The New York herald., 1871-11-21

forehead and hooked or aquillne nose. He saw
cSp n Of him. ana gacK . ns
sized men, cacn having IN his hand bran new
wnitsh brown Manila rope. Each OF the ropes aad
on one END regular hRngmans hooSo, showing
snas t some one was at work VINO understoou ms
In the meantime the sledge hammers had been
pounding away. but the door seemed to De lust as
SOUND as on the Hrst attack. The blows resounded
IN 5ae whole JAIL put at times .nere W. woua ,na
moans OF The prisoners but all was stu as death
the poor creatures we're TOO lrignteneu 10
uo awning but pray Tor lelp, OF which there
seemed 10 be no prospect a%-M
THE CoLD-cHlsELS
were OF no avail; the sledge-hammcr could not 90
the work. The Captain cried out ftr N
\ Brlng IN the cold chiscls'
NOW the work commenced In earnest II was slow
OuI sure tnouYn the noise was not so great lt was
dun. cutting noise. but every blow made Its marx.
Ine work prospered and soon the first bolt was cur
blows commence; the cuts gradually grow deeper
and deeper; the bolt parts, the lock falls and
hideous smile OF delight could be seen lurking
nss Th sre exposed part Of the features OF the mob
their masks ike those s0" OF famsSed Ins Woves Tney
crowded In, pushing and 1ostling each other. When
al were inside silence superveued for an IN
sigh not motion. but deathly stiffness prevailed,
broken only By the weird-like clang Of the boot
ne neS, Un a - sh1 iron noor Time was Tying. IL was
Hnrry, boys p said the Captain. daylight is ap-
and the Jailer is brought forward. =.
\ .'Show us which cell Squire Taylor is in" ~ E'
,,s 1am @ sad Long pointing 10 the second cell to
'..Wherc Is the keyi" A 8. 6iE
~ have not got it.1
mo; open the doors with the instruments" re-
Wncn the captain gave the order to break the lock.
The lock was on the outside and soon fell to the
efoSna wasn ,1s hm tme Captain gave the ordsr- a
"No. entered. The poor wretch was lying on
tne ti PED IN ms CELL HIS arms were promptly tied,
quickly and rudely br0ugnJ out OF the cell lie was
speechlcss, showing no signs or motion except that
During this time CHARLES DAVIS cell was opened
with the sledges He received the same treatment
and was also dumb with fright. Ills cell was broken
"Where is Johnson ~ demanded the mobbers.
''Up Stalrs," WAS the reply
AT this announcement there was another lull, and
as we went up We begged time to send despatch
business In chat way.n Arrived at the door OF the
cell up stairs, sheriff Baxterseeihg further resist
s jan being a 10
probably rhe keys 20 the upper story might be IN
the safe Search was made for them but it proved
useless They could not Oe found, for Baxter had
tied them to string, and hung them out OF the
window on the east SIDE OF the Jail residence.
The work with the siedges was resumed, but on
this door the lock was on the inside. The hinges.
therefore, had to bo resorted to, but II was slow
work. This seemed to be tho Gibraltar OF tile jail.
Alter laborng here for nearly ten minutes only one
hinge was removed. The stalwart No. and No.
gave out after beating while on the upper hinge.
when No. was called but his blows fell ike tack
hammer on boulder. After some fifteen minutes
Snerin Baxter said he believed he could find the
captain took charge OF them. The entrance was
made easily The cell IN which Johnson lay was
quickly opened the ropes were put around him and
OFF FOR THE WOODS
with wild yell, leaving guards behind to keep tho
citizens back In On instant tney had turned north
from Court square into the next street, thenoe east
ward to the OtiscO road, turning northward after
Railway. Hence they travelled SO fast that the
venturous citlzens who dared to follow were LEFT
watch from the Tune they entered uns they hey leis the
jail with the prisoners IN charge. bg
NO TELEGKAPHlC COMMUNICATION.
Being released from duress we hastensd 20 wake
up Charles l. haokeloerry railroad agent and ,se,
graph operator, who wilhngiy got up aud attempted
at Vernon and at ST. Louis to answer, but In vain,
so that all communication was shut on untn the
next day yesterday .v,x, r,,, -, Hti.o xg
After this fruitless delay Sherin Baxter ordered
his horse and buggy out when the trall was re-
Grounds within half q mile OF Charlestown, and con-
tnuing westward 9 mile and half where We came
ground, on the trees ana the houses The country IS
Wsas IS an open Ssd dirt dIrt road % leads to S sns
left through few scattering briers aud few hun
dred yards beyond are tho skirts OF Cartwrlght's
woods, where tho rough country between Charles
town and Lexington begins Ills a beech forest.
favne having q gradual slope OF about ono hundred
yards. Upon the very nrst tree In the woods we
One had something white hanging below on the
ground. Wc approached the tree. and as he object
became distinct we saw that 1t was
SQUIRE TAYLOR.
His feet almost touched the ground, and he was
naked clear down to his shins. His clothing had
Kept on the legs by the size Of his snoes the knot
bad caught directly under hls cnn, throwing the
into into the % sky Upon examining the back OF Taylor
tnere were very visible hall dozen ollsters, which
had aSs y Sss @ on n back Win
OF the face and on the right hand. 1t was reported
that the intention was 10 burn him alive but THIS
may have been prevented by the fact that the Ku
Klnx were delayed In their operations. Right by
GEORGE JOHNSON,
the negro who made the confession. HIS shoes
were within TWO feet OF the ground. His clothes
had not been taken on, aad his body showed no
moose had caught under the left ear; MS tongue
was protrudlng, and offensive matter dropped
ance at that stl hour OF the morning, In the lonely
woods that was truly horrifying. Very little SYM
been innocent for he mad led SO often, In 80 many
different ways, that no faith whatever could be
IN n es w se
feet down the hollow to another beech tree, and
THERE HUNG OLD CHARLEY DAVIS,
q negro sxty-six years OF age. He was hung higher
four feet OF the ground. He faced to the westward
with his back fairly up against tree; the moose
on the back OF the neck. his head bowed upon his
breast his eyes closed clothing all on and lltte
blood oozing from his right car. lie looked much
as II he was asleep. Below Davis, about another
hundred teet were the red, glowing cmbers OF
burning log around which the masked lyncaers had
gathered III circle 10 set In prompt aud terrible
Judgment upon the miserable wretcnes who had
tnui dearly paid the costly forfeit Of their lives.
THE ORDER OF EXECUTION.
George johnson was nrst hauled up and lett for
short time TO struggle with parting life: Davis
stripped at the flre, and his struggling and dying
comrades were presented TO him as On awful Illus
pistols in the front and burning brands right and
left and rear his heartess tormentors put the red
hot brands to his bare skin TO cxtort confession OF
tho deed Dy the exquisite punishment they were in
nicung. Parues, who arrived sO0n enough TO see
the last victim swing. state that Taylor was sur
rounded, that they heard conversation going on
between the men and Taylor. but could not hear