Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-04
From the N. O. Pic0gune
FROM THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION.
TERRIBLE SCENES AT sOCORRO.


By the brig Galveston from Galveston, last evening
Major Bartlett, Commissary of the Boundary Commits
sion arrived in this city. He brought train OF wa
CONS down to Lavaca from Ell Paso, and his GRAND
here to arrange for supplies to be forwarded the
Commission. He left them at Ell Paso the 10th ul-
timo.
A party under Dr. Webb, Secretary of the Commits
sion, sent forward to the copper mines to examine The
conveniepces of the place. had returned with tavora-
BILE report, and part OF the Commission to start
the ensuing week to occupya post at the mines. The
difficulties with the Mexican Commissioners had been
all adjusted, and the initial point the Rio Grande
settled. Captain Craig reported friendly conferences
with the Indians Captain Craig was TO lead the party
to the mines which about one hundred and eighty
miles from Ell Paso.
Capt Dobbins. formerly of the Sd infantry, who was
a follower of the expedition hunter, killed a Mr.
Wakeman on the way up TO III Paso, and afterwards
committed suicide in San Eezario, at he quarters of
Col. Mcclellan.
Major Bartlett narrates horrible adventure which
bete his party about 225 miles this side of Ell Paso-
Discovering smoke, they sent out party TO reconnoi-
ire, and discovered negro man and n the act
of cooking food, and on further search the head of
negro found in the fire. and parts OF body the
fire They said they had been compelled to kill one
of their companions for food. They had been nine
days out their gun had burted, and they were in state
of starvation. The account they gave of themselves
was this they were all slaves of man named Ovens
Holly Springs Miss, and had run off together
last complaining, making tor Mexico The boy Killed
was about nineteen years OF age, named Arthur the
other is black, aged from weny-seven to Thirty, and
calls hmse Henry; the girl, bright muatto, about 81,
named Msnda.
These last two were taken to San Antonio, and left
in custody of one Antonio Nevano
Major Bartlett left all the members THE Commission
in good health.
He brings with him. however, accounts of some hor
rble scenes OF disorder, riot, murder and execution.
which took place at Socorro about the closing days OF
January.
1t seems that bands of armed rufians. discharged
teamsters and soldiers, and frontier desperadoes, had
been overaw ing the quiet inhabitants OF Socorro by pa
radng the streets armed and committing all manner OF
lawless acts They robbed and killed openly without
provocatlon or remorse. Instances given OF their
sezng an unofending man, taking away his gun and
killing him with it, without the shadow OF cause, and
brutality beating the women, Through the 18th and
29h January, they ranged Ike Wild beasts commit
ting Ill sorts OF crimes, when party OF the citizens
sent express the United States oops at San Ee
carlo, about xix miles off, asking for protection, which
was declined and the applicants referred to the civil
power.
On the night of the Goth most audacous outrage
was committed The rcbber band, seeking a man
named Clarke E. G. Clarke said TO be the of ].
w. Clarke u S Senator from Rhode Island, went
to tandango dancing party where he was, and NAL
treated the whole party OF men and females. They
placed sennes at the entrance fired of pistols at the
candles, and otherwise ten flied the women, threatened
death to man or woman who should stir; and finally,
the leader one Alexander Young, assisted by three
others, John Wade, Marcus Butler and William Craig.
fell upon Clark and gave him or 10 mortal wounds.
Another man named Charles Gates was badly shot
Next morning some members OF the Boundary Com
mission, who present in town, resolved to arrest
the murderers at all hazards and sent express to The
main body oil the Commission at San Etzario, for help
In three hours large party OF Americans and Mexlcans
arrived IN such force as TO be enabled TO search for
and seize eight or ten of the wors-includng Wade,
Butler and Craig. Young, the rngleader, escaped.
These men were brought before Judge Belthold on
the Both January, examined and committed, and The
next dav they were tried by Jury. sentenced TO behung
within one hour, and Notwithstanding heshreats and pre-
paraons OF their associates the sentence was enforced
tbauTt hmm m
day molnDg The bodies OF the muIderers buried
2 P NJ that OF the murdered Clark was also buried,