Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-10-08

frpH the parsui; "f justice. than nc nave hhh'iio
been accustomed To- entertain.
Mr.. Taslor traced MeGrew after his fight fl ON
this state, through Louisiana 10 Natchito,es, aud
across the Mexican line to Naeordoehes. At that
plac. he learned that McGren was Two hundred
ns III the interior, al a settlement called the Sd-
linz, at Hair, fradias bon,t--wlnrc lac was M
der The protection OF Hall, and the Comanchc In
diaDs. Between these Indians and the Mexican.
At Naeoedoehe,, l",iilities existed and when
Ta,lar arrived hostile expedition had bccn sent
o,it aeaiii,, The Indians. Mr.. Taylor accompanied
by two men, followed the pary,--a,ing been fur
n,l,ed With letters to Bower, the commander
requesting his all. Instead Of assisting, Bowver,
il appears, appraised McGrew OF their object, and,
indeed, Showed him tho letters The, were oblig-
81 ~ lice Instantly, andwe pursued BY McGrcw
and ~ - aSsacIaics--1n Indian and white dcs.r-
ter-f,r ia.afy Eur hour. They escaped by
leaving til. lng broad an! striking into the woods.
On hi, return to Nacogdocics, air. Taylor offered
a reward Of 800 TO any one who soul take Nc
Grew. Texas Captain, named Ferguson,
with eight men, undertook the enterprise, and
marched to the settlement. Halls party and the
Indians made iish, and Ferguson was beaten of
In the skirmi,h McGrcw was ,hot and slightly
wounded.
The def Al Of TIL, party produced procama-
ton from the political chief Of Nacocdochr> sort
Of ouilaary, ordering McGrew TO BIZ taken out Of
the country. unfit to remain there, by reason o
great crimes committed in the ntcd States. He
also placed civil force, consisting Of the sheriff
and ten n"n. at the disposal Of Taylor. Tbs
time, arti6ce successfully tried. At Nacog-
dochcs, one Of McGrews acquainranccs, familiar
with his habits and the settlement, was prevailed
upon to accompany the party, and to assist in the
.ut, a,yIn nI ,l,,l.
bout couple of miles from the house where Me
Grew resided, while the sheriff and the other man
went up frankly to the house to request lodging.
] he person OF the sheriff was unknown to Nc
Grew, aud on seeing him, he suspicious and
armed himself, but his suspicious we're dispcllcd
by the Introduction of the other person, and their
proposition 10 give up their arms TO him for safe
keeping which was accordingly done. His eau
ton was completely hlled, and AT night he went
To sleep in the same room with them, upon buila-
10 skim with his pistols under his hcad.-Whcn lac
was asleep, they seized him and tied his arms.
and threatening 10 blow his brains out Instantly if
he did not keep silence carried him off to the par
'y who were IN ambush, and all Instantly put
ont AT inll speed, and bv morning were beyond
pur ,,lit.
When l,r seized he thought it was for hi,
share in the recent >kirmish, 10 Which impression
it is probably owing, that he did not give an a.
larm at all hazards. When he discovered in whose
hand. he was, he behaved perfectly quiet Al
\acoqdo,hcs, the Empresdrio furnished a guard to
the Sabine river. From there 10 Natchitocl,cs, he
was brought by Taylor and two others, At \lcx-
andria, the party fell in with ". hemp, the bro
Their OF the murdered children, who was rctur-
ming from hunt after the assassin in
irkansds. From that place, he WAS brought
without difficulty To New Orleans, and thence to
Mobile.
The crime OF Which TIN, man Is accused, is one
Of the nost arocons ever read oi in the annals of
dcprayity. Two children, lads of s To 1T wears of
AGE, were bntchcrcd in cold blood, wantonly and
~,vagrly, from dcmoniac spirit of revenge a.
can>t their parents. The crime, the flight, the
pursuit, and hearrc.t, form altogether, an exciting
rs well Is Il terrible tragedy.