Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-11-21

tnred. The capture TOOK PiSCS 1911 ~.
: mile from Fort Peyton: The talk
was veTv short one. They stated ina ne.
thew had been invited by Philip to come
and hear what propositions were y % =
made TO them, that they did not come
- deliver themselves up as prisoners
and nothing was said that seemed 70
indicate that they were yet conquered
AS soon as this fact was ascertalned' al
a Dreconccrted signal they were sur
rounded by our troops, and all taken
prisoners. They were completely sur
prised and captured without blood
she'd"
.SuhhoseI Murder BY Steam DoetST.-
A very great degree of excitement mas Osea'
cancel in the city by the death OF young
man named Tiberias G. Frenchs ageo Lo'
"nnloved as a teacher In the COLUMBIA
roIIeCe Grammar School, who died. aP-
D.ars IN the ThomPsOnian Jnhrmary' u
Howard street, under the care and olFeC-
r,or Of one Richard K, Frost. From the
rnmors in circulation after the burial OF the
vonny man on Wednesday, his body was Ia
ken IN Yesterday and examined 6y coFo'
0er's ;nonest. The evidence given was
that the Young man, probably deiuoeo Oy
the -xtravagant pretensions OF those persons
caIlsd ouacEs. went, by his own determine.
ton and against his brothers ADVICE 20 say
;n6rmarv' on Thursday week. tor a SlISh'
cold. and was at once provided win a u"SE
of what is called composition teas; prtDa..
blv similar to the preparation BLACK dnnk
given by the Seminole Indians PreVl0ts to
their corn dance.
The next day he was put on the IOeiia
and shut up in the box Of the steam bath.
which caused profuse persPiration. j this
state he was suddenly cooled down, a la
RusSie,n' by a freezing shower bath then
blanketed, then 1obeliated, &c. till exhaust
ed in the course of this, the diseased tOok
two pailfuIls Of a compound consisting Of
bear berry poplar, ginger, cloves. simach,
gold seed. cayenne, THE latter p~erfuI
emetic, the rest violent StimulantS, &c.
This murderous system went on daily, till
Tuesday evening, when DR.. CleesemaU
was called in. pronounced him pat receive
nv, and he died in a few hours. On ths
following day he was buried.
An anonymous letter sent to the c"ronel
led to the diSlnterment of the body, and thC
inquest held thereon. In the course Of thu
inouisition, one Mr.. ROulston, an asSistan
at the infrnary under Frost was examin
ed, and he stated that :he deceased wa
treated for tyPhus fever, but Of the nature
of that disease he was entirely ignorant.
The verdict of the jury:
'It is the opinion of this jury that tn
death of the deceased was occasioned by
general congestion Of the internal organs
and complete ProStratiOn Of the nervOu
system, produced BY the administration {
dileterious and improper medicines, an
other improper treatment, while in the in
6rmary, under the direction Of Richard K
Frost"
The verdict was rendered thus from tn
evidence Of DR.. CheeSeman and D. L. Ro
| gers. who examined the body after it wa
diSintered, and who honestly and candid
said they would have considered their live
endangered by such treatment as vas give
the deceased.
In consOnance with the above verdict, III
coroner. after consulting with Justice HoE
son, issued and put in the hands of an Office
his warrant for the arrest Of Mr.. Frost.
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