Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-12
The Horrors ofClriI war In Missouri.
from .hs 81. Joseph Morning Herald. Sep. 30. ]
STATEMENT or AN EYE-wITEKss--Hog-
RiBLE DETAILs.

fFrom tbs st. Joseph Morning Herald. Sep. 30. J
STATEMENT or AN EYE-wITEKss-HoE-
KiBLE DETAILs
From an eyewitness, q gentleman
from Indiana, we learn the horrible de.
tails Of the Centralia slaughter. The
engineer Of the neFthward boand train
said the steam Ia chs boiler vas quiet
low and after hs discovered the char
acter of the troops At centrAlia, it was
an utter impossihility to back the train
out OF danger. This may be true, but
many people viii ask Why that train was
suffered 70 run into q band Of bnsh-
whackers, when the conductor and pass
enRers saw them q mile distant, and il
was well known that Bill Andersen's 3
gang had that morning been at that sta.
| ton. As soon as tbs train stopped, An
| derson walked TO the platform aud or
/ dered the passengers to march out Our
| informant said Anderson appeared to be
a man about five feet, ten inches highr
rather slim, black beard, long bls4jk hair,
inclined 70 curl, and altogether q prom
ising looking man, OF about thirty.two
years Of age. He was dressed in Fed
eral soldiers coat, black pants, and cav
alry hat. he ordered the eitizens--nen,
women and children--to march in one
direction, where they we're formed in lines
two deep. and those dressed ia soldier s
clothes we're marched in an opposite di-
rection. .Ia getting off the platform, two
of the soldiers hung back, aud talked
against obeying orders They we're shot
bv Anderson, and tuubled of between
the cars. This had the effect Of causing Z
q stampede of passengers, Who rushed
off the train in great confusion. There
were twenty-four soldiers aboard the
train, belonging 70 the 23d, 24ih and the
old 25th Missouri Infantry. Some were
wounded and sick, returning home on
furloueh. and some we're discharged
/ One was wounded in the leg and hobbled
on crutehes. All the soldiers xere form
cd into line, aud Anderson walked up tc
them. and thus addressed them:
"You Fedsral soldiers have just killed
six of my soldiers, scaiped them, anc
left them on the prairie. l am too hon
orable man to premit any man TO b
scalped, but will show you that l car
kill men with a. much skill and rspidit,
as any body. From this time forwar'
| ask no quarter, and give ncne. Ever.
Federal soldier on whom / put my hng
er on shall die like . dog. Ii get int
your clutches | expect death. You ar
all to be killed and sent to hell Tba
ia the way every d--d soldier shall b
served who falls into my hands"
Some of the soldiers demonstrated, an
declared that they were just from Shei
mans army, and had nothing whateve
to do with killing and seslping any Q
> his men. Anderson replied: Il tEea
YOU all as one. You are Federals, an
= Federals scaiped my men, and carrie
:. their scalps at their saddle bows !
line of bushwhaekers with revoivers wer
then drawn up before the soldiers, VII
cried and begged FOR their lives, but ever
man was shot All fell but one, wh
was shot through the shoulder. He das
ed through the guerrillas, ran throug
the line Of citizens, chased and bred |
by the 6ends, crawled under the car
aud from thence under the depot bull
ing. The depot wss fred and be VI
soon forced to come out he emerge
from the smoke and fame, and with
: club knocked down two Of Anderson
K men before they killed him. BE Fl
.i- pierced with twenty bullets. The pa
hs keueers we're then robbed Of their vatehs
% jswelry and money. One young nj
: was on his way to ST. Joseph with !
:. mother. Hs slipped hundred dolla
in gresnbaeks into his bootleg, and I
!. demand handed ove= the balance.
guerrilla asked him il be had secret
= any money and he denied that he Ia
IS He was told that be would be search
- and if any funds were found on him
- would be killed. he then aexnowledg
:. that he had sscreted one hundred d
:. lars in his boot which vss drawn OF
=. the guerrilla, the money obtained, .
,.k the Young man was shot dead. A e
=. watch was found in the boot Of Germs
In and he Was instantly killed.
50 From another account:
= Among tbs brave and noble soldi'
= who we're shot were some from Allan
:, on furlough and dischargsd..sA Lii
- tenant, who wss . cripple, vas with
- soldiers FROM Atlanta ard vas walk
!. on crutches. He was ordered to e
ey of his coat and vest; they than XII
him. @