Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-14

lout The same time, was lying iii the cart,
fellow struck both of. my legs with bar OF
iron. sw caring damn my eyes, will break your
legs. / drew my legs UP, and ne was led 10
think. and to say he had broke them. Shortly
safter received blow with a club across my
eyes. upon which lay as ii dead, supposlng
itwould stop their further beating me; re-
naming so for some time, was struck upon
my things, which, bore as if dead; villain
said he would soon see if was dead, and ne
stuck pin into nay body twice, at which did
not finch, but still remained senscless, as IT
dead. Another said he would shcw If was
dead. he pulled handful of tar and feathers,
and set fire to it, and stuck 1t on my back,
which put iDtoa blaze what was on my back.
7 turned over suddenly, and rolled upon the
fame, which put it out before it reached too
great height but was burnt in several
parts. then raised upon my knees and adj
dressed them, S for God sake not be worse
than savages if you want my life take It by
SHOOTING or stabbing." Often | begged them
TO put an end to it. Upon this one SAID, d,a't
burn him; another said we will hang him
one in the shafts of the cart turned round and
said to me, (" if you will tell the sot all
in the house and all you know about 1t, we VIII
save your life" Believing all the damage
was done which could be done by them, did
not hesitate to say would They took me
out Of the cart upon the causeway at FelPs
Point, and carried me to the Bulls Head
Tavern there gave them the names OF all
tae persons in the house (most of them al
ready known to then) which they took III
writing, and the reason Of our being in the
house, which was to defend Mr. Hanson and
his house against violence with which he had
been threatened. They detained me about an
hour at tits tavern, and offered nc some
whiskey, of which took several glasses, be-
ing extremely thirsty and weak from the loss
of blood They then made me walk, with Sc.
veraI persons on each side upholdng me, to-
wards the watch house, where they said
Should be kept til the morning, and that
should swear 10 what had said before ma
gistrae by nine O'clock, or If did not they
would haog me. Ga my way was unable ia
proc5cd, and stopped twice for rest. When
iiest stopped, some Of them said they had 60,
al they could out Of me, and they would now
hang me- rose and went on, and some who
we're against hanging me followed, and / WIS
obliged bv weakness 20 stop agaiH, when 1t Was
,roposed again to hang me, & one person SAD
they would cut Of NY head and stick II on
p9ie TIE vate was taken and carried 10!
banging NC bat some said they should not
hang ne, that my life had been promised up
on condition of disclosing what 1 knew, and
that the inlornation migAt give them would
be Of use to them. was then moved on to
the watch house, and delivered to the captain
il. ~
who was told they held him responsible for
my body at 9 ocieck. | laid myself on the
floor, doctor WAS sent for by the captain OF
the watch, who came and having removed the
tar and feathers, sowed up the wounds on my
head, and dressed them. Between hire and
ten o'clock the mob was gathered at the watch
house, and some were for banging NE, saying
tina, had not sworn t. what had told them
before magistrate before 9 o'cloek, as bad
been stipulated, and one OF them said the rope
was ready | observed it was not my fault,
that was not able to go to a magistrate, and
that was ready to sscar to 1t If they would
bring one. They then brought a magistrate
of the name Of Gait, who took my affidavit,
in which was stated the names of the persons
in the house, the causes of their meeting and
the name Of the person under whom they
were acting in the house 1t was read aloud,
and at this period tie Mayor, Lemuel Taylor
and some otalers arrived, who said they would
take me to The hospital out of the hands of
these men. Mr.. Taylor said he had no idea
Of seeing me alive. The doctor had lent me
shirt, and was now provided with pair of
trowsers The mayor sent for carriage, but
tbs mob said should not ride in ii, that a cart
was good enough for NE, and a cart was
brought, into which was placed, stretched
cut in the cart and exposed To hot sun. A.
bout IL O'Clock, WAS carried to the hospital,
the distance of mile, tic mayor accompany
ing me amid the noise of great concourse Of
people. There heard the groans Of general
Lee, in room adjoining, who had been said
to be dead.
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