Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-04-21
Lynch oh Law. a1y

! sss1s' . Lynch Law. iyy~ya
There is no State in, the. Uoion; ID which
this cid time method Of mat iagout justice to
,criminals 10 not resor,sd to In oases, Of hei.
nous crimes committed With premedtation
and under oiroumstauoes Of great aggrava-
tion: With the progress Of law and oiviiza-
tion'it is rarely exercised though common 10
Wild and newly settled regions. In coun-
try like ours II is never exousabie. though
cases arise. at times, which seem to COLL for
swifter punishmont than is obtainable under
the slow process Of law. In no case 4, We
believe that oalm reflection will approve
lynch law, not only because IL is O violation
Of law, but because innocent life may be
taken under tho excitement created by an
atrocious crime. We have judges jurors ond
all officials necessary to the punishment Of
crime. and the enforcement Of law according
to law has q Wholesome influence on society,"
while the violation of law has demoralzing
tendency. A case Of lynohing, a nssso wo-
man occurred in Laurens County, two miles
above Clinton on the 9th instAut. Tho barn
of Mr.. Blalook had been set on fite and.
burned on the Sd instant and the barn was
90 near the dwelling house that It was oon-
sidercd an attempt TO burn it also. Suspicion
pointed to Judy Metts, negro ,man living
on his place, and who had been charged two
years ago with burning the dwelling Of Mr..
Simpson. On the 9th warrant was sworn
OUT against her and on Saturday night she
was arrested by constable, who started with
her for Clinton. About two miles from
Martins Depot party Of disguised mon took
both the constable and prisoner in charge.
and whilo some retained the constable others
took of the prisoner. On Sunday morning
her body was found banging to tree about
200 yards from the point the lynohors took
her in charge. AT the inquest on Monday
tho coroner'a jury returned verdict that she
came to her death BY hanging, at the hands
OF parties unknown. No one hae been arrest
ed and so fur none of the party is known.
While arson is high crime. punishable With
death, unless the jury recommend the party
to mercy, still it is not Of character to call
for lSnching especially whom tho building
was not a dwelling house. To permit suoh
highhonded violations Of law iu such cases
tends to disorganise society and government
and to load people to become judges and exc
cutiooers in all cases. When the crime is
horrible as in rape aud murder combined &c.,
then much allowance can be made for over
excitement and ultra legal remedies, but in
this case no such excuse exists.
Heavy frosts are reported throughout Texas
doing considerable damage to corn, cotton,
fruits and vegetables
A statement comes from Washington that
Mr.. Blaine, Secretary of State, is in i'll
health and that recreation is necessary for
him.
The deadlock" continues in the Senate
The most dagracefai scene of the whole
session took place between Malone and Ben
Hill last week.
Mr.. John c. Dark vac found dead on bis
piazza at Liberty, Pickens county, on the 18th
instant. The eoroner's inquest found that his
death was caused by intoxicotiun.
The Franklin, IN. C.) Reporter of the 18th
instant Gays that the noted Louis r. Bed
mond has been captured by Federal ofioers.
10 the effort Redmond received severaf
serious wounds which are likely to prove
fatal.
Over thirty German immigrants including
twenty-nine able-bodied mon, arrived at
Savannah, Ga, Monday last. destined for
Lumber City, in that State whore they have
determined to locate.
The pistol law has passed tie general
assembly of Arkansas. 1t makes it a penal~
~ to even sell or trade in pistols, dirks,
bowie knives and othor such implements Of
death.
A motion was made on Saturday in the
United States Circuit Court in New York to
remand to the State Court the case made to
prevent the lease of the Air Line Road to
the Richmond and Danyille.
The process Of swearing the allegiance Of
81 100000 or moro subjects of the Csar occu.
pied more than ten days. In st. Petersburg
the workingmen in large factories had to-
repeat the oath, word for word, after the
officials. who then placed an approving mark
On the passport Of each man.
The New York Herald of Sunday was
Journalistic wonder. It was composed Of
sevon sheets, Sc pages. 336 columns. It wac
the largest newspaper ever published, and
contained t1ice as maoh printed matter az
in the New Testament, and half as much aa
in She whole Bible.