The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-30
INTERESTING NEWS FROM EGYPT
THE ARAB oUTRAGEs ON REV. MR.. DICKSON AND FAMII
"DETAILS OF MR.. srEINBECK's MURDER-HISToRY
THE BROTHERS sTEINBECK, ETC..


JAFFA, SYRIA, Feb. II, 1853
Permit me to give brief detail of the horrible
murder of my brother and tiendsh outrages com
mitted upon his wife and the family of Mr. Dickson,
formerly of Groton, Massachusetts,
My brother and emgrated from Prussia, our ma
tive country, in November, lS49 arriving in Jeru-
salem, February, 1850. He being practical farm
er engaged in agricultural operations near Jerusa-
lem. In the spring 1852 ne removed to Jafa and
turned his attention particularly to the raising
of cattle. In the spring of 1853, on visit to my
brother in Jaffa, | became acquainted with some
American residents there, and engaged with them
in an agricultural mission for the benefit of the poor
jews In December, 1853 Mr.. Dickson and family,
arrived to engage in the same benevolent cause. In
November 1854, my brother married one of Mr.
Dckson's daughters, who having purchased farm
about ~ miles from the city, was living on very
friendly terms with the Arabs my brother and his
family residing with them. In June of 1856, also
married a daughter of Mr.. d., and we lived about
half mile from them on land purchased by VIM.
Ballard, Esq, of New York, and Dr. w. NJ. Engles,
of Philadelphia for the benefit of the poor Jews
We all lived peaceably with the natives and tried
to show them the advantages of civilization over
ignorance. We always tried to do them good by
giving them medicines, and dressing sores and
wounds for them. Though we often annoyed
and several times robbed, yet we never were suspi-
cious or had thought that our lives or persons
were in danger.
But on the night of Monday, January IL, 1858,
persons came to the gate of Mr.. ID. yard, (in this
country every house outside of town is surrounded
by wall eight or ten feet high demanding admit
1ac?, W .Ioh lot stJay GOV WIlcI they protested
tht Ne III VIII Iy anu % HtIu, anu % Ttiu
denied by Mr.. d. and my brother, who also told
them to 90 away, that the Consul always had told
them never to open the gate at night to anybody.
After some words they left
II a1ouI nan an not tiiey leIuineG' anu s'rehu-
was there. They were again refused, when they
Golnielice9 using lih!a IanguaSe, p9I nnaliy salu
oiley Mouiu sleep outsiuS 'e !ate uitll .lle
anu Lnun wv Itti S
nrotler retileu puC aver ..le Miie III? uogs oe
n neL{ d MI n sott1 naa sc. ~
Sn, E anu tbam III IT, GrcJ & n anu
1od saw 1 IN itln IL ta'u ~ a uI il'9 .to a.
oo ~ 1 ~ S'o" 'ie ''''V 'eS
"e,e hot uestitu'e vi ~ ile-ains'
Ater nns, al! pehg quiet, MI MI -. also retire'i,
furious barking that he got up again and went
ou'' "ign ne iouhu 'ldC " paoA g"'e was pI"hen
uGwll, J, tnouSI hopouy ehtereu nc Ment pacA anu
tolg my prother, VINO Got up, ureSsee took u gun
tHR a tey MeaI IuI' NJ NJ o'rei sau " NJ ~
10 hot lle, Ii'eLi anu nl' ~ ave nfui f 'ne un
ny Milllin .l VI ioIi f goT VI 'lie
or4NgH gate' wien one from outslue lreo c IoqISS
anu anu n,e @ my . IN 'he IoWgr par of Lme
% ny % Sic "' tt. a III ~ M y -, " M ~
ne ne ieli exeIalnlng' "A pan mas MT me. Mr' H.;
WIZ sroou penny M d mn nm oooh fne gun anu hreu a'
fant'oih, nt as as nc ulu ~ hoI SCI any pou!.
