, 1875-10-29

Mtf,cHuktt journal If Commerce, Ort,.2,.
There woro forty men, disguised, that formed
the lynchors. The two old men wore armed to
tho tonth Will, rovoivcrs aud kniycn, waiting for
tho tlonlll.btrugelc which they know would cuno
come tlay before thoy reached tho har OF tho
court which could only elightly punish thotn for
their great crime. Tic old men expected that
an attempt would bo made 10 lynch thon,, and
they had tn some mysterious way, bcen provided
Will. armB with which to resiet assaiIanta 10 tho
hittcr bitter death. Tho Two Wretchcs took in
tho situation at glance ns thoy behold their
cxecNtionora. Thoy made movo to draw their
veal onB, but old isaiah wns knocked down aud
Kicked aluUBt HonsoIeaB, before ho could begin
ills !lEltt,-whlct lio was Afterwards destined tn
wago With oil tho ferocity OF q demon, and tho
Etrength Of foar MID despair.
Agnes mado no resistance Just then. but bcgan
to hcg an pray. Ho wa probably Watching llts
CHANCE, though, With all tho cunning OF cn,.
turca iox. Isaiah waA STAMPED aud bounded
uIltll 1t ncetnod rs though nothing was If. Of
hIn; yet hu Lad lin wlrr frame Of a cat, and all
its 1enncity to l!fo. When tic oatsido OF tho
It il supposed by Amos. Ons Of tho bullotH eut
lock of hntr from maskor'a head. while nuoth-
er bullet passed through i,ia slrl-co|lur.
Ihe CoilrtwrgLts 'seso evidently determined
TO forfeit their Lives ouly at TUG sacrifice OF moro
valuable ones. Whom 1sllah lad revived sone-
what from tho awful pounding and kicking ho
had received. ho waH placed III position lIohn
ono al tho wagons III Attendanco, aud tho pgocrs-
sion started south OIL one Of the txo main roads
leading to tbs depot. and. beyond, to ploycr.
Before tho strange cortogo hat goue 40 rod. md
.leariy in front OF tho residence OF the Hon.
George 1Iun:erford. old Isaiah renewed his
fight.
With cat-tiko quicknoss i,o had drawn ltnife
aud began cutting right aud lcft nnong tie mon
nearest to him. Probably no human being nyor
tnado moro desperate efforts to light ha wny to
life md llpotty. To the right, to tho left to tho
front. 10 the rear. Btrucl tho THU and sinowy
arm Of tho crazed nrotch. Tho mnokosa who
we're taere Will mover forget tho awful picture
of that night.
It Ia au old, old man that ia at bny. nls form
IL thin. md wisy, and bent. aud htrivelod. Ills
wlltto hars gaiBteued horo aud there from among
tho patches Of clottrd blood that had gathered
from tho blows md klctH he had received. Hia
clothes are torn aud ragged, Words cannot tell
tho lorsid wrinkloa Ia tint distorted faee. nor
tue quick breath; tley cannot give tho look III
tho aunkan Dyes; nre poaerless to describe tho
WrithinR, struggling form that is making its last
effort to live. Tha old n,An IL strengthened by
hla dcaphir. ue cuts wildly abou. linn, aud one
OF tho Avengers receives the knifo. tArust that
may add one more victim to Isaiah Courtwrlght's
powered, knocked down, tratnp!cd upon, hitchcd
by tho neck to tho wagon aud his body drags
th~ saudy roadway. along which ho had oneo
wa!kod respectable man. fio noyer lived TO be
hung. Long before tho place whe1o tho hang
ing waa to be d1no was reached. thu old mau's 8
lie had gono out ous Of lts d!shouored body.
Amoe e1opted moro AenHiblo but cownrdly
courso. He tried to soften tho hearts Of the
uaekesB by the most pitoous r)ehdugs, acccrn-
panied by tears and waila aud prayers. but tho
nen who Ind determined upon dong what they
considered sacred duty wore not to bs moved.
Amos was given q certain length Of time 10 pray,
aud then tho Two bodies Of the mutdorers Of
Joseph Baker B1ung Hfeloss In the waning
moonlight. a terrible but, according to tho
general bellof, righteous ratributlon lad over
taken t1atah mud Amos Courtwright,
Tho man who wa stabbed By laaiah in his dos-
rcrato HIGHT for 1if0 MAE prominent citizen.
IIo Is vary badly cut, but It could not be hscer-
taiued what the prospects OF his recovery wcrc.
At ono time, after old 1aatah was dissrmod. ..o
shouted: "Yon cowardly ------. give
mo hut toothnick. and will tight my way clear
ot all OF youl "