, 1875-01-20

possibility Of an attempt to lyneh tho prisoner
tlnh morning, and kepk #a!rl, aA usual. with u
pr.sinaa atlnmtts NJ tho kind had hcen fru4-
tthted he l,atl ,o. deemed 1t necessary to mako
extra preparations fnr defending tue Jail. Tho
ln"t'' however, that li1cd int" thu yard nhout
and armed to the teetl. There was no rio4tl,ts
t!ihtufbanco. but a kiIent mud terrible ufr Of
denomination o1l TIM rnrt OF tho ly,lciInrH
aH they a'!vanccd toward tu ente mud Tho Euara
III a tolId hntly. Ihcn cuno ile Hul.i,tl Of fereo
vnirra l,nnrncly demanding tho Jrso,er tho
Sheriff r politely dcnit rcDly, The 1rokou gca,,
of Weapons 4 sudden r1Ah n,nl hrief rtr1lErIc,
nts n fow muntcH tho guards 10y strongly
nrtna woro iouE Mt tho tlnor will, cl,isol4.
HlcdKtst anl croHbava. il seenlH tho actors in
thin ghns1y masquerade had mt hecu ahlo to
find tho koys " tho door in tho pockots Of my
Of their I'M willing prisoners, ha they had ii,
ireak open n,er M well M outor d,oru until
they tout'd their victim. About fifteen t,lct,
tered. leaving strung g,,nrdB without. mud after
nvosy low lnutes delay reaIpoaTe' t'rngsn,E
Ullery Hhriekod l,urrihy whilo being ll,lr1ict,
toward the tree; Int tho loa1or, bury, g'gan-
tic follow. stYhtenca tllo rope ferocio,sly in,Ino-
tatey after. cliokinE tho wretch Until ills cries
to o. ssony, H., became gnrEling Eronns TIE outer
far1sch heads, aotnn crsnE tho cri1ninal 1lorcc-
ls at Intervals, but generally silent aud deter
ntd.
Immediately under the treo. they forced him
Oil hin knees. and the leader exclaimed: "Ul-
1ery. you have just two minutes 10 pray" As
might bo Ruprosod, tho dcspairiuE felon
prayed but Nttle under tho circumstances,
EroannS and sl.risking, cuEs,ng and exnoht,t-
rnpe wah being fastened to tho limb Of tru'..
Ills manifestations of agony aud tclyur wele
horrible. h,lt aae.nci rather to further incense
tho mob againBt listn-t1lo nonstor who had not
heaitated to tortn1o mud outrage At, innorcut
baby-girl, ind iacksi oven tic bfntc courage 10
fRce tie death hU knew to be ncvitaLlo. Tho
signal WAS at last given, and ere ha lat Hcseaul
for pity had scancll to ring III tho cars Of tho
mob tho victin's body was dangling from tho
tree. sp1enioacallr 4uivcriDg III every limb. ltl
five minutes lc had ceased to struggle; Init tho
body vas left hanging III Tho court-ynrtt until
O'clock t!iis morning, When tho Coronor camo
AMI cut it down.
There vera not over thirty-nvs men engaged
in tho hanging, They we're well organized. md
ONLY obey cd orlorB as they were giyou to them
by thofr leader by numbers. Nut word was
sp9ksn By tug "td eaass ao as sat I eao s o
7. 0anson, who hRs twice saved tho prisoners
life, was ut homo, only b short distance from tho
Jail, but had taken tie precaution to place n
guard ut the Jail with orders 10 call him it any
guards were placed ut iiA llouso, md tho Court.
House grounds wero strongly guarded by masked
men.
There is = feeling Of satisfaction that the is1-
tSAa1 uHONy ID GfSEs HHI0 LllCTp hFt lGW L1 ltt-
dorao mob law in any shape, yet tho community
has calleIl for tho only punishment duo to mo
who Inns committed so heinoNs crime, and for
which OHIO tni]s to mako any adequate proyis-
iona. Tho agony has been too intense to DO
borne md tic poopts hnre been in stato Of
foverish snsponso, awaiting what it was felt
M,st cone.
The.fcoling here lsas not heen oxcitenant, ms
has been telegraphctl. Tho people Layc been
cool. deliberate aud determined ald zach days
faurc to bring Ulery, with his load Of confessed
guilt. to tho gallows, has only nidod to tie do
Termination to do tho work eventually. There
could hayo been 10 rest hero until 1t was
accomplished.
The wretch's body Was turned over to tho
Coroner. who iHpaneed Jury, which has been
in session all day. aud thi1 evening returned
tho verdict 4'fhat the deccauod camo to his
death By hanging. tho hanging being done by q
body Of Disguised men unknown to tie jury"
Tho little girl ia Improving, ard ts nov re-
lfered from her fears Of death at UlIerys hands,
DO having throateued her life il lie should over
be arrested,