American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-08-31
A TALE OF BARBARl'rY.

Ftonthe augusta, Georgia, Chronicle, .aag. g.
We ,ieeply regret that il has fallen to our 10
~ recDa rne vi the most unfortunate events tina
have ever happened in this neis hbnnrhool. aud on
strnpslv re,nlting TO every principle Of hnmant,
Under the extraordinary excitement winch pre-
walls, we would sain avoid 50 painful duty but a
this excitement has given rise to repeated exayst
rntions, il may De proper to place before the pnl
lie plain recital of the circumstances, preclsel
A. we have learned them from the most respecti
HE sources They are bad enough, Heaven know
in their farest rarb, without adding to them tn
least cnoring of exagseraton, and viewing them
we do, :. more in sorrow than in anger we tru.
that we may be enabled to crafty the intense curl,
sty Of tile public, without prejudicing the caus
of those unfortunate individuals, who by TIL
one fell act Of ungo, ernable passion and ruth
less bai5arity, have been hurled at once from re
spectacle situations in socety-and one lndee
from height of distinguished greatness-to
depth SO very low, that it should dsarm even the
greatest enemies Of resentment. The indignatio
uf the public is raised against them to the hghes
pitch, but, SO far as it regards two OF them. this IN
lignatiun should be Gained by the reflection tina
they have willingly surrendered themselves. wit
The utmost c0ntritinn, to the violated laws OF thel
country, and expressed their desire to explat
their offences, SO tar as it is now in their power
b. all humble submission to whatever sentence the,
may award.
The circumstances we have alluded to are a
fullows-Anl here it may he proper to remark
that they have been collected amid the genera
excitement which prevails, but with a due sense 0
caution and though we must at present beiev,
that they are substantially true, shall take nucl
pleasure in correcting any inadyertent error the,
may be found to contain. Tn the evening OF Mon
day, the 3Oth ut. two females arrived in the sub
urbs Of the neishboring town Of Hamburger, in a
gig, and informed respectable gentleman whom
they met there, that they had been robbed. short
distance behind, by negro boy, who had taken a
trunk from behind the gig, and fled with it into the
bushes, while they pursued, but were unable to o.
gcrtakc him. They expressed suspicious that he
bad carried it to wagon which they had passed
on the road, aul after many entreaties the gentle
man vent there. and found white man, named
Joseph Martin, and negro boy answering to the
description given by the females Martin decar-
ID positively that the boy had not been out Of his
risht since they arrived there but after some par
Icy. the gentleman brought the boy with him, and
lie was identified by the females, who afterwards
swore that he was the one who took their trunk
After questioning him aside, he acknowledged
that he had taken it, and offered to 20 and give it
up. but the gentleman who exercised towards him
the utmost mildness thinking that he might posi-
bly, be Influenced by fear, cautioned him not to
give way to such alarm, but, on his describing the
trunk, according 10 the information given by the
owner, his doubts at ouce subsidized. and he went
with him to the place where he stated that it was
No trunk. however, was there. Whether the boy
was whipped then, or not, are unable to say !:
but, if we recocct rightly, lie was, either at that
time or afterwards. However, he then stated that
ne had taken the trunk at the request of Martin.
and that 1t must have been removed by him. Mar
I'm positively denied any knowledge of it, but came
with the negro 10 Hamburg, and stayed there all
night. a warrant was issued against him am, the
boy, and the general impression then, accompanied
by strong marks ui indignation, was, that Martin
was concerned.
On the following morning, Mr.. Shultz-who as
i afterwards appeared in evidence, was anxious
that the trunk should be returned-actuated b,
friendly motives towards Martin, made an appeal
10 his feelings which was supposed to have had
the desired effect, and agreeaby to the wish of
Mr.. ;. he went with him, Mr.. Alexander Boyd,
Mr. DAVID IIynar, and the negro boy, with pro
mise that he would assist hym to took for the
t,tnh, and also endeavor to make the boy find it,
tie carried them to several different places to no
purpose. and Mr.. Shultz, (as said to be stated BY
hlmscl) surprising that he was evaIicatlng and
being fati.ued and wet with the rain, became ex-
asperated and proceeded to violence by whipping
and ducklng and TO such an extent was this bar
barty carried by him and the Others that it is said
the poor fellow tainted several times, and in the
ducking swallowed a large quantity Of mud and
water. When they were discovered, Martin was
laying almost senseless with his head extended o.
yer a ditch-Mr. Shultz was standing over him and
occasionally thrustng his head into the water
Boyd was also standing over him with grape vine
switch, much frizled at the end, and Lynar was
standing at distance with the negro in his custo-
dy. Martin was brought to Hamburg, and his per-
son exhibited the most shameful proofs of barbara
", being SO acerated that he had scarcely sound
place upon it. Mr.. ShultA expressed afterwards
the utmost contrtlon for the oiience-had the
wounded man taken to his own house, sent for a
Doctor, and treated him with every attention. He
was afterwards removed by his father to the Tavern