The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-05

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INTERCOURSE WITH THE rNDI,SS-MuRDER AND
StlcIDE--RIoT, MURDER, Erc., ETC.
from he New Orleans Picayune, March 26l
BY the Galveston, from Galveston last evening,
| Major BARTLETT Commissary Of the Boundary Com
mission, arrived in this city. lie brought a train
Of wagons down TO Lavsca from Fl Paso, and his
GRAND here is to arrange for supplies be forward
ed to the commission. lie left them at FL Paso on
the 10th ut.
A party under DR.. Webb, secretary Of the COM
| MISSION sent forward to the copper mines to ex-
anime the conveniences Of the place had returned
with favorable report and part of the commits
sion was to start the ensuing week to occupy post
at the mines. The difficulties with the Mexican
commits oners had been all adjusted and the initial
point on the Rio Grande settled. Capt. Craig re-
ported friendly conferences with the Indians. Capt
Craig was to lead the party to the mines which
about $50 miles from FL Paso
Capt. Dobbins formerly of the Sd Infantry, who
was follower Of the expedition AS 4 hunter, killed
a Mr.. W akeman on the way up to III Paso, and
afterwards committed suicide In San EleZaro, mt
the quarters OF Col Mcclellan.
Major Bartlett narrates n horrible adventure
which befc his party about 225 miles this side of I'll
Paso. Discovering smoke, they sent out party to
reconnotTc, and discovered negro man and woman
in the act Of cooking food, and further search
the head of negro found in the fire, and parts
Of a body on 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 burst,
and they were in a state Of starvation. The ac-
count they gave Of themselves was this: they were
all slaves Of a man named Owens, near Holly
Springs, Miss, and had run off 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, a 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 lea all the members of the CON-
mission in good health.
lie brings with him, however, accounts Of somo
horrible scenes Of disorder riot, murder, and execu-
ton, which took place at Socorro about the closing
days Of January. We have from u correspondent
on the spot long aud minute account Of the whole
scenes OF horrible outrages, retribution and punish
ment, but the late hour at which it was received
eompcls u to defer it, publication.
IL seems that bands Of armed rufians, discharged
teamstsrs and soldiers, and frontier despcradoes,
zorro. by parading the streets armed. and commit
ting all manner of lawless acts. They robbed aud
killed openly, without provocation remorse; in
stances given Of their scizing an unofcnding
man, taking away his gun and killing him with it,
without the shadsw ola cause, and brutally beating
the women. Through the 2sth and 18th OF January
they ranged like wild beasts. committing all sorts
OF crimes, when party Of the citizens sent an ex-
press to the United states troops at San Elerario.
about six miles of, asking for protection, which
was declined, and the applicants referred to the
civil power.
onthe night Of the 10Th, a most auda ,ious out
rage was committed The robber band, seeking a
man named Clark, (E. q. Clarke said to be son Of
). W. Clarke, United States Senator from Rhode
isiaNusl went 10 n or dancing party where
he was. and rnaltrcatcd the whole party Of men and
Females They placed scntncls at the entrance,
hrcd on pistols at the candles, and otherwise terri
he'd the women, threatened death to man or woman
who should stir; and finally, the leader, one Alex
ander Dung, assisted by three others, John Wade,
Marcus Butlcr, aud William Craig, fell upon Clarke,
ana gave him nine or ten mortal wounds. Another
man, named Charles Gates, was badly shot Next
morning some members Of the Boundary Commis-
sion, who were present 10 town, resolved to arrest
the murderers at all hazards, and sent an express
TO the main body Of the Commission at San Elcza-
rio, for help. In three hours large party Of Amc-
rcans and Mcxcans arrived, in such force as to b.
enabled to search for aud seize eight or ten Of the
worst, including. Wade, Butler, aud Craig. Young
the ringlcadcr, escaped.
These men were brought before Judge Berthold
on the 10th Of January, examined and committed
and the next day they led by jury, sentenced
to TO hung within one hour; and notwths standing
the threats and preparations Of their associates,
the sentence was enforced and they WIRE hung up
to the branches Of tree Friday morning. The
bodies u the murderers buried aud ut z 4. M,
that OF the murdered Clarke was also buried
large reward, 500, offered for the arrest
oi Dung. lie was arrested on the 10th, brought
to socorro on the llth. lie Immediately made full
confession OF his crime but nevertheless put on
trial on the 18th His own written confession
which be repeated and signed, was added 70 the
other testimony lie was found guilty, condemned,
and executed on the same tree where his com.
panions had been hung.
MAJOR Eartlett reports that since thes) dreadful
examples, Socorro has been perfectly quiet and or
Derby We have neither time nor room for further
tan ticulars this morning