Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-02-16


ceeded early OH Monday morning {
the fatal spot; and owing to the alarm
and confusion amongst the few scat
tering whites, and their extreme anx-
iety to defend, and if possible, to save
their wives and children, but eleven
white men appear'd and from the cause
Just stated, no one could be prevailed up
onto 20 for the coroner, In fact the whole
company deemed aninquest unnecessa-
~ as the bodies were so completely con-
sumed as not to leave a vestage for a
jury to act on. The house of the de-
ceased had been several times way-laid
by said Indians, and they ran from the
very door; frequent threats had been
made against him and family also; but
up to the fatal day no serious attempt
was made. The Indians Of this town,
report says held a war dance recent
ly, when proposal was made to COM
mence an indiscriminate slaughter Of
the white families 10 the nation, which
was overruled by the peace party pre-
sent. The chiefs Of the natlon had
kept the Indians quiet BY persuading
them that Clay would be elected presi-
de-; {, who would drive the whites all
out 81 their country, and restore their
fosuser laws to them. But the news
|Of the election Of gen. Jackson came
On them like a clap of thunder on a
clear day, which was one cause Of the
outrage | am now relating, as they had
just heard the news.
On Saturday evening, 18th, William
Grant and two gentlemen from Hall
county, passed the house Of the de-
ceased just before night; the house was
then standing, and the door open. We
ascertained the outrage was perpre-
trated early in the night, BY examin-
ing the bones. We found and identl-
fed Mr.. Boman's by his coat and PAN
iaioon buttons, and suspender buckle
and key, which pointed out his bones
and showed his clothes were on, and
he had 40, been In bed. Another rea-
son was this, their little infant daugh-
ter's heart, liver, lights and stomach
were nearly entire, and its little sto-
mach distended with food, as if Just
which showed it had not
slept. nor the food been acted on by
way of digestion, consequently it must
have Just supped. We Unidentified
Mrs. Boman BY the remains of the I'M
born infant which had preserved a
small part Of the back bone ofits Lowell,
from the devouring flames.
The old lady, Mrs. Boman's mother,
was old and blind for several years.
James Lawson Boman was II years
old, was All honest, honorable, indus
trious young man, and had committed
no crime, but that being Georgian.
and having rented an emigrated place,
where he wished to settle. His bones
gave evidence of his bravery; as his RI
lie barrel was laying across his bones
near his knees, and it was bent to a
curve to the right, and
he breech turned square down, where
he screw pin went through. The rifle
ock lay six feet or more from the
and the guard at least three
eet in contrary direction, which
showed he had calamity resisted. Bar
heba Boman was a beautiful woman,
Is years old, and was the mother, of
ovely infant, little over a year old,
Mary Ann Boman, by name; and was
owards another. They had in the
house two feather beds, three blankets,
hree cover lids, new black walnut
hest, containing nice change of
,lothes, not a vestige of which remain
ID from which we concluded the house
lad been robbed, as it is well known
hat feather bed will not burn up so
Is to leave no sign.
1t is just two years since traveller
vas robbed, murdered and burnt by
hese same Indians. 1 think they
hould alter the name of the creek from
Bear Grass, } to keekuh-
ooyeh Tor Bloody Water.)
People of Georgia, gallant, gener-
us and brave, will you? can you!
uffer your people murdered with i'm
unity. No. Yours with respect.
JACOB r. BROOKS.
P. S. ] do not believe it was a sys-
ematIc arrangement or commence |
1eHt ofhostilities; but confined to that
ection Of country. Those white men $
rho had Indian families behaved scam
alously in that section, las none of them
anne near the shockingscene.
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