The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-06-17

at work in full view. Some firing took
place as the party approached the shop.
Captain Hamilton then returned, and or
dered US to march; we continued on about
mile. when we came to deep ravine,
where we were ordered to "halt, face the
company and close up" Hamilton then
ordered his own men to line; not being
readily obeyed, he repeated the order
One of the company. Brocket, a notorious
fellow living in Fort Scott, and the muir
derer Of man in LecomptoD, refused,
and turning his horse, remarked that he
would have nothing to do with such busi-
ness. Capt. Ii. then drew pistol and
ordered bis men to present arms, take
aim, fire.
The order was obeyed-we all fell
Some of the party then dismounted from
their horses, and came to where We we're,
to carry out an order to see that VIC were
all dead.
Hamilton remarked, There is old
Reed; give bim another one.p In mo-
ment the order was again given. 1t was
asked (which is he!" Said he, THAT
black devil with his face up" The 6end
then put his pistol against his ear, re-
marking, 81 have always found this the
most fatal place" and fired. Fortunate
ly for Mr.. Reed, his face was toward the
ground, and lay beside the man who was
mistaken for him and shot at This man
was already dead; but lay with his eyes
open.)
Mr.. Reed says: "Iprcvented respira-
ton during the time the time they exam
ined me. and my being covered with
blood from my mutuated shoulder caused
them to believe me deed. When they
supposed we were ali dead, one of them
remarked, that THAT man has gold
watch"
Another laid that The man from Su-
gar Mound (alluding to Mr.. StillwclD
bad $780, (Tbis they did not find. MIR.
S. having secreted it in his wagon, where
it has since since been found ty his
friends
Soon after the company rode of =
When heard my wife calling me, | an
swered her, and told her to 20 and get
assistance as soon as possible. My OBJ
"
fore | died, in order to receive M te,ti-
mony in reference to the massacre
Gaining strength, crept out and made
my way to the place where was found.
have acted as Judge of three Free
State elections in Linn County, which was
doubtles-ly the reason they attempted to
kill me.
Another offence might have been be-
cause l wrote sgain-t the LecowFton
Constitution.
lie was shot with sharp's rife, the
ball taking effect just below the arm, and
coming out behind the shoulder.
William Hairgrove, badly shot through
the lun.s. lie was born in Marion Dis
trict, South Carolina, A. D. 1900, eonse-
qucntly but 50 years of age; his appear
ance indicates hin TO be at least 65 or 10
being quite gray, he has resided in Geor-
gia, Mississippi and Illinois, having emf
grated to Kansas iu the Fall of 1857 =
lie is What we would designate con-
servstige man. havi"g voted for Buchan-
an, and never participating in our poll
ties with the exception OF having voted Ia
gainst LecomFton in January last. He
is truly Southern in his sentiments.
The following is bis statement: On
the 10Th inst, was at work on my claim
covering corn; about ] 0 O'Clock a. u. Al
sin Hamilton rode up to Inc and asked
who it was at my house. | told him it
was my son Asa. He then laid he want
ed me to 90 with him to Halls "a neigh
! bor). | asked him By what authority
He drew a Sharp's rifle aud said, Ask
ne no questions, but 90 along" | walk
ed before him up to Mr.. Halls, where [
found thirteen peFsenS who had coDgre-
gated together; among them was Mr..
| Hall, a prisoner. The company then
iorued anil marched Mr. Hall and my
self back to nv house. where they took
my span Of mules. While on the march
from the house they sent parts to ar
rest some Of the Deightors. ODe squad,
under Hamilton. went out 10 take Eli
Snyder, blacksmith, who was at work;
seeing them coming. aud anticipating
their object. he prepared to defead him
self. As Hamilton's men drove up, one
of them discharged his gun containing
buckshot, one of which hi: him on the leg
the other Oh bis breast. Mr.. Snyder re-
turned the fire, the charge taking effect
in the neck of Hamilton's horse, upon
which the party retreated, and caue back
to where We were. Mr. Hairgrose's
statement in reference to the shooting is
the sane as stated by the Rev. Mr., Reed.
There are three by the name of Ham,
ilton who we're engaged in this assassin
alton. They are three brothers, and des-
ignated as fellows: Capt. Chas. A. Ham
llton, member elect of the Senate under
the Lecomptou swindlc; DR.. George Ham
iton. a member of the Lecompton Con-
stitutonal Convention, Alvin Hamilton
assassin No 3. va4
They all came in with the notorious
Buford's Carolina party, and we're of
6cers under the same DIR Hamilton