The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-11-12
a rIlklLLlNG lNrlnENr

Our accounts, already published, hav,
ooulalned but brief synopsis Of the deepl,
interesting Testimony given on the trial o
Brown, by Mr. Henry Hunter, in relation
to the killing " one Of the invaders name,
Thompson Mr. Hunter was a relative and
intimaie friend Il Mr. Beekham, who had
been killed, aud il was 10 revenge his death
that the act was committed. The follow.
ing IS the testimony as We find il in the
lIcraId:
Wdncm--lhero was u prisoner confined
IN the paror Of the hotel aud after Mr.
Beckbum's death be was shot down by a
number Of us there belonging to this sharp,
shooting baud
Nr Ami,ew Haafer VIII yon allow
hial to STATE, before procccoing fnrthur. how
he was connected With Mr.. Beckbaml
Nr G,cm Certainly, sir
VdHns--llc was my grand uncle and
my special lrond--a mnn | loved above all
others aitor he was killed Mr. Chambers
aud myself moved forward 10 the hotel for
the purpose e taking this prisoner out aud
hanging lum: we were joined by number
OF other persons, who choercd us on in that
work, VIZ went up into hs room, whore be
was bound with the undoubtod aud undi,.
gulsod purpose Of taking bis life; at the
door we were stopped by persons guarding
the door, who demonstrated with ~, and the
excitement was 30 great that persons who
demonstrated with us one moment would
cheer ms on the next we burst into the
room where he was, aud found several
around him, but they offered only foeb'o
resistance; We brought our guns down TO
his head repcatodly ly--myself aud another
person for the purpose of shooting him, in
the room there was n young Indy there,
the sister Of Mr.. Foukc, the hotel keeper,
who sat in this mans lap, covered his face
with her arms, and shielded him with her
person whenever we brought our guns 10
bear she said to vs. "l'or Gods sake wait
and let the law take its course i" my asso-
clato shouted to kill him Let us sAed Ids
blood" WIRE bis w.sapvswr-k. Alssad go Ia
shouting NMr. HooEEMn'S gsSfs = 4 slasz wogyel
ten thousand Of those vile abolitionists;'fI
was cool about it, and deliberate my gun
was pushed up by some Que who seized the
barrel, anl then | moved TO the back part
Of the roonr still with purpose unchanged,
but with Wow TO divert attention from me.
in order to get an opportunity, at some mo,
ment when the crowd should be less dense,
to shoot him after "A moments thought il
occurred to me that that was not the proper
place to kill him; we then proposed to take
him out and hang him; some person Of our
band then opened way to him, and first
pushing Miss Fouke aside, we sluug him
out Of doors; | gave him push, and many
others did the same we then showed him
along the platform and down to the trestle
work of the bridge, he begging for his life
all the time, very ptcously at first; blythe.
by before we took him out of the room
asked the question what he came here for 7
he said their only purpose was to free slaves
tint he came here TO free the slaves orI
die; then he begged, "non't take my life.
prisoner;" but | put the gun to him,
aad he said "lou may kill me, but il will
be reyenged there are eighty thousand
persons sworn TO carry this work +" that,
was his last expression. We bore him out
ON the bridge with the purpose then of hangs
ing him. we lad no rope, and none could
be found II was q moment of wild excite
ment; two of us raised our guus-whieh
onc was first do not kuow--and pulled tho
trigger; before he had reached tho grtu1d
suppose somc;ive or six shots had been fired
into his body he tell on the railroad track,
his back down to the earlh and his face up;
we then went back for the purpose Of get
ting another Que (Stcphens) but he was slck
or wounded aud persons around him, aud
persuaded them myself to let him alone;
said Don't let us operate on hin, but go
around and get some more we did this
with purpose, thinking it rieht and iusti.
fable under the circumstances, snd fired aud
excited by the cowardly, savage manner in
which Mr.. Beckhums life had been taken.
NJ. AsRrc,c Hptcr-ls that oil, gentle
men
M Boih-lcs, sir.
NJ dadnc'7 Huatcr--(To the witncsscs)
Stand aside