The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-02
HANGED BTAN ANGRY MOB.
The End Of Three Murderers ID Wcst Vir-
einia-A Terrible Midnight scene.

CHARLEsToN, w. ", Jan. 20. - There
have been many exciting occurrences In the
Kanawha Valley, but nothing has taken place III
this region one half 50 startling as the WORK VI
death done this morning at one O'Clock by an
organized mob Of 1000 men, acting under the
orders OF Judge nch.
Five men wero IN the county Jail yesterday, all
held to answer for murder. Two we're the
Belcher brothers, who wan only killed young
man on Campbells Creek. last fall. by the
various arts kno wn to the legal fraternity, their
tri il has been put OF from time to time. and II
seemed at last that justice never would be done
In their case. Two other murderers were John
Dawson and Rufus Estep, each 81 wears old,
who. on Christmas nisht. cut to pieces, almost
In sight Of his home, Thomas Lee. a coal miner,
and an honest, industrlOus and law abiding
citizen. lhey not only hacked the poor man to
pieces with heir knives, but threw him over the
bridge into the strcnm, AMI following the hoiy
az in ANA again whenever they could get within
reach OF It. Tue murdc ers were taken on tho
next uay aud placed In II.
A ci,Y ron VENGEANCE.
Among the miners tho excitement was tn
tense. and on the ! At day of the We 7 "A crowd ~
three or four hundred mon, who ~ tnken an
o ia not to touch "A crop 81 liquor until justice
should I've meted ont to the assa~sins, came
puie ~ down rom the @ il works ana mi"cs,
m rched to the in, and demanded that h,teo
aud u .w-on should BE- delivered To them for
prni-hn.cnt several Influential ciulens tried TO
stly the NIB, hut In in; ami 1t W only thc
v,eil iuce and prpmptitudc OF the Sucrin and his
dcputi-s that saved the lives Of the wretchel
murdcrer' a. that time they were smhGrled
out of tho ul. aud I Ken IN skin twelve miles
down the knnawhh river md thu next day thev
were lodged fot safe keeung IN The Parker shu-g
jall one hundr. Il nd ufty miles away The
County ana Circuit Courts being then IN session,
thev were brought bach under guard OF twenty
armed me-.
Yesterday an application was madc for
change Il venue, the Irisnuers' able counsel
huldt 2 that their chcnt' could not got fair
an iniuartia irial be Hu-c g. the eXcit 'mcnt,
now existing" jude Smith would not render
decision, but adjourned the case until this
PnrrAmsG ron THE WORK.
- The court. room had been hacked all day.
determined thAt Tia Wutdcters sho I'D be ma lie
t. answer for tnrir crime. No insult was oil red
TO the y isOneis. aud no disre-pcct was shown
| e. the Count; bus IL was pl in that the people
! were only waiting Tor ono more excuse to take
| the W into their own HANDS; and this was af-
| f0rded hy the action Of the Court.
| But while the tempest Of wrath WAS gathering,
| there came ttiinvs VI another murder In The
county. rom lines rnerN tailor ~ NinCln,
y Il, mad been too intimate wi. h the wife OF bil
| DOOley, a cuiored shoemaker, and had made up
his mind to pul Dooley out of the way. So YES.
| terduy he cut the shnemlker's throat. lie was
| taken and lodged In jail. the neg Oes who up 10
! this timc had taken 40 part n the movements OF
! the mot. were now aroused. Hundreds came In o
! town and cricd Tor vengeance. All they needed
| WIS leader, and a leader they soon found. At
excited inen. black and white. AMI a little later
"A steamboat came down the river bringing moIe
than hundred men from up the country.
TnE HANGING.
nv mlnieht there seemed to I've an organized
! plan. A. tn. word rush made Tor the
| iu. The warden was easily oyerpowercd. and
| E,tcp ana Dawson were taken out. The negroes
then broke in and brought Hines Odt with wells
| OF maeuicuon. The two crowds wers now
| united, and IN good order and with nut little
Creek, where the murder Of Lee had taken
| place. Inc d1'mei men were given time to