The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-02-15
Terrible Aaalr as HawesvIIIe, NJ.

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Terrible AMhir nc HmvwesvIIIe, Ky.
[Fom the LSuisvlls Dsloeras.]
A correspondent ia Hswestille, KY,
wrisssu us thst ihst iillaes has isslu been
thrown into greet e1citetient, On MohHay
morning, Hbout 10 o'clock, II. A. DGyiScri,
notorious from HE connection with the Lowe
affair, entered the store Of C. B. 4 ]. q.
Duncan with bomb she'll or internal ma
chine, In the shspe Of tin box hlled with
gunpowdeP, slugs and buckshot, which he
exploded, and the building. q substantial
brick one, was utterly demolished, blowing
down an adiscent wall. and rendering the
premises heap Of ruins. Dawson carried
the machine into the store In basket, con.
csaled under egg. He has been ct eamisy
with every one Sincs the Lowe tragedy, snt
It seems, harbored feelings OF hatred ant
revenge against the Hon. WIN. Sterre., who
opposed Dsvison's course IN the Lowe affair
Mr.. Sterret was in the store, but no one sus-
peeted the terrible vsngeance devised BY
Dawson. The explosion ensued, and Mr.
Sterret, C. B. & J. G, Duncan proprietors
Of ,he store, Jsmes Rsding, their clerk, and
Mr.. Bennett, together with Davison him.
self, were wounded, and crushed under the
ruins. ... ,... .,....t..,.. ..... ...
At the date of the letter. s O'Clock Moa.
day evening. none Of the victims to this
fedish revenge were dead, but several were
mortally wounded, and Dawson; Il was
thought, would die. He was praying to be
killed. -. -.
His intention, says Dur correspondent, wss
evidently TO kill himself with the others
The excitement wheA the packet left was
intense and increasing. and several Of the
wounded were dying. We are promised the
full particulars Of this terrible assassination
Our correspondent thought that Dawson
would be lynched by tho excited people,
What tortures cOuDd be too great for such
maliguity % his ! ltsrsngely Gnd feariully
surpasses ordinary revenge for real.or ina.
ginary wrongs.
We sppend snIther account, later than
the shove. derived from the officers Of the
Cray Eagle. .... -....., ........ ....
The town Of Ehwssyille was on Monday
last the scene OF another terrible affair."
DR.. H. A. DavisoG, who, it will be remem-
bered, was one o the persons who entered
the jsil snd shot rhomss 8. Lowe about
year ago, attempted to destroy his own life,
together with the lives Of several other per-
sons. 1t 10 suppoted that his object was to
take the life Of Nj. Tom Sterrett, against
whom he has entertained deadly snimosity
since the death Of Lowe. This arose from
the fact that Mr.. s. had expressed himself
rather freely against those persons who took
the life Of Mr.. Lowe, and denounced the
cowardly manner 10 which that diabolical
act was consum mated.
On Monday last DR.. Dawson entered the
store Of Mr.. Duncan, in which Mr.. Sterrett
with three or four other persons were seated
He had under bis cloak q willow market.
basket, in which, covered over with some
eggs, was an internal machine OF his own
invention. A 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
was filled. This magazine was contained
within another dn canister of double the
size. The spscebetween the two was filled
with bullets or large. sized shot, Q sufficient
number to weigh ten or twelve pounds
This 'nternGI m0cinewas constructed under
the Doctor'S especial direction, BY timer
in Cannelton, Ind, which town 10 immedi.
ately opposite HawesviIle.
Dr. DAWSON approached Mr.. Sterrett, and
when within fOw feet OF him, he set fire to
his internal machine, with the expectation
of blowing himself, NJ. Sterrett, and every.
body else In the room, into eternity.
The shock wasfterrible. The room was
built Of stone and brick. One whole side
OF the hou's woe blown out, tho roof wee
lifted from the rsfters, and six large sills
above were broken.
Mr. Duncan, the merchant, was very dan.
gerously wounded-it 10 feared fatally.
Mr.. Sterrett was seriously hurt, and badly
burnt. Three Of the bullet. entered his
fsce, and it is feared he may lose an eye.
DR.. Dawson had bis left arm broken in
two places, his collar bone broken, his right
shoulder dislocated, the fesh torn off the
shoulder 10 the bone, his clothes torn from
his body, and he Yves badly burned in the
face, breast and arm. He was horrible
sight, and rushed from the house after the
explosion, crying, "KilI me for Code sake;
| do not want to live any longer"
Two other persons were in the room, but
were not seriously hurt.
The ciuzens of the town, hearing the
noise and feeling the shock, rushed to and
fro in the widest confusion. They thought
that keg Of powder had exploded in the
store room. When they were informed of
the true cuuse OF the explosion many per-
sons were in favor of Killing Dawson, and
strong efforts were made to do 80. The
news spread through the country, and the
country people were rushing to town with
their guns for the purpose OF taking psrt in
the mob. The whole town was srming.-
The greatest and widest excitement prevail
ed throughout the town.
When the Gray Esgs, from the attentive
officers Of which boat We obtained this in.
formation, left Hawesville, at 9 o'clock on
Monday night, the excitement was intense.
and it was thought thst Dawson would he
taken out by the iDfuriated citizens, and
killed. A strong guard was stationed sround
the house to prevent it. This is one Of the
most apalling atrocities that ever was perpe.
trated In Christian country. 1t is ten times
more frightful in its conception than the
Lowe tragedy, but, fortunately, less destruc.
tive in its result. However. we are prepared
to hear anything from Hawesville, and it
may be that the next news 10 that the whole
town is wrapped 10 flames, end that moboc.
racy and ruin reign imperial over that illfa.
ted town. Thst wretched man, Hardin Az.
relius Dawson, IL he has not been for the
last year, must certsinly be now, raving
maniac.
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One ofhbs humanitarian movements Of our
times although little known 90 such, can
hardly be over estimated 10 its Importance
annn the wall hAinn Of lnilr widely acattered