The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-21

in the road about this time several wagons and horse
men came up; the men bade us good night aud lett
having ordered not TO make any disturbance say
anything about II In hour, with threats u
We did; they said there were lo0 Of them; don's
know how many there were. but there great
many; few oil the did nearly all OF the talk
they called each other by NUMBERS one two three
Sc and each seemed to understand what ne bad 10 do
they all wore black masks they took drink when
they lett; | recognized no one; they went toward
sebastopol and Dyer and myself camo back to town
and hunted up Marshal White and MAJOR Brown and
told them what had occurred then went homo 10
my family and renamed there until day this morning;
then sought Deputy sheriff Lewis and told him 70 20
prepared 10 break INTO the Jail they had failed 70 get
r:IE DISCOVERY or THE BODY
Marshall N. White testified as follows Last nght
about hali-past one O'Clock, policeman Fuller came q
taken old man Henley out OF jail and he was informed
by the lien who mad him III charge that Henley
had been hung; came down town aud met Wsou
and Dyer the Court House, coming back
from where the had taken them; l toId
them l thought they had not carried him very faI
and went down to look him, and found HIM hanging
on tree on the bank OF Gravel slough, about ia
yards from where Wilson and Dyer had been put QUIT
went 10 him and found him dead; his feet were
hanging about feet from the ground; took him
down this m rnna and had him brought TO town; the
rope was drawn over limb and the end tied TO rood
Of the tree.
AN ORGANIZED VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
H. Dyer, night Waterman At the Jail testified that al
the men were armed and masked; ne asked what
meant when one OF them, putting up his hnger said,
keep quiet; there $50 OF us well armed, aud We
have 70 take out Of jai;' and
again told to keep quict that 1t would be to my
advantage that they came Tor certain man, and would
have him II they had 10 tear down the jail they the4
marched me TO Wilson's house; the yard was full Of
men, all masked just AS we got in the yard Mr.. WIlsoI
cAmo out, in charge OF two men; they marched VI
round Mendocino street into the hall OF the Courl
House; there were, maybe, dozen back and forth
around me- In and out OF the hall In about minutes
they came out with the mar was kept under guard IL
the Office for half an hour or twenty minutes; they
talked about locking but finally concluded TO take
along; they SAID II would keep QUOT they would
not hurt hair OF heads; said they would like us
TO take a ride; Wilson said, 'all right" went
out and got In the wagon passed Wilson'S house and
drove along TO Fourth street and then along the rail-
road and the Third street bridge to within $50
yards OF whore Henley hung; thew kept until all
ready to leave; said must not make any alarm
good night and started; there quite number Of
wagons, buggics and horscinen when we got there;
think there altogether hy In the crowd tho
mask dark cloth the face, with holes for the
eyes all white meu ono large man gave orders; came
up and informed the Marshal and went there with
White Frank Garlic and Officer Fuller; Wilson said
he thought he might have been allowed 10 him
hung after gong out thcrc replied that there
were but few that had that plcasurc saw track
under tho tree.
rendered as folows:--'That said Charles W. Hen.
Icy the time Of his death fy eight years old,
was violently aud unawfully taken from the Jail OF
said county by large number Of mon, to tho jury
known, and by said largo number OF men violently and
unawinllv hanged IN Santa Rosa township, in the
county and State aforesaid, on the 10Th day OF June
1871