The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-03-16
From the Brooklyn Eagle, Feb. III
Thrillingly Interesting--More Ofthe Fa-
tai Fire at HeMps tead.

l.
tai Fire at Hemps tead.
That the truth of facts ie often more
thrilling than the elaborated plot of now
elists, Is surikingly illustrated in some
points connected with Mr. Jonathan Mil /
Ter, whose terrible nisfortunes were
briefly mentioned in this paper yesters
day, Mr.. Miller was farmer, residing at
what is called Trimming Square, small
collection OF houses two miles from Hemps
stead, on the Jamaica road. His house
was about three quarters of mile from
the turnpike, and some twenty or thirty
rods from the public lane. 1t was an old
lonesome house, and yet cheerful enough
too, in summer, for it was embow cred
amid shrub tery aud trees. Miller owned
it, and the farm connected with It. He
is man in the neighborhood of forty
years old, and is vel! liked by his neigh.
bors, bearing good name for industry,
honesty, and the other usual virtues Of
Long Island farmer. than which no class
of persons 10 the land, or 10 any part OF
the world possess higher average of ex-
celence.
1t must have been in 1889, that the fol.
lowing occurrence took place;
There was negro man, ayoung giant
of fellow, working from place to place
around Trimming Square. and he was
several times discovered in little lacer~
MES. Mr.. NJ, among others, had employs
ed the negro on his farm, He, toe, had
lost some articles by the thief By and
by the depredalions of the latter, or, at
any rate, he was universally supposed TO
: be the criminal, became so troublesome
that the neighbors took him up; and at q
. sort Of patriarchal assemblage of them, it
was decided 10 give the negro sound
fogging. Mf. Miller was one who Sc e med
most willing to this punishment-At any
rate, the negro was tied up aud whipped;
and then started off with a general warns
ing from all hands never to come 10 the
eighborhood again. He went over on
: the North side,' somewhere along the
shore of the Sound, and from time to time
, obtained work there.
, Either he W as a most malignant and fe-
rocious negro, which is mostly likely,
: trcm the facts as they came out at the
E time, or he was wrougfuly charged with
some Of the thefts, aud brood ed over them
I and his ignominious punishmen till he
determined on vengeance. The most of
his bitterness was toward Mr. Miller :
! His threats were made so violently that
some Of Mr.. MS friends sent him
s. words from slhe North Side,' aud advise
ed him to be on his guard against violence
Miller accordingly kept arms in bis bed,
room at night, and adopted other precaus
tions.
The negro appeared at the village Of
Jamaica one night al 10 O'Clock. II was
fne, clear. moonlight. He seized on a
; wagon, attacked to which was a fne horse
tied at a post in front of one of the public
houses in Jamaica, lie drove on along
the Hampstead road 10 Trimming Square
down the lane-stoppiDg at a lone place
occupied by two poor superannuated old
women, whom he frightened literally hal
; to desth--and then some " here about one
o'clock at night, tied the horse at the
head of Mr.. Martina own lane, and went
> down to the house.
As is customary in very many Long Is
. f,p nj fa 49, ,rIt nj
Mr.. Miller's residence, particularly the
door Of the kitchen, which was adjoining
his bed room, were usually left unlocked
F.. even during the night. This particular
night, however it happened by a pure ac.
(, cdent, to have the bolt up. II was after
wards supposed that the negro intended
{ TO have entered the kitchen door be ing
familiar with the way-and accomplish
: his murderous purposes.
in this dead hour of the night, the moon
shining with great britliancy, Miller and
his wife were awakened by their little
girl tho in spaaHs ofterror, told them that
there was man at the window. Miller
jumped up imme lately and sprang for his
gun. There sure enough, at the window,
{ stood that staltwart creature, and in his
hand heavy club. He was looking
steadily into the ruom. The startled
family within, could see him with his club
very clearly.
i Mr.. Miller called to the negro, and
asked him what he wanted there, at that
time. The negro, made no reply. Mr..
Miller then told him to be off that he had
a loaded gun, and would shoot him, unless
he went off forthwith, The negro, how
ever, neither moved nor spoke but stood
with his club by bis side looking 6erces
ly into the loom: Mr.. Miller then told
him that he would give him two minutes
to 60, and il he didn't 60 in that time.
he would shoot him down. Still the fell
low nei,het moved, in offence OF way
/ T,ha tvn mi los eIansad and IittIe