New York Daily Tribune

Lynch Law in the Mountains.-A case of Lynch law, not, however, of a very severe character, has lately occurred in Woodstock, New Hampshire. A letter from that place states the facts as follows: A man by the name of Tucker, alias "Colonel," who has a wife and several fine children, took it into his head to make love to a young girl about two years since, and has from time to time, taken her on journeys with him, and on their return would leave her at the house of her father. Finally, he informed his wife that he should live with her no longer, and took the girl to live with him. Fiske & Norcross, of Lowell, have a large number of men near this place, during the winter season, cutting and hauling logs. These men, hearing of the matter, met from the different camps, and, after consultation, agreed to proceed to Col. Tucker's house and make demonstration.

As it was well known that Tucker usually went armed with revolver and dirk, there was some hesitation as to who should "bell the cat," or, in other words, who should take the lead and enter the house in search of Tucker.

Finally, one of the oldest hands of the gang, named Jenkins, stepped forward and said that, as he was getting old, and was without wife or child to cry for him if he was killed, he would volunteer to lead in the matter. On Saturday, March 19, the loggers, to the number of about one hundred, according to agreement, surrounded the house, and Capt. Jenkins entered, while the others stood outside. Col. Tucker was made prisoner and placed in the center. The girl tried to escape, but was prevented, and taken back to her father's house.

They then took Col. Tucker and marched him to the home of the father of the girl, to whom they introduced him. After this they took him to the house of Col. Brown, who told them not to kill him, but to punish him as he deserved it. They then marched him to the village of Woodstock, where they formed a line and ordered him to march and countermarch in front of them.

Finally, after keeping up this exercise until about midnight, they gave him some good advice, obtained a promise from him that he would take his wife and children home and treat them well, with the alternative if he did not that they would visit him again in two weeks, and then they allowed him to depart.

(Boston Traveller.