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Show LYNCH LAW. A few days since, at the terminus of the U. & N. ?[By., Ry]., one of the employees of the road had a watch stolen from the caboose of the train. Suspicion rested on a tramp, who had been seen prowling about in that vicinity; and as soon as the loss was discovered two parties of men ?[staked, stalked] out for the purpose of interviewing the scattered "gentlemen of the road," and also those who held forth at their ?[rendezvous]. The party who visited the tramps at their camping ground caught them napping; and therefore ordered "hands up," while a search was made. A watch, undoubtedly stolen, was discovered, but no the one of which search was being made. But the other squad of law enforcers had more success. They encountered a vagrant whose appearance closely resembled that of the supposed thief; and they immediately took him in charge. First they asked him for the watch; but he asserted his entire ignorance. Then they threatened to shoot him if he did not reveal its whereabouts. He remained cool and declared his innocence during all their threats, until after a rope had been placed around his neck, and the vigilantes swore to "hang him high as Haman." As this fearful punishment was about to be put into execution, he weakened, and revealed all. The watch was found in the place mentioned by him, a clump of willows some distance from town. After the property was secured, 90 seconds by that same time piece, were given the tramps to "clear out." This they did without remonstrance; as the sight of a score of cocked revolvers did not seem to invite argument. |