, 1875-08-17
THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY CASE.

Quite refreshing. for the ang-tays, maRt
have been, III its why, the interview between
His Exceiieney tho Governor OF Illinois asMt
Shorlf NonRls, Of Williamson County, ro-
ported in our Sunlay dispatches. The latter
oilcial being at tho stato Capital. md hnsiag
slcdeed tho intorviow, WAS sont for by tlo
Governor. Appearing in response to tho
summons, Sheriff Nonnrs sail, as Ind been re-
ported by THE Tn1nuEE, that tho people Of
TINT county had been "afrntd to Brcnk out
in condemnation Of the vendetta waged
thorc, "for fear of tho assassiis." Tho
worthy Sheriff nddcd 1.-The mNsderera
aro known there il no doubt Il. to the suf--
flcicnt proof Of tI.oir guilt to lang thon.'
So much being elected, tho question Of
catching tho murtlerpra that they might 10
hanged, rs they SO richly deserve,
WAS naturally ,nooted, The peculiar fen.
turo about these williamson County murders
has been, TINT The murlerers were not hanged
because the Sheriff didn't cAtch them, md
no nan in that county dared catcll them.
To attempt 1t would DO to "1nix up In tho
vendetta. Ono 1nnn having been assastnated,
several shot at aud number " VI armed to
leave, nll within three weeks past, for having
r:i1etl up in it, nobody there now cares to
mix III tic business,
but to rccur to the interview. Sheriff
Noxn,s--wl,oso nephew is QUO Of tho un~
caught nlt,rdercH who are "Enown" md
neainst whom there ia proof sufficient to
hang him when caught-declined tho Gov
ernors tender OF troops to MD in tho arrests.
Troops, ho said, would do no good-1,nless
they we're tie militia of Williamson County !!
There is no militia organization in Willia'n'
son County. When formed, it would include
tho aMo-botlieI lsu1I,IsERs, 11EsnE1ssoSs,
GRAINS, RussE1Ls, mud tho others nlixcd up
| in tie vendetta; aud, Of course, they would
10 lust tho peoplo to catch their mnrdcrous
kinsfo,k and allies.
Thereon, the Governor almonislled tile
| Sheriff, who Aas displayed suck notablo in
ca1,acity, cowardice, md apparent connisanco
| with the assassrs, that lie, tho Sheriff, would
be expected 10 do his whole duty; also that
| "if needed lit seems Ills E1cellency re-
| 1nains in doubt upon TINT roint~-tlle whole
| power Of tho stato would be placed OF bis
disposal. With that, the interview tcr7ni-
mated; the Sheriff hnd declined tho tondcr OF
troops, and the Governor had "admonished
the Sheriff. The Sheriff, whose duty It is to
annko tho nrrosts which ho did not make,
though The men are known, aud who deeiinea
tho tondcr Of mid to enablo him TO 1nalt
them, returned to Williamson County. The
Governor, whose duty under tho Constitution
it ia to "tnke caro- that tie laws bo faithfully
executed" and who Is authorized "to call
out tho military forou Of the State to execute
tho laws," without further action, having
atl1nouishcd tho Sheriff, bade that worth,
good morning. Meanwhile tho noxt murder
In order in Williamson County will be TINT o.
some man who Bhan DO overheard whispering
that tic assassins ought to bo punished
Probably he will be shot through window
or waylaid in tho night Then probably j
will bo stated, as is done In a Springfield dis
patch Of yesterday, that, "Despite tho ho''
that is made all over the, State there is nt
doubt the Governor has done ali he can legal
ly do; and perhaps be will again admonisl
the Sheriff Of Williamson County.