The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-03-30
Jamaica TrGgedies.

"One morning while it was still dark
Il party of soldiers burst into a cottage at
Coaley. The husband started from his
bed and tried to escape but the soldiers
were too quick for him, and rife-bullet
w;lS sent through his shoulder, while the
wife and children screamed with terror
Wounded as he was. the man dashed into
the bush and was preserved, although his
arm is now useless. There were thus on
" the woman and children left upon whom
the brave veterans could exercise their
valor. The children clung screaming 10
their mother until they were threatened
with death bv the intrulers The mother
herself WAS tied with rope, and prepara-
tion made for her punishment if she did
not discover instantly the hiding-place OF
Paul Boyle. She in vain protested her
ignorance. knowledge would. probably.
have been fatal TO her: ignorance could
not save her. by the special orders OF
Mr. Ramsay, who accompanied the party.
she WAS cast down with her face 10 the
floor. stained with the fre>hlv-shed blood
OF her husband. and in presence of her
children received fifty l;.shes on her naked
boiy Her hands Were then tied. and she
was carried 10 Paul Bogle's chapel and
fastened up outside while the eon>table>
and soldiers sheltered themselves inside
from the piiile>S pelling of the rain Two
days and nights she was thus kept bound.
the cords causing her the keene>t pam but
IL she told the story. ii w:ls evidently moi
her physical SuifrringS which CAUSED her
most torment. but the thought of her poor
wounded husband living in the bush, a.
She thought. diving. without any one 10
bind up hi wound. anI the agony OF her
children deprived al once of father and
mother. and themselves exposed TO the
cruelty oi ihe reckless deSpersldoes- After
being thus kept fastened outside the build
I'm. a. ii >lIc had been a rslbid dos. Ram
say one morning look her into the build
in@ AMI after again asking where Paul
Boyle WAS. put a rope round her neck
and throwin" the end over rafter.
CAUSED llcr 10 be lifted off the ground bv
the neck. literally halt-han.in. her. Find
ing all further efforts 10 cNtort by cruelty
what the woman did not know. 10 be
;ruiile>>. Ramsay unbound her and let her
50 home. She WAS at home only two
DAYS when >ile WAS seized by another par
~. taken down 10 Morini Bay. AMI >cn-
fenced Ia bc tio..c,l a-lin. Even Rlm-lv
rc,oilcl from the accumulated cruelty of
this proceeding. and lei her 20. exclaim
in.. : have ila.@el the - once. and
Ir;,lt-han.,-l her ;,lrcady-let her 90
A man WAS arrested al Sionev Gut.
but ne w.,> carried io Murant BAY: and
need >;,v what hi> fate wa>! On his
WAY 10 tiie g;.low> hi- SON. a Young lad.
vino had iren ~-ni down 10 watch his
father tale, and 10 show him he MAS not
ior@oiten hy hi> own. approached 10 hid
him farewell. and the oil man a. the onlr
tokcl Oi affection he could bcStow took off
hi> h;ii. which WAS a ncw one. and Wa
handin. Ii 10 hi> >on. What Is that
>ioppagc . yelled the l'rovoSt-Marshal.
| The c;ru>c w;l> explained 10 him. lie
INN up AMI give him a dozen. he reared ::
and the boy WIS tied 10 :. gun and tloggesi
while the father w.s being executed.
Nay. more: Tor Mr. Evre's >uborlinate>
4 did noliIin. 10y halves The lad, on being
united. Wa. according 10 custom. COM
PEELED 10 run the gauntlet. The soldiers.
sailors. col>tahl,s. and general medley oi
ruii;,n> RANGED themselves into rows. and
! the men who had been fiunrel. whether
they had received twelve ll>hc> or onc
hundred. were forced 10 run for their lives,
with their lach> uncovered and bleeding
They we're struck with sticks. the buit-cnd
ni GUNS. with Stones. with any weapon
which could be got by The offenders OF law
a:iI order. and the poor Young fellow oi
whom | have just spoken was knockeJ
down ami had two ribs broken. lie con
trivcd 10 crawl out ui the cslmp. and looi
two days 10 reach nome. His moihel
tended him. and. doubtless. thanked Go,
that. although her husband had been torn
from her, her son might live TO oomior
her in her old AGE, Ah, she had no
drunk her bitter cup 10 The dregs. In ;
day or two afterwards KamSay's human
, >leuih-houn,.> returned: they arrested tn
mangled la,l and tore him from his moihc
mourning her slam husband. ami thc,,
hanged him. "-BrItlA Standard.