The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-09-04
Further Particulars Of the Law
renee Massacre.

The Le9venw1rth papers add some pa:-
tlcular> TO previous Geographic accounts:
When the bushwhackers rode into the
town, they did s. yelling at the tops OF thor
voices, and SAYING that they intended TO Kill
Ill, without exception. Gen. Lane escaped
mo a corniictd Lear his h.use,and thus saved
himself He was on" OF the first men back
iGto the town after Quant,c!i left and immr-
d.Giely organize. hanI and >ts.tt in pur-
Suit. Us hOuss was burned. Mrs. Lane
tried hari to save il but it was fred three
different times. and finally was entirely de-
stroyed with everything in it. Gov Robin
sous house Wa saved py squad OF the i2,h
Ma 'aS regiment, VII, were on tie north
baak e river. add VII. fred upon them
wherever they approached the house.
Through the lnterposi':on aa, ucsoliaticns
Of Mr.. X. ). stevens oad others, betwccr
h'ty and SIXTY person $, Tno were i" III" f..
bridge House. were saved. They wey,
marched ont under an escort. aMd protected
curing the terrible scenes that were trans
p.ring. -Four Germans lying Oh p.auo. il.
n front II q building, re shot; cariy in the
morning, whiic asleep. About tGc.,y-h.e
"egloe> were killed. \ party went 70 tn
residence If ~. t,r.swoid. aa..i. with demo
h.;c ,si!, and curses, demanded that tic,
should c2:ae cut. Mr. itash, aHd W. believe
Mr. horp, Were boarding witt D:. Csr;swcid.
and ali three Of the gentle nen went out Of
The house ty the front door, when they were
immediately taken prisoners. Their Manlcs
were asked, and as the answers we're given
each n turn VAS deliberately SHOT down.
Nj. lraSk was recently married. and his
young VIE stood by. wit1.e>s Of her nus
bdnos assassination. DR.. UrSwolh leaves ii
most amiable lady and two children to la
ment his loss. Mr. Stone was Killed b, one
of party which remained in tu.,u after tie
main body had gone. They remained with
the avowed purpose ol killing Miss LYDIA
Stone, her father and brother. and for that
purpose ordered all IN t:a hauSe to form d
line outside. tearing this AIr. Stevens we..t
up stars and informed Hiss Stone that she
as well as himself was marked Tor victim.
and asked if she would not Try to escape.
The brave girl replied that it would be use
less; that they would probably kill some OF
them, and that size would share the danger /:
It might as well ne her as any ct the others. "
During the confusion which ensu.d in front
OF the house. tir. Stevens and Mr.. Stone. Jr..
escaped by back door and secreted them
selves on the bank of the river. Finally the
house was cleared, and the citizens formed
in a line outside. when the Williams commenc-
ed questioning them, asking their names,
where they were born, etc. \ gentleman
answered central Ohio" when one of the
party remarked, :" that is worse than Kansas, ~
aud shot him, the wound, however, not being
fatal. y lady in the house was then fired at,
when Mr.. Stone commenced to demonstrate
with them; he was Immediately shot, the
ball entering the let side of the head, killing
him almost instantly.
The Eldredge House was ransacked from
cellar to garnet, and pl1ndered of everything
which could tempt the cupidity of the guer-
lllas. Trunks were cut open, clothing taken,
ladies' wardrobes seized or ruined, and the
house fired in the drug stores below, from
whence the flames rapidly spread, and in
short time the noble structure was only
heap of ruins, the second destruction upon
the site. Plumber was carried off on pack
horses. and each private of the rebel gang
must have been greatly elated by his share
OF the pure money, as all the safes in the
city were cut open or blown up by filling the
ke,-holes with powder. In some instances
the keys were demanded, and refusal in