Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-09-18

.hot. the ball striking bim on the ehlh' 1ASo"s =
through and breaking bis neck. he expired 10 =
about thirty minutes. / after understood i0a. :
Bro. strOek Vas shot also. the ball eating al Is
bis clothing, and grazing the slain on ms ''Os' :"
Thsv ,bot :. Bro. Bea.tis and missed him And
hs then knocked two or three Of them down. G
and escaped a. the back door. Thsi. nOol'
bre,bern stood with me 10 the battle uil 'osy
vsre driven from their POaIs. i
While in ths street the mob held 3 OOn'ul'A>
,iou over me. Is to The nature Of the Punl'n'
m.ut 1 should teesivs from tlsm, IS the emood-
linen. Of civil power. and the seli-c0n''l'u'so
guardians Of society. for thus s'ssmPtlng !"
pre.ch Jesus and the resurrection under 'hs
banner offrssdOm. Some said "eut hs -
I,brOat;" others "seslP him : others "'nOO'
Li0 in the head" At las! they concluded 70
tar me. They then carried me across 'ne
.,sst. between another was sunk N the grouno'
and, throwing me down on my back WIN con-
siderable force. held me there, while they con-
suited as to the manner in which the tar 'houlo
he apuHsd. sune said put him 10 heae lore
most others we're for stripping me- one 's',
Low swore they could not agree and he "Oula
! shoot me. He aimed revolver at my heao'
So, .Do,ber wrested it from him. eEclaIming'
: "dop,t shoot him we will give him what We
/ hirt he deserves" At asLthey concluded 70
40 the work without stripping me. After
searching me to see whether l was armed "
not and finding had no arms eealed soOu'
0v nsyson. they commenced putting on the TAR
witb a broad paddle; After completely 'a'ura'
Ting nv hair, they gave my eyes. ears, lace
j. and neck each plastering had on OlAcE
80, .,in vest and black, cloth pants. They
,.,rsJ NV srsvas, shirt bosom, and my clothes
, down to nv feet. They then let me up
Iwas 40 sore could scarcely stand on u!
" feet but oh the agony Of my eyes. Iney Sp
no.rsd ike balls Of FIRE, and l thought the
could hurst out Of my head. Although It wa
noon and the sun was beaming upon my hesc
~ ~ | CROPPED my way as at midnight' Amer
arose to my feet, one fellow said me mas 90
'e ,,i,u,e To leave town, )" another said, ne ca
l'' have fv. minutes. and i! be is not gone IN th'
!, tune he shall be shot" Igroped my way in'
"' tle street, they following me with their reSO
y" ers cooked, telling me to step faster at the Pc
my 4 81 NV life. Twas in SO much misery, kne
t 40, where | was going could see ObIecl
'uv hut could not distinguish one from another
,bs time got across the street. between bl
!" c,rooL,s store and stable. the tar had melt
Oy .orns and | could distinguish between ma
'na' and females. Here were the female memo
~" of nv flock in Rochester, over whom l iei'
lei "aolV Ghost had made me an oVerseer' 50
u of whom had ventured oui in the mld'' Oh
mem mob to rescue their pastor from the olOo
: clutches. Some had tainted. others we're CRY
'kea and zringing their hands in excessive gris'
en'' | thought Of the patriotic women Of the reV'
mise ion and that their daughters still lived 10
mem helping hand in behalf Of the suner'ng
was maDitv. l found my horse 10 the yard WIKI
and hridle on, aud With the assistance Of one o
Asssu mob. | got the saddle on and started = !.
ea as .ome place on mywork as quickly..a' po'slt
as"P' o.t the tar washed out of my eyes 1ne
'Ee"'' foroved me, however, turned me OscA'
'Ne'' , made me go towards savanAh' AS p p
'Ou'u ont Of town. prOvidentially met Bro u
Lii, and his wife, who we're coming &c
'ne meeting. Il hope he will write and tel
'r1an how tbey served him., When Il came
,cne'. them, they did not know me. After
ing al hor, that had been done, Bro. Z. asKe
town e thought could stand ittOgO bis ta'n
At Ihe distance Of twelve miles. told
'a'0n' thought could not endure such 'r'P
lfpus was wiling TO try it. We rode as .aS'
sAo's oou,d not knowing that the mob was 70 P
ID VINO rus When we turned of from tue
ey ID Savannah road to gotO Bro MiRers' tue!
6 store 0"' '"'i""N et,osO minutes behind US.
eFA' o Ter riding so far in the hot SUM- III my
coun. ,;on 7 vas nearly dead when we arrive
= oid ,hrouob the attention of Bro. ChsmOeril
~ was :. lind friends at Bro, MiIer's in ie'
eader'' rar,;ally recovered from The INJURIES r
landing Nav they receive thousand iOlG IN u
wing in :. ,ts world to come, life everlasting
Western MI R,o Conkl In, are facts, for
'por' o. hold myself accountable. and for .h'ch !
y 10 the : ~ answer at the bar Of God. May 6
0w that care Of the scattered aOcE, and finally
,ose, we n - us.vsu. fsat a 1
mise not .f ss,as.-s1 ssa Wv. sEI
l would Auanosa, Iowa, Aug. lss
b.san to rI-.-, a. cy<p Z
,se there go p.a.,sa R;e
Of them, Our Cause stiOne' - .aa -
ome from in',.e .l;r.,n "
4 -. frouH w no natu utS 4@-