The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-06-25
The Linn County murders---Oon,
duct Of a Woman.

From a letter published in the St.
Louis Democrat, giving a detached state
nent Of Che late brutal murders commit
ted in Linn County by Missouri Border
Ruffans, we make The following extract:
Itappears that portion Of tbe invad-
ing baud had either not been i1fofmod as
TO what was to be done with The prisoners,
or bad hot Tie nerve to commit the crime
when IL came to trial After some dis.
eussion amongst themselves on the sub
ject, a dozen Of the number left the party
and rode bacl, to the State at the gallop.
/ The remainder Of the party numbering
twenty three, led their prisoners, twelve
in number, into q deep and narrow ravine.
Here they ranged them IN line close to.
gether, in the bottom Of the rayiue. The
gorge was so marrow that the Prosavery
band hal TO stand above their Victims,
and fred down on them. Had this not
been the case, thus destroying their aim,
10 is likely that every one OF them would
have been Killed.
The order Of fire was given by old
Hamilton, aud was given several times
before Il was obeyed Hamilton and his
son firing before the Others After one
volley had beeh fired, all Of the prisoners
fell, Killed, Or severely wounded except
two, one Of whom was only slghtiy
wounded, and the other unhurL; but in
order to save himself he feign6d death
After the prisoners fell, the assassins
dred At them while one the ground 49,
Some Of them discharged their revol.
vers, at the PROSTATE bodies, and others
lo1d.d aud fred their pi,o g. One of the
survivors, who, although severely wound
ed Is likely TO revover, had q revolver
placed close to his ear and discharged.
The ball glanced off along the cheek bone,
and came out making s frightful wound
at his mouth.
After tho shooting, the murderers rode
of, evidently terrified at their own act.
They robbed the prisoners. however.
Mrs. Read, the wife Of the Baptist mis-.
sonary, followed aie party that captured
her husband She heard the firing and
feared the worst Fearful and excited
while hurrying in the direction, she met
a portion Of the band coming back
She demanded what they had done with
them, but they only soowled and swore
AT her, and rode on. Soon she met an
other party Of them, and one Of them was
riding her husbands horse.
"That is hy horse' she exclaimed,
"where are you taking him"
Strange TO say, the man dismounted,
and gave up the horse, saying:
"If he is your horse, you may take
him"
She then said:
"What have you done with the prison
ers? You surely have not shot them?--
Where are they?'
Eyes, we have" said one, and he
pointed in an opposite direction to that of
the royine, indicating that they were
there. She, however, hurried on in the
direction from which she heard the firing,
aud soon came TO the ravine. When she
came to it aud looked down and saw the
men lying she thought it was more Of
the Missouri party Keeping watch, and
without yenturing into tho ravihe, she
cried.
"Whete are the ptisoters?-what have
you done With them?''
Her husband. recognizing her voice,
called Her to COME down. What spec
aele presented itself Eleven men lying
in that narrow ravine, weltering in their
blood, dead or wounded. They sent her
to get assistance, aud raise the alarm. -
After The murderers had left, the wounded
and dying men were able to converse with
each other and those who were dying,
and those who thought themselves dying, |
told their comrades what they wanted
done with their property so that the sur
vivors could attend 70 It if thoy escaped. !
What an awful scene was thus presented |
E.S'Fiye million acres Of land, granted |
Michigan by act of Congress in 1850, ara
10 be thrown into the market. The sales
will commence at Lansing, on the e3th Of
July.
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breaking out anew.
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