The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-31
More Guerrilla AtrOclties-..AuOlber
SaOeklBg Murder.

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We learn from citizen or Harrison
County that On last Friday night tbe
house Of 8I Henry SWiger, living on
COons Run, IN that county, near the
Marion line, Was entered by gang OF
gueariilas, AMI himself robbed and
brutslly murdered The villains had
their faces BACKED to prevent recog-
uition Dir SwiTer was aroused from
sleep by their entrance fhcy de-
manded his money Whh cooked mus.
kets at his breast, and he gave them
what be had in his pockets. some $40.
They cursed him and told him they
must hsge the greeubacks for which ne
bad sold his cattle the day before IS
Mr. Sgiger turned to pass through a
door into another room 20 get the
money one Of the robbers gave the sig.
nal to let in and three Of them gave
aim the contents Of their guns Even
after receiving three balls the victim
did not fall, aud one them Bnatched
Mr. Swigers own qua, standing BY, and
shot him dead
Mrs. Swiger, who had been a witness
Of this atrocity, gave the alarm, and
the next day some members ola home
guard company started out b search
for the murderers They tracked one
of the horses ridden 70 the house Of "a
rebel named John Short, two OF three
miles distant and ia searching Bis
house found the roll Of the gang. Ia
Guiding his name The soldiers ap-
psared 70 have some information Oh
tanned from the widow Of the murdered
man. Short was not at home, but they
found him at work in "A corn field oil
his brOtherin-law, arrested him. took
him out and shot him dead 10 vas
said by those who laid out his corpse
that remains Of the black disguise were
still visible about his face and neck.
We learn that two others Of the gang
have been caught and summary Justice
executed on them, bat did not learn
their names
On Saturday evening last, about dark,
some unknown men, probably members
Of tae same gang, approached the
house Of Mr.. John Barns, living on
Shinns Run, about three miles from
Shinnston, in Harrison county. The
informing the family that there were
some men OF the porch, Mr. Btrns
stepped outside the door and was salut-
ed with the click Of two or three
gun locks. lie hastily sprang within
and b0lted the door. Two sons Of Mr.
Barns, and the Rev w. II Wallace
we're in the house, asd they had three
guns, and prepared DF fight No ~,
tempt was made 70 break IN, however.
and the Booandrels dEamped
Great alarm prevails n the immediate
section where these Successive Outrages
have been committed These outlaws
appear 10 De partly resdeut rebels and
partly deseTteFs from the rebel army
aud they are evidently sufficiently nu
mero0s and desperat3 70 create alarm,
for no loyal mans lifa or prop 4gtY 10
.afe in their reach Sections o. the
anne gang have undoubtedly con nit
ed the numerous ROT berries a Worth
ngtOn, Harrington, Vest Warren, lat
Teton, Burton and shinnst -, OF such
'ecent occurrence
There can ba no adequate proteciion
,gainst repetition Of these outrages by
he military Soldiers unscquaiuted
With the country cannoth find the per-
,etrators q them The citizens must
.rn and organize for "a cir own defense.
they. should execute instantyengeance
vhen yer ons Of the villains Is csughi
nd We are glad 70 learn that tbs
loa the feeling. aroused b. these 70.
snt events, AID backed b. the COM
handler Of this department