The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-13
carried him again to the surface for a
second fall-this time
rN--rn

carried him again to the surface for
second fall-this time
AFALL INTO ETERNITY
Again the rope was fastened, and,
amid the pleadings for mercy of the now
unnerved victim, he was
AGAIN launched over the side Of the !
bridge, bleeding from the fall. As the |
rope frightened the dull cracking sound
announced that the murder of Galhghan
was avenged. and that Joe Goodrich
had met the enemy which he and his
fellow-conspirators had so frequently
brought to the doors of others. linen
came the fourth and last victim, and, as
he struggled and pleaded for mercy he
was reminded that he never showed
mercy to his victims; and amid his
pleadings and imprecations and groans
he was hoisted aloft, and in an instant
his form dangled beside those of his fell
lows, writhing in the agonies Of death.
The work done, the candles were extin-
guished, and the mob fingered in silence
to see if it were well done. A few of
those posted below moved quietly for
\ ward and examined the bodies, feeling
for the pulse, and occasionally pulling
down 4 mask and peering into the faces
of their dead victims. Nearly a half
hour thus passed, and they, finding that
their work had been well done, silently
withdrew. Calling in their pickets,
stationed through the town
and by-roads, and mounting
their horses, which they had placed
under guard near the bridge, rode off in
westerly direction. At daylight the
few people who knew of the terrible
work that had been in progress, but had
been driven to their homes at the pis-
tolls mouth, ventured forth. Following
the tracks of the mob they soon reached
the bridge, and found the bodies of the
victims. Their hands were firmly tied
behind them; their hats lay in the dry
creek below, where they had fallen a;
the forms of the wretches were pitched
over the bridge; and their uncovered
faces, swollen, disfigured and bruised
by the fall and abaasion from the rop'
and against the bridge, with staring
eyes and half-open mouths, were
A TERRIBLE SIGHT TO LOOK UPON.
Even to these people, who had learned
to dread the sight of these faces in life
there was feeling of horror, mingled
with pity and sadness, as they gazed up
on the four faces in death-the terrible
death which had been inflicted upol
them. At 5O'clock, Esquire B. B. Gray
who had been notified (acting in the ca
pacity of Coroner), cut the bodies down
, and removing them to the Town Hal
! held an inquest. The jury-compose
! of A. II. Ditto, Richard Samuels, Eliza
Pollard, William Pearce, Georg
Hucgley and R. J. Thompson-gave
verdict of death from hanging, at tn
o hands of unknown parties.
BURYING THE DEAD.
e LOUISVILLE, Ky, August 5.-hin
: jim Simmons was buried at Newcastle
e this afternoon, by some negroes. I'll
wife and two youngest sons fled tt
night previous upon the suggestion
: citizens that they had better leave IL
. country. The bodies of the three Goo
riches were taken to LOckpOrt for int
Il ment. John, James and Dave Carte
4 who were also among those outlaw
are still living. They are at liberty
;s order of the Court, James not haYlr
i been convicted and Carter freed II
is squealing upon his comrades. Ja'
4 Simmons has never been apprehende
10 Public sentiment seems not to justl
10 the summary manner in which the OF
i, laws were disposed of, yet no one IS SC
: ry that the last of the organized seou
\ drels, whose bloody deeds have disgrace
ID kentucky, are dead.