Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-31

HORRIBLE BurcHERT.-The LOUISVILLE i
Journal Of Thursday gives The following
details Of one Of the most bArbarous
and horrid oulrages by guerrillas on
record
a drove Of Government cattle. about
nine hundred head, vas on toe way to
this city yesterday from Camp Nelson,
guarded hy eighty negro soldiers, detail
ed from various regiments. The day
being cold aud no danger apprehended,
| the soldiers were allowed to straggle
along by themselves, while their officers
stopped TO warm at various houses on
the road. 0ue half Of the command
marched in front Of the cattle, while the
other portion kept in the rear of the
drove The cattle and the guards were
not yet out Of sight Of Simpsonville
when fifteen guarrlllas, headed BY the
desperate Golfer, dashed into the town.
Three Of 4he negro officers were loahng
in the tavern at the time, bnt they sue
ceeded in making their escape from the
outlaws The guerrilas robbed the citi-
zens OF the place Of goods amounting to
about twelve hundred dollars, when they
started IN pursuit Of the negro troops
; guarding the cattle. They we're not long
, IN oTertaking them, as the citizens OF
Smpsonville, soon after their departure,
! heard rapid firing down the road. In
asout half an hour, the guerrillas re.
turned, loaded down with booty, and
1 stated that they had killed twenty-five
! of the negroes They gave no further
explanation, but moved of in the diree-
: ton of Shelbyville.
A gentleman who was detained at
|. SimpsonvilIs by the outlaws, after they
' we're out of sight, resumed his iourney
4 toward Louisville Not more than half
mile this side Of the village, q terrible
y scene Was presented 70 view The
. ground was stained with blood, and the
Il dead bodies of negro soldiers were
I. stretched out along the road Il was
evident that the guerrillss had dashed
y upon the party guarding the rear Of the
Is cattle and taken them completely By
II surprise They could not have offered
,e any serious resistance, as none of tbs
outlaws we're even wounded Il is pre-
:! samed that the negroes surrendered and
j. were shot down in cold blood, ss bat tvs
Is Of the entire number escaped-one o
ed them BY secreting himself behind /
- wagon, the other by RAINING, as he wa
3 mes severel miles from ;hs scene of th'
% tragedy wounded and nsarly exhausted
". Thirty-fvc dead bodies we're counte'
,r living in the road and vicinity. Il was
:, horrible butehery, yet the scoundrel
~ engaged in the bloody work shot dow
'rs their victims With feelings of deligh
su- The cattle stampeded, aud as soon 3
t,i- the advance guard learned Of what Wa
-. going on In the rear, each individual ]
blue, made a tall scamper for a place {
'0o safety. Golfer, Berry, and Sue Mund
were the leaders of the murderoas gan
Eill The outlaws we're but fifteen IN uumbs
k-oue of them q black scoundrel, vi
boasted on the return of the band
nSs Simpsoaville that he killed three of Il
IN soldiers In making the attack, Il
all ruerrilias were only armed with nav
NJ revolvers. After tue wholesale murde
thew took good care 10 secure the Arn
'ms and ammunition of the slain. The OF
os GERS il command of the negro trool
jOs should be held responsible for d
nch slaughter, for il is certain that If hi
had been with their men, and enfore
SNt a proper discipline, the outlaws wou
'Fu' have been whipped with ease IL 4
soldiers bad not been struggling, Coli
would never have ventured to make t
=. attack. A heavy responsibility rel
} With some one, and We trdst that
I facts of the case will be fully inqair
into By the authorities
ie LATEsr-A gentleman who left Sin
Ives sonyille at s o'clock last evening, 9
-, arrived in the city st a late Lour l
night, states that the citisens, up to
AndH time be left, had eollseted aud bur-
. to foursaan dead bodice Of the murdsl