Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-10-08
From the Engieheld Advertiser.
a Georgia Tragedy.
Battle Of Honey GeM-TAree persons XII
ed-FGce Mortolly Wouadrd!

ed-Ftce Mortoty WOuadrd
Honey Grail. a small settlement seven
cen miles from our CITY, in Glynn county,
was on Tuesday morning last, about the
hour of ten. the scene of one of the most
deadly conflicts and bloody tragedies in the
annals of law-abi.ling and civilized com
muniy. 1t appears that the neighborhood
had for some years been annoyed by band
of thieves, whose practice II was to live
upon the farms and stock Of the honest
citizens of the vicinity. These thieves had
successfully cluded the vigilance of the
sufferers. and escaped the punishment pre-
scri5ed by the statute. until at last their
conduct becoming intolerable. and their
depredations alarming to the community.
il was determined. on the part of the good
citizens around HoncvGull, to remove
them at all hazards, and without the aid OF
the law.
In pursuance of this determination. a
band Of Regulators. "a term well under
stood in Florida. California. and som, #
the western States. was organized some
days ago, and on Friday last proceeded to
Mostly several parties that their presence in
the county could be no longer tolerated.
and that they must take themselves away
by Tuesday (last Tuesday or submit to
the law of force that on that day they
must leave the county either peacefully or
otherwise and that for their crops. stock.
&C.. they should receive ar equivalent, and
also have their passage paid ON the steam
er to any point to which they might wish
to emigra.e. Among the parties thus no.
tilted, there was man b. the name of Mo-
ses Hornsby. and his family wife. one
grown son. Mike. and three small children
Nose thought Of the matter, and conclu-
ded not to GO; but still told the Regulators
that he would 60 willingly. He played the
old soldier on them, however, as the sequel
will show.
At the hour of ten. on Tuesday morn
ing, fourteen of the Regulators appeared
before Hornsby's door--twelve Of them
with guns. and tw una-med One of the
two who was unarmed, Dr. Foreman. was
made the spokesman to do the parleyiny
with the Hornsbys. He advanced 10 with
in few feet of the door and asked a neigh
boring woman 10y the name of Holland,
who happened to be there. or was so by
de sign, and who had also been notified to
leave. if Mr.. Hornsby was AT home. She
replied, " Yes, he s somewhere about"
AT this instant shot WAS fired from the
house, through a rude and inartistic port
hole, at Foreman, missing his knee few
inches and striking his horse dead beneath
him: another shot in qui.k succession dis
charged full load of buckshot in the left
breast of M. James Rumpt, one of the
Regu atcrs. Mr.. Rumpt, on being shot.
wheeled. and crying out to his comrades
TO scatter, galloped off a short distance and
fell dead The firing continued rapidly,
and with terrible fatality from the house
for some seconds--peihaps minutes. The
party scattered as quickly as possible. but
left four more of their number on the field
two by the name of Radclitf--an old
gentleman and his son, the son MORALLY,
and the old gentleman dangerously. il not
MORALLY wounded; Mr.. May, son-in-law
to Radcliffe. dangerously wounded. and Mr.
Foreman with his ankle fractured by the
falling of his horse. Three horses were
also shot down and killed. This was the
effect of not exceeding nine shots from
the house.
| In the midst of this firing, young Rad
cliff, brave and determined spirit. fell
Satisfied that his wound was fatal. he de-
TRIMMED to have some little revenge, and
crawling to stump rested his gun upon it
and fired through the port-hole, emptying
the contents of one barrel in the face and
breast Of old Hornsby, giving him his quiz
etus. Casting his eye to another part OF
the fortress, he perceived human figure.
at which he let slip the contents of the
other barrel. This shot, it seems, took eff
feet in the left side of Hornsby's wife and
the hips Of her infant, which she had in
her arms. She was killed instantly; the
child may possibly recover.
About the time these two shots were
fred, Mike Honsby appeared in the piazza
and fred one barrel, and drew up to dis
charge the second. when Regulator, by