Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-08
From the Cobug S,ar.
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Confirmation of the murder Of Captain Usher,
at a--4ssassinatioa-We have this week
| 10 record of the most dabo!icai outrages ever
pcrpetra ed in this couatry deed ohioof which
has impressed the whole country with n feeling
of horror and Indignation. The particulars, SO
far have learned them, are as follows:
! About , O'Clock this morning three men went to
the house of NJ. Taylor, the Fort Ere road
from Chippewa, few miles above the latter place,
and demanded admittancc. On Mr.. Taylor open
/ lug the door, they ordered HIM pain OF death
to dclive- up his money. saying that they wanted
five hundred dollars, that they knew he had 1t, ana
! he must give ii. He told them he had no money
They then commanded him TO accompany them
! to NJ. Edgworth Usher's who lived a little far.
! ,her down the river, and with whom they said
/ they had some business.
/ He snow ed them the house, bat refused 10 go
with them upon which they threatened TO murder
him and burn his house: they accordingly did fire
his house in two three places, but the fire was
soon extinguished Yielding TO compulSion, he AT
last went with them; and on their way down.
they stopped at Mr.. Dobies, and compelled Mr..
TAYLOR to call him up. On their gaining admit
lance they forced Mr. d. to give them what mo-
ney he had by him, (four or five doars) They
then departed, still taking Mr. Taylor with them.
Mr. Miller's was visited in the same way, but they
got no money. On arriving at Mr. Usher :. they,
as in the previous instances, forced Mr.. Taylor
to call, no doubt with a view of insuring an en-
cognized by the family within.
Mr.. Usher being reused, came to the door, and
asked Mr.. Taylor what he wanted; but he burst
not tell him, having been warned that If he did
So he would be Immediately shot, and that if any
resistance were offered. there were fifty men In
arms within call. Mr.. U. at length prevail
cd upon TO open the door--he at the same time
having a candle in his hand but on seeing arm
cd men, he Immediately shut it again; upon which
one of the miscreants fired at him through slip
of glass at the side door. The Inflated gentleman
received the ball in his body, and died in about an
hour The ruffians then left the scene Of blood,
and after compelling Mr.. Taylor to accompany
them a considerable way beyond his own house,
they dismissed him, betaking themselves to the
woods.
Mr. Usher was Il gentleman very highly re-
sDected bv all who knew him; his circle OF
friends was extensive. He was a jealous loyal |
ist and very active last winter, captain in the !
militia when Navy Island which is just opposite
his house, was occupied by the American pirates |
He was of the persons against whom the
grand Jury of Niagara county, N. Y, found bill
of Indictment for being engaged in the capture OF
hs Fa ySaa hes s'
death.
Mr. Usher had recei, ed repeated warning that |
he was a marked man. So late the day before
his death. he in this town, and commuuica-
ted to Mr.. M'Leod the deputy sheriff, that n man
from Tonawanda had told him that he, Mr. IT,,
Mr.. NIL, and some others, were prescribed
From letter to HIS Ereelercy, Cor. .Narey Dated
OGDESsBuRGH, Nov. Is, 1898.
CAPTURE of "BiH Johas,on,'' the Buccancer of
he Lake-'sWiliam johnson was yesterday ar
.cs.cd bv Chaes T. Burwell and A. b. James,
about three miles above Ogdensburgh. He was :
raced and found in the woods by Mr. Il. and drv- I
IN from his covert towards c bay in the river ST.
lawrence, where his son lay in waiting for him
With row boat, ready to convey him away I
LII,
shore, taken possession of his boat, and secre,ed
us oars SO as not to allow chance of escape I
Did Bill' rushed down to the river, closely pur- I
ued by BurwelI, where he met by James, 4
lie called aloud, '.my hoatr' "my boat" He was /
riered by Mr.. j. TO surrender but he declared he h
you'd never do 50 alive. He had pistol In each il
and, and swore he would sooner die than be taken, c
nd threatened to shoot the first man that APP d
reached him. James aud Burwe attempted to g
eze him. and took hold of him several times; but II
e broke from them aud retreated. His son adj i,
ised him flee to the woods, that he would help
i'm away II in his power, but that his boat and I;
ars had been taken from him, and he had no G.
,eans of giving him assistance. Johnson then :,
to escape the woods but was proven II
d; and when he saw there was no chance OF es-
ape. he came halt and offered to surrender, II
is pursuers would allow his son TO have his arms g
hey replied that they did not seek his arms but :,
IS person After a parley, considerable delay, u
Cochran rifle Cl2 discharges) and two large rifle
stols and then star ted with b. and j for Ogdens-
Irgh still however retaining four small pistols
nd Bowie knife, but which, in the course OF
W minutes, he also gave to his.son. They bad
about one-third of mile, when they
ere met BY file of L. S. soldiers, deputy sher- |!
from Jefferson, and deputy U. 5. Marshall, to
HON Johnston was delivered, and conveyed on a
,ard the steamboat IN the employ of government, III
lder Col Worth" Thence it will be seen by
counts from Oswego. Sacketts Harbor, &c, he
as conveyed to prison in Jefferson coun;yI- pr
lbany Argus. al
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u,., Il:
Mr. VIM IL Thomas. of HAYWOOD county. IN ~
te letter to the Hon. James Graham, pubis3ed :,
the North Carolina Gazette, gives an interest h,
q account Of BODY of about 300 Cherokees. .,
ho still remain in that county under reserva- -
N granted them in the Treaty. They are de
sceable orderly society. choosing rather to ABIDE
the ancient habItatIons OF their ancestors, thah e.
follow the fortunes Of their tribe, IN their new .l
me beyond the Mississippi. 1t Is stated that n
q principal Chief in the settlement, being con- g.
need bv experience of the degradation and des-
active effects Of intemperance, assembled ms NO
o,le on the lands which formerly owed allegiance