Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-11-25
REBEL BARBARITIRs.

Anderson, who was killed few days ago IN
that State. Anderson was cruel, blOodthirsty
ruffian, whose Otftfsges upon the loyal people of
the border have been reported from time 70 time
since the beginning Of The war. Some Of the
horrible deeds committed by him and the mem
bers Of his gang are told by the Democrats cor
respondent as follows: -
let me premise by saying that the house in
which am now writing, in Glasgow is one of
| the most palatiaI residences In all the land II
was built several years ago at an expense Of
! Soo,VVo: Mr; Lewis Is Virginian by birth,
who emigraied to this state thirty five years
/ ago, and from poor boy has become by his in
dustry, economy and financial ability. a mill
/ ionare. With all his southern feelings he has
ever been true to the Union, and has contribut
| ed great deal of money to and been very ac-
| live in promoting the war for its maintenance
| It is this which has made him especially obnox-
| ious to the rebels. They, at the beginning of
| the war, counted upon getting him and his
wealth ON their side, but all the Influences.
| whether in the way of arguments, appeals or
threats have rot been able 10 make him bulge
from his position of strict loyalty In Missouri
politics he has been known as a radical advO-
| eating the doctrine of Immediate and uBcOndi-
tioual emancipation as the only solid basis for
lasting peace; and to make his practice consist
ent with his precepts, be has emancipated every
negro he had in the world amounting To several
hundred. This has intensified the animOsity
against him the part OF Sterling Price Shell
by, Jackman, Anderson d Co. n
Anderson, accompanied by Captain Berry, of
Galloway county, forced his way into this house
and made negro pilot him upstairs to the bed
room of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis. There, finding
| Mrs. Lewis in bed alone with her babe. he de-
manded where her husband WAS
He soon succeeded, by threats of burning
down the house, with all its inmates 1.-THE torch
having been ready to apply. in making the
ladies fthe house produce Mfr Lewis. who was
concealed up stairs. When be appeared, An
derson was in the dining-rOoiD, drinking wine
heavily mixed with alcohol or either Heirank
Eof this mixture which he had brought with him.
until he began to hiccough.
an one room he amused himselfby firing at
Mr. Lewis legs and putting his pistol up to his
knees and shooting down at his bare feet As
| L write, the pants worn BY Mr. Lewis at the
time are before me, perforated with bullet-holes
some ofthem powder-burned showing that the
muzzle of the pistol was placed close against
the leg Of the pants. The evident intention was
10 break Mr.. Lewis legs, and il is a wonder how
be escaped. He was ehoked, and pistols ran
into bis mouth, two ot three at time, besides
being punched in the ribs every few moments
with the muzzles of the pistols of his tormentors
ToruREs.
After these lortures had been going ON for
two hours or so, Mr.. Lewis said 10 Anderson
that he was 80 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 gp, and putting his legs
| across his breast, and then, thus doubled up
both Anderson and Berry jumed upon him with
all their might Thus was most exeruciatingly
painful After this they stood him on his head.
aud lifting him up some distance by his feet, let
him down heavily several times-very clearly
with the intention of breaking his neck
"During these tortures Mr.. Lewis, feeling that
| he could not endure much longer, said to Ander-
| son that if he had a million dollars he would
give it TO him, but that he had given him all he
had in. the house, and that if he would wait un-
til morning he would try and raise some more
in town. (Mr, Lewis house is three-fOurths Of
mile from Glasgow-) Anderson told him be
lied, and said he must have the money that
night. After some further tortures he consent
ed that Mr. Lewis should go to the house of
Mrs. Thrash, an old friend and neighbor of his,
to see if she could assist him to raise some
money.
4 HEROIC WOMAN.
/ about two o'clock in the morning Anderson
and his assistants, first ordering Mrs. Lewis and
i 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 a
quarter of a mile to the house of Mrs. Thrash,
and from there they made Mrs. Thrash walk tn
town, half of mile, over the frosty ground, with
her bare feet and only partially clothed, while
the villains rode horseback. With wO-
manly tenderness that renders her name one
1 worthy TO be preserved in the memory of every
man and woman while humanity has name.
Mrs Thrash, a woman of culture and refinement
while walking along the road to the village in
the darkness, could forget the gathering frost on
the ground, her naked feet, her scanty wardrobe,
the chilly blast and the curses of her torment
l-ors and bestow her care upon the suffering
friend at her side. Anderson and Berry kept
striking Lewis to make him hurry up, and Mrs
Thrash, seeing that he was exhausted, threw
her skirt over him to shield him from their
blows and the cold, and then they struck pro-
miscuously their blows falling on both him and
her, and saying, with curses, hurry up, old wo-
man hurry upP 3fs
"At the time when Anderson put his finger
upon Lewis iugular vein, rs ] stated in nv dis
patch, and said he was going to cut his throat,
it appears from what have heard, that he was
seriously intending TO do so, for Mrs. Thrash
put her hand over the vein, and pushed away
/ the blade of the knife telling Anderson that he
would have TO cut through her hand before he
cut the vein Anderson replied to her sYou, a
southern lady, are in pretty business, trying to
save Union mans life. taa
Mrs. Thrash, from the exposuee and rough
/ treatment she received on the occasion, is now
dangerously i'll with pleurisy
MRS. Thompson asked Berry how much it
would take to ransom Mr.. Lewis life; he re-
piled, five thousand dollars She produced
four thousand dollars in gold, and thousand
was made up in bills. She then asked that he
should be given upto her, which the man Berry
was in favor of doing, but which Anderson was
| opposed. Berry, however, said: Bill | have
| made bargain, and you must stick to it, Mrs
Thompson was allowed by Berry, in whose
| breast there seemed to linger some trace of hu-
manity, to take Lewis off with her, which she
did as quickly as possible, so that they were
gone before Anderson knew it.
ANDERSON ROASTING.
@While at Lewis house, Anderson said that
he had killed Union men until he had got sick
of killing them, if there was any such thing;
and he also said that he had killed Union wo-
men, and was going to kill more of them.
.... FIRING AT NEGRO WOMEN.
"Going into the room occupied by the negro
woman, Anderson asked her something about
her master, and when she spoke Of him as Mr.
Lewis, (Which Mr.. Lewis teaches all of his ne
grOes to do,) he cursed her for not calling him
master, and fired pistol at her, which fOrtu-
nately missed her.
ArTnEPT TO KILL YoUNe BABE
Seeing Mrs. Lewis babe in the arms Of the
nurse, one Of the men hurled wash bowl at its
head and tried to XIII it, but the nurse managed
to escaped with the child. . a
BEATING A Bed RIDDEN MAN.
"In this nsighborhood the same gang went 20
the house Of an old man who lay in bed from
disease and unable to rise, and beat him, order
ing him to get out of bed, aud continuing their
cruelties until they found it physical impOs-
sibility for him to do so.,' p
Something 70 Rejoice Over.
....s. .sf OHIcAeo, Nov. Is, 1854
70 dle President Of the Union Meeting, SPRING
field Illinois:
Important business prevents my being at
your meeting tonight. Please permit me to
say that rejoice in the glorious Union victory