New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-22

slave he raid and biz tried to whip iim but
that lie had instead whipped biz ovt rseer and hs mns-
ter was going to sel him for it, He had lived in the
faulty ALWAYS and did not want 10 be sold out OF IT,
NV husband told him that he acquainted with lis
master, and thought him TO be fine man, who would
eat him 10 wOree than lie deserved that he had better
90 home about bis buiness lie could not help bim;
If he did it would be hanging matter Upon thlsthe
slave went away. 1,
Tn 10 tlip time no one had minated TO my husbsnd
that lie p the least personal Danger from any calse
or that be suspected OF being an Abollo l,l' ne
knew there YVES Strong prejudice agaiGst people from
the Northern States ard when errands 10 tbe stores
be WIS sometimes drawn ito discussing the compare
tive power aud OF the North and South, ana
Oh such occasions could but defend The North against
Misrepresentation. Several times lie caHe home 10 bis
books for authority TO support Biz arguments. AZ I'll
these times he careful TO avoid saying anything
improper concerning Slavery, and be never had any
thing say do with slaves, more than his business
Radc necessary In Ioli'ics, lie was and always had
been Democrat. We were much disappointed Win
both the country and society there. The weaI1biest
and most intelligent people were Pr ipally slave
holders, and they held but little intercourse WIN the
Others who generally tie poorest, most Ignorant
and degraded whi es Men went about wearing pis-
tolls aud bOwie-knives openly, and IL was common
thing to hear OF being shot without any notice
being taken Of it by the authorities.
On the morning of the 18th of July, my husband,
with our TWO boys, one seven and tue othsr nve yeas
of age took his team and went about half mile from
town for load of sand. About l2i clock the boys
came back and told they afraid their father
had been shot. They cad that just as they were ready
to start for home three men-Mr. Turner, his Oyer
seer and anothercame up with revOlyes undtr their
arms Their father spoke 10 Turner, ealing INN oy
name when Immediately Turner charged lin with
promising to help Of bis rlaves 10 run away:
Their father denied it, saying be did not think taI Oi
lin Turner)--secusing rim Of such thing. They then
wanted him 10 20 with them, saying they wished 20
talk more about t. or something TO that effect ana
telling tie boys to take care OF The team until they
came back. He went with them over mlI aho i was
soon out of sight. The boys then went on hllioch
near BY and shortly after raw their lather running
toward Them then turn and run in another direstion
until again OF sight. In few moments ihey hsaio
the report OF gun or pistol lhey tDeh Went oaoh W
the wagon aud waited hour or more, bat no one ap-
nearing they came home. | started on with them at
once to try TO fnd my husband, hoping II they nag
shot him that he might not be dead and thai could
rave bin. We had gone ba, h Snen way "nsn We
They took me back TO the place we had been hvin8
in My grief my indignation, my misery,l have no
words, no desire TO describe The body was not
brought to me until night, aud only then 6y ae oee
ton Of Capt. Dagget a son-in.hw and partner OF
Turner who had been a friend to my husband, ana
was the only man of any influence who dared TO be-
friend NE. BE had been away from home, ana du no'
return until after tie murder had o'en Gone' he DC
nounced tho act and SAID they bad killed an ionoceht
man. - IL.
en-, with the editorial remarks, as Published III me
Fort Worth CHEF!
H.sur,s-Op N, l1,h in,, was found the body Of
man by the n.us u VIM H. Crawford suspended TO pecan
about hreequsrteIs u mile from town large NUNS va
OF persons visited tDs body during tue day AZ meeting We
sn tie ,aue evenirt strong evidence ives addgeed proving
him Aboorit he meeting iIdoi'ed we a
party who hung him. belo" We give the 'sfoe' "
,s @ end that William ham. " aS c ss o is' tied
sfoaTd Ii. neil and suspended limb BY .ou'e per
i21 y iss T5S the hour. ~
O'Clock w could zee no ether nsls' 81 on ''
W l. s.ndeI.on J. P, actin. cor9neT T. NJ p'sSe'' A.
