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S3®he jQttinot.CHARITON, IOWA.Wednesday, May 19th, 1875.MORE MOB LAW.A MAX IX STORY COUNTY MtUTA'II.YvmMUIilKKi:i JtV A MO)!.The Slato lie {/h ter of tlio lltli inst. contained the particulars of tlio hanging of a man in Story county by a mpb. It was a brutal, fiend ish and disgraceful affair,that should call, for the sternest possible measures from the authorities. We condense the foilowing as giving something of a history of the affair:Early Sunday morning, (May Olh) coroner, Mr. C.. P. Ho’. inson,was notified that Mr. George N. Kirkman had been hanged by a mob, at his residence, in Indian township, the night previous. The Coroner em-pauucllcil a jury and repaired to the scene of the tragedy and proceeded to hold an inquest. They found the body badly bruised and mangled, and*that he had como to his death by hanging at the hands of a moh, only four or live of whom directly participated, Imt as to whom the guilty parties arc nothing was developed.(ieorge N Kirkman, tlio deceased was one of the pioneer settlers of Story county, having settled 011 the farm’ on which he resided at the time hi was murdered :.n 1852, before the county was organized. He was then a poor man, but by hard knocks and close attention to business he amassed property to the value of 25,(J00. lie was reputed tobe prompt and strictly honest in all of his dealings. To his friomls.whowere many, ho was kind-hearted and generous;* to his enemies, who were C iiuparativciy few, he was outspoken and bitter.lie had of late years turned his attention somewhat to line stock,ami took a great pride in his short horns.The cause that led to the commission of the terrible crime are .supposed to have been a trouble that bad existed for some years between the deceased and a couple of 1 is sons-in-law in regard to the sup used intention on his part to disinherit a part of his children, and the murder was of the most brutal character, the party being draged from his bed iu the night, ami hung with a rope, where he was permitted to remain until 111 miing.The following extracts from the test mon/ before the Coroner will parlii show the circumstances con' noted with the murder:M.ra. /Je/i/ti JxirA'unm. wife of the lt;eeo -.sol, swore as follows: Thelirsi hing I knew this morning, between tw.i and three o’clock, some persons eiiino into the bedroom where I was sleeping with Mr. Kirk-man, sc/.cd him and look him out of bed into the kitchen where he hallooed “Marion,” (calling for Marion Haynes, bis son-in-law). I also screamed for Marion. 1 was going to follow them out of doors but my daughter tnuld not let me. Two shots were fired as he was taken out of the house. It was so dark I emil-1 not lell who any of the persons weie. There was not a word spoken by any person but Mr. Kirkman. lie just called for Maiion. 'Lhey took uvo quilts that were on tl.o bed into lie yard. 'I hey only had him with his night clothes on. Money that was in his pocket book was taken out. We had no visitors yesterday. There was no person on the place but Rli-ns Pierson and Mr. Cunningham for a corn marker Mr. Kirkman was at home all day yesterday. I heard no iioise about the house and did not know the persons were in the room I ill they had hold of him.Jlorion Ihn/ncs worn—I do not know much about it. The first 1 lrnew I beard some one sneak:murdering him in the .uMerest cold blood and ferocity, without qbancoof defense—a' • cownrdico wliifcli shames manhood-and mankind, andputs a stignia and infamy upon omA*, (a a .. . 1 k taa. aa aa mm aa I A 111 It t la Ik A fStale and our people, wlneli noteven the prompt arrest, conviction and punishment of tho twenty niur. dcrcrs can either efEdoo, palliate, or excuse.Only 0110 thing in decency remains. That is, for the State to unite with Story county in forrot-rxting out these Vigilantes, arresting, aand punishing them. Gov. Carpon tor inay be expected to display at 01100 to the last degree of its power the strong arm of the State. As an Executive of a State in which mob law and mob murder have risen so defiantly and so alarmingly', lie has a plain duty to perform which lie is not the man to shirk.Join H \ h'Mtarmi Mar ami the Clnn c'ics.Tlio Eoston Globe publishes the following letter of Mr. John G. Whittier, written to his friend, Rev. .). 1. Miles, D. D., general secretary of the association for the reform and codification of the law of nations :Ai.usnUKY 14, 4th Month, ’75. To James IS. Miles, Secretary, ifcc.My Dkar Fiukxj) :— It is eminently fitting to connect the centennial anniversary of the opening nalllcs of the revolution with the growing sentiment of civilizatii.il that there is “a more excellent way” .»f settling the disputes of nations than the ordeal of war. It is cheering to note the very general favor with which the plan of arbitration has been received by statesmen and civilians in this country and in Europe ; but there are other signs of the times well calculated to occasion solicitude on the part of every lover of peace. The menace of danger now seems to come from the professed church of Christ. At this moment the peace of all Europe is threatened by the secret plots and monstrous public pretensions of cc-clesiasticism. If war comes in consequence, if the fairest harvest fields of the world are made an arena of battle, men who claim to be especially the priests and representatives of the gospel of peace will-be held responsible. Woe to that clmre.li which, for the sake of power and dogma, breaks the truce of God among the nations, makes i;s missionaries assassins, and mingles blood with its wine of sacrament. It is high lime for the Christian church to awaken to a full sense of its awful responsibility. If, after the dreadful experience of eighteenhundred years, it fails to perceive tin* necessity of slinking itself eleaiof the barbarism of war, it has small e aim upon the world’s respect and confidence. Its-leaves are not for the healing of tho nations. 1 am very truly, thy friend,John G. Wiiittiki:.Neatness.A g r s every uny toilet is a part of i.er character. The maiden who is slovenly iu the morning, is not to be trusted, however line she may look in the evening. No matter how humble your room, there are eight things it should contain—a mirror, waslistand, w: ter, soap, hair, nail, aim toothbrushes. These nrs jiisi .is essential as your breakfast,before which you should make good use of iliem. Parents who fail 10 provide their children with such nppli .mces not only make a great mistake buLoomfliil a sin of omission. I.Oak iidy in the morning, and alter dinner work is over, improve your toilet. Make it a iiiie of your life to dress up” for the afternoon. Vonr dress may, or may not, !. any tiling better than cotton; bin with a ribbon or a llower. or some bit of ornament, you cun have an air of self-respect and satisfaction, that invari-ub.y comes with line sensibilities cannot which help feeling embarrssed and awkward in a ragged,di. ty uivss with hair unkempt, if a stranger or neighbor should come in. Moreover, your self-respect should demand a decent. amiarelliiiL' for vonr
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Chariton Patriot
Chariton, Iowa, US
Wed, May 19, 1875
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