Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-01-31

1, Peter Bent
W are net frichds-vo1 can have no bus
mess With ME. Lnsye NV premises ? con-
ttnued BrownFon, az he opened the DOR.
We viii leave the premjs4,s,' exclaimed
Lent, ~ be watched the g8zr 81 his sst6nizh.
ed enemy, but that will be after we have tas
ken your gold and burnt your nust Of ireagod
about your years
Peter Lent, / know you, ard knnw ave4
ny man with yoB. Let harm come il me, and
VOC shall pay dearly for a'--4s for gold, /
have nome
'Ws'l pearch for ~ shouted fem, as he
pushed Brow nson aside ana rushed Into The
house, followed by his companions.
They we're met by The wjfet who pathetis
cajlr inp]ored them To aPare her house from
the desecrAtinn af a searfh,
we would do anything for you, Madam,
hut your husbai'i is a marked man, and must
be r~unished, lie has searched and rohbe8
oar house-we viii now pay him in his oaR
COIN
Tnus spote one Of the committee who had
proposed The punishment. As if convinced
81 the right Of rctributive justice, the woman
offered 10 further gunen fr naercY, but
quietly, though more like a spectre than =
thing oi flesh and blood, gIided 10 a seat in a
IN a corner offhe apartment. Her hnsband
moOdjIy watched the movements Of his enc
mics. asthey ramsacked every nook and Gre
vice. When they had done and still we're
empty handed, he smiled c0ntemptuouglg,
saying as h. did so
Wen, gentlemen, you find th#s tny house
contains only what a poor man should poss-
esq. Are You satisfsd!'
Y / spoke one Of The nurnber-'No j: you
have gold. 1t ls a pity that it should be mel
ted in the flames which will consume .vfaIr
dwelling. 5peaF, then, and toll III where
You have boarded it,
Il have Spoken said Brownson, and tell
yOn again | have none
Take him 10 the tree and hang him. If he
does not Tell cried Lent and II he is obttia.
ate, let him swing to dcafh.'
'Ay! 10 the tree!' cllorussed the etlera.
Despite The tree, aud preparations we're at
oucc made for putting the threat into rxccp-
itoH. A rope was thrown over he limb, ami
o1o end placed III the hands Of two sloat
'nsn-the other end, fashioned into a sly
Knot moose, was placed about the doomed
mans neck. Mt a muscle moved az he pas
siVeIy allowed his captors 10 make these pre-.
parat'ons. Neither did the Hobs of his swoon.
ing wife appear to mike any visible express
slon. His face was blauched, his eyes were
CLASSY, and his lips we're bloudless; but his
nerves were firm, and his he TT undaupted.
lie had 9ed a daring life, and was doterniH-
ed to meets bold and remorseless end.
Now, said Lent, as his companions formed
a circle around the tree, 'open your stubborn
mouth, and disclose The hiding place YOU have
selected f'r the money of which every honest
man here ran claim a portion. You have ff.
teen minutes 10 decide. Remember! discle4
sure or death =
AT this moment flames burst from he roof
of the house. II was, according 10 the dacig-
ion of he committee, FIRED.
See nnrtnured the faint female, you
have deprived US of home--spare, at least, our
wretchel hrea. That for which YOUR ask.
my husband las not. On my soul, as Ear as
know, | speak NJ falsehuod,1
Perhaps we are wrong suggested one Of
'Wrong!' said another. nonsense Do
YOU suppose lie you'll tell her wla: be had
done with lie plunder!'
'Oacc more, and for the Iast time. paid
Lent, addressing BrownsoD, Task you to dis.
close where you have secreted your money!
70. the last time, reply, | will tell no-
!, thing"
then mark me. You see that raftfr
cracking in the flames! In a moment il will
fall. As that falls you will be suspended be-
tween heaven and earth. Your fale lie Just,
and may God have mercy on your soul.'
Each iaan uncovered, and bowed reveren.
t%ially, as they all calculated the prayer.
Husband shrieked the wile-sIusband!'
tell what they require. in the name Of Heav-
eu!'
NcverF l have no gold. fthoy kill me
thsy niIl be murderers aud my death will
net go unayepged.'
A crash announced that the burning raft
ar had fallen. Lent lifted his hand, and in 4
moment Brownson's body swung clear off tho
ground. The wife fell inssnslbIe. Lent raj.
sed his hand, and Brownson Vas immediately
lowered. lie was coon recovered sufficient
to speak and listen.
'Brownson,' said Lent, you see we are de-
erm'ned Save yourself, il possible, for The
sake ufyour WIFE,
The hitherto strong resolves If the doomed
man seemed shaken. lie notiuned them ia
remove the rope from hs neck. They did AZ
ne desired. Draw ny near 10 Lent be family
articuiated. i must recover nv sfrepgth.
Grant me a lew minutes respite, and YOU
shall krow all
'b'ok tot1e w%ornan,' said Lent; see that
she r%evlves.' She was then raised and pla-
cod upon an elevated knoll about five 70 =
from tbs tree. They chafed her temples. vet
she recovered not. RrOwnson's eve glanced
~uneasiIy around. A close observer could
have detected the fact that tie en1bryohan-
gIng had not much disordered him. Sudden
y his vision rested upon a musket which opa
of The men, attending upon the female, had
left upon the ground. Quick as a fash OF
lightning he seized this weapon, and with the
butt feIied Lent TO the ground. He then ran
to his wife, raissl her form easily az he conld
that Of a child and essayed to escape.
FIRE! yelled Lent. Sire! he las brokea
my arm
The sharp report Of a dozen muskets pier
ced the air and aW Ske the surrounding eeh-
"es. Brownson staggered, fell rose again,
and 5tlndiy attempted to pursue his way. lie
'njs'ook his direction, and, going towards the
tree, reached it, and fell with his burthsn.
The woman was dead, but the man though
shot in the vital parts, sill lived.
'ButcherS!' g~roaned het 'promiss one thing
ere die
What is i'll
That We be buried a; the foot of this trse!'
"four request shall DO fulfilled
Enough! The gold you haze slain us 10
gain is buried here BUT you STALL EEvEK
TOUCH ONE PIECE! Curse ven all Accur
- Two I~ifeless bodies lay bathed in
blood, and the slaught, rs gazed On them with
nute horror.
BroVnson and his wife were buried at the
foot of the oak tree. As many reasonably be
supposed, tales Of supernatural appearances