, 1873-07-14
RAPE AND MURDER.
A NIun Narrowly Escapes Lynching
on suspicion of IEuvinG Committed

4 HIM Narrowly Escapes Lynchtng
on Suspicion. of IEuvinG Committed
tho Crime. .-.
bare'av r" Jly o. Gorrssnedee' ef the EE"f'a
Thia community H Blocked and intensely OK
ctod over ono of tho moHt nend-like and atroclous
dccds oyer porpetrated by d human being: The
5th inst, botweon the hours Of and 10 O'Clock,
at tho Fall Crock Coal Mines, Bradford Coun-
ty, pa. The deceased, q Child scarcely
years Of ugo, by tie name Of Bridget MoCloskey,
who wero only temporarily absent at 8 neigl-
hor'a-a short distance nwny. On tho roturn OF
the parents, search WAS immediately instituted
for the missing child. il Saturday night, Sun
day, aud Sunday night, tho deep forest surround
aud children, but without success. Yesterday
(NIonday) morning, at O'Clock, syHtomatio
method Of searching was adopted. About 200
| miners formed themselves in line, iyo pacea
o'clock they camo upon the body of tho slain
child, lying in the shallow waters OF small
brook that coursed it's way through doop mo-
raBs, MT quarter o. ; ma % from . .ne i houso so
! discovered that the child had been cruelty rnv-
ished, strangled, and thrown into this swampy
| thickat.
time tho o1citonaont had reached high ebb,
cursos long, loud, and deep went up among
those begrl1ned, determined, underground toll
| o:s. Vengeance, tho most foarful, Waa throat-
oned tho offender who YES yet 'son es. t,s9e.sas.
person by the name Of - Jones, supposed to
bo q Welohman, who had for d brief period
worked in the Barclay coal ninos, and made
his homo at Fall Greek, Several witnesses ts
be that he was guilty. All the evidence I'd
| duced at the inquest was circumstantial, and
not positive. After tho result Of the inquest
was announced, aud directions given for his 70.
3f5o ioi1
prevailed. It was now dark. Two Or tlroe hun
tired mon surrounded tho house In which tue
prisoner was guarded. At the suggestion OF
some one vote was taken whether, upon the
evidence given, aud beariug In mind the facts IN
rotation to the prisoners previous behavior, he
should suffer death then and thore. The yote
was almost unanimous in tho affirmative. Witt
ths unani1nity OF foellng rnsh was made o, 10. m
tho prisoner roughly seized. A rope waI
placed around his neck, IN which condition Il!
was brought forth, viewed BY tho exeitea
was thought advisable to cast him upon burn
Jug log heap near by. Finally under tho muz
zles OF scoros Of reYolvera and guns he va
marched to the spot where tue murdered g gu
Upon sn improyised Hca1fold, with feet an
hands piniouod, tho black cap drawn and rop
around his neck, ho hverred his Innocence
Gould tho condition Of man appear Ra. NOR: more 10 1ot
soft light through densa foliage upon tho aah5
, pellid foaturcs Of the priaonor-tho shadow Q
death seemed hovering noar-the victim Iii,
| rored a moment between life and death, soarcel
7 On this sitlo Of tho shores Of eternity.
IN tho solelnn stiffness Of death. in darknoBE
in time OF awful suspense the ailenco was bro
: ken, and voice was hoard: My countrymor Il
: no doubt In our minds, the wretch is guilty, bl
. wo huvo no sworn proof, our evidence IL onl
! circumatantial, lot the law take its course.
q Whereupon. tile prisoner, go suddenly snatche
to tho propor officers and at n.idnig ght conveyo
Il to tho Towanda jul, where he now awaits tria
: RunorB aro aloat that some other person IL su
Q peoted-how this il, your correspondent cann'
o state. Whoever it may be, it il to be 4ol't
o that tho foul murderer may DO brought to sYi
+. npd retributiYe Justice.