The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-12-01

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the hoqse IA lead the way with lamps. An
dersen showed himself 70 be coward a
he took the greatest pains, ia passing door
and angles, IA ses that some person wen
before him constantly. He seemed especi
ally fearful Of finding some one ambushet
in each closet. and would start every tim
any person came into the room whore h'
happened to be.
Mrs- Lewis brought thousand dollars in
silver and gave tito Anderson-all the
money in the house. Anderson threw the
bag containing Il down upon the floor, say
ing that he did NOT want silver-he had
come for gold, and gold he would have.
In one room he amused himself by firing
ct Mr.. Lewis's legs, and putting his pisto
up to his knees and shooting down at his
bare:feet. As write, the pants worn by
Mr.. Lewis at the time sro before me, perfo-
rated with bu'lst-holes, some of them pow
|der-burned, showing that the muzzle Of thu
pistol was placed close against the leg 0
the pants The evident intention was ia
break Mr.. Lewis's legs, and it is . wonder
how he escaped. lie was choked, and pis-
tolls ran into his mouth, twoor three at a
time, besides being punched in .heribs
every few moments with tho muzzlee OF ths
pistols Of his tormentors = si7e9 aat
4 After these tOFtures had been going on
for two hours or So Mr.. Lewis (whom
incorrectly stated in my dispatch to have q
strong constitution, said 10 Anderson. that
be was 50 weak that he could hardly stand
up. Anderson replied by blow and an
oath, and increased the tortures by laying
him on his back, doubling Lewis up, and
putting bis legs across his breast, and then
thus doubled up. both Anderson and Berry
jumped apon him with all their might 80
This was most overwhelmingly painful. AT.
ter thi<hey stood him on his, bead, and
lifting him up some distance by his, feet,
let him down heavily several times-very
clearly with the intention Of breaking his
neck. 10y :" .t1'
During shese tortures Mr.. Lewis, feeling
that he could nol endure much longer, ssid
to Anderson thas n be hsd , million dollars
be would givs Il 70 him, but that he had
given all hs had IN the house, and that il he
would wait unta morning, hs would try
and raise some moro In town (Mr. Lewis's
house il Ithres.fourths ola mile from Gias-
gow.) Anderson told him he lied, and said
hs must have the money that night After
some further tortures, be consented that Mr..
Lewis should 90 70 the house Of Mrs.
Thrash, IN old friend and neighbor Of his,
70 go Il she could assist him to raise some
money. 49,. s - t..o-,...,. ~,
About two o'clock in the morning A ndsr-
sonand his assistants Arst ordering Mrs.
Lewis and Mrs. Clark to stay At home on
pain Of death, left the house Of Mr.. Lewis,
with Lewis himself in his stocking feet, and
made him walk thus quarter Of mile to
lhe house Of Mrs. Thrash, and from there
ny mads Ars. 2. ,ealt to to.sn, half q
nil. essr Il, .frossy ground, seitx her bore
fsst, and only partially csotsed. sohi1s tie
Villains rods on AorseoasA With woman
y tenderness that renders her name one
worthy 10 Be preserved in the memory Of
avery man and woman while humanity has
! name, Mrs. Thrash, . woman Of culture
md refinement, while walking along the
,oad to the village in the darkness. could
Iorget the gathering frost on the ground.
her naked feet, her scanty wardrobe, the
chilly blasts, ana the curses Of her torment
,rs,a and bestow her care upon the suffering
friend ct her side. Anderson and Berry
kept striking Lewis to make him hurry up,
And Mrs! Thrash. seeing that he was ex-
hausted, threw her skirt over him to shield
him from their blows and the cold, and then
hey struck pr0misouously, their blows fall
ng on both him and her, snd saying with
nurses, hurry upheld woman, hurry up r
saAt tie tins when Anderson put his Ang
" upon LewiS jugular vein, - I stated in
~ Dispatch, and iaidq he vas going to cut
his throat, II appears from what I have
heard, thai be WAS seriously intending to do
70, for Mrs. Thrash put her hand over the
rein, and pushed away tho blade Of the
knife. telling Andsfson that he wsuld have
10 cut through her hand before he cut the
vsin. Anderson replied 70 her, *You,
Soashsrn lady, sro in pretty business, try
ing 70 ase Union mans life.'
Nrs.' Thrash, from the exposure and
rough treatment she received on the oocas-
lon, snew dangerously III with plsarisy.
Al lssl the bank eeThoupson..& Dunnica
wss rsaehed, end Il WAS opened. At this
time, NrA Thompson, cousin Of kr. Lew
L, arrived, and upon seeing him, bleeding
and exhausted, shs exclaimed, % cousin
Bsnr and exhibited great smosion. This
seemed % axaspssats Andsrsod snow; and
hs toek Lewis snd laid him % ths counter
of ths bank, and With his bowis- knife slit
epsn his Va, = sss Y he hsd any money
eonssaled u Il. II was q this time thet
Lewis, ftou NE effects u hh torture and
walkioe % hR without boots, was ssisea
with chill. Andseson told him 70 Be qui-
st, and hs and his dsvilish assistant piled
eAaiss ana boxes upoa his legs, and one Of
Then 81 su the piis; this was, - Anderson
ssid. so kssp Ne old eoon quiet
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