The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-05
From the NsD Orleans Picayun<, March 90.
From the boundary missaon-TexrfbIs
scenes at 8OcorrO.

From the Nsw Orleans Picayuns, March %.
From the boundary Commissaon-TsEribls
scenes at soeOrro.
BY the Galveston, from Galveston, last evening,
Major Bartlett, Commissary of the Boundary COM
mission, arrived in this city. He brought train
of wagons down to Lavaca from FL Paso, and his
errand here 10 TO arrange for supplies to be for
warded to the Commission. He left them 1t FL
Paso on the 10th ultimo
party under DIR. Webb, Secretary Of the Com
mission, sent forward TO the copper mines TO ex-
anime the convcniences Of the place, had returned
with favorable report, and part Of the Commits
sion was to start the ensuing week to occupy post
at TIE mines The difficulties with the Mexican
commissioners had been all adjusted, and the in
iliai point on the Rio Grande settled. Captain
Craig reported friendly conferences with the In
dams. Captain Craig was to lead the party 10 the
mines, which arc about one hundred and eighty
miles from Ell Pnso.
Captain Dobbins, formerly of the Sd infantry,
who was follower Of the expedition AZ q hunter.
killed MIR. Wakeman on the way up to FL Paso,
and afterwards committed suicide in San EIexsrio.
at the quarters Of Colonel Mcclellan.
Major Bartlett narrates horrible adventure
which befel his party about two hundred and TWEEN
ty- five miles this sido Of Ell Paso. Discovering
smoke, they sent out party to reconnoitre, and
discovered a negro man and woman in the act Of
cooking food, and ON further search the head of .
negro was found in the fire. and parts Of body on
the fire. They said they had been compelled 70
kill one Of their companions for food. They had
been nine days out, their gun had bursted, and
they were in a state of starvation. Tho account
they gave Of themselves was this they were all
mississippi, and had run of together last corn
planting, making for Mexico The boy killed was
about nineteen years Of age, named Arthur; the
other is black, aged from twenty seven TO thirty,
calls himself Henry; the girl, bright mulatto,
about twenty one, named Malinda.
These last two were taken to San Antonio, and
left in custody Of one Antonio Navano
Major Bartlett left all the members Of the Com
mission in good health.
He brings with him, however, accounts of some
horrible scenes Of disorder, riot, murder, and
cution, which took place At Socorro about tho
respondent ON the spot long and minute account
Of the whole of horrible outragss, retribu-
ton, and punishment, but tho late hour at which
it received compels to defer it, publication
It seems that bands of armed rufiians, discharged
teamsters and soldiers, and frontier despcradoes,
had been overawing the quiet inhabitants Of socor
70, by parading the streets armed, and committing
all manner of lawless acts They robbed and killed
openly, without proyocation or remorse. Instances
are given of their seizing unofending man,
taking away his gun and Killing him with It. with
women ' Through the assh and 18th Of JanssrS
they ranged like wild beasts, committing all sorts
of crimes, when party of the citizens sent
press to the United States troops at San Elezario,
about six miles off, asking for protection, which
was declined, and the applicants referred to the
civil power.
On the night of the goth most audacious out
rage was committed Inc rODDor bands seeking q
man named Clarke, (E. G. Clarke. said to be son of
J. w. Clarke, U. s. Senator from Rhode Island,)
went 10 fandango dancing party where he
was, and maltreated the whole party Of men and
females. They placed sentinels at the entrance,
fired off pistols at tho candles and otherwise ter
rified the women, threatened death TO man wo-
man who should stir; and, finally tho leader, one
Alexander Young, assisted by three others, John
Wade, Marcus Butler, and William Craig, fell up
on Clarke and gave him nine ten mortal wounds.
Another man, named Charles Gates, was badly
shot. Next morning some members of the Hound
airy Commission, who were present in town, re-
solved to arrest the murderers at all hazards, and
sent an express to the main body Of the Commits
| sion, at San Eezario, for help. In three hours a
large body of Americans and Mexicans arrived, in
such force to be enabled to search for and seize
eight or ten of the woret--including Wade, Butler,
| and Craig. Young, the ringleader, escaped.
These men were brought before Judge Berthold
on the Both January, examined and Committed,
and the next day they were tried by jury, SEN
fenced to be hung within one hour, and notwith-
standing the threats and preparations Of their
sociates, the sentence enforced and they were
hung up to the branches of tree on Friday MORN
ing. The bodies of the murdersrs were buried,
and ut 2, p. m, that of the murdered Clarke was
also buried.
A largo reward, $500. was offered for the arrest
of Young. He was arrested on the 10th, brought
to Socorro on the nth. He Immediately made full
confession OF his crime, but nevertheless put
trial the 18th. His own written confession,
which he repeated and signed, was added to the
other testimony He was found guilty, condemned
and executed on the Same tree where his compan-
ions had been hung.
Major Bartlett repeats that since these dreadful
examples Socorro has been perfectly quiet and or
Derby. We have neither time room for further
particulars this morning.