Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-06-28
nURDER OF TWO UNION MEN.

Mr.. John +. Haynes, a prominent and
most ostimablc citizen of Page county, well
known in Washington. where he has been
for some time engaged in business, came
from Washington to his home in Milford
after the advance of our army. The day af-
ter Shields Division had passed through the
town on its way to Fredericksburg, sixteen of
the Louisiana Tigers came to Haynes house
and asked permission to stay over night
He told them he would keep rs many as his
house would accommodate. After searching
his house, eight of them left, the rest re
NAMED They questioned him with regard
to his politics. He told them he was a
Wing and a Union man and voted for Bell
and Everett for President, He furthermore
gave them his word of honor that he would
not attempt to escape for five days. They
left in the morning, after assuring him that
they had not been treated with such hospi-
talty since they left Louisiana.
The same day part ofthcm, accompanied
by a ncighbor returned to his house, car
ricd him a prisoner to Luray, and lodged
him in Jail. He was here kept III coutnc-
mcnt eight days, when two men came at
night and demanded the key OF the .jailor,
stating that by order of Col Ashby they
were TO remove two prisoners, Haynes and
offered to get a light, when they said they
did not want light, they only wanted tie
key. 1t was evident they did not wish to
be recognized. The men were taken into
the woods, about mile and half from the
village. and murdered After the return of
Gen. Shields, their bodies were there found
| lightly covered with earth.
The General has information that, at a meet
ing of several citizens of Luray, the question
was discussed what should be done with
these men, and vote taken TO put them tc
| death One of the men, who demanded III,
key of the TAILOR and was concerned in TN,
murder. is named Gibbons. He formerly
| lived ncighbOr of Haynes, but had removed
to Georgia, and is now serving in the Rebc
army.
These facts gathered from son Of tn
murdered man, Mr.. Ellis 4. HAYNES, who
has been five years in California. He re
turned 10 New York about month since
and as soon as he considered it safe. startcc
for home, where he arrived last Thursday
Dccming il unsafe to remain. he returned
here with Gen. Shields, and is now visiting
friends living in the vicinity of Winchester
After Jackson had forced Banks to rctir
from the Valley, a man living at Powell
Fort, eight miles from Woodstock, was ac
cused by his neighbors for having carrie,
provisions TO the latter place, and sold t.
our soldiers. He acknowledged that he hat
done so, and said he preferred the specie h
received in payment to Confederate notes.
They Immediately killed him near his owl
door His son saw the struggle and started
for his fathers assistance when be was tol(
by his mother to run for his life Hc startcc
to run, when several shots were fred at hin
one of which struck him in the neck ant
passed out at the check, shattering the Jaw
He, however, succeeded in making his c:
cape.
1t is enough for me to give these facts /
the public, leaving comment thereon t
ADLER pens, if indeed comment is nece:
Sary