MY prother succeeded IN craving TO the mouse,
Where reeking win plooa ne lelI exhausted on the
moor, eXGialmng TO his wiie-"Mary, nave got
ball." He grew very faint, and vain endeafors
were maae 10 stop lne 9iooq, "nleh wa was Sn@3Wlng loving
Pioiusely lLGm his m9uIu. MI; hau ionoWeu sf
MN leiine'ldtel, anu iaSCeheu the uooTs 10 t!e
nest VI ais "gLll'y. nu' Su 70
so uosoi lDe 'nI '0th4 m,iioH erI in
IeM minutes tnI @ tnleNes ioiio"co dnu tDln- u
menceu an at1ack upon IHe uoor, Whlch ashey
soon succeeded IN pursuing open, ana hve rulllahs
entered, G armeI WIN guns, swoTuS I anu Plslols,
% cne iIlieu!dlei} Nun It ~ oiuD saA VI m
icel ichS; aiIIeu plo" "S WI u; le"u WIZ an
ms might. ne tnTew up MS hand 70 waru on the
Dlow put with thrlilng groan ne 1ei senseless 10
ale moor Ids Ieit hGI lying nGSSanu pl
anu ralse1 her lathes WINE tle ploou T&sieu lroh
the wounds upon his'neau anu manu-. ne soon re-
covered anu started 10 go mto Ine yaru l9r the
helghoors ana heip, put ne Was ioloWed ana oeateh
oack' anu oruereo m 10 ne ON the moor anu hoI allow
~ for fv Tbe beareHs bal
lngs unmoyed %1he plteous moans or the heaTt-
strcken WE, tne vans 9l Two oaoes !he
appeals OF ola age, seized tne young Wlle, weeping
over the departing spirit OF her protector not yet
unconscious of her love- dragged her over his bleed
ing body, out doors, through his blood, and throw
ing her upon the ground, repeatedly violated her
person! When al!owed 10 return the mouohlesS
corpse of her husband lay partly under the table IN
a gore OF Dlood. Every thlng was no" piuhaereu' g'
ana tne poor woman conlpelieu 10 Wdlt upon tleil,
open trunks, nght lamps anu answer 9ues'ioTS MS W
every thlig they Ghose 70 impose upon hgr. lhey
peat her ureaduly upon ner cheeks, struck her up
on her breast ana Dack with guns MANNERS OF any
thlng Mandy
one hited SWORD over her heau 10 take IL on,
put she shrank uioerheath te Ipie oeslue the ne
less body of her husband, and the blow came with
force upon It, For hours tney continued TO ransack
the house, taking every thng tney cnose. 'SiX OF
seven tunes they threatened MT. II. NE py point
ing pistol or gun 10 MS breast, ana once they
caught him by his head and drew sword'to take
it off, lie caught hold OF the sword as also did his
daughter, and he had his hand severely cut; Mrs.
d. was too feeble to resist her person was abused;
but she was not beaten so brutaily as the rest-an
old lady OF hfty-elght years;
A little before daypreaK they leit haVlng taken
all their money, nearly all their clothing and bed
ding; not even sparlng thelr pread. as soon as II
was light Mr. Dickson went 10 ms nearest @ neighDor
10 stay WIN lhe lemaes, wllie nc WeIC lol Is fo'
Henry DICKSON, VINO had siept AT my houst, pclnS
absent in Jerusalem. Ihey returned 10 tne scene
of blood and plunder. and then went M u 10 jana To
the United states wee Gois9l, T MI ~ race an
covered win Dloou' me Noiisui at once went
with them 10 lhe OoNsrhor, Who' WIN MS
posse and about forty OF the dlVars, oihcers,
residents, &c, repaired TO witness the most heart
rendlng OF scenes Everything lald just as the
robbers had lett Tiny brothers corpse under the
taDle, "here IL hau 10 remain untll the quarantine
doctor coulu come i9r examination; pispatches
were at once seHt 10 'eruSdlieih lor the american
Cohsul, Ut; r., Uorhain, VINO cahea 10 Ho the rus
sian Consul, Dr. hosen, OIL Jerusalem, VINO KlndlE
consented to do all in his power to have the muir
derers Drought to justice. Inc same oay they went
to the Pacha OF Jerusalem and demanded that the
offenders must be brought to justice. instead OF
the Pacha going himself to Jata, as was his duty,
he sent two men from the divan with strong orders
to yatfa.
The next day, February IA, Dr. u9rham started
for Jaffa, where he arrived the same day. he took
at once very decided measures ana deelared before
the "Meghs or courI tlla' ne Moulu nave justice
and II they had no! P9Ter or courage 20 eaten the
mureerers. 'ni nu, anu tle Alneri-
can force IN 1T 1he MeGiterranean was always at his
command Lhey IePileu that they would 40 thelr
pest anu tnat ~ ~ was ter own interest as wen as