerera got I
: The citizens Of this Noward) county
u!- highly indignant, and propose standing
III Tayljr With money and influence. and see II
acc the perpetrators Of this high-handel outra
ons havr tbe iustice done them that their rritr
Ca merit
,.x The prisoner is 1t liberty, ready, With
70. house full Of guns and pistols. to make 81
the II any time upon the road. and shoot dosn
citizen who may chance to b. Passing. eitl
lee- to wreak vengeance Or obtain money, lie:
NIB he ia a de4rerate character and renort rra
ny. him With beng the murderer Of Ave OF
men.
He was very hitter during the wAr, bat
~ stead Of joining the Uuion Army, he kept u
an counter guerilla warfare in the bills OF 4
Ian ! tuckr and Hreakfrg his spleen 11non s1trt1
the ~ ,sc;chfuora q he ,n;rht cn4a,1.;n fa>i;,