The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-02-16

tried and convicted Of murder anu tfea
son. They have not yet been sentenced
Terrible Affair at IIawcsViIIe, Ken
tucky.
| A Store Blown up Nth an Internal Mn
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Fire Persons Wmnded-sereof Nor
mAut
The town Of IIawesville, Ky, was on
Monday last, the seen" Of another ter-'
rbIe affair. Dr.. IL. A. Dawson, il
will be remembered, was one Of the per
sons who entered the jail and shot
Thomas S. Lowe, about year ago, at
enpted 10 des'roy his own life. together
with the lives Of sevDra' other prisons
1t is supposed that his object was TO take
he life Of Mr. Tom Stcrrctl. against
whom BIZ has entertained deadly ami
mostly since the death Of Lowe. This
arose from the fact that Mr.. S had ex
pressed himself rather freely against
those persons who took the life Of Mr..
Lowe. and denounced the cowardly man
ner in which that diabolical act was con
summated.
On Mon lay last Dr.. Dawson entered
The sore Of Mr.. Duncan, in which Mr..
Sterrett, with three or Tour other persons
was seated. lie had undrr his cloak a
willow market basket. in which covered
over with some eggs, was an Internal
machine of his own invention. "A des-
cription OF this instrument Of death may
be interesting.
Ii was a Tin tube, large enough to hold
FIVE or six pounds Of powder, with which
it was filed. This magazine was con.
tanned within another tin canister, of
double the size. The space between the
two was filed with bullets or large sized
shots, sufficient number to weigh ten or
twelve pounds. This Internal muchine
was constructed under the Doctors es.
pecia directions, by a timer in CAnnel-
ton, Ind, which town is Immediately
opposite Ilawcsvil G.
DR.. Dawson approached Mr.. Ster
retl, and, when within few Feet OF him,
he set Gre to his Internal machine, with
the expectation of blowing himself, Mr.,
Slerreti, and everybody else in the room
into eternity. The shock was terrible
One Who'll. side Of the house was blown
out, the roof was lifted from the rafte;s
and six large sils above were broken,
Mr., Duncan, the merchant was very
dangerously woundcd--it is feared fa-
daily.
Mr.. Stcrr,tt was seriously hurt, and
badly burnt Three Of the bullets entered
his face and it is feared he may lose an
eye. DR.. Dawson had his left fore arm
broken in two places, his color bone bro
ken, his right shoulder disocated, the
flesh torn off the shoulder to The bone
his clothes torn from his body, and hi
, was badly burned in the face, breast aut
arm. lilo was horrible sight, and
rushed from the house after the cxplo-
sion, crying, "Kill me for Gods sake;
do not want to live any longer Tive
other persons were in the room, bu
were not seriously hurt.
The cilizens Of the town, hearing the
noise and feeling the shock, rushed IL
and fro in the widest confusion. They
thought that keg Of powder had
exploded in the sore-room. When they
were informed of the true cause of thu
Explosion, many persons were in favor
of killing Dawson, and strong efforts
were made 10 do so. The news spread
through the county, and the country
people were rushing 10 town with their
guns for the purpose Of taking part in
the mob. The whole town was arming
The greatest and widest excitement
prevailed throughout the town.
When the Grey Eagle, from the at
t, ntive officers Of which boat we obtained
this information, left Hawesville, at 6
O'Clock on Monday night the excitement
was intense and it was thought thai
Dawson would be taken out by the in
furlated citizens and killed. A strong
guared was stationed around the house
to prevent it. This is one OF the most
appalling atrocities that ever was per-
petrated in this Country. 1t is ten times
, more frighlful in its conception than the
Lowe tragedy, but, fortunately, less des
tructiye in its result. However, we are
prepared to hear anything from Hawes.
vile and it may be that the next news il
that the whole town is wrappedin flames
and the mobocracy and ruin reign imperla
over that i'll fated town. That wrctchet
man, Hardin Aurelius Dawson, If he has
not been for the last year, must certainly
be now raving maniac.-Loaispitle e
Democrat.