Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-03
VOL. 5-.-NO. 9s6.
DAILY VIRGINIAN.

lFrom The Esana1ilIe Journal. June %. /


From the Evansville journal, June 25.l
Associated gangs Of thieves and desperadoes
nro almost ms dangerous in this State us they
ever were in Arkansas The Vincennes Gazette
says; ut has been rumored that gang Of thieves
robbers. eountcrfeiiers and desperate characters
generally, has its headquarters somewhere along
the Wabash bottom, in Crawford county. I'll. It
is snid that from their hiding place they sally
forth to Ninceunes and Terra Haute, stealing
whateycl they can get their hands upon-horses
and money they seem to have u particular de-
sire for.
The Regulators who cruelty murdered Bing-
ham in Monroe county, it appears have maintain
ed rule of terror in that county, for long timo
committing tho mostterrible outrages with impu-
nifty every ono who becimo obnoxious to these
williams was treated with tho most tarbnrous cru
city. Only four out OF the fifty who whipped
bingham to death-because ho had tho courage
To serve II warrant ns constable on ono OF their
mcmbcrs-havc been identified and arrested.
In their examination at Bloomington, tho evil
deuco disclosed numerous instances of similar
ou'lngcs by the same gang, upon highly respect
nblo citizens; who barely escaped With their
lives Ipwards of thirty persons have been cru
ollv soourgea, some eight or nine of them fe-
mules. Several houses have been burned, and
in one instance 800 that had been laid up by
very old woman was stolen.
Inst winter nm industrious respectable and In
cripple bent with nge. was taken from his house
naked and dragged over the frozen ground and
fences into the woods and tied To n tree. and
kicked and struck him with their fists and scour
gcd blm with rods until he was lacerated from
hcad to foot. He sunk IL the ground insensible.
For some dnys tho phyrielnn pronounced his fate
uncertain. Al the sane time they assaulted and
boat all the members a his family, Tho old lady
md little boy and girl They took tho lad with
ihom and tied him to tree near by whore his ia
ther was and scourgod him also
Dir Holland, "A res ectablc merchant was spend.
ing the night with sick family in Smithvie.
The Regulators pcrooving him through the win
dow rushed into the house, seized and dragged
him out about half n mile. with his son, small
boy, and tied them to trees about ten or twolvo
feet npnrt aud stripped and soourged them un-
meroifully Mr.. Holland wns cut from tho top of
his shoulders to his knees. Tho scourging was
about similar to thnt given to Mr. Bingham, and
would probably have resulted in his death, it his
constitution had not been able to bear moro
suffering.
Tho details Of Bingham's murder arc most ro-
voting and shocking. 1t is hardly credible that
such iends cnn exist in u civilized Stnte that
they should be nbe to continue their barbarous
ouirnges for weeks aud months, and finally es-
cnpe all punishment through tho meshes of the
law. aud by perjurer, is sufficient to destroy all
confidence in the protection ofaw and legal au-
thorties.
They took poor bingham about quarter of
mile from the house md tied him TO n tree He
had on nothing but his shirt, drawers and socks
when they took him.-Thoy scourged him for
time before his voico appeared to sink.
Mrs. y. heard them several times exclaim. "G-n
d--n YOU get up" He had sunk to the earth
under the torture Mrs. u. attempted to follow
them. in her noble devotion to her husband; they
Ind whipped her first and ID her, and ordered
her not To come further, and finally not being u
hle to deter her otherwise, one of them fired
pistol apparently aiming at her. They at length
brought bingham bnck on Il horse, perfectly ma.
kcd except his socks and throwing him off in
the road opposite the house, and calling for Mrs.
B, told her, "Thoro he is, d n him, if you want
him come aud take him. She went TO him,
found his hend hanging in wagon rut, apparent
ly DYING she rais ed his hend up III her arms, wash
ed bls face aud asked him several questions. He
told her he was dying and unable to go into the
housc. She wrapped him up in her dress and ran
TO two OF the neighboling houses for help to
take him and put him ON the bed. He spoke but
n few words before he brcathcd his last.