The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-09-26
Fiendish Outrage.

Lnrreice, x. r., Aug. 9Th, 1856 Il
is my duty to record one Of the most hellisl
outrages which ever disgraoed any age o
country but which, alas is not an isola
ted one in our beautiful Territory. Let thi
case be handed down as an evidence of tn,
demoralizing effects upon humanity Of tha,
cursed institution which our rulers are try
ing to force upon us.
Henry Hyatt, with his family, moved
from Milton Wayne County, Indiana, to
Kansas, and settled on claim on Washing.
ton Creek, seven miles south from this city
Accompanying his wife was young widow
lady, a friend Of the family. Mr.. Hyatt
commenced building mill on his claim last
Spring, and, as extra hands were needed. a
pro-siavery man was employed. o.. I'D.
1t was soon noticed that when any news
of the movements of the Free-Statcs or pro-
slavery parties reached Hyatt's, that this
man after supper time, would go of to the
rendezvous above, known as Fort Sanders,
which has since been broken up, and there
stay till quite late at night. At last Mr..
IIyatt's family, whose feelings are with the
cause of Freedom, charged him with being
a spy, and the young lady cited instances OF
his visits to pro-slavery places after the re-
ccipt Of news by them, with an carnestness
very distastcrul to the rufiiin. The result
was that he left Mr.. Hyatt's employment.
On the night Of Wednesday, August 10,
when all the family had gone to rest, the
young lady left her room and went to one
of the buildings in the rear Of the house.
On her return she was seized by four mask
ed rufliins, and 50 overcome was she by ter
ror that before she could scream her tongue
was chokcd out of her mouth and with a
string tied behind her head and around her
neck. She was then told that f she made
the least noise she would Immediately be
shot and n revolver was held to her head
while they tied her hands behind her back.
They then carried her few hundred yards
from the house into patch OF long prairie
grass, and commenced their hellish deeds
three standing guard while they each Of
hem violated her person. She had swooned
rom fear, and had not retrrned to state
If entire consciousness when the inhuman
lssault was made upon her person. After
their inE.my, they kicked her
n the side and abdomen, and left her, il is
supposed, to die. How long she remained
n a state of insensibiity she does not know,
,ut she was enabled to stagser in the direc-
ion of the house. On reaching It she was
Unable to open tlfe door, her hands being
led behind her back, and she was also una.
lie to speak, her tongue being tied with u
tring and now swollen to an alarming size.
Inc was too weak to shout, and in the effort
0 do so she tainted. In falling she over
urned an empty chun which stood near
he door; and the noise made by the churn
gainst the side of the house awoke the
,mily, who found her in the condition de.
rribed.
On the 23rd, she took, at the request OF
'r. Avery, some nourishing food; but her
,so Is nearly hopeless. She has had several
IS of commissions, and, though her friends
elicycd last night she would die before this
forming, she still lives. 1t is supposed that
ie pro-slavery hired man and three OF his
ssociatcs- were the perpetrators of this VIII
Iiny.--N. Y. Tiains correspondence.