Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-04-14
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.

ty, but are assured that the letter is genuine and
accurate.
Monday, the 25th Of March, tweniy-four men,
armed, came to Berea and commenced securing
the country and searching houses for Mr.. Hanson,
who had returned to take care Of his property
The mob first went to the residence of Messrs.
Preston, Bland and lIuley. The most they did
was to insult the wives of these gentleman. At
Mr.. WrighPs they threatened to take him out Of
his bed and paint him. They then proceeded to
Mr.. Waters, cuffed him, pulled his hair, drew
pistols, talked indecently to his wife, and in vari-
Gus ways attempted to provoke him to q fight
Thence they proceeded to Mr.. Vests, who was
sick-in the last stage Of consumption. lie saw
them coming, aud requested his daughter to shut
the door. The mob came, broke down the door
searched tho house, insulted his wife, md left, say
they would bring out a buck niger for the bene-
ct of his daughter After making other calls,
they went to Mr.. Burdit's, six miles from Berea
drew pistols on wife and daughters-threw beds
on the aoor--said they held the women as much
accountable as the men, They left after making
u thorough search, and returned to Berea. The
Bereans in the meantime, rallied and sought Ia
defend their wives ard families from further vic.
lence.
Fifteen men, armed as best they could, we're on
their way to Mr.. Wost's, learning ne had suffered
great violence, when they we're met by the mob
The mob called out to them in the following man
ner-'What in hell are you doing with them guns?
The Bereans replied, We are going to defend
our families from violence The mob now bore
down upon them in a full gallop, crying, shoot,
Shoot A number of the Bereans made ready t
fire; this made a halt in the mob. The leader o
the Bereans told them not to fire, until it wa,
necessary, and then to shoot for some purpose.
Part of the mob dismounted and making o breast
work Of their horses, commenced the attack b.
firing some fifteen or twenty shots. The Berean
made ready a second time, obeying orders, did nc
fire. Seeing that a fight was inc vitable, twelve I
the Bereans now moved a short distance to
high point of wood land. and determined to rests
to the last. Three remained; add as the mo
came up,two fred and then went to their comrado
on the hill. The mob fred several shots at tn
three as they retreated,
The mob now held q council iud concludin
that twenty four men were not force enough t
take fifteen, returned to Richmon for a s%uficier
force, which, as they said, would come the mex
day, hang the Bereans and burn their houses
Two hundred and nineteen men armed an
equipped as mol law directs, came on Tuesday
tore the roof off and a log out Of a dwelling hous,
also the roof ola meat house. They then pre-
cseded to Hanson's mill, disposed Of the roo
4 smashed up the castings, chopped up the WOO
work, injured the boiler, leveled the furndce an
chimney. They finished their work by breakin
open his tool chest and scattering the tools abou
altogether injuring property to the value of on
thousand dollars or more. The mob left--an
next in order was q meeting at Richmond.
The card from the mob, published to-day tel
r a different story from this, but there are unmistal
=, able proofs that these are the facts. Unroofed bui
II dings, broken doors and a good mill d~estroye,
|. speak for themselves - Cincinnati Commercial