Nebraska advertiser., 1866-11-15

sessed by Sir William, was retained By
| his on.in-law, Guy Johnson, especially
over IL Indians, most of whom, in tn,
following year, left their pleasant home
and wen, with him to Canada He wa,
followed also by large number of tn,
white inhabitants, who espoused the Gauss
of the mother country. Many of thest
men afterwards enlisted into regimen
organized and commanded by Sir Johr
Johnson, "a son of Sir William.) anC
known in the border wars of New Yorl
by the name of johnson Greens. y
Others Joined with the Indians, and as
sumng the Indian garb and adopting the
Indian mode of warfare, made lncursion,
into the settlements, and laid them waste:
marking their progress by deeds of wan
ton and savage cruelty. Two of these
men, who had been engaged in this bor
der warfare, had been, as before observ
ed, arrested as spies in the camp of Gen
eral Clinton, and were now 10 be triec
for their lives.
The preliminary arrangements having
been made, an order was given to bring
in the prisoners The charges were few,
and briefly stated. They setfOrth thal''the
prisoners had in the first instance aban-
doned their country in her hour of need
and having gone over to the enemy, did
afterwards enter into the enemy's service
and dio commit acts of aggression upon
the true and patriotic inhabitants of the
Province of New York; and being thus
engaged in the service of the enemy, did
come into the camp as spies"
The trial proceeded Witnesses were ex.
amined, who testified to the prisoners haV-
ing been residents of the Province pre-.
vious to the war; and, indeed, their fami.
lies at the time lived in the vicinity, and
within few miles of the camp. They
knew, from general reports, that they had
joined the enemy; but no oyert act was
proven, especially agains he principal
prisaner. s,hsee s-s.ns e,.sz. .stosss.sry.
Have all'the witnesses been examin
ed ?'' asked Gen. Clinton.
There is one other witness, who is
momenlarily expected" was the reply of
the Judge-Advocate.
In few minutes. a man entered. He
was bowed down, not with years, but with
sorrow. His grey hairs were the marks
of misfortune, not of age. For a moment
his eye rested on Newbury, and the gull
ly prisoner grew pale, as he met the
searching glance of the witness. He was
sworn, and commenced a minute detail
of the destruction, in the previous year.
of the neighbOring settlement, where be
then lived; and be was absent when the
Indians, and Tories, disguised as Indians
reached his house; that he FASTENED home
only to find his dwelling on fire, and his
whole family, his wife and four children,
massacred that he succeeded IN extn-
gushing the fire, and on examination, he
found one of his children, a daughter
about clever years of age, ,,still alive; that
bo corrJad bor 30 tbo 1oor ood che roviu
ed SO as to be able to sit up that while
supporting her in his arms, he saw anoth-
er party of the enemy approaching, when
he fed and concealed himself; that the
leader os the second party was known TO
him; and thata he approached the door.
the Tory leader, with blow of his tom
ahawk, extnguished the spark Of life
which was kindled up IN the bosom of his
child. land there" pointing to the pris-
Oner, Newbury, "sits the Tory leader !
May God have mercy on him, for l can
mott"
He sat down under great excitement of
fealing and .buryjng his face in his hands,
sobbed aloud. AS for Newbnry, his face
paled and his lips quIvered. when the wit
ness commenced his narrative; and when
concluded, despair seemed TO have seized
him. The Court pronounced him guilty
and he was hanged the next day. His
wife pleaded for him, but in vain. The
interest of the patriot cause required that
retributive justice should be deal out. She
was permitted, however, to take the body
of her husband for the purpose of burial.
Il was placed in rude coffin, and LAID in
the basement room of house in the vi
cinity of the camp; and while several
persons were sitting around, large black
snake issued from the wall, and passing
over the coffin, glded away into the op-
posite wall
It tmay well be imagined that amazement
seized upon those who were witnesses of
this strange event. The tale soon spread
and it was readily inferred and believed
that his Satanic Majesty had offered in
that shape, 10 convey away the soul Of
the guilty Newbury As a consequnce
the God of Hosts was on the side Of the
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