Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-11-09
MISCELLANEOUS,
Two U. S. Marshals Waylaid
a Well Known Citizen of Juniata Muir.
dered.

An extra of the Oskaloosa 0owa) Her
aid, dated the Sd ult., gives the following
account of the murder of two Z. S. Mar
shals by the disloyal men of that vicinity
One of the victims, Captain John L. Ba-
shore, was a son of Mr. Samuel Bashore.
reading about three miles north of Me-
chanicsburg, Pa, and was at one time
student of Cumberland Valley Institute.
Captain Bashore removed to Iowa eight or
nine years since, and settled in Centreville,
Appamoose county, in the southern part of
the State, where he was engaged in mer-
camille business at the outbreak of the re-
beillon. Entering the service as 1st Lieut.
in the 9th Iowa cavalry, he was shortly after
ward promoted to captaincy, and served
his country with fidelity and honor to him.
self for three years. After having faced
death in all forms on the battle field, con.
fronting the open foes of the Government,
he was shot down in cold blood by the
wretches who aid the rebellion secretly, bv
all the means in their power
Captain Bashore was young man of ex-
cellent business qualifications and eminent
social qualities. He has large number
of friends and relations in this region,
among the Bashore and Seiber families.
The following is the Herald's account Of
the tragic affair:
On Saturday, October 1st, in Sugar Creek
township, Poweshiek county, Deputy Mar,
shals J. NJ. Woodruff of Knoxville and J.
l.. Bashore of Centreville, were waylaid
and in cold blood murdered. The partic-
ulars of this dastardly affair as we get them
are as follows: .. .
Several drafted men of Sugar Creek
having failed 30 report at the Provost Mar
shal's office, deputies Woodruff and Bashore
were sent to inquire the reason, or some
thing to that effect On going to the
neighborhood they met Mike Gleason, and
after some conversation, leading them to
believe he was all right, they disclosed
their business, and he offered to assist them
in finding the men. The marshas made
an arrangement for him to go with them,
after they had fed their horses and obtain.
ed some refreshment for themselves But
while the marshals were feeding, Gleason
went to Miller's saw mill, where the Cop
perheads had met to drill as was their Gus
tom on Saturday. The military company
soon dispersed. After feeding, Woodruff
and Bashore started out to hunt the draft
ed men. As they were passing along the
road they were suddenly fired upon by
squad of men concealed in the bushes
Woodruff was instantly killed, having two
balls through his head and number in his
body Bashore was but slightly wounded
He jumped out of the buggy but was i'm
mediately surrounded by the Copperheads
and several guns were leveled at him, and
among them was Gleason, who had betrayed
the marshals Mr.. B. appealed to them to
spare his life. He told them that they
were strangers to him, that he had nothing
against them, was simply discharging his
duty as an officer and begged them not to
kill him. At this point he was shot in the
back, the ball entering near the Kidneys
Bashore then shot Gleason, breaking his
leg Bashore fell, whether Ire was shot
again or not does not appear. But after
he was down, Gleason, who was not so bad
ly wounded but that he could walk, came
up to him and struck him terrible blow
on the head with the but of the gun, in
ficting frightful wound and breaking the
gun. By this time the Copperheads had
left, thinking doubtless they had succeeded
in killing both officers. A half an hour
later q neighbor who heard the firing came
that way, and the wounded men were car
ried off and Gleason placed under arrest.
Bashore lived four or five hours and told
all the particulars of the assassination to
James S. Cravens, at whose house he died,
aad others. John Fleener, Samuel Fleen-
er and Perry Mcfarland, supposed to be
the principals in this cold blooded crime,
have escaped and are still at large. Hon.
J. 3. Grinnel has offered reward of $500
for their arrest and conviction.
On Sunday, three or four hundred citi-
zens were collected at Cravens The MUIR
dered men, both of whom had been SOL
diers, Woodruff of the Sd cavalry, Ba-
shore of the 9th, were lying with their
CHASTITY wounds pleading for justice and re-
venge. 1t was with difficulty the exasper-
ated crowd were restrained from stringing
up Gleason without judge or jury. Our
informant left the scene at o'clock Sun
day afternoon, when parties were securing
the neighborhood for the Fleeners and 9TH
ers, and arrangements were made for bring
ing the bodies of the slain and the prison
ers to Oskaloosa. Sugar Greek is one of