The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-05
Terrible Tra1pdy.

The occurrence of a bloody tragedy in sum
yer county, IA, on the 10Th ult., has been
briehy noticed 1t appears that Rev Geo,
Andrews, pastor of II Methodist Church in
the county, had se;iuced a Young laCfy n roll,
! tive, residing at his house, and had also bru
/ tally beaten her, and for these acts was su,n
. mOned TO appear at Sumter 6. II , on the da \,
named, for trial by the people. The Angus u
( Chronicle says:
For these misdepds a summons was issued
/ Tor MIN TO appear 1T the &. II. at SImtpryilIc
/ before the people, on Saturday, the 10th uI
Z Having heard OF this, and of the parties who
! were To serve tfle summons, Messrs. McLen-
/ don and Lang, he proceeded TO the house of
the former, and took dinner with the family
After dinner, they went 10 the workshop =
I Andrews asked McLendon for the loan of his
horse, to go to Adamsylile, which was granted
lie had in his possession, one double barrel
gun, one yauger rifle, two repeaters and two
bowie knives.
While the horse was being caught, a con-
Nersatlon arose about him (AnGreWs) being
summoned before the Regulators Where
upcn Alr. Lang said, ''Eee. sir and here j. the
summons for you.'' During this conversation
Mtl4endon was mending Il pair of shoes I'm
mediately after Lang's answer Andrews Iev-
elled his gun on McLendon, shot him in the
side, and killed him instantly. Turning round
quickly, he leYelied his gun TO shoot Lang
with the other barrel. Lang knocked up the
gun and received the W hole load in the nalui
OF his right hand. Lang then picked M An
drew's yauger, to shoot him, (Andrews1 but
could not cock IL on account of his shattered
ndUd, tnTe" uOWD the gun ana ran. As he
ran, Andrews shot him through the left wrist
with q repeater.
A Mr.. Hyatt in the shop at the time. picked
mp the yauger, ran of about thirty yards and
levelled ii at Andrews but the latter was too
uuicit and shot hyatt with his repeater, graz
ing him on the shoulder. Hyatt shot, but
missed. Hereupon, Andrews took after Lang
and pursued him about two hundred yards
Not being able 10 oyertake him. he returned
10 the shop, reloaded his guns, and proceeded
over TO Mr.. Condrays, about one mile dis
:ant
At Condray's gate, Andrews met DIR. Nc
Henry, whom he told he was tired and very
thirsty and wanted drink of water step
ming inside the yard and seeing Mr.. Condrdy
talking to Il negro boy, he observed, 81 have
commenced my work and right here l intend
TO finish it.. Whereupon he leyelled his gun |
and shot Condray through the bowels, who
only lived about four hours.
Rev. Mr.. Parker being present, seized the |
murderer from behind, and held him fast nn- |
ill McHenry came TO his assistance AS the |
DIR. caught hold of Andrews, the latter pre-
warded it off, and the load went into the
ground. He was then tied and confined until
next morning under strict guard.
The news having been circulated in the
ueighborhood, a large number OF citizens as
.embled al Condrays house. After due DELHI
IRA tion, he was sen fenced TO be- hanged, and
bout II o'clock NJ he was hanged according |
y--sixty or seventy citizens OF the county
,gning his death warrant. There was not a
dissenting voice on the ground The last
yorts OF this hardened wretch, were, - am
MY sorry that | did not kin three Or four
more.