Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-09-22
CRI~s, ACCIDENTS, &c.
Sept. 10, 1913.

COuntcyfriters ~ men, calling ,hemsel, es
Sanford aud George Savery, arrested at Lynn
don OH Sundny last for passing counterfeit money
George was discharged and Sanford bound over
TO the County CourI, but he escaped from the
Sheriff. lie is under middle age, wore bacI;
whskers, dark coat and white hat With broad
brIm turned UP.
Cummi,'S Trial. The trial of Cummins, who
is clarg d with numbering his wife, has already
occupied about two week Is iIne We heard lrom
Hnvelliii on Wednesday, That the testimony II.
gunsl he prisoner had moi been concluded.
Dajoiical. From an ofirial communication
OF Grueral Wall 10 the Mexican Secretary of war,
contained in tie government journal OF Mexiro,
of July 81, we gather the following pnricu mrs OF
cod-booded and horrible massacre perpetraled
10y AN urned party of Texans, upon some Mexi-
can merchants. The hleXlcans, seven in number,
went iron, .uier to Vicloria, on the river Gauda-
loupe, With various articles oi commerce. for the
purposes OF tade. On arriving az Victoria, they
Were accused ri being spes hut On beng brought
before courI. and Tried, lhey were acquitted, amt
assurances gwen them that they should no; he in-
Jured or hoesie'l ~ pursuing their traffic in Tex
They proceeded 10 transact their business
anu started for home. On the roue they were o.
yeriaken aud jnlncd by II party OF thirty armed
'OAHHe, "HuUl luty ItHhucu us All enCOTt fhilltr
thun as en.nies. Alter while they all disn,oun.
ted aud took coffee together. Tnen portion OF
the ~ exams seized the arms Ut the MeXicaUs aud
Tie n 81 informed them that they were prisoners.
HE MeHicaiIs reminded them vi the Assurances
OF safely winch the court had given them. The
Texans replied Iha, they ac,ed 10y order uf their
go\ernnrnl. They then lied HE Mexlcuus two
aud i"u, 81 that one was sci between the legs Of
another and The Two right and TWO lett hands OF
each were lied together. In this situation they
were robbed OF everything alter which, they
were lul! to say their p'dycfS far they going 10
be shot! Hey wuud not a. fist believe such n
thing bui seeing that the matter became serious,
They requested To be hot through the head, which
wus dOue. One Iuon VITO was shurter than the
resi-, having taller one helOre INN, was struck on
the top OF his head, the bail ganclug and plough
ing nloi The flesh 10 The hinihead. Upon uuiy-
ln- lLu dead, the IeXaus found tut this ma. be-
tray ed signs OF lie; wheupOu gun was disrllar-
ge,l M bis ear; but here, again, the ball passed
through the ear and striking lhe buue behind II,
glanced off at the lIndhead us before. An being
now supposed 10 he dead the lexqns ell aud
~ about hall an hour, the survivor having Iecuv-
cred from the sun which Ihe.e injuries had calls
rd, mude good his escape. AT The houses OF some
Mexican uhunuanIs vi Texas he met with kind
ness, had his wounds cured aud was hslped on
ms way 10 his home. On hearing Tins statement
scouting party Of MrXicans, who had met III,
survivor vi lhe massacre, proceeded 10 The spOt
aud there they found tie bodies OF the SIX unor
tunale men, robbed aud murdered, as we have de
scrbed. a. $. Standard
.4noiher Forgery.-By one Whlmore, OF New
Haven, Conn., $4,000 on The Navy Department
He has been apprchended.
"A Struggle tch Iigfr.-We learn, says tn
Pnlshurs American, that the keeper of the nena
gtrie recently here, while exh,bling in Newcas
tie, Mercer entered The den OF villa ID, asts US wa
his WON'T aud while nlaEin2 i'll -L.--ssrvuzr-,ts !
Tdd his dread.nlly torn 10y The Tiger
lie WIS lying II his back at The time, ani viii
great presence OF mind he raised ms foot, mn,
with Sudden exerll0n Of II, threw The tiger from
him Snd gained his feet; aud uwi"g the bru
buck by las innnner, retired from HE cage, al,
fnlnted from the effects OF the wound. IL is feare,
bis arm will have to be ampulaled.