Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-05-12


March, which vas County Court day, the Younger
glrl above spoken Of, ran into his house in n state
oi complete hSkedness, and that her FIRST words
besought them ITO please let her warm nv their
ire Unon examination hy this ncich6ur and
w'ie the glri was found to have been most cruelty
treated she showed buns that evidently were
mace with hot irons upon her neck, her face, her
hands, un err both arms, between her legs, both be-
h,"o ana tcfore, beside bruises upon her head. and
'ieeu'ng al The ears. She had that evening chill
after chill. This ~noighbor acted humanely and
manly and the miserable girl was soon cnyelorcd
III a comforter before his fire, and he sailed out in
search OF other neighbors, determined to have them
witness the horrid specta lie. Unfortunately, near
y all OF them were in Paris. lie succeeded, how
ever, III finding two, who saw the girl while at his
mouse. lie then, IN company with one of them,
went to Mr.: Lewis's houso-he also being in town.
uG"h the ringing OF the bell, Mrs. Lewis presen-
ted herself at the door. A short conversation en-
sued IN when Mrs. c " acknowledged that she
had corrected the girl, and that she had babe her
n9'er ~ sno" herseli agar In her presence. MIR,
NJ replied that she was in u very bad condition,
ana That she had better send for her; upon which
.he door was smut IN their iaces, 1t was also made
known to members OF the Grand Jury. though not
III the Jury room by white men In Mr.. Lewis's
employ mat sally, (who is grown woman, and,
, think' tne mother OF chldrcd) was stripped by
MRS. Lewls's directions entirely naked, and her
heeis tied up to n tree about four or five feet from
NV S'Ou"u' one tnen maze n negro man force
INC pump, ana another negro woman direct the
nose so as to drcnch her with water. while she
womb stand OF a pace and polt her with stones
uhti she would tire, and then she would take TO
nef more iavorite method of torture, the hot iron.
Inc reason these men in ,lr. Lewis's cmplovment
we're not summoned before the Grand jury was.
tha' there wns a sutficicncy of testimony without
tGcm, especially in the case Of the younger girl
iiad they been summoned, Mr.. Lewis would have
anticipated the whole proceedings and put the ne.
S?oes out OF the way-a thing that the noighbors
were very anxious to prevent, for they had volun.
teered their information TO the Jury, and wished
IT confirmed by the appearance of the negroes
The writer of this saw the slaves in the Jail. in
company with divers other gentlemen of Paris and
Bourbon county, and | will say that Sally had old
scars upon her back rs large as ones hands: sores
upon her hips, thighs and legs, that could scarce
ly be covered with the palm oS the hand. The
smaller ones condition has been described above.
She came to Jail with no other clothing on than n
linsey dress.
You are ready to inquire who are this "Mr. AL
pheus Lewis and Margaret his wife" He is the
son of Alpheus Lewis, ST.. of Clarke County. XIV.
Mr.. Lewis, Sr. is said TO be a member of the Ban.
fist Church. (Calyinistic is the term Of dislinc.
ton in this country Il man of wealth and reputed
to be one of the best Of families. Mrs. Levis's
maiden name was Scott, and perhaps she has in
inherited from her father, Robert Scott, n larger
estate than any lady now living in our County,
Her father died VIII lie she was quite Young. Her
mother aiterward married again. Her mother and
step-father are of the same religious faith with
Mr.. Lewis's father. The step-father occasionally
breaches, perhaps regularly. If these parents have