The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-05-15
uards ,,l.as uhan =. i h was irving to- 70 escape

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ia sthrough the oFehards they fred. and
H HOnI broughth down Coming up to where
% Dal;l be lay, they shot him again andagain in
.nY ;the back and,theR dturling him over,
~ :. j shot himlin the face He had thirty
~ eight bullet woundsion his body. The
~ ,murderers then robbed him of his mon
I%a % ey, $7OO.o $780,, and threw the empty
M pursein his wife's face. til, haE.
~ Their next and last victim was}a man
paH named Now aters, whom they also. shot.
w ~ q, The militia Of the county made pur.
v w" suit, but without overtaking them. sat
TSS1 baOur correspondent concludes this
adI1 bloody narrative by saying :.HIfthere is
IN not a separation ofsecessionists from
Union men here, the latter will have to
n leave. Tell Governor Gamble we want
70 N the families ofal who are in the rebel
at u service to be sent South, Then we will
ton \ have peace" a.ai.to" gt. .-z9ti9's q
mis- % Such is the simple story Of o. rebel
nlacl. butchery in one of the Southwestern
W. counties, and such are the atrocities
any these red handed murdererS are perpe.
onj. trating in whatever peaceful neighbor-
me-. No hood they invade. Eleven men shot
soI down in cold blood is no triaipg event.
49, I 1t is an outrage which calls for the stern.
81 est vengeance upon the armed guerilldS
sr"i | who infest tic State, and the seyerest
snol treatment of, the stay>at home disloyal-
leal lists who encourage such proceedings by
Sta their copntenance aud sympathy n
S" I Indian Massacre ia Utah--ShO-
10y shOne Indians Attack "a Stage
oee COilch-! w OmderGuI HePOisln OF
pen "a Stage-DFiver 94 c..ao'f
ue We are under obligations to Hon.
OF Commodore Mott, Federal Judge, and
reH the newly elected delegate to Congress
WI from Nevada Territory, for the particu-
iu1 lars of a most horrible Indian massacre,
ear and remarkable escape on the route west
can of Salt Lake. Judge Mott left Carson
mr, City on the coach that arrived here on
nnu Tuesday evening, and was the only pas
senger to Reese River, wherean old gen.
~ tlenan Levertson and his two sons, aged
N respectively twelve and fourteen yeals,
oru got in, bound for their home in Iowa. =
1Gok On Sunday, the 22d ult. when approach
ne u, ,]ing station eight miles west Of Deep
CieI Greek, which is one hundred and sixty
ne miles beyond Salt Lake City, it was dis
.ne covered that the house was filled and
ing surrounded by Indians. The driver,
mg whose name was Hank Harper, formerly
"'e of this city we believe, rened his team
oon in towards his usual stopping place un.
ProoI til quite near, when something seemed to
.hh have excited his suspicion, at the same
III time giving his horse the whip, and he
OF l,e1turned back into the road and starting
Is 10 ythem into keen run. ..e.. .,,...
tlng : AT the same moment the Indians open.
oleli ed fire upon the coach, dscharging some
YANG six or eight rife shots, and perfect
el,S M shower of arrows. Judge Mott and the
lar two boys were at the time in the coach,
ler- with the curtains close buttoned down.
Neither of the three were hurt The
other passenger was on the box beside
own the driver. After going about half a
nty, mile the driver called to Judge Mott to
re. come to his assistance, which he did,
into opening the curtains and climbing around
nth, on the box There horrible sight met
cd. hisView, The epassengerwasshot through
ated the head, and had fallen down into the
bor- boot, while blood and brains were be-.
the spattered over the entire front of the
Sun coach. The driver was shot through
uer- the body in the region Of the heart, but
into still manfully retained his post and per-
len formed his duty. Judge Mott took the
9ven reins and assisted the driver down into
e of the boot under the seat, where he con-
egi~ tinued to assist and advise the manage
be's ment of the team until he died. which
rom was less than half an hour. ''.-
eld. a The race now became one of life and
rip. DEATH The Indians were in pursuit,
lirtS some on foot some on horseback, firing
shot as long and as far they had any hope Of
the hitting the coach, but the team was a
we're good one, and seemed to appreciate the
ip' emergency of the OCCASION, and at the
IS OF end Of half adozenmles the imprOmptu
ines. driver had the Satisfaction Of seeing the
.han last one fade from sight inthei distance.
s Of AT the end Of Gght miles Deer Creek
law Stadoh, but When IL came in siehl "a
vii. new alarm presented itself Atherd of
!, IN animdTs were 6i the plain 'byS@hich
bort the Judge took to bsiIndau ponies,and
hem InatnMlyenough supposed theirs owners
eed.l had possession Of them, and were lying
they,f in waitat thatstation also He sober
to a cd his team dOwntoa walk and studied
but hwhat best to do Finally, Undetermined
give to cut three llof the horses out Of the
shot traces, put theb6ys onstwo Jof them and
ltly mount the third himself, when he twas
d at satisfied they could outrun any Indians
he1 Having got alfinrcadiness,'he open.
ofaa ked bis knife nd,communieated hispan
fell to the boys q Hetoldthem to'halloo as
but loud as they cOdld4Athe Judge was suf-
seq lfering from hoarseness,y and unable to
then speak above his breath-4-thinking there
use, by to make the occupants of the house,
who whoever they might be, show themselves
Thet The rdsei was isuecessfuB and the result
lied Egfatifying, asa dozen white men made
ess,p their appearance, and the coach was
)ha, driven up and delivered into their care
nssas The driver was found to be dead, but the
TO other man was still alive up 9tol the time
'eak Judge Mott left; which was near TWEEN,
YER ty-four hours after, although his brainH
)ap' were oozing from the wounds in the top
Sd Of his head, Itwas subsequently learn,
let ed that the Indians had. killed, stripped
md and scalped two men at the Station be-
IL N.