Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-02
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Brny,Se srnlves, Oct. 2t, 1861

RuRx1Ne SPR1xes, Oct. 1t, 1861.
EsI;yors I4teiLtgeaceT 81 promised it
49, ,nS,binp which would be worth re-
| Ist;nS I should do so with pleasure. We
have been eucamped here for about one
Teek. and many things have occurred
which would be of interest to your many
readers.
Yesterday morning, Companies A and
left here tor PArkersburg, leaving Captains
Morgan and Donnelly here to protect the
Union people in this section aud we have
been doing our duty manfnlly. We have
! had what is called the Crock Run victory"
Yesterday morning, Union man by the
name of Petty, was fired at by one of the
"Panter Rangers William Roberts, who
is known to be one of their leaders. He
came and informed Captain Morgan, who
detailed a squad of two Sergeants and
fifteen men, who went in pursuit of the
enemy. Amer about five miles of march,
we heard three "Panter" yells, which
they understand, and is peculiar to them.
We then marched to the mouth of the run.
The FIRST house we came to was deserted.
| 1t belonged to n notorious secessionist.-
We there eonfscated very fine horse, the
only bit of property of any account. w.
h. Petty, nephew of the man who was
fired at, went with Eve men up the run,
| about two hundred yards to a mill. We
then surrounded the house of one George
Mazes, and searched outside and inside,
but no one could be found. The woman
of the house said he was not about. One
of our men saw boy about twelve years
old conceaIing his uncle's clothes in the
bushes. We made the lad tell where the
clothes were placed, and while acquiring
the whereabouts of the young man, one of
!, 6a
carpet, lying behind some fence rails
Two of our men started to get it, but
when within ten PAGES of reaching the
object, 10 and behold, it was one of the
sPanter Rangers" the man Roberts, who
had fired at Petty in the morning. The
Sergeant ordered him to halt, which he
did not do, when one of our country
| friends drew his revolver and fired at him
three times, one shot taking effect in the
small of his back. Roberts fell behind a
log, but recovered by the aid of the brush
and his gun. Three of Captain Morgan's
men then fred, two of tue shots effect
one in the thigh. The women screamed,
and followed for us to save his life, but it
was too late.
W H. Petty was robbed last Saturday
of about twelve hundred dollars worth of
boots and shoes. Close where this man
was killed he found one pair of his own
boots which had been stolen from him.
The men then started for camp, rejoicing
over their victory; not one of our men was
hurt. We reached camp about dark.
This Roberts WAS with the gang who
shot young Dowlaud, who was good Union
man was known TO be a good and true
man to his country when they captured
him. He fired four shots one of which
slightly wounded Que of the Punter Ran
gers gang ill the neck. They then tied
Dowland's hands behind him, took him
about a hundred yards from the house aud
shot him through the head. The neigh
bors made it known.
Since writing the above Captain Don
nelly's men have captured six of the Pan
ter Rangers who came in to camp as spies
Two of them are sons of the old gentle
man, Mr.. Munroe, who was taken to
Wheeling yesterday. He has FIVE sons en-
gagged in this rebellion, with the enemy
They threaten to attack us tonight. We
are ready for thgm. 1t is probable that
we will have q sZirmish with them before
we quit this PLACE.
Lieutenant Bier requested me to remind
you that he has not received a paper from
you. You have not the least idea how
glad we would be to have your paper here
l have not seen paper of any kind since
l left Parkersburg. If we stay here much
Tfepger we will clear this county of seces
sionists. We are all we'll and doing frs
rate. You will excuse this hastily writer
! sketch. Whenever have anything tina
will be of interest to you and your reader:
shall write it with pleasure.
JOHN H. Mel.