M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-08-20
For the MeArthur p.u,ncrat.l
shamelmM Conduel e[ oar Trool


Mr.. EDITOR: As have been re.
qucSted by o number of our citizens
to have the facts published in regard
to the manner our troops used me,
when at PrattsVille after Morgan had
passed with his forces, | have conclud
ed to give you the statement. On
Wednesday July 22nd 1868, about
u O'clock NJ, about 20 or 30 cavalry
cams into our town, and at request OF
Mrs. Baugaman (Mr. Baughman be
ing absent at Camp Portsnouth,) } |
went 10 assist Mrs. B. in attending
the men and hOrses. One Of them
vino assumed control of matters, rode
up to me at Boughmans, and aske,
Tor corn replied we had none, he
asked, it we had hay, lleplied not
good, he demanded feed Of some kind,
and replied the best we could do,
was to cnt them some grass, he then
said, you go and get scythe ami get
help and supply these horses. cheer
fully compiled, and all the boys were
fully supplied and said 80. then
went to this controlling spirit, aud
told him had no interest in this
tavern and Mrs. B. is alone, and her
husband is now after Morgan, and il
he had any recompense to make ol
pay, to speak to Mrs. 3. fer had as
sisted merely as "a neighbOr, he then
said God Damn your SOUL leave here.
| slid did not know as | had said Ol
done any thing, that | should leav,
lOr, he replied told you 10 leave here
ana God damn You want you to leave
lur nothing but a Traitor or Secesh
wun.d ask pay Tor these accommoda.
tionS, | said, | am net ASKING you ior
pay, | merely requested yon to speak
to the landiady, he replied, God damn
yoc | will arrest you, and put You in
Fort (the name Of which | have for
gOtten) | then said, that | was sub
jeet OF law, and ii had done anything
worthy Of arrest would submit bul
Did not consider had, ii you Eav,
the power, | am here ready Tor arrest
he then sprung atme caught me by
the throat aud showed me back, ami
swore he would hang me, he cAlled
Tor q rope, went into the shop to gel
ono AMI was told there was no rvp
there, he then went to my own har
ness and took otl'the lines, ard then
some ofthe other men interfered and
Invent to my own house, he followed
me ON down asked my l9me, | an
swered W. D. Anderson, Esqr. lfhe
wanted it, he replied he would have
me arrested, when | went into the
house with the intention OF shooting
him, but my family prevalin1 went
ont back Of my house into the woods,
to keep out Of their way. This same
man on seeing an advertisement Of
PughS meeting, IN Macarthur, he hit
it slap and called up some more Of
the men to see it, AMI said that this
aivertis was on assistant OF
Morgan, a secesh operation, that all
who supported them doctrines wert
hamed Traitors and aiders OF Morgan.
On the next day portion of a com
pany from Columbus called at my
house demanded my wife to open the
stable door, they went down and was.
led hay aud corn, and demanded din
ncr, fed and eat me ont, and after
they were done one said our Lieut..
will call snd arrange this matter but
:he Lieut.. has never yet called, we
wonder il the Or. Master draws from
he Government at the same time the
,eopIe are subsisting these troops.
W. d ANDERSON.
Angus, 17-63. J.P.