Show origin of lynch la baw w 11 websters dictionary title lynch law says bays the practice of punishing mert men for crimes crimea or offenses fences of by private unauthorized persons without a legal trial the term is said bald to be derived from a virginia farmer fanner named lyach who thus took tho law into his own oam hands these oxe are the main foots facts in regard to the origin of this celebrated law which as a matter of fact is not law at all in campbell Oam county vo va some of th the rankest and most obnoxious tories tobies were oaken care of by law but there were many others not reachable by the statutory enactment this being the case colonel charles lynch colonel robert R obort anderson his brother in law and one calloway a neighbor determined to rid their part of the county of its ita enemies they accordingly seized the leaders of the several tory factions and flogged them BO severely verely te that they were only too glad of the ch chance arica offered ghetu to 1 I leave eave and leave for good this summary treatment having proved roved so eo effectual in campbell county fit ife was waa soon tried in other counties comi ties where king georgo had the strongest following such procedures soon n became known as trials by judge lynch lynah and d the iha justice obtained in such courts as lynch law st doali |