Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-11
The Haweaxille Trasedx.

AN tNFERNAL MACHINE IN BAskEr-A SToRk
BLowN CP AND SIX Persons BADLY WOUNDED
The PERPETRAToR IN DANGER OF BEING
LYNcHED-GREAT EXCITEMENT.
The Louisville papers Of Wednesday, give full
particulars Of the late terri affair at Hawesville,
Ky. Take 1t all in ALL this is one Of the most ap-
pallng atrocities that was ever perpetrated in a
Christian country. The Democrat says:
+ The town Of Hawesville was, on Monday last,
the scene Of another terrible affair Or. H A.
Dawson, who, it will be remembered, was one Of
the persons who entered the Jail and shot Thomas
:: Lowe, about year ago, attempted to destroy
his own life, together With the lives Of several
other persons. 1t Is supposed that his object was
to take the life of Mr.. Tom Sterrett against whom
he has entertained deadly luminosity since the
death OF Lowe. This arose from the fact that Mr.
>. had expressed himself rather freely against
those persons who took the life of Mr.. Love, and
denounced the cowardIy manner In which that
diabolical act was consumated
On Monday last DR. Dawson entered the store
of Mr.. Duncan, in which Mr.. Sterrett, with three
or four other persons. was seated. He had under
his cloak willow market-basket. I'm which, COW
cred over with some eggs was an internal ma
chine OF his own invention. 4 description of this
instrument of death may be interesting.
1t was tin tube large enough to hold five or
six pounds Of powder, with which it is filled
This magazine was contained within another tin
canister, of double the size The space between
the two was filed with bullets or large sized
shots, a sufficient number to weigh ten or twelve
POUNDS L MS fHftTnGt mQchiHG was constructed
under the Doctors special direction by timer
in Cannelton, Ind. which town Is immed lately
opposite Hawesville.
DIR. Dawson approached Mr.. Sterrett. and when
within few feet of him, he set fire to his Internal
machine, with the expectation Of blowing him.
self, Mr. Sterrett and everybody else in the room
tato eternity. The shock was terriile. Tie room
was built Of stone and brick. One whole side o
the house was blown out the roof was lifted from
the rafsrs, and six large silis above were broken
Mr.. Duncan, the merchant was very dangerously
wounded-it is feared fatally Mr. Sterrett wal
seriously hurt and badly burnt. Three Of the
bullets entered his face and it is feared he may
lose an eve. DR. Dawson had his left arm broker
In two places. his collar bone broken, his righ
shoulder disocated, the flesh torn off the shoulder
to the BONE his clothes torn from his body. and la
was badly burned in the face, breast and arms
He was horrible siSE 1T, and rushed from the HOUSE
after the explosion, crying Hkill me for Cod
sake; don't want to live any longer Two othe
persons were in the room, but We're not seriousl,
injured.
The citizens Of the town, hearing the noise ant
feeling the shock rushed to and fro In the wldes
confusion They thought that key of powde
had exploded in the stOre-room When they wer
informed of the true cause Of the explosion, man,
persons were in favor Of killing Dawson, ans
strong efforts made to do so. The new
spread through the county. and the country PEG
pie were rushing to town with their guns for tn
purpose OF taking part in the mob. The who'll
town arning, and, al O'Clock Monda
night, it was thought that Dawson would b
taken out OF Jail and killed