Freeman's champion., 1858-06-03


HAMu TON, | think it was, said to
Mr.. JAMES
there, you, take this wagon and
take care OF it. | reckon you would
rather go with that than to go with
this company"
lie said yes One Of the party
said "'lhere was a damn good horse
there" ,
The answer was =" Take it if you
| | k it botter than yours"
The horse was then taken out OF
the wagon. There were then five
prisoners, one OF whom was let GO
At this time we, were heading nearly
East, directly toward the Missouri
line. After marching about a mile
or moro, Mr.. WIN. HAIRGRovE and
boy and Amos HALL were taken and
brought into line. Soon after we
were halted in front of Mr.. HAIR.
GRovE's house Here ASA HAIRGRovE
was brought into line and the boy let
Tgo. Here the party took two mules,
Soon after, Mr.. CoLPETzER was
brought in then MesSrs ROBINSON
and SNYDER. On our march from
HMRGaovR's, they took a North East
course, and on the route Mr.. AUSTIN
HALL was taken. About this tilne
Capt. HAMILTON and number Of his
men started after a man, MIR. ELI
SNYDER, known as s" Dutch SNYDER"
Soon the persons who were taken,
eleven in number, were ordered to
halt. We did so on q high table
land. Presently we heard The report
Of guns. | turned and looked in the
direction OF the report and saw HAM
ILToN and his posse near what l sup.
posed to be a house, or two houses
together. Some one said it was SNY-
DEa's. A part Of the guard left us
and went to HAMnToN's assistance.
they soon all returned ] one leading
the Captains beast, which HAMILTON
said "SNYDER had shot through the
neck" (SNYDERs house, where this
atlray took place, might be about
half a mile from wnere VIZ were
standing) We were then ordered
to march. After marching about
lhrce-quarters oil a mile, we were con-
Quoted into deep, marrow rAvine, o.
dered teahalt and iosm a line; HAM
ILToN gave the command 20 "tront
face" lie then ordered his men 10
form line and present arms in front oil
us. (Hhey wOrc standing on tho
edge OF tho ravins, their horses ect
nearly AZ high as our heads, and they
we're about ten feet from u,.) Some
one said The men don't obey Or
ders," Capt. HAMILTON repeated the
orders, swearing terribly as he did 20.
Ono OF the msn turned his horse away,
and said &" will have nothing to do
with it," Capt HAMILTON thOn drew
out large revolving pistol, and pre-
Sentsd it toward the prisoners. Some
OF tho men took direct aim, and he
(Capt. HAM'LToN) gave the word
Fire" All fell at the first fire.
Some Of the men dismounted anu
came down amongst as. They we're
ordered to see that va were dead.
Again some one said: "Thcro i,
old READ - he amt dead" Some
1one asked: "Whcre is no =" "Thcre
is the old devil, looking at you;"
was the answer. The ono who said
this, believe to-bs Capt. HAMILTON,
Judging by the voice.
Another voice said: "Put the piS-
tol to his ear--shoot Into his ear"
This believe to be a man by the
name Of HUBBARD.
Some one said, "Soc what that
man has got in his pocket" Refer
ing to SrlLLwELL, aupposo, for he
says "there is hundred dollars"
Another one says, "ThSro is one that
has got watch" Referring to CAMP
BELL.
Soon / heard no more, only the
tramping Of horses feet. Some one
began to groOn. / spoke very low,
and said,v" Don't make q noiSc."--
Presently | heard my wife calling,
! called to her, and she came to III
and ! requested her to 50 for assist
anco as quickly as possible. did
not think any Of us could live. !
soon after crcpt down into u ravino,
then found that | was not mortalIy
wounded. After travelling about ten
aileS, | found camp Of movers, ]
laid down for the night, and sent
word to my wiIo where was. She
arrived about eleven o'clock at night,
Next morning | was taken to my
house, and examined by two phys
icianS, who said should probably
recover, The names Of those killed,