The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-03-09
LINCH LAW IN SOUTH CAR
OLINA.
Ten Alleged Murderers Taken
from Jail by the *. X. X,


From the Charleston Courier, 18th ult
On Sunday night, about IL O'Clock,
a thoroughly disguised and armed body
of about 500 men suddenly made their
appearance in front of the Jail in I'm
ion. They demanded the keys from
Jailor Hughes any Deputy Sheriff Hill,
who refused to surrender them. Mrs.
Hughes, the wife of the jailor, was then
catechised as to the whereabouts Of the
keys; but being greatly alarmed, did
not answer-merely pointing to bu-
reau where they were deposited. The
drawers were Immediately opened, the
keys obtained, aud the Jail doors open
ed. A squad Of the party took charge
Of the tiailor and the deputy sheriff,
Ropes we're put around their necks,
when they were taken to the Sheriff S
residence and tied to his gate, where Il
document was left warning him (thc
Sheriff against obeying any similar
writ Of habeas corpus from Judge
Thomas or any other Judge under like
circumstances, and the folio wing letter
was found tied on the pocket of the
jailor:
"TAKEN BY HABEAs CORPUS
SIN silence and secrecy. Thought
has been working, and the bcnignant
ellicacies of concealment speak for
themselves. Once again we have been
forced by force to use force. Justice
was lame and she had to lean upon US.
Information having been obtained that
u doubling Thomas, the inferior OF
nothing, the superior Of nothing, who
has neither eyes to see the scars of OPP
preston, nor ears to hear the cause OF
humhnity, even though he wears the
judicial silk, has ordered some guilty
prisoners from Union to the city of
Columbia, and of injustice and preju.
dice, for an unfair trial Of life, thus
clutching at the wheel spokes of des
tiny-then this thing was created and
projected. Otherwise it would never
have been. We yield to the inevitable
and inexorable, and account this the
best
"'Let not thy right hand know what
thy left hand doeth is our motto, We
want peace, but this cannot be till JUS
tice returns. We want and will have
justice. But this cannot be till the
bleeding fight of freedom is fought
Until then the Moloch Of iniquity will
have his victims even if the Michael of
justice must have his martyrs.
Ak. K. K"
After the squad had removed the
jailor and Deputy Sheriff, the ten
prisoners were takan out. Eight OF
the number were charged with the kill
ing Of Mr. Stevens, the one armed Con-
federate soldier, whose brutal and un,
warranted murder, some weeks since,
by an armed mob Of negroes, will he
recollected by cur readers. They were
also charged with the murder Of Mr..
Smith, constable OF Union county.
whilst in the discharge of his official
duty--thc execution Of warrants Of ar
rest against the murderers of Mr.. Ste
vens.
THE WORK OF DEATH.
The prisoners were taken to place
known as the hanging ground, in the
vicinity of the Jail, where the work Of
death commenced.
Andy Thompson and Syl. Wright
were found hanging by the neck to the
limbs OF q tree, while under the tree lay
the dead bodies of Bill Flincher, Bart
Edwards, Joe Vanloe, Ellison Scott,
Tom Byers, and Aaron Eustis. who had
been shot.
The bodies of two of them, McBobo
and McKissick, barn burners, have not
been found. 1t is supposed that they
will "turn up missing"