Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-07-01
Troubles in Charlton County, Mo.-Thir-
teen Citizens Killed.
FIom IN nlunawleker. Iuno h

Few persons imagine how hard il is amid the
excitement aud countless contradictory lumOrs
which We have TO Gnd out really what has taken
place. Alter several days gcekug We have been
enabled to gather the fullOWng which we believe
TO be correct;
few days after the bushwackera made their
raid into keytosvile, company Of troops com.
mnnded hy Capt Truemnn, made their appear
Ance ID this county. From whnt regiment they
came wo are unnbc to say, as they came in the
garb OF bushwhaokers.
They went 10 the house Of rebel naHed
Walker, passing themselves off ny Qaauuelia
gucrillns, receiving from him Joyous welcome.
Walker gave him written list Of all prominent
Union men in the couOty, aud adysad that they
he hung. lie ihen slartod OUT with them 10
point out the Union men Of his neighborhOod,
when they Immediately hung him.
They rhot man in Reytcsvlle named Beyier
aud hung another, ''Grmge Vcali" They shot
two, Peter Fox and hid sOn.in-law Jennings,
living ,hort distance from town. They also
hung man named Stiiks few miles rusl of
there. Why these last named men were h'lcd
We are unable 10 say, M Capt. Truenan would
give no reason for 50 doing except that he was
acting under military orders. lie took largo
squad OF negro mon with him when he lett.
what else he donc, lr whether he had any nu.
tbOrily whatever for what hc did do, We have ut
present no means of knowing and therefore for
boar commenting upon it untl we Learn the full
facts concerning it.
On Monday evening last a squad Of eight or
ten bushwlackcrs in Federal uniform, went lu
the house Of Mr. Charles Jrnstnn, u lev miles
cast OF keytcsville /; there were also three Of
MIR. tensions neighbors at his house. named
John Steintra, John Donaldson nnd Henry Part
enhimer. The buslwhackcra representing them.
selves 10 be Union soldiers, got their suppcis,
aud alter enjoying themselves as much as they
wanted, left taken Partenhimcr with them az IL
guide. They soon returned and called the men
ont aud shot them all, including purtenlimer.
There men who were thus brutally murdered.
were all peaceAble and honorable citizens, whose
only fault was that they loved their country and
belonged 10 the uniun League.
Tn Wednesday, evening, about fifteen bush
whackers, disguised as Union soldiers made u
descent upon the bowling Green Prairie settle
ment, which is composed mostly of Germans who
are loyal citizens. and in colt blood, shot two
lnohenslye meu, Charles kuleman aud John
Nom They then went to the house of an old
Getmln named Joseph Buttiker, telling him
they 6ere Union troops, and asking him to treat
them, which he did. After drinking his liuuor.
they shot him down like deg, and lett him for
dead Up 10 the latest accounts he was sill
alive, but no hopes were entertained of his re-
coveiy, as he had been shot in dangerous mart
OF lhe mead. Ihey visited several houses in tho
hcighbOThOod, but the men were all fortunate
enough to make their escape, AMI they were
satisfied with robbng their familcs Of their
clothing and vauablcs loading buggy which
they had brought with them, and carrying a
large amount on their horses
They went to the house OF John Beck. who.
hearing the firing aud seeing them coming, hid
in some bushes uear by. They entered tho houso
aud tore up everything they did not want. and
got S5OI OF his money, which he did not have
lime 10 take with him. They then got two sacka
of -four which he had just purchased and e,rp
tied it On the floor. Then ono of them. with II
large French harp, played while the others
danced in the AOnr.
Tho blues arc prevailing here considerably
all classes look gloomy and despondent. great
many OF our citizens have left the county. nnl
many others have been forced to leavs their
homes to keep from being murdered Unless a
speedy check IS put upon those ''worso than
demons our country will be ruined and our
homes made dcsulate.