Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-04-09
TERRrBLE SCENES AT socoRRo,---TExAs.

Major Bartlett, Cummissary Of the Mexican
Boundary Commission, arrived at New Orleans on
the 25,h uIumo, To make arrangements for supplies
10 he forwarded TO the Commission, which he lett
at FL Paso On the 10Th February.
Can't. Dobbins, formerly Of the 81 infantry, who
was follower Of the expedition as hunter killed
Mr.. Wakeman on the way up to FL Paso, and
afterwards committed suicide at the quarters ofCo
Mcclellan.
Major Bartlett left all the members of the Com
mission in owd health. He brings with hn,how
ever. accnunls Of some horrible scenes of disorder
rio. murder, and execution, which took place al Do
c,rro about The chasing DAYS Of January
Il seams thai bands IF armed ruflians. discharged
esmsers and snders. and frontier desperadues,h ad
been oyerawng the quiet inhabitants uf Socorro, oy
parading The streets armed, and committing all man
ner of lawess acls They robbed and killed open
". without prnvocation or remurse. Instances are
Glven Of their seizing an unphendIng man, aklng
awav his gun and killing him with it, without thu
shadow Of cause, and brulaIly beating the wo-
men. Though The 2Sh and 2QIh Of January they
ranoed like wild beasts, committing all sors OF
crimes when party ofthe citizens sent an express
10 the United States troops at San Elezarlo, about
six miles Of, asking for protection, which was de-
clined, and The applicants referred 10 The civil pow
or.
On the night Of the 29ih most audacious out
race was committed The robbPr band, seeking a
man named Clarke. (E: G. Clarke, said To he sun
Off. II. Clarke, u. 5. Senator from Rhude Island }
went to a fandango or dancing party where he was,
and mallreaed The whole party ut men and females
They placed sentnels al the entrance. fired Oh pls-
tolls al the candles, and otherwise terrified The wo-
men: threatened death to man ur woman who
should stir and finally. the leader. one Alexander
Young. assisted by three others, JOHN Wade. Mar
Gus Butler. and William Craig, fell upon Clarke
and gave him nine or ten mort wounds. Anoth-
er mar named Charles Gates was badly shut
Next morning some members of the Boundary
CuuInissiun who were present in Town. resolved
10 arrest the murderers al all hazards. and sent an
express u The main b dy VI The Co'ihsSlon at san
Etzarlu for help. IN three hours larg" party of
Americans and hpxicaus arrived. IN such force as
10 hp enabled In search for and seize eight or ten Of
the wnrsl--ncIudlpg Wade, Butler. and craig
Yuung The rinylrader. ESCAPED.
These men v ere brought hefure Judge Berthcld
on the 3Oln January. examined and Comm IIrd,a ANA
the nexI day they were tried by jury and senrn-
ctd 10 br hung within me hour; AID n"iWi'hS'and-
ING the threats auu preparations If their associates.
the sentence was enforced. anG they were hung up
To lhe branches If tree On Friday morning. The
bndss ut the murdprers were buried and at I. vi.
thai If the murdered Clarke was also buried.
A large reward (t400) was offered "r HE arrest
Of Young. lie was arrested on the 10 II, hr"ilgh'
to Slcorro on The llIh. lie i'm nedaieiy made fnll
conf,ssun Of his crime but was nevertheless put on
trial on thu 18th. HIS own written c"nIessnh'
which he repeated and signed, was added 10 The
other testimony. He was found guilty condemned,
and executed on the same tree where his compan
iuns had been hung.
Major Bartlett repeats that since these dreadful
examples Sucurro has been perfectly quiet and or
DERBY.