The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-16

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40 Ae Aa<or Of tia Times: The of1g!nA
Of the folc,ing lstter is in my possessloa.
Inc events graphically narrated uan:-
pired In OvsSoe county, Tennessee. I
knew DR.. SAdle. rom . small boy Tne
men who muSdea9l him were noted euer-
rillas, and killed hi for no personal %.
nifty, but On acconnsef his sentiments. l
young Lady, but have . highest apthority
Tor stating that she = AZURE. high minded
girl, the daughter Of aplain farmer in
moderate circumstances. Tt only remains
to state that Peteet was khed January -,
and Gordenhire Feb. 4, "a, + that the ven
geance they invoked has ovetaken the en-.
tire three Of the murderen ON. g. Sadler.
MARTINS CREEK, Apri so. 1884.
MAJOR CLIFF: According to3romise I
now attempt to give you statenAnt Of tho
reasons why / killed Turner, ana o brief
history Of the affair. DR.. Sadler had for
two years previous to his death ieemed
equally AZ near and dear TO me - sroth-
or, and for several months nearer than
any person,-my parents NOT excepted. II
he had not I never would have done what
! did-promise to be his.
The men who killed him had threatened
his life often because he was Union man;
they said heshould motive and after taking
the oath they arrested him, but Lieutenant
Oakley released him at pas gate. He
stayed ct pas till bed time, and I warned
had heard his life threatened that day, and
that / felt confidenthe would b killed II 10
did not leave the neighborhood and stay
OF until these men became reconci1od. He
promised 70 20; said he had some business
1t Carthage, and would leave thu neigh
borhood that night, or BY daylight next
morning, and we felt assured he had gone.
About O'Clock p. n: next day news came
to me at Mr.. Johnson's, where I had gone
with my brother, that DR.. Sadler was
killed. / had met Petset, 0ordenhire and
Turner on the road, and told my brother
there that they were searching for Dr.. Sad.
Ter to kill him. Sure enough they went to
the house where he was, and. strange 70
me, after his warning, he permitted them
come in They met .a;s 5i ma per,
get some brandy for Mr.. Yelton, which
they obtained, and Immediately after
drinking, they al three drew their pistols
and commenced firing 1t Sadler. He drew
his, but it was snatched away from him.
He then drew his knife, which was also
taken from him. He then ran round the
house. and up stairway, escaping ont q
searched till they found him, and brought
him down and laid him On bed, MORALLY
wounded. He requested some Of his pe0-
pie to send for DR.. Dillon to dress his
wounds. It II strange to me Why, but Sad
ler's friends had al left the room when
Turner went mp, and put his pistol against
They all rejoiced like demons, and stood
by till he had made his last struggle
They then pulled his eyes open, and asked
him in . loud voice IL he was dead. They
then took his horse and saddle and pistols,
and robbed him Of MI his money, and
otherwise insulted and abused his remains.
Now, for this, resolved 70 have revenge.
termined to kiln Turner, and to seek an
early opportunity. Of doing II. Butt kept
that resolution to myself knowing that /
would be prevented. went prepared, but
never could get to see him.
On the Thursday before I killed him, L
learned he was preparing to leave TOR Lou
isiana, and determined 10 should not e.
morning, and fixed my pistols % that they
would be sure Of fire. and determined to
hunt him iii that day. Then sitting down,
wrote few lines, 20 that 4 Tell my
friends might know where to look for my
remains. i took my knitting, q IL was
going to spend the day with . neighbor
living on the road toward Turner'S. e
muddy, 90 that became fhtigued and con-
cluded to 70 back and ride the next day,
or Saturday. But ma rode my horse on
Saturday, and left me to keep house. We
had company Sunday A. NJ, 80 that could
not leave; but the company LETT about noon
and started again in search Of Turner
/ went to his house, about two and : halt
and, therefore, sat down to await his re-
turn. After waiting, perhaps one and
half hours, . man came to see Turner, and
not finding him, he said be supposed be
and his wife had gone to Mrs. Christians,
his sister-in-law, who lived about one-hal1
mile distant.
the man would tell him was waiting foI
him, and he would escape me. found him
there. and number Of other persons, in.
Guiding his wife and her father and mother.
Most Of them left when I entered the house.
I asked Mrs. Christian IL Turner was gone
She pointed to him at the gate, just leav.
ing. I looked ct the clock, and II Was ~
O'Clock p. m. I then walked out into the
yard, and, ~ Turner was starting, called
to him to stop. He turned, and saw wa
preparing to shoot him; he started to run.
| / fired Ct the distance Of about twelve
PAGES and missed. fired again ~ quick
as possible, and hit him in the back Of the
head, and he fell on his face and knees.
fired again and hit him in the back, andhe
fell on his right side. I fred twice moro,
only one Of these shots taking effect. BY
this time was within ave steps Of him,
and stood and watched him till he Wa
dead, and then turned round and walked
toward the house, and met Mrs. Christian
and her sister, his wife, coming out. They
asked me what did that for. My response
was, "You know what that man did the
18th Of December last-murdered dear
friend Of mine. have been determinedto
do this deed ever since, and never shall
regret it." They said no more 70 me, but
commenced halloning and blowing horn.
I got my horse OUT, ard started home,
where shall stay or leave when choose,
going where please, and saying what I
please.-Cbr. N0AhVille Ttzses.
WHITE LIES IN THE PuLPIr.-Chaplain
CUNT has blunt way Of freeing his mind,