, 1873-04-08

acquainted. Modest, quiet, and retiring in llor
man mannner she gasyo & SyidSnco Of possessing re
idenco Of bolng a truo Christian, in hor choorfui
willingnoss to work for Christ.
Tho e,. o'rcninst"nG1s @ Of hor doath filed every
John H: Mathews, on returning home on the;
mains OF his vito, whom ho had loft III health
sta sna soar tic no 1rng n eod and
the dood by which ho was robbed Of tho COM
panlon OF bis lifo became public, every
one was rousoa to tho highost pitch OF
oxoltc.m,ont, End allod with lesr6 for vengeance
upon the author Of tho most culd-bloodoa and
atrocious crime TINT oyor stained tho hands Of a
human monster. Tho eagerncsa Of tho people
for the capture OF tho murdorcr, md which led
to his speedy apprehension, was manifested in
deeds that did honor to tho true aud noble hearts
earnest efforts Of tho Matthew'S family, nua eomo me
OF tho prominent oitizonH, that tho prisoner was
saysd from being hung in Yatos oity for, while
law take its oo,irno. Whllo t1,ero was small
guard for the protection Of tho prisoner, thoro
was but ono ppwcr that could save him
from tho hands Of an angry and do,
was in tho husband and family Of
tho murdered woman. Had they boon silont,
he mover could have loft Yates alive. Tho poo
ple finally submitted, at the earnest request OF
". Y. Matthew'S, who also wont to assist in lodg-
on his way, that ho owed his life TINT day to him.
We now turnol from those scenes OF distress
aud BORROW to watch with eagor solicitudo tho
progrosa Of tho Glow whoels Of Justice, in which
We patiently waited through ono term OF court,
only to SEQ tho foul wretch have his case contin.
uod on an affidavit eyery ono believed to bo falao,
and which Las sinco disappeared from tho record.
taken tho first of tho long limo Of dodgos by
which they sought to c1oar and turn loose upon
society one whom they know to bo guilty of tho
most revolving murder that ovor b1achcned the
opinion by what we. know aud had seen
Of murdarerg and clt-throats being cleared or
half punished during the past few yeara, In this
country, through tho influence Of fricntlo,
tations, mik;nnd-wntor. juriea, md legal tochni-
calities, that have saved 30 many necks from tho
halter thoy 80 richly deserved. Wo believed it
to bo tho plan OF the prisoners counsel to weary
and cunning dodgoB, till, through tho removal,
and perhaps death, OF witneBseB conviction
would be impossible. This We clearly saw to DO
our situation at the close OF the ooto6or term Of
court. Tho community, feeling outraged ut this
mockery Of Justice, determined to roach their
hand above that law which In reality waa moro q
soreen to tho guilty than protection to tho i'll
nooent. And an earnest and honest effort was
mado to do 80. This determination was not tho
result Of passionate haste, but Of cool dolibera-
tion. -u...,
Accordingly, party Of about 200 men visited
tic county jail for the purpose Of hanging or
Knoxville Jail being made up Of Wild and or-
cited xabblo, tho undscipiined hortl, y as ao1no
correspondent Of The OnrcAao Tn1nuNE styloa
the inhabitants OF the east side Of the county,-
1t was composed OF Homo OF tho best citizous Of
tho connty,-who respect and uphold law, and
arc willing to die In the dofense Of law, when
they feel tho law Ia strong enough, and its oxo-
oution certain enough, to punish tho guilty and
protect the innocent. Thus, while We have eyor
hold tho laws Of tho land In tho highest rover
onco, VIC wore forced to admit the practical truth
OF tho boast OF tho Chicago ruftiau; "TAat
hanging ia played out In thie statc."
This much We say, not in dofonao Of mob-1aw,
but in justification Of the mon who tried to take
Osborn from Knoxville, and In explanation of tho
cause which impelleti them to tho attompt.-men
who aro glad to-day that they failed to got him,
now TINT they haye soen Justice done by His
Honor, Judge Smith, and an honest and intolli-
gont Jury. In regard to tho former, wo feel tint
his conduct though tho triAl WAS TINT Of Judge
who desired to 500 Impartial Justice dono; and
that, in his manner of moeting arguments for q
new tria stay Of ao'nit,eneo &c., ho displayed
lnttor, tho fceling Of Mrn. Matthew'S friends, and
tho whole community, Ia, that tloy are mon of
honest and conHciontions loarts. and proved that
they had enough moral backbone to inBist on
foro thou1, demanded. We also teol like ex-
pressing our thanks to tho counsel for tho State
-A[essra. TunnacliI aud Craig,--for tho able
mannor in which thoy prosecuted the case, i'll
foiled schouos to Hocuro furthor dolay, super
aetlena, dc.
Tho failure to lynch Osborn ut Knoxville was
ca,lscd by his being removed from tho jail an
that blood-ntainod villai,l boon in the Jail whon
search was made, tho county would have boon
savod the enormous expense OF liis rocant trinl
aud tho sufferers from his flendish decd would
hnvo boon ,sperod tho pain Of hearing him at
npnt Ito rnamory II her WHO was v,.iy too pnro
to suspect lis hoilish design. Tho rocont trial
WAS tho result OF q contract betwecn the Matthew'S
lnttor pledged themselves to DO ready for trial
tho first day of court, Il tho family attomptod no
violence on the prisoner.
Regarding the counsel for tho prisoner, tho
tho Judgment Of oil who heard tho trial, ia that
they showed themselves to bo utterly devoid OF
principle and common dcconoy in their manner
OF conducting tho caso,-making charges Of coll
spiracy, and nsinuatiolis Of perjury, against tho
their 1nanllor Of doaling. with and speaking of
the husband Of tho murdered woman.
As to tho Rtatononta and confessions of tho
murderer, the first Ct these, claiming. to be u
tho murlor, In which ho claims to have know
lodge Of q criminal correspondence in
which Mrs. Mathews was ongagol and to
havo boon tho recipient or acts Of nR0ctton from
hor, 70 for u.s. it relates to tho correspondence
aud Mira. Matthew's treatment Of him. wo brand
All an infamous lilo, Tho worry conception Of which
should causa n very devil to blush with Hhamo
and tho only thing TINT VIC would say further on
that point IL, that tho eAaracter md language OF
to iprocludo the opinion TINT 1t mas tie product
Of the untutoretl mind Of Osborn alono. If thia
DO true, Let community Judge Of tic principle
s1 ena heart tila. would aid II attempting to invade
nj I'm ton, IL
tho claractor Of her who stood high above To-
proaol III oyory place where s]le was known. mud
tlat, too, after she Ind boon made tho Violin Of
tia most inhumhn outrage.
Aa to tho confession that Oshorn mnao t1e
night previous to his execution, We know 10
much OF 1t to DO truo al iB corroboratod by tho
eyldonce; tho rest suol. Ms Ills denial of Ills
lnifo, boing hired, etc., wo know AZ we'll to bo
fa!ho.
Finally, we know. from tho language aud oon-