Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-07-21
New Series-VOi. 3-No. 80 .

him to see them falling around him with
the certain knowledge that the avenging
hate which slew them, burned with tenfold
intensity for his life-lhat il must and
would have it But when would The claim
be made! Should he be the mex, one 7
No But then each succeeding death, so
sure to take one of their number, drove
away every soPhistry of hope, and realized
to him in bare and sterner horror that his
own fate was as fixed as theirs. As each
one fell away the circle of doom narrowed
slowly, steadily, closing in about him.
Soon there would be no one lelt but him
How could he call an hour his own -
When could he feel safe? That relentless
subtlety had baffled them all One, two,
three, four, five, six, seven, strong men
had gone down before that fearful rifle
eUery one of them shot through the eye -
Goo Of Heaven !-and the sharp agony
would spange keen points of burning light
through his brain, as If the ball were al.
ready bursting through socket Il too
must be shot through the eyep Horror
1t was worse than ten thousand deaths,
and he died them in lingering tortures told
over day by day.
From the time of Rees' death he looked
changed and stricken man. In a few
weeks he had lost grea, deal of his flesh
and became PiteOusly haggard-his eyes
and gait and voice were all humble. His
turbulent and fierce animaIity faded before
the narrowing suspense of this fear. The
bully and murderous rufflaD trembled at the
rustllng of a leaf. His own Imagination
became his heIl-and hungry remorse
grew stronger and stronger with feasting
at his heart He never left his house for
weeks, until the escape of Williams and
Davis inspired him with some hope. He
procured a fine horse, and set off one dark
night for Red River Every BODY regret
ted his escape-for men had looked in
quiet expectation upon the progress of this
affair, and in strong faith Of the sense of
Wild border justice would be gratifed in
seeing this stern, righteous and unparalel.
led vengeance consummated by the fall of
Hlnch-the monster instgator and chief
actor in all the grievous outrages which
had reused The simple hearted Long into a
demon, executIoEer of doom.
Hinch reached the bank Of the Red Riv.
er-sprang from his foaming and exhaust
ed horse, after looking cautiously around,
and threw himself upon the grass to wait
for a steamboat. In two hours he heard
one putting down the stream, and saw the
white wreaths of steam curling up behind
the trees. How his heart bounded -
Freedom, hope, and life !-once more
sprung through his shrivelIed veins and to
his lips. He signalled the vessel she
rounded TO and lowered her yawl. His
pulse bounded high, and he gazed with
absorbing eagerness at the crew as they
pulled Justify towards the shore. A click
behind him! He turned with shud-
der, and there hetraS! That long rife was
bearing straight upon hin-those cold eyes
dwelt steadily upon him for moment
and crash ! all was forever blackness to
Hlnch the Regulator The men who wit
messed this singular scene landed, and found
HIM shot through the eye; and saw the
murderer galloplng swiftly away over the
plain stretching out from the top of the
bank F! And so the vengeance was consum-
mated, and the stern hunter had wiped out
with much blood the stain of stripes on his
free limbs and could now do, what was
told he had never done since the night of
those fatally expiated stripes, look his wife
again in the eyes, and receive her form
to rest again upon his breast.
1t was an awful deed. In view of all
its circumstances, the provocation, the char,
acter of Long, the deranging influence of
the outrage upon his brain. though no 9TH
er indication appeared of impaired sanity
the mind is lost in uncertainty as to The
judgement which should be passed upon it.
He did not remain in Shelby county but
IN what direction he had Intended to 90
after reforming to Arkansas for his wife
and children, | could never hear. He is
probably living now his old quiet and good
latured life in the heart of the green will
lerness and it is likely as not that one of
hose two chubby boys who rolled with
nlm about the floor of his log cabin on that
memorable night of which have above
simply related the events and the conse.
luences, will some of these days come to
Washington from congressional districts
beyond the Rocky Mountains.
Democratic Repiep.