The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-01-29
FROM GRANTS DEPARTMENT.
SUMMARY JUSTICE FOR CUE.
RILLA NiURDERERS,
MURDERS BY GUERILLAS IN LINCOLN
COUNTY-PENALW THEREFOR.

Headquarters DEPT OF TIE CUMBERLAND
CHATTANOOGA, Tcnl., Jan. 6, 1861.
General Orders, No. G.l
1t having been reported to these headquarters
that, between seven and eight o'clock on the
evening OF the 23d ultlmO. within one and n
half miles of the village of Mulberry, Lincoln
county, Tenn a wagon which had become de.
tached from fOraging train belonging to the
United States was attacked by guerilas, and
the officer in command of the fOraging party,
1st Lieut. Porter, company A. 81 tn Indiana vol
unteerS. the teamster, wagon master, and two
other soldiers who had been sent to load the
train, the latter four unarmed). captured They
were Immediately mounted and hnrried OFF.
the GuerillaS avoiding The roads until their
party was halted about one o'clock in the
morning. on the bank of Elk River, where
the rebels stated they were going into camp
for the night. The hands of the prisoners
were then tied behind them, and they were
robbed Of everything of value about their
persons They were next drawn up in line,
about five PAGES in front of their captors, and
one of the latter, who acted as leader, COM
manded. ready" and the whole party imme-
diately fired upon them. One of the prisoners
was shot through the head and killed instantly
md three were wounded. Lieut.. Porter was
cot hit. He Immediately ran, was follow
ad and fired upon three times by one of the
party, and finding that he was about to be over
river. and succeeding in getting his hands
loose swan to the opposite side, and although
pursued to that side and several times fired
upon he, after twenty -four hours of eXtraordi-
nary eXertions and great exposure. reached a
house. whence he was taken to TullahOma,
where he now lies in a critical situation. The
others, after being shot, were Immediately
thrown into the river. Thus the murder of
three men. Newell E. Orcutt, 9th Independent
Battery Ohio Volunteer Artillery, John w.
Drought. company H. 22d Wisconsin Volun-
teers, and George w. Jacobs, company ID. 22d
Wisconsin Volunteers, was accomplished by
shooting and drowning. The fourth, James
w. Foley, 9th Independent Battery Ohio Vol
unteer artillery, is now lying in hospital, hay
ing escaped by getting his hands free while in
the water.
For the atrocious and cold .bloodcd murders,
equaling i'll savage ferocity any ever commit
ted by the most barbarOus tribes on the conti-
nent, committed by rebel citizens of Tennes-
see, it is ordered that the property of all other
rebel citizens living within circuit of ten
miles of the place where these men were cap
tured, be assessed, each in his due proportion,
according to his wealth, to make up the sum
of thirty thousand dollars, to be divided among
the families who were dependent upon the MUIR
dered men for support, as follows:
Ten thousand dollars to be paid to the wild.
ow of John w. Drought of North Cape, Ra-
cine county, Wisconsin, for the support of
herself and two children.
Ten thousand dollars TO be paid the widow
of George w. Jacobs. of Delevan, Walworth
county, Wisconsin, fer the support Of herself
and one child.
Ten thousand dollars to be divided between
the aged mother AID sister of Newell E. Or
@cutt of Burton, Geauga county, Ohio
Should the. persons assessed fail within one
week after the notice shall have been served
upon them, to pay in the amount of their tax
in money. sufficient of the personal property
shall be seized and sold at public auction to
make up the amount.
Major Gen. II. w. Socum, United States
Volunteers, commanding 18th Army Corps, is
charged with the execution of this order.
The men who committed these murders, if
caught, will be summarly executed, and any
person executing them will be held guiltless,
and will receive the protection of this army,
and all persons who are suspected of having
aided. abetted or harbored these guerillas will
be Immediately arrested and tried by military
commission
BY command of Maj. Gen Thomas.
WM. ID. WHIPPLE, A. A. G