The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-08-25
The Troubles in Missouri.
Statement of DIR. J.. w. Hood.

Statement of DIR. J.. w. Hood.
DR.. ]. W. Hood. who left this city last
spring for College Mound. Macon county.
Missear,, where he has been living since, is
now here, and furnishes Us the following
statements in relation to the recent outrages
Of guerrlllas in the section where he has been
living:
North Missouri is being over,na with
bushwhackers and rebel forces, and ARE
spreading awful destruction IN most Of the
counties bordering on the north side Of the
Missouri river. will give few instances
OF their dreadful work. which took p'ace'in
the immediate ncighborhood whore reside.
About the lOth of July, Bill Anderson
with thirty hu .hwhackers. ntred the conn
ty-seat of Randolph county, (HnntSville. y
and robbed and carried away $50, 900 mos'-
ly in gold and silver also from three to four
thousand dol.rs worth Of dry goods, and
killed one man. belonging to st. Louis. and
then left for their dens. in the PercaG hills,
where our troops can not reach them. One
week afterwards they returned. and after
driving all the Union men out OF the place.
they went to the house Of Judge Danv, who
is about e7 years old, and dragged him from
his door to the brush and told him that he
hsA to he HING or inf'rm them where hin
son (the Colonel) was, for they had some
important business with him. The Judge
said he did not know where was. he was not
at home. They then hung him to sapling
for short time, then let him down, anil
questioned him again concerning his sons
whereabouts. He refused 20 give the infor
nation. and said, I know you wish to kill
him. and cannot imbrne my hands in the
blood OF nv own son. They then hung him
I'D the second time, and let him hang until
lif. was almost extinct. and then cut him
down and kicked and rolled him about until
they got him aroused sufficiently to talk
They chen said, "yon must tell US where
your son Is or we will hang you again, and
you will have to cut Yourself down. In
answer the Judge said "Men. If may call
you So you cannot should you take nv life.
cheat me on: of many days. for am old and
feeble. shall not give you any infarna
ton concerning nv son Whereupon they
hung him the third time and finished their
work of murder. After loading their horses
and mules with goods. oIt of the stores,
they left for their dcns in the hills
few days later, there c me into Macon
county some thirty or forty guerriilas. head
ed by Capt. Pitney, notorious rebel. and
shot and scalped two Union men, and left
them by the road side. ......
On Sunday, Aug. Sd, Bill Anderson with
some thirty of his gang entered College
Mound township. rode up in front of
Westinghouse in which a protracted meet
ing was being held, and ordered every male,
old and young, to come out and form in line
in front Of tho house. The order was obpyed
He then ordered all those who favored the
South to move two PAGES in front. This be.
ing done it, was seen that only seven men
were found to stand their ground for the
Narth These were ordered to step three
paces in front Of the others, and to stand
fast. Anderson then ordered the preacher
and people to CD hack into the chu ch and
attend to their busine>s-he wanted no more
of them. lie then ordered his men tn shave
the heads of th.se Union men. which was
done. They ware then stripped Of their
clothes to their shirts. tied together two and
two and severely whipped. in full view of
the whole congregation. They were then
loosed and ordered to sliedaddle, and never
to he seen again on penalty Of death. They
then mounted their horses and with yell
put for the brush. s.. .. ... ..
Many more instances could relate, but
are too vulgar and barbarous to put in pub.
cprint. Oh. ye CoppArheadS of the north
read these facts and ponder them well, and
see if you are not upholding and strength.
ening thes cut-throats who infest your sis.
ter State, and shedding innocent blood ev.
cry day. IF so, you are as guilty before
God rs though your hands were crimsoned
with their blood. j. W. HOOD.