Navarro Express [Corsicana, TX], October 5, 1860
(Note: this really refers to a hung decision between officials, not an execution. — MpG)
We regret to state that Judge Lynch has been in our midst. On Tuesday morning, the second last, four respectable citizens of this county, all members of our County Court, were found hung in the public square of this town. Various are the conjectures, as to the causes of this unfortunate affair. We presume, however, that it was owing to the fact, that they were members of the County Court. In saying this, we must here enter our declaration that we know of no conduct of theirs which deserved such a severe penalty. It is thought that the presence of the Chief Justice could have saved them from this fate. As we will hereafter speak more of this matter, we withhold comment, until further developments shall put us in possession of all the facts connected with this melancholy affair.