The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-13

The ALABAMA. LYEoHtHa. give
oeiow the facts as we gather them of the
hanging Of Tom Clark and the two bnr.
glars in our town Inst night:
Tuesday evening. gentlema,. OF
Athens came to this plnce und brought
information that, on the night previous.
nine houses had been burglariously en-.
tered IN the town of Athens, and much
valuable property stolen therefrom. He
said that the parties supposed to have
committed the burglary were coming to.
wards the place, and advised the citizens
to be on the alert. But no one thought
anything OF it, and aii retired as usual,
little snspecting burglars in our ouie.
town. During the night, the houses OF
Judge Arlington, James Hancock and r.
i. Simpson were entered; gold watches
stolen from the latter two. About half
past o'clock that night, two men were
seen on the streets driving o sorrel mare
to buggy. Suspicion WAC at once fixed
upon these as the guilty parties, and at
sunrise yesterday morning, four men
went In pursuit. 1t was ascertaine5 that
they had gone in the direction OF Wa.
terloo.
The capture Of the robbers was effect
ed by Messrs. VIM. Z. Blair, (oity mar.
shal. Wm. Barks, VIM. Joiner and W.
b. Warson. The robbers had stopped
Tor dinner, and were about unhitchinc
they were travelling IT, fine ton bugg !,
drawn by sorrel mare) their horse near
the residence OF Squire Pettypool, few
miles below Gravelly Springs. They
offered little resistance, but expressed
much surprise us Mr.. Blair and Others
rode up. search of their persons dis
covered nothing, but on examining the
buggy the pin of u breastpin was OBJ
served sticking through the lining of the
buggy top. The party Immediately went
up STAIRS" and found there eight
watches and hands-full of brcastpins,
&c. On opening a drumm er's sutJhel,
which was i'll the buggy, files, saws :.nd
other burglarious instruments were
found, amongst which was u murderous
slung-shot. at this part of the gam.
the countenances Of the robber5 fell.
They seemed to give un all thought of
escape. and to make up their minds to
suffer the penalty of the law. Their
arms having been taken, they we're placed
IN the buggy, and, with their captors be-
fore and behind. turned toward Florence.
The Jail being insecure, Sheriff Hud-
son had summoned eight men, in nd
dition to the jailor, to guard the prison.
ers. About midnight, !. great crowd
came to the Jail and demanded the KEYS.
The guard refused to give then up and
hred on the mob. It is cuid t. It the
ire was returned. At any tie, the iail
d ors were broken open and thu gu9rd
disarmed. The cells wherein Tom Clurl,
and the robbers were confined we're LAO
broken into and the three men taken out
and carried Immediately to IN adjoining
square nnd hanged by the necL until they
were dead. In the morning the citizen.
found them there. One was identified
as Tom Clark; one was 8 short, stalwart
man, with the initials F.. Il. and u star,
in Indian ink, on his right arm, and two
hearts pierced by an arrow OH his left
hand; and one is supposed to be -
Gibson. The younger robber marched
up boldly to the tree and requested the
executioners TO hold him up and drop
him, instead of drawing him up. Tho
prayers of Clark were agonizing and
were heard by the citizens living near.
Clark is said to have killed sixteen men
during his time. Times, 5h.
U.,ITED STATES D1 ,r1.1cr CoULr-HoN
GEORGE 3. bryan Pr. SIDINa-Septem-
Der 4.-United States cs. John A.
Gaines convicted of being retail liquor
dealer. Sentenced to six months impri-
sonment. and to pay fine of 81, ,OOO
j. B. Hunter & Co. uS. A. W. Smith &
Co aclion in common pleas. Ordered,
That phintiff do put in security Tor
costs in this case by the rules day in No
vembcr next, or be non-suited.
Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Company
IS. W. a. Falaw-bill of complaint for
violation of putcnt right. Report of
clerk, acting as referee, was confirmed,
and, OH motion Of complanant's solic-
tor, it was ordered that the defendant
be adjudged to pay complainant the
sum of fifty dollars, and also to pay
costs. 1t was further ordered that a
perpetual Injunction do issue, us craved
i'll ill of complaint.
Goodyear Dental Vulcanitc Company
as. G. NJ. Jones. J. II. Alexander, Geo
Smith, Miller Bissel. Alfred Craven, A.
M. Snider-snme proceedings us in .buye
case.
Goodyear Dental Eulcnnitc Company
IS. VIM. L. Black-bill of complaint for
violation of patent right. Decree pro
c0'VcsS0, etc. Referred to clerk to take