Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-03

Sister cried "Murder.' s.~aan the window;
they said ''yes, yes, we hear YOU" Two
men came up outside stairs; said they were
friends; let them in; they took us, with the
children, to Mrs. Simmons. Rode over to
Mr.. brakes next day and stayed there that
week. was assisted into the carriage by
St. Clair; could not stand straight from the
effects Of the weight OH my breast; have
been very nervous since. 1t was three or
four days before 1 could have my. head
cleaned. / thought there was vitriol in the
tar, but found it was poppy; 1t stung my
eyes and flesh; my face sWelled. When
Hamilton came in / had given up my life; l
was thinking of the other world and OF my
boy. had ceased feeling want Of breath.
was not able to speak 10 tell them not 10
kill me, or to get up from the floor. They
destroyed all the furniture, and took. away
gloves, perfumery, album, silver needle
case, thread, &c. ''
MRS. srEARNE's STATEMENT.
Mrs. Louisa Stearne testified, in sub
stance, as follows: Twas sick In bed; had
been sick twodays; sister had just left the
room; heard q scream; left my bed and
went down stairs; some woman caught me
by the hair and dragged me into the room.
/ then called out their names-"Julia Seely,
Sarah Parritt, Sarah Park, / know you."-
They cried-"We will spoil your beauty;
well take the English out of you; your ca
reer in Youngstown is ended" saw my
sister on the floor; four or five holding her;
one of them was aman in woman's clothes;
/ saw his pants below his dress. They cut
off my hair and put tar and feathers on me.
Mrs. Seely, Laura Wick and Sarah Park cut
my hair; about forty or fifty in the house
when came down; they had cut the hair
off my sisters head, put tar on it and feath-
ers. Her face was purple. and when they
left her she was apparently liteless. Ham
ilton lifted her up and she fell. He then
set her in chair. They had q sponge of
tar and feathers strangling my sister. They
did not leave my sister till l screamed. /
said, my God! Somebody is killing my sis
ter"
Ihad struggle with Seely for the scissors,
when she was cutting my hair, and got them.
She said, "Laura, quick, another pair OF
scissors" They beat me and bruised me,
and poured tar on the top of my head
When took the scissors she was attempt
ing to mutilate my person. Here the
witness exhibited pair of scissors with
one handle bent, and demonstrated how
they were bent in the struggled 1t took
some days to get the tar off. One of the
persons present asked for pepper; there was
pepper in the tar. They did not get me
down. My sisters hands were bound with
ropes. My child was in the bed up stairs;
my sisters in the bed below. was mar
ried to Stearn, and after his death to w.
ID. Johnston, from whom / was divorced.
THE VERDICT.
After great deal of testimony, in which
several of the defendants proved that they
had no participation in the mob, and Others
that the reputation of the house was bad,
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that the house was not of the character al
| legged. The case was ably argued to the
jury, who retired on Wednesday evening
On Thursday morning they rendered YER
dict in favor of the plaintiff for the sum Of
$4,000 damages against the following de-
PENDANTS: Henry Bonnell, Sallie Reno, julia
Seely, George j. Seely, Laura Wick, Sarah
Parritt, Mary Bonnell, VIM. Bonnell, Johr
Wick, Francis Reno Rachael Reno, Eliza
Harber, Joseph Harber, Sarah Bonnell
Eliza Wick James Rayen and AL. Packard
The defendants demanded second trial
which is allowed by the Court on defend
ants giving bond in the sum OF $4,000.