Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-08-23

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was Friday night and the next day borrow.
ed the pistol walkel out to his cabin, and
shot him like the dog that he was You made
me what am, Fairway you must get me
out Of this scrapc You've done worse things
than this and this you must do"
Fairway acknowledged the difficulties Of
the case, frankly telling him that no had no
hope, but promised faithfully that all that
man could do should be done. Delay was
his only chance to get the trial over the
term was the only possible outlet 10 ultimate
escape and to this end he bent all his ener.
gies. Meanwhile public opinion was growing
more and more determined that an example
should be made. The miners held meetings,
and quiet threats and distant murmurs Of
Vigilance Committee we're heard among
them. But Fairway put all the powers Of
his mind into the case. lie searched with
eager eye every particle Of the evidence, be
found defects in the indictment he prepared
aiidavits and worked with an untiring real
that made people think that Spanish Joe must
have had stored away untold piles Of gold
When the court sat and the prisoner was ar.
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prisoner was remandcd to Jail.
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the man for whom be had labored so hard
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time Fairway remarked, as they left the hotel.
/" / will leave nv horse tied here. in front of
the house and as suppose shall have to
have a good long talk with the fellow, you
need not come up till the moon rises, about
hali.past eight o'clock a. intend to ride to
Diamond Springs tonight, and don't care
about starting before it is moonlight" So
turning the key upon them, the two men we're
left alone again for the last time
The storm which had been brewing so long,
broke that night. As soon as it was dark,
band of over two hundred men, armed to the
teeth, marched into the town, and defying the
officers of the law, broke open the Jail, took
out one of the two men they found therein
and hung him to tree at the door. This
took place about eight O'Clock and while the
body Of Spanish Joe was swinging in the
darkness, the clerk Of the hotel saw Robert
1 Fairway whom he distinctly recognized BY
peculiar coat and cap which he wore, mount
bis horse at the door, and gallop away in the
direction Of Diamond Springs. As he rode
off into the darkness Of that night he rode
out into oblivion; for he was never seen
again
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.. the sheriff in cns;odv and from him wa
1 learned ,b,, Fa;rwav was ,bsre in comn,nv
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d ,hat na harn, shon,d ,oma r. Nm and I
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= ,ho assnrance ,ha, hs should no, oniy esean,
n untoncbed bu, should be trsa.ed with courte
5 90 and oIlowod ,o don,rt w;tbout orest;on
= When wc broke down the doors of the ;a;l
= F.irwav closely buttonea mn In the laro,
e coat he wore and with b;s can drawn dow,
y closely ovcr bis head stood o,ts;de the doo
u of ,hs coll which was onen and Tho Snaniar,
ID had ELLEN as wa snnnosed il an ssonv q
8 terror on ,he aoor and ;o h;s vh;rt, ,slaeve,
D. Remembering INV nromise. said To him
Mr. Fairway Won will leave hare instantly
r, and turning 10 he men Who stood in s;lence
s. [ said Let Mr.. Fairway the LAWYER, pass
u Tbev oneped n wav and be walked onickl
st tbrouvh their ranks and was lost in the tla *
o. ness The nrisoner continued in his fain
'e and tried 10 restrain the men until he shout
" recover: but what can YOU do with a mob
t. some of the more violent Of them. pushiu
" nost me fastened a rome round his neck. an
~ throwing the other end over 4 projecting iiml
as the whole crowd crasned il and run the ma
r. up. lie STRUGGLED few minutes with co,
el ynlsive force and then hung lifeIess A di,
~ cnssIon arose as 10 what disoosition should 4
al made of the bodv. some insisting that
of shonld hang there The next day as q terror ,
ii. yil.doers others myself among the puube
at desirinc 10 hurry Il then and there. and 40 i
nd done with the whole matter. But the crow
en- who favored its remaining being the stropse
r. we dispersed TO our homes.
en- mAil NIGHT lono the vision of that swim
he inc bodv was before me. could peith
sleen nor think. am No coward. and Il
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