I saw that so firm was the conviction that the parties arrested and in the rightful custody of the sheriff, were the guilty parties, that if the populace could get hold of them they would be strung up, without examination or trial.
Jacobs expresses his concern about the mob mentality surrounding the arrested individuals, fearing they would be lynched without due process.
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