Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-23

A Raid into PondIeton Oounty-BFu.
tai Murder Of Capt. HaIPsr>of the
Home -suMeEtngs OF the
Union People In that County.
Nav oREEK STATION, April II, 's4.
Raitors lateligeness:
GENFIEHEN-By giving publicity to the.
following you will confer favor.
On the 18th instant, a company Of
rebels commanded by Captain Hill, OF the
SAD rebel regiment of Im6oden's command
made raid into Pendleton county, near
senics, and succeeded in doing consider
able damage. They surrounded the house
OF John Boggs, q member Of the Legisla-
ture, but discovering the party Mr.. Boggs
and son, with the aeetness of deer,
bounded out ct the back door and made
good their escape The rebels then took
hts horses and wagon and loaded 1t with
goods from the house, taking all the Yalu.
able goods they could lay their banda ON,
and made of. About this time ANOTHER
party ambushsd the house of Captain E.
Q. Harper, commanding the Home Guards,
or better known a. Swamp Dragoonsn-
Captain Harper aud brother at that time
were out, and when coming TO the house
were allowed to advance to within a few
feet, when they were both shot down with.
out being halted, and both fell dead with.
10 few feet of each other, and in tho
very presence of their aged mother, father
and weeping sister. These murderers "trip
ed themof their clothes and robbed them
OF their money, and when implored by an.
old crippled father to lay his dears sons in
the house, refused to do il, and treated
Oh m with GCoru. Such brutality should.
we think, receive swift aud cohdfgn pun
ishment. Tho rebels then went 70 the honse
Iot Mr. Eli, Harmon, and he too shared the
same fate. Mr.. Hartman is brother-iu.
Law OF Captain Harper. They refused to.
allow his wife to give him drink Of cold
water which Was his dying request; tAunt-
her by telling her he was dying. They
took his horses and wagon, loaded ID with
all the household goods they could and
made of. Neither Nj. Harmon nor the
ca plains brother were members Of the
Home Guards but as quiet and much be.
loved citizens as our county afforded.
| They moved on unmoiested in their
course and captured Mr.. Sampson Sites. a.
good aud loyal Citizen but by brave and
energetic exertion he bounded away from
them and made good his escape IN spite of
the hail of bullets that followed him; sill
that did not keep them from taking all his
horses and wagons, loading them too with
whatever goods their fancy took liking
The Home Guards at this time were out
OF ammunition, consequently they could
do no more than try to keep out of the reb.
els way. This is the third raid that has
been made 10 that portion of the county,
and almost every Union man in all the
country is robbed o. all the accessories Of
lifs, and ofthe WhereRith to make living
Il is to be hoped that the powers that be
will look TO this matter aud give us n thar
far of region better protection. We have
been hghung our Own battles for three
years, have lost some of tho best men and
all our property, and suffered beyond de-
scrtpion. And In the death OF Captain
Harper our loss is great. A drawer and
truer hearted man never lived. Indeed
every heart is sad, and all waiting oppor-
tunittes to aVanRe his death. These are.
the unyarnished facts. Although 1 do NOT
belong to the company, it is my home
arrived there asfeW hours after the fnner-
81, and heard the facts related by reliable
persons, aud saw the terrifying result Of
such hendish transactions.
am, most respectfully, devoted friend
% 'ne cause, 5.i A. HISKLE.