Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-30
From The Ddhuquc Ut Express OF March IO,h.
INTERESTING TRIAL.

&C CHftt6 Std|eS Is EC3RS. Spencer,
IL teiey AMI Parrish.
INDICTED FOB BURGLARY HON. 7. S. WI.
son, P~ESt0ING.
The trial Of the persons charged with
the outrage upon Bill Johnson. the re-
nown,d patriot, and celebrated Hero of
the thousand Isles, '-came Off last week
The court house was crowded every
day by hundreds of eager spectators.
who listened attentively, and behaved
with the utmost decorum-all anxious
l. see the laws of our country admins
tered lalthiUlIy-and at the same time
To give these unfortunate men the advan-
cage OF every circumstance which would
tend 10 throw any Ugh, upon this affair
The prisoners arranged wsre--Ev
ans, Spencer, Parish and Rowlcv, char
ged with Burglary and Riot. II npDeor.
III that these defendants ACCOMPANIED biz
several other white men, and live or six
IN iIans, broke into the house of Bul
Johnson, IA Buchanau county. on tho
night of tie Iih of December. lvnched
Johnson. or IN other words, tied him Ia
tree. and gave him fity.six lashes on
the bare back! retained and divided some
OF ais property, ordered him and his
daughter 10 pack up their goods and be
o. IN two hours. and It he was found
within hundred miles Of there by the
next day, he would be killed-und If he
prosecuted them, he was 10 be killed
and eighteen men stood sworn 10 do il.
Johnson and his daughter packed M
such light goods as they could convent
ently carry, and were compelled 10 de-
part accompanied bl a Miss 5 Kelso
a young woman who was s:aving NJ
Johnson s)-this man. accompanied by
these two females, was thrown out OF
house and home, in the middle of tn.
night, The depth OF winter, and obliroj
To travel twenty-five miles over a cold
and bleak prairie, in the severest wel!h
er experienced for wears, so cold that II
Iroze one Of these lynchers to death, an.
other lost ms feet, aud several Others of
hem were severely frozen.
These men were arrested, taken To
Iowa city, and subsequently brought to
this CITY Tor trial, as Buchanan county
Is attached TO this county for judicial
purposes As both trials were precise.
~ alike. we shall speak Of them as one.
and as the testimony Of al. the witness
es were corroLora,ei we sub,oin one OF
The principal Witnesses on the part OF
the prosecution:
Testimony IF Hiss ScoVe Kelso-Miss
h. was living at 1r Juhnson's on the
'4th of December, had been here more
shan monlh-waS at home tina, even.
ing MIR Johnson, Catharine, Mr Dag
get. Brady, Day, Seclc,and "A boy were
there. The dogs barked, the boy went
10 the door, and said IA company Of men
were coming. the girls then went TO the
d'or,and saw the men two rods or more
from tie house, returned and saut the
The dopr.Prelty soon they came in. WIN.
bennett. VIM. Evans. Spencer, JelrorlS.
Reese, Parish, Old Mr. Stiles, Rowley
Wall, Warner, and me five Indians
Spencer then took large bowie knife
from the window tEat Steele had laid
there. Nh Johnson said 'how do Won
dol! and asked them 10 sit down; they
made no answer. Bennett then spoke
to Spencer, and asked what was to be
done, and what was &c be done had bet
ter be done quickly-Spencer gave the
knife TO Rowley, jumped up on the
hoor, gave a whoop wen up AMI tyok
ho.d OF Johnson, and said Johnson YOU
are my prisoner, jerked him round -
Rowlcy stood between Mr. John son and
Cajharinc, wi II the bowie knife drawa
at this time. Bennett gave the order To
cock their guns, and spoke 10 the lndi
ans, aud SAID to the nen, 1T man or wo-
man Inter!ered, blow them through -
At this time there were TWO Indians in
the house, and three more by the win
dow. They took Johnson out Of doors
Bennett told Warren TO take hold anl
h. Up get Johnson out of the door: John.
son asked what it was for? Spencer
SAID remember the 9Th November
they took Johnson out Of doors and tied
him. Witness stood in the door Cath
arlne went out TO speak to her father.
Spencer said IL he spoke TO her,ho would
kiIl him on the spot. JetIords spoke to
Ca'haune, and told her il she did not 90
In he house he would blow her through.
They took Johnson off, they were gone
for lhrec fourlhS Of an hour, aud re-
turned all OF them-whcn they got back
VIZ Johnson said TO alharine, they had
got to 60 and mist pack mp their things,
they had only allowed them two hours
10 BE- oil m they began to rack their
beds, clothing, dishes, and such thinss
While they Mr. j. and &. were packing,
Catharne spoke to lay, and said they
hal like To have forgotten the clock
spencer walked up 10 the clock. and
took the clock down say ing. i guess you
don't AXE that letters aud SiIos then
said mo, that is too good property frr
Johnson to carry of Bennett then sad
TO CHtharmc, that a. they had no; their
sLuLI on of tho nnLI.n In On -,linnln- :.