The Lincoln County herald., 1870-05-26
4 Missouri Court Surrendcrs 10 a
Radical Mob.


intention of resumiug his place as citi
zen under the government His first ac,
was to effect a reconciliation with one
Bohart, between whom aud binsclf there
had existed a previous difficulty aud
I whom he supposed to be the only man
in the county bearing any i'll will against
him. Bohart renewed the protfcrcd
fricndship, and as an earnest of his sin.
cerety, forewarned Garnett that he could
not reside in that locality with safety but
the latter unfortunately gave no heed to
this counsel and was shortly robbed and
murdered in cold blood by disguised
band Of fifteen ruflians.
A MYSTERY for several years surrounded d
the crime, which none seemed able or
willing to unravcl, but in the meantime
an avenger was upon the track, nerved
not only by sense Of outraged justice,
bu By the instincts of filial affection,
who took no rest, and abated no effort
until he had clearly established the com.
plicity of four suspected persons with
the assassination, and tut few days
ago caused their arrest and demanded
their speedy trial. This avenger was
Andrew j Garnett, son Of the murdered
man, himself o soldier, but soldier Of the
Union Army.
The hearing Of the case was set for
Monday last before Judges Mcintyre
and Lamar, of Oregon, but as we learn
from the St. Joseph Gazette, the town
was filed at an early hour with armed
men, who boldly proclaimed that the ex-
animation could not proceed and so in.
timdatcd bench, witnesses and attorneys
that The case ,cos disp Used and tie four
desperc'oes discharged The designs of
/ these Radical couspirators against law
and order we're destined still to be
thvarted however, for the parties we're
shortly after re arrested on a warrant Ss-
sued ty Judge Parker, Of St joseph,
aud are now in the custody Of tho Sheriff
# Holt county
Whether the course Of justice is to be
again impeded by mob of partisan ruff.
fans, and whether the Governor will do
his duty in the premises, and see that
these disturbers of the peace and dignity
of the State are overawed and brought
to their deserts, remains to be seen.
! III e facts Of the matter, as we have
learned them upon credible authority,
/ fix the damnable stain Of this transaction
upon certain citizens Of Holt county, in
whom the vile aud malignant passions
Of the war are still so predom inant, that
they openly defy the courts of the coun
try to try the murderers of Southern
soldier and armed to the teeth at noon
day, drive judges from the bench, seal the
mouths Of witnesses with threats of vio-
lence, and compel the great State Of
Missouri to give up its criminals at the
muzzle of a revolver
! Unlike the impetuous spirit of from.
tier justice, which sometimes sezes upon
the law and anticipates the formal pro.
cesses of the courts, by Kidding society
I of its dangerous elements, the Radicalism
Of Holt co nty seizcs upon the courts to
prevent the operation Of the law, and
shields its branded assassiDs from retrbu-
| ton
This is tic direct fruit Of the abhor-
rent political teachings upon which our
people have been fed so long. This is
the legitimate result Of the code Of eter-
nal hate cnvcnomed by the inspiration
Of partisans like Senator Drake This
is the effect upon savage and untempered
minds Of that lawlcssness for which, in
countless other places, our Radical
rulers have set numberless examples.
How do the honest, conscientious, law
abiding men of the Republican party Of
Missouri like il?
How much longer are they willing to
have this state of things continue? low
long are they themselves safe in person
or property, when the courts of neigh
boring county are at the mercy OF mob
Of desperadoes? Who is to be the jud- Q
Of law and the executive Of its mandates
when the judge and executive are alike
overthrowu, and good citizens. either by
their sympn,hies o. fears, made power!ess
to sustain them?
What will the Governor do about it =?
Prom the Times, goth inst.l
THE HOLT COUNTY KU KLUx.
The news from Holt county yesterday
not only confirms what has prcviousl y
been reported of Radical outrages at
Oregon, but puts still worse face on the
matter. 1t shows that the lawless pro.
ccedngs by which judicial tribunal was
forced to discharge four prisoners ar.
rigned for murder, we're not the instiga.
ton of the moment, or the resnlt of q
sudden impulse, but the preconcerted and
deliberate action Of the men who sought
by violence to defeat the ends of justice.
Tbey even went 80 far as to hold for.
NAL meeting, and endeavorod to fortify
their vilainy in advance by adopting the
resolution which follows:
Resolved By the citizens Of Hol,
Andrew and Nodaway counties assembled
that in this prosecution We recognize the
spirit that led the country into a state oI
rebellion that We deem the whole pr|'
secution malicious affair, instigated b,
rebels and bushwhackers. and supported