The Land Claim — page 111: what you’re looking at

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AN EXCITED CROWD. . 107 “TI thought you swore pretty strong agin Newcome !” “How did this feller—this horse-thief—come to be one of Dr. Edwards’ mourners”. “Did you know any thing agin Carnes when you spoke fair for Newcome *” “ Waal, I know he’s a horse-thief, an’ thieves are ’bout as bad as they make ’em. Ought to be hung, anyhow; whip- ’s too good for’em.” “If you say you know this man deserves hanging, we'll save the law a troublesome job. We must make an example of some of these scoundrels right off.” “ Let’s hear the whole story first.” “Newcome died in jail, and if he suffered for another man he ought to be avenged.” . “Yes, that’s what J say; ‘tain't fair to give him any chance at all.” “Some of his gang will git him off agin, ef we shut him up; you may bet your life on that!" : “ Well, let’s know what we hang him for, ’fore we do it, that’s what I say.” : “If you don’t tell us all about him, we'll hang him any way.” “Every scoundrel of a horse-thief in the country ought to swing. Our property will never be safe until we wipe ’em all out.” “That’s so! Hang every one of ’em! Never mind about what they’ye done besides.” ; These and a hundred similar expressions passed among the crowd; but many men insisted on nothing being done with- out good cause. Cries of, “A speech! a speech! Allen! Allen! Give us the evidence!” and such demands as seemed to compel the young man into compliance, finally brought him to the tavern steps, as a stand. Beginning back at the cause of Carnes’ enmity to the Doctor, going over the whole chain of circumstantial evidence, 28 he had once-related it to > Flag, and adding what transpired the evening previous, he presented an argument terribly convincing against the Wretched Carnes, which, taken in connection with his other Crimes, amounted to certainty of his guilt in the minds of the eners. conmicooolks.conn * ~ 2