Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-08-28

much msagled were conveyed without raoles.
tation in hack brought by the physicians a.
bout O'Clock in the morning to Ellicotts
Mills, and thence to the house Of the father
of DIR. p. w. about "a miles from town They
are all recovering.
1t would remain now TO relate the last act
of this horrible and bloody tragedy which in
cludes the fate of Mr. Thompson now safe and
recovering in L. York, Pennsylvania. He
was the unhappy victim reserved, for what
special cause is unknown, by the butchers for
their Internal pastime. His narrative already
before the public saves us thepain of describing
the unheard of tortures which untamed fero-
city delighted to inflict on him. His prayers
to put an end to his suiferings by death, were
inhumanly rejected as often as repeated.
Such are the particulars of this atrocious
and bloody affair which it has hitherto been
possible to collect IA an authentic shape, and
4 parallel to which is scarcely TO be found in
the annals of Revolutionary France, even at
ter the actors in similar scenes there had be-
come hardened by custom and familiar to
deeds of horror, cruelty and crime The
blood hounds of Republican France massa-
cred by thousands those obnoxious to their
vengeance, but they dispatched their victims
quickly, rarely ever resorting to such linger-
ing fortunes as the exclusive Republicans of
this boosted land Of Liberty and happiness
have the credit of inventng.
1t is proposed as soon as practicable to obtain
from each of the gentlemen separaN state
msnt on oath of what he suffered himself and
of all that passed within his observation-
Meantime the above statement must receive
oil. Sfo,,
being embraced in the introductory affidavit
The Intended statements will be published, in
order to give fuller view of these horrible
scenes While they hold up to merited de
testation those who by their active cooperate
on, connivance, or their dastardly and trea-
cherous supineness, contributed to produce
the catastrophe, they will serve as beacon
to warn the civil and military authority of
other places of the danger of temporising
with the most ferocious, ruthless and bloody
of all monsters. mob; while they teach an
instructive lesson to the honest but deiuded
citizen seduced by the syren charms of demo
cracy
The persons named IN the above affidavit
have read NTH mingled regret and iRdigmd-
ton the partial, mutitoted and unjust re
port off local authorities IN Baltimore.
1CHtt6 CHcB EUOe SeBU uHUeTeU u 10 dDttH TFIcf
and amasement the signatures of some nor
thy, and hitherto firm and independent CT
tizems. Understanding that the .iastifcat;-
on made for the barbarous cruetties ahich
trcachery and black maIignity procured to
be inflicted upon them, is that an ertensiue
conspiracy soas formed to murder or other
7oise modest the citizens Of Baltimore, the
above named do therefore sotemnty sarear
that no such conspiracy or association zpas
eUer formed, but merely determinations
entered into by Tess than dozen gentlemen
IN the country to protect the person and
property Of Mr.. Hanson, and defend the
liberty Of the press nth their tiUes if neces-
sdry This determination remains anal
tered The letters Of Col Lynn, aohose nd
rice 5ras voluntsered, John Hanson Tho
mas, and Mr. fancy haze been disingenu-
otsly peroerted to an unjust dRd infan,oas
purpose.
ROCKVILLE, august IL, 1912.