Y. FOwl.f, 8. ~. Jameson A. b. Quay JureT..
The following is the report OF tue meeting referred
TO US published in the soIne papers
spd respectable citing q the si,iren' OF Tsrrant
County convened at the 1osn Hall at Fo WORTH on he iSn
5y July sO pursu,u previous notice for the purpose o.
d.ypE or J.ndDt the hive. and property o. citizen.
the against a,Ls OF Aboon Meepdlses
j. p Afford called 70 the chair and C. Terrell va. sP
ps bS Hsspe ne The So sas pssaJs .nd e,o
lationI v ore unanimously adopted; ,
eOns .hs n.. .G'. g. g one Of e s
era who a. aanr in thi. county on the n, prove
eusvcy the necessity Of an Organized eho 8" srs OUT
be- 10 our couuy 1heteoe disrov-T Hd punih sail Abo-
io snd the live, and property Of our citien'
ke.eed Th. We rdorss s,ion Of those who hung W.
u. Cswiord in uis county on the ih inst convinced
are ou evidence upon which he was hung that be nehIy
Fe.red That Crntr. County Committee BE- sppnt,d BY
the PTeisn consLE Ct citizens hose duty shall e
sppont such committees IN every precinct IN thr easnty
which sub ,h, eouer Nth aud report 20 the Cshh
Cgure tie Of ell Suspected peobs ia iheh p-eitctr
persons shall be dealt with according the of the
Tsos,d That the members Of thl, rssns hereby peds.
them.vlye. support ad Central COMMITTEES a. dc dl.chNSe
JAMES p. Afford. Chairman
9ks Genial ittes hereby notified all persons connected
with or hoens Abortion sentiments 20 leave the au 'H
with, they may possy SsVe cause to regret i,nsi hs
--ana tits wac all that was ever published there TO
show the ust,ce Fl tho act On the 18Th his body was
buried by the roadside have asked, IN vain, for per
mission to have it buried in the village graveyard;
Aiier the body brought IN, three n,en came sHd
sad tley had been appointed to examine our letters
and private papers. They searched through the writ
ugdesk bookcase, trunks, and everywherethat they
thought letters or papers might he ,onSeaied. Mheh
they were leaving asked them # they had ionnd any
thing. They answered Nothing but letters OF friend
ship"
Immediately sitter the murder, dozen stories were
circulated prove that he WAS IN Abel all OF
which knew 10 lie false One was that he was con-
nected with TIE burning of the towu OF Dallas winch
happened two weeks before; when it was well known
thai he was ut home. Another wGs that he had sent
foe revovers to distribute among the slaves. That
IN the letter fom lHdel eucenCe gave me TO
THE story. For that lie ter together the one nom
GuiIlnm had been Upenednn the post-Cl'e before We
received them And because Gullhun. !e r oappehed
To he mailed um one VI tne aoJDihluB to"Ds ana IhS
writing 70 bad they cOulj not make 1t all ont, they
charged that il sas from cousliatOr. But the pfih-
ca story that be bed promised To help the negro
run away who had come 70 sell US the Bacon that ne
had SHOWN him the north star snd told HIM II he would
steal two horses and cone there the next biSht, nc
would 20 with him epd show bIn The way on. Capt
Dapyet afterwards It'd DR. Williams that at first the
negro told the came story that my husband old me- but
that upon being charged by his master with lying aud
Whipped severely, he MADE tue other staten Fni.
therinoro Capt Dagget said that he had been Sent
thereto try my husband and thai Il he had gone to
Turner the next morning aud told him OF the slaves
being there, lie would not have been harmed.
feel sure that Turner was the chief murderer for
my boys had seen him often in town, and described
4. flu g.nft nm IN mn and
NE wished TO confront him with NY boys, and il lie
showed signs of guilt to ehoot him down. had pistol