The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-04

HoRRIBLE ATROCITIES Bartlett, commissary of
the boundary commission, arrived lately at New Orleans,
and communicated TO the Pcayune the following fearful
narrative
Msior s party when about 22i miles this side Of III
Paso discovered smoke distance They sent
party reconnoiue, and discovered negro man aud
in the OF cooking food, and on further search
the head Of negro was iouLd N he ME lhey said hey
bad been compelled 10 k one OF their companions for food
they were in safe q Starvation The account they
OF themselves was this they were n slaves oil man
n away together last corn planting. making for Mexico.
The boy killed about ntaetecn years oil age named
thirty calling himself Henry The girl, bright mulai'o,
about twenty one, named Mslinds
These lss two were taken to San Antonio and ls IN
Major Bartlett brings accounts OF some horrible scenes
at socorro about the closing days Of January
that bands OF armed ruitans-dsohaged tesnsers and
quiet nhab,tan, Of Socoro, by paradng The streets armed
and committing all manner OF hwies acts They robbed
and a.d openly winSat nny OF '.np n
taking away his gun, and killing him with H. without the
Through the 2sh 10Th OF 1anu,y they ranged like
wild beasts committing all sorts OF crimes. when party OF
IL. citizen. sent an s,p 70 os United States y, soop.
which WINS doclincd and the applicants referred TO the
Ga the night OF the 2oh audscous outrage
committed The robber band. seeking q man nhmed
Clarke E q Clarke said % be Tic son OF - w Clark
dango dancing party where hs was and malcated ME
whole party OF malvs and FEMALES They placed sentncls
at Ill. entrances fired of pistols the candles. and other
terrified the threatening death to man or wo-
who should stir and finally the leader, one A,cxan-
der Young. assisted by three others-Jobn Wade Marcus
Batter, and VIM. Craix-fel upon Clarke and gave hun
nine or ten mortal wounds. Another man. named Cdes
Gaies, was badly shot Next morning some members OF
the boundary commission who were present in town
.oyed the muderers at all hazards and cent an
express the main body OF the commission at San Ee
help In three hours large party OF Americans
and Msxicans arrived in such force be enabled TO
search add ssys eight ten Of the worst including
Wade, Butler and Crag Young, the fngesder, escaped
" These brought before Judge Benhold on the
3Oh January, examined aud committed and the day
the tried by Jury, sentenced to be hung within
hour and whsandng the threats and preparations Of
their association, tho sentence was enforced. and they
were hung up the branches of tree Friday
ing The bodies OF The murdercts buried and 2,
p. IN that of the murdered Clarke was also buried.
7" A large reward $500 offered Tor the OF
Young. lie arrested the l0th--brough to Socofro
on The lIth lie Immediately made fall confession of his
crme but r,ees. put tTis on the 18th. His
own written con iesson, which he repeated and signed,
was added to the other testimony. He fouod guilty
condemned and executed the tree where his
psnions had been hung
Major Bartlett epca,s that since these exany les So
zorro has been perfectly quiet and orderly" .sfHHH