The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-10-20
THE DAVIS COUNTY INVASION.
~ r.f,e : g y la. 49, .trsEz,1#s4
Cold DlOOded Atrocities Of the
.'h - Busk ,.IsarAcrs.
Brutal NJuIder. OF capt. Hence,
0fthe 3Olh Iowa, and others.

Mr. Low, one Of ths' N ,ss- fro,nire;t
citizens Of Bloomfield, Davi. County,
arrived in this city On Friday night,
having left his home d, ns6& on the
day previous, At ths request Of his frr
low citizens, 10 visit General Baker and
consult with him rs TO the best means
tor ! nrsnins and furnishing the 6epds
whose muvl crous~deeas in sDsvis COIN.
~ have beef, partially Recorded in our
columns, and to protect ouv border from
similar uut.ragcs yc. threatehel:iF,, ON,
Mr.. Low We have gathered the follow.
ing particulars The gnerrillas cntcred
Davis county from Missouri, l53 strong
! mostly atti.afl in Fuieral uniforms.
Soon aftcr crossing the border these
men aepara,cd into bAn h: 7Onc Of tho
hands numbering about, twsnty, men,
we'll monnte.a anl armed, itcAche,l the
farm Of Mr.. Har,ly, one oithc wcalthi-
est citizens Of thu county, a,bitse' COP.
peshead, and dem pded his horees. Mr..
II. demsrcd and askeA for authority
for the lca,nnd ~hereanoa 4eseaptain
Of the gang deliberately ahof INN down
killing him instantly. They then wen.
to the house Of Capt: Bence, Of tho
3oth Iowa Infantry, near SpringviHc,
S miles from Bloomfield. who had
reached home on a fnrlongh but a few
days. before--last Friday week, Il was
evening and Capt Renee seeing tho
National uniform invited the wearers
in. lie was instantly compelled to strip
off his own uniform, pnt on clothing
furnished by tho gucrrilIs and deliver
up all his money--i5a6. fra. Bence
was then ordered to produce her money
and delivered up $50. rs the gang
was about 10 leave, the captain asked
Capt. B.to step outside Of: the Ifeusc
and then told him be WIS to be shot
Capt, Is. begged not 10 be murdered III
the presence Of his family, so he was
pla':ea on'a 9,orse and accompanied kis.
':ap'or- anil three. % four Yellow PRISON.
ers, until when :a''few mi'cs' from hnl
home sc, VS. 4j1hnnt..s H5msp,'s yarn.
ing s,,e4 of hisahor~sptsn dh s1esptAin Of
the ersy,x, 4, priyp'e sqllI|sf WA 'afSer
wafls. sho, n .les same sXip4u.ssa .
When Mr by -; i.'rciARcld,. al.
Gaat' ,s12' i aySs,I-a X.aa'pr
ibis body, :hcre,were ab>nt 4o0.ff,i7.ns
Of tho adjoining d;strlcu'cang tcgaac,i'
there AMI .rfisssto MIGHT'VE bundled
gusTri'llas lspes's!l Az. ~ lhsi r. Mier'i'''
Mo-, preparing Fl. : march on Bloom.
field. FaE,bcr nastic!4Ms.xpl he anx-
iously looked for. Dlqp~ Gazette, et,
r, - =. ,-4,,x asz Ike Ike
'a@ SO. i l'..I aqI.N New Yo,t,', ccli4.
! RICHMOND peppers say the battle Of
Friday caused great qoelH4s,iiitemsnt, al
business v a. suspended: and everybody
worked on tho Notifications. Even
the schos. ~efeA ca1sta. Tn. Uni IN
prias1ers3Sfe' hhiked sodik.s"v
The Eixs.minc ;' ssys tha,. he papers.
by 4 mistaken palicy .cssin .t4.,a. ,i.e1
. Cogfedsla;cs, wore victorious 90 'iFti.
day. s.,,.ae,a II Ill. 'es-s
.Hs i4.i -ssfv79 ND .t@aas 1ti' II
The Examiner says nogrnes- very
impressed into the service pAflcrarcrk
i ing .x Ylo esssl tttseaps ilarsos Jig
mssDlaee, evory wherc.Aeat sssf pccss
pa,io'na;by 70, o.. Il: