The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-10-21


t have made them the boast of their country. and
the pride and inspiration of the soldiers Let
them still encourage tho soldiers zeal by their
kindnesses and their smiles and thei- praises
The end OF our trouble approaches and the result
is sure, for the whale is spouting blood Rich
mond Enquirer.
ANOTHER HORRIBLE MURDER BY
FEDERAL TROOPS.
| The Grenada Miss Appeal publishes tale OF
horror, from the lips of the widow of the mur.
dered man, W. II. White, resident of De Soto
county, bliss, who slain on the 9th instant BY
company of Federal (Dutch) cavalry. 1t says
/ On Thursday, the 4th, some Federal cavalry
had passed down from Memphis to Hernando and
about twenty of them returned on Friday, reach.
ing the widow Whites about l o'clock P NJ
| They stopped for water when they were informed
that there was well just on the roadside about
half mile further on. They proceeded, and
when about half way to the well were fred on by
some of our partisan rangers. The Lieutenant
commanding the company and some four or FIVE
others were killed, while the rest of the Federas
fled in all directions Mr. White was not at home
! at the tiine and had never belonged to any mill
tary organization: though he was making arrange
ments to join company Of rangers in few
days.
About sunset some two or three companies of
Col. Grierson's Illinois regiment, under command
of Capt. Bycourt, arrived at Mrs Whites from
Memphis and inquired for HIr White, alleging
that he was among those who shot the Federals in
the morning, and that if he could be found he
should die
This stated to the wife and mother, and to
two other young ladies Of the vicinity who were
| at Mrs Whites. About this time NJ White, who
had seen this large force stop at his house, and
feared some rudeness to the ladies there, came up
III order to pacify the Fede1als if it could be
done. They instantly seized him and proclaimed
their intention to kill him. He protested his
innocence, declaring that he knew nothing of the
matter until it was over, and that he had never
belonged to any military company.
His assertion was treated with cool contempt,
and he was told he must die. His wife and mother
entreated, begged, mplored, knelt in agony at
the feet of these heartless rufian.; but womaE's
prayers and tears were of no avail A citizen,
who was prisoner, and who was observant Of
most that passed during that terrible scene, states
that Capt Bycourt said that there had been
time when woman's tears and peadings would
have been all sufficient with him, but now he
could willingly see every man, woman, and child
in the South killed
When the order was given to shoot Mr. White,
some dozen caps went off, but the pistols hung
fire. He then started to escape. He was near
whom he was passing, shot him in the breast near
the shoulder. He ran down the road, pursued by
a number of the enemy; and soon after he reached
the woods half dozen shots were heard. In the
meantime, these brutes ordered the females not to
60 after him, threatening to shoot them if they
dd so. Dutch soldiers presented their pistols and
made the wretched wife and mother stand within
the light made by the flames then leaping up
from their home. House, kitchen and outhouses
were all soon in ashes, and these poor women
forced to stand and this crowning act Of vau-
dalisn When the order was given to fire the,
house, they had been permitted to take change
Of Clothes tied up in little bundles; but this
was subsequently refused, and they were made to
throw them all to the flames.
Pale with terror, and overwhelmed by an agony
of grief such as none can describe the wife and
mother stood watching the red flames in the deep
ening twilight; yet seeing nothing, for their
yearnings were toward the husband and son who
they knew must be mortally wounded, and per-
haps then in the agonies of death.
His body was found next day in the woods,
about half mile from the house. His head and
face were horribly mutilated-fve balls passing
through his brain, his eyes shot out and his head
before and behind, having six CHASTITY sabre cuts,
all showing that carnival of hellish sport
had been held over the dead.
After returning from the pursuit, they threat
ened any of the women with death who might
attempt to find his body, and then proceeded to
the house Of the next neighbo setting it on fire,
and turning out in the night air, shelterless, a
delicate lady and three sick children.