New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-18

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near New Orleans.
DC Of the murderer, was caught on the 18th
instant. hear onion Point, ON the Mississippi. the
other making hi- escape. though not without ha,
ing had several ball. fired at him. ard i supposed
to have been wounded though not caught. il /, t.
be- hoped That he viii soon D. brought TO pay the
/ pc"aIt! of ms atrocious crimes Ii appears that
/ the negro boy Lnoch, after beng sold, ran away
from his new master and returned to Bayou ID.
Glaze, and fell in with the boy Joseph whom he
| persuaded of with yellow girl named Margaret.
known to some having belonged to a plant>r
on the above Bayou-that after per,uading joseph
and ihi- girl Oft they armed tnemselye. and com
menc"d the work Of destruction and death. The,
proceeded hrsi 10 the house Of Nr. Noah Hauing-
io9, on lie River, near tine cui-Oi whom thew
Killed, carry ing of the daughter Il Mr. II. with
them, whom they kept in the woods SOM TX
weeks, using her with uuhcari Of cruelty piauing
vines together and whipping heI until from torture
she was coispe He'd To- Yield t. their helIi.h purpo-
Sc, and a, other times ticiug her up TO tree as ii
mark 10 shoot at.
They then killed another man, who's, name j,
hot known. Aiter committing this murder. o.
| returning 10 the place where Miss II. va, COS
fined, they remarked tia, they had Killed another
hog. After this they went 10 III, house # Nh
George Todd, not far from Nj H., whom they
also killed, carving of Mrs. Todd wi'h small
child, whom they treated aso in IN i brutal
manner, and Threatening to Hill both her and tho
child # II should cry, and oicn when ihcy
on the point Of killing them all. the yellow gil
would throw herself oa her knee, and bee their
lives. saying that If ihsy .hot them, then bullets
wuud have to pas, through her body. Ms. Todd
| and Mi>. Harrington both state that the yellow
eIl several tunes saved their lives.
The boy Joseph, Immediately after his capture,
confessed that he killed both Nj. Harrington und
Mr.. Todd, and the other person, hut stated that he
had been forced to DO it by EuociI, Who hr, en-
ticcd him to run away. 10 white person impI-
Gated.
After this confession, it wa. deliberately r.
solved that the negro should bs burned alive he
terrible scene !. thus described by the rec Trader
e Tne body was taken and chained to tt,c
Immediately on the bank of the Mississippi, on
what j. called Union Point. laggoi, were then
collected aud piled around him. to which he APP
pclr,d quite Indifferent When the worh
completed hc wa. asked what hc had 10 ,ay.
lie then warned all To take example by him, AID
asked the prayers Of all around: h. then call 'd
for drink of wafer, which was landed to him;
he drank it and -ad: Now az, fire. am read,
I, 90 in peace" The torche, were lighted ard
placed il the pile, which soon .nitcd. He watch
ed uunO,cd the cuilin. flame "a IT grew, unit, it
bean IL cntwlnc Itself around and feed upon Ms
bod, then he sent frlih cries of agony painful to
the car begging some ono To blow lns 1rain' out,
at the same tine sur.in- with almost .uPcrhuman
strength, unit, the staple with which the chain
vas fastened to the tree (not tcins well sccurcd)
drew out, and he lcapcd from the burning pile.
At that rsomcnt the sharprin- ot several nile, wax
heard-lhc body Of the negro fell q corpse on the
ground. lie was picked up 10y some ,No or three,
and again thrown into the fire and consumcd-not
IA yc.tisc remaining 10 show that such ii being ever
existed.
The yellow GIL was taken to Natchcz. in the
custody of Mr.. G.. S. Lyman, who viii deliver her
up to the proper authorities at Idalia, La.
FnoM BuENo. AYREs.--Ihc following letter i
from the CORES pondcnt of the \. York American:
BurSos Ayes, ~ May.
wrote to YOU very recently giving you an ac-
count Of horrors which have been committed III
tins city within the last month.
The Ne of 4 human boinc hclc, if lac have the
misfortune To belong to the I'M arlan party, l. held
to be of no mere consequence than that OF dog !;
and great i, the hatred against them, ihat were
it no, for the fear Of foreign interference, 'eriIy
believe the whole party would be aninbila'ed 10y
having those blood-hound- the Ma orq"HdS let
loose upon them.
Since the 2Oth. the .lay .itcr Gov. Rosas i..ucd
hi, order To put stop 10 the n>sa'slaa'iohs' Inc
CIV Ina. been very quiet. Several Oi those who
took the liberty OF assassinating their individual
cnrmi.,-durng tht DAYS of tcrror-hayc since
| been unprecedented and snot within the hour they
were takcD.
One OF these WAGKh0ri:sd a,sas.ins, by tie
name of .N9rcird, who boa,icd Oi having mur-
dcrcd al hast half a dozen with his own hdGd, and
of having -tuc, up the head of one oi his victims
IN the public market place, iechei cat IN blue RIB
bon>. last evening Apr, headed lH the Cmci
| of Police and sho; immediately by order ct Gov.
Rn.a,. He asked for two hours 10 settle Ia. pr
waite AFFAIR.", aod prepare f,r death; but the time
VA. refused. and he was cent ont at the world al
| mos, a, cNpcduiou.ly a. he had sent 81 many oi
/ 3D., victims before him. This wretch was adluiant
of the Screno,, or cit, guard, and thought m'
position would shield hm from all responsibility.
believing that a few murders. It they were oniS OF
S4lva.cs nitario-, would hc acceptable To Coy.
Kn>a> but ~ the G1ycrn"r does not allow an!
thing OF TIN, Kind to take place. cNccptlN hi' o"n
order 10, authority. >enur Mcrcir. iouud himself
hurried into another world, 20 account ior sins he
Ind iu,t committed IN this, more prompt! Than he
/ anticipated.
| Yesterday being beautiful, day, rode ont Is far
ms the Quiiia where the Governor -pcl d. ~ sun
DAYS found him amusing him,cIt with 'he mock
/ ,iial of two country people. man and wiz. b"ih oi
whom had complained TO the Governor; Nh hu>
band that tie wifi. had ran ava, from h'1, and The
wifi. that the husband had threatened 10 cut her
/ throat. Advocates were appointed: o"c ~ Inc
Governor fools OF testers was appointed '"d-''
! aud tine trial continued an hour OF more, much To
the amusement OF the company; but tie trembling
/ pair thought 1t all serious.
/ They were finally sentenced u live together
asn.n. u love, honor, cherish and support cdoH
other. and tie wife 10 obey her bu,bs"d and ia"c
/ care OF his children, &c.