Year: 1865

Lynchtng of . GIoriiia q. uIinois--tsis


lFrom the Quincy IN, Herald, June 81


About half past ten O'Clock the night Of Wednesday
large crowd, numbering about Hss hundred citizens
jail yard tho passage In the Court HouSe and the srSet
in 'front.' proper that here that majority
oe the crowd ~oIe drawn thither throsgh ouriosty
very violent in their actions ana demanded the keys
Of the jail In terms that clearly indicated that
could not be satisfied without taste OF humaa blood
The 3hend, although somewhat frightened refused
TO deliver che Keys Some parties scaled tha high
fence whcn protects the entries to the Jail yard and
by Of bilets Of wood and hammers forced a en-
trance seized The body Of the wounded dying bush
amid tho vociferous Of Hang him. s'Shoot him
30 The miserable man, bleeding from the wounds re-
oelyed 10 ns n Dreas. aud abdomen but ew hours pro
vous was lorced huredly along Fifth stteet 10 Hamp
shire from thence Seventh aud up Seventh TO Broad
way from thence out To the prairie east OF town TO
grove OF timber distance of about mile Arriv.
ing there circle was formed aud the wounded bush
whacksr placed IN the centre Too weak 10 stand,
hs he s.a down On h his right side or hips aud rested
saw on nm After gasping for breath, the wounded
guerilla weli aware OF the approach Of his end
md some one TO pray for him The question
asked ny one OF the men, u soidicr:-'Is there
s sny one D., ners ,a, ,hat will pray for this manf"
German entered the ring and rendered his services On
his appearance nose got upon his knees revereny and
the minister OF the Gospel began administering the
spiritual welfare Of the poor wretch The preacher said
he tndorsed the action OF the mob that the de-
served DEATH aud that it right that he should die
aud prayed that God might be merciful to him After
finishing his prayer il it could DO called such we gained
admission to the ring, and seated ourselves by the
wounded man for the purpose of elictng such norma


on relative to his past life would be interesting to
readers ana also assist in duplicating the remaining
ton Of the thieyng company As we sat by him had
lary noticed his words actions and even the working OF
the muscles OF his face. Knowing that a great many
stories would be circulated about the affair, de-
termned to give in every way true one.


IN TIE RING.


The circle formed by the mob and the idle curious
on an inclined plane the fall extending northward at
the base OF winch tho gallOws erected rope
had been thrown over the limb Of . large tree, the
branches OF which covered the crowd and extended
an area OF about twelve hundred square feet and
about sixty feet In circumference estimating from these
figures thought there about three hundred per-
sons present The prisoner was in reclining position
upon the ground and presented spectacle Of pain and
abject misery. As the glimmer OF four five GIFTED
candles, mingled with dusky moonbeams shed their
gsring and sickly light upon the prisoner confess
that fels little strange, and had we not been pre-
sent would have been grathed His head was bare and
his hair in wild disorder ncning naturally to curl and
being full OF dust looked anything but pleasant The
following Is all we could obtain from him, which
given with pain and labor, the prisoner stopping fire.


&c live in Troy in Lincoln county, Missouri have q
wife and three children living there now. In 1850
voted for Stephen Douglas for President and for John
B Henderson for the convention About this time got
into a personal diculty with by the OF
Creed and through his influence arrested by the
militia and placed In prison, where stayed = long while
My house was burned by the militia In August last and
found could not stay at home 80 vent TO Arkansas
and was commissioned by Kirby Smith captain in
the Confederate army"


He did not state when he came back what he came
Tor The confusion was so great that we could not get
him to say. He acknowledged that he commanded the
squad that robbed Fowler and said that they had
templated marching on Canton the night Of Thursday
but was only going after guns He designed going South
His commission az captain dated from August last


He endeavored to exoneate the boy under arrest
also the man Riley He said they knew nothing about
him or his company, he told Riley when he went to
MS (RlI0y 81 house, that he RO3el wanted board a
few days He said that he had come to the conclusion
TO quit rading and had declared himself tho boys
The names Of the remaining members yet at large
Henry Snead and Jo Bradburn Rose frequently spoke
Of his wife and children and regretted very much that
him that we could gain more and being invited to
leave the ring, we complied with as much rapidity
possible


THE GALLOws


After the ring was cleared, rush made for the
prisoner and he dragged TO the place Of execution
the tree He did not display the weakness Of coward
on such al occasion, but seemed to himself
for the worst. There nothing unusual about his
appearance, more than q bright and ustrous eye:
hind him Before the rope was placed around his
neck he tainted and fell srosnng 70 the earth
the crowd were vocerously sounded re him where he
lies, Hurry him up" Rose again placed upon the
stand growing weaker every minute. Just before the
handkerchief placed around his eyes he asked
shot, and again spoke OF his wife and children. The
left dangling In the air He struggled but little wo
thought his neck broken by the fall The execution
took place 1--WE minutes after twelve Rose was a well
built man, very muscular about five feet five or six
inches in height and twenty years of age Whilst
hanging some Of the participants in the execution
hold OF the body and started swing and frO 9TH
uttered brutal ess 'Is he fatY ''He'l make good
sausage, and others too obscene 10 print The winding
'copperheads and rebels TO which cheers were given
This is, without establishment plain and simple as we
Can make IL Of the AFFAIR rs 1t happened


EXCITEMENT on THURSDAY.


We we're In hOpos that the excitement OF Wednesday
night would be sufficient to satisfy the nurated mob
but hopes vain. The god light had not much
than raised his golden head above the eastern
squads Of men began assembling on the street
corners and their gestures language and every action
plainly showed that storm brewing that the evil
nature OF man had taken hold Of the PARTIES and another
outbreak might be expected renewing the horrors the
past night Al twelve O'Clock the crowd about
hundred in number had surrounded the CouIo House,
and many were clamorous for the prisoners in the Jail
Threats made which caused the Sheriff to become
somewhat solcitous for his own personal welfare and
safety. He, however, refused 10 give up the keys.
During the excitement General Prentss Hon l. N Nor.
rs and other citizens attempted t0 address the crowd
and possible allay tho which had reached
d very frenzisd state but without much avail a. many
Of the crowd were worked up to wish hang Gene
raj Prentiss The General, however, was not intimi-
Dated as his breast had been barred 70 the fire Of hos
tile foe on several hard fought battle fields and he per-
sisted IN having peace and quiet and nobly urged the
crowd TO disperse. Through piece Of good manage
sus the S.s ws5s tSr9ed to the
mob at bay. telegram was despatched to Springfield
for help and Company Of the One Hundred and Forty.
fourth reg msnt, despatched and arrived in the
morning The streets were full Of excited men during
the entire day. but very great were
made We presume the bstling OF four nve bayonets
In the hands OF determined looked rather formda
ble-too much 20 to buck against. General Prentiss,
Hon ~ Morris, Lieutenant Cooper and other citizens
Of prominence and soldiers Of rank deserve the greatest
credit for their efforts 10 put down the riot and restore
order


Police Intelligence.