Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-03
Fuii!uG Hemp.

You usv talk about mao elephant,
et loose o. circus tigers On the ran
r:ge. " stid q man from Western II-al-
ran the other day but t15y arc 20
comparison to 8 crowd Of angry an
excited men huncoIIng f-r yolr death.
-Four years $50 came ic,o essio1
If three Or four pieces Of property la
Southern Indiana. and ! vent dova 90
locb them over. At Jasper J concluded
10 cot a saldie-hcrse. one morning.
almost before snybo3y il The town va
o.tlr. and while I wis taxing q be-
toIe. breakfast WalA, s;rL-.e cams
Along E--ride Of fine ANNA. or1 g.
uv query as 10 whether be Ta1.cl %
ell he returned re,dv sGtnau.e. II.
vas .-ucl 1orse, sro.,51 With T-.'e.
AID cae 90 be recognized All l-er.-tl
On sight by tay one wl) a'l ever sen
nm before. The FTice asked Vas ;l-',
ar.i though ! beat she man dsFn 10
.llu be tol5 such q "a Git story t1st
could have 10 suspicion, o. h.n. lie
claimed 20 he s resident Of |nccau-s.
and 10 have purchased the horse 81
New Albany.
IL w&s congratulated - the vie
layers On nv purchase a11 sJon after
breakfast set CT i.r The south. Alter
preceding about ten miles J t1I-es g.
,bt el,. and had gone a5outthreo miles
when s band oi 15-stle1. about g
dozen strcr-. csuc riding .rcu Il -;-
rosie direction a. -sI1q. TIE Do.
slant vc met they surrounded ne.
some bad reviewers sal some guns.
and ] was m.1sccd On ail sides. Twas
astoLished. ol course. hall believing }
tid fallen ID wish : band G robbers.
but they quickly gave lie 10 un-
Cersisnd 10 tho contrary. The
horse under ne hsl been stolen ne
previous night, or at 81 cary hJlI g.
ihe morning, and toa owner VS. alo--
hoe who surrounded nc. i c.4l't
strike me hat l,thel laG -.rs--
,.icf, Lu: those men were mad ana eE-
cited, aud they Lii ne o.. OF TIE sal
lie iuauinuie. Uf course ] protested.
-,lluc them Rho I was an where I
could re identified. 51, as they hustled
re urler tree soi began 70 Moose a
rope The owner Of the rag slapped me
across the face and repAe5
..' Shut Up Ncl are be --olaire..
ard dcn.sis will he or H3 ava. Wen
choke TIE breath O., u y5l Do 25oa.
bali . minute
They we're gong 20 hang a. aao.
cent man. AL yoa csr wac tha; ]
did some &C he most vigorous kicking
q uy Hfe. While ;bey were u0osi1S
ne AID Ianningthe free end cycra lim'
} kept up NY chir-music, and one q
tie crowd became half convinced tls.
I was telling tie truth. lie bo-au 70
srcue hat ); wouldn't take long q
prove or dlspioye my story. but b TaS
loo late. Five or SIX men walked Oh
with thefope, and Up went. T3ey let
NJ hang for a few seconds AMI then
lowered ne, but cnly 70 repeat the
dose twice mere. Iiy that time they
had cooled OF d bit. and my friend per
suaded then that they could jlst g.
well finish The hanging at jasper. ]
had tainted away, and when they
poured Ehiskey down my throat and
revived lie II seemed as ifmy neck was
two feet lorg. There was deal Of
growing over the Jobs not being fin
shed then and there, bat they finally
put No On q horse and started for Jas
yti.
The chap Of whom hsd purchased
the animal, and who was, Of course,
he real thief, was so slated over the
sale that be forgot himself and remained
in jasper to get drunk. lie vas speedi-
" found in $ saloon, and he made no
pretence Of Innocence. | thought they
would tear him 10 pieces then ami there,
but, after beating him TO state OF III
sensibility, he was carried oil into the
county a couple Of miles and lefI hang
ipg beside the highway. | got back
900 Of NY money, and as It was hAnde j
10 me by the leader, be said
80 Stranger, We beg pardon Tor
stretching your neck, but the next time
you buy boss in this State be leetlt
careful TO buy Of the real owner. F"