, 1866-08-28
EXECUT.
An Indian 49,
His Conduct up0R t h
marks on the Sea

ceased Was Benfamlh ".
he had belonged to the F
airy
Nothing at the time, how
to show how he came to..i
was go far decomposed a. II
milton. a suspicion, howe
minds Of many that he hat
with, and It created much
part Of the county The t.
side Of the field Of Mr.. Maj ajsnt
sonth Of the residence OF ].
The remains were properla
facts were generally publ:
papers, which led, u ,SS1ie'
getting the body. So7n4r
became known to the pGaiM
rent that an Indian had tul
killed d white soldier and b.
reyolyers, and money from
tion, however, was paid totl
after Ben. Lewis, when il
state that, .'he had killed
heap money got hor-s4es
would kill more white man
Ben was regarded os dana
and known as q thief, who
to kill his victim ifneccssalv
yet for a long time no sus1'i
him that he had murdered
above. Lewis was seldom
wns continually rcpeatiurE
having ''killet1 . white mar
rected Of committing seve
among which Was roDbIngt
Of james Hughes, but llc c,
Il WINS not until some time
be was suspected of havint
who had been found n. abe
! DrRSlSG or nLat
| Abont tn" middle Of Mar
Is, George Hunt aud ''Hla
lndiars,) left this town nha II
ward Wea, among the srit
day or two nfterwnrd II
found near the residence ui'
Icy, dead, hnviuY bcrH bui
most tcrontl recognition. j.
pcnrnnce Of the ground M,,
smith" l,asl nuad,: MP u ilrr,
had rolled in II, but rs lev
left town with him, and tln
icated, 1t Wns generally II
flad killed b:a,.ksnitr~.
In the fire. Lewis s.u4AauN
nbnnt tho slrath of . Black!
snla they had len lin -lr
1t wnf determined. however
ard await further facts. !,
| stsrEcTEt> nr THE strErtA
So otlen had the story u
Lewts. that he Int. "ki,h>
and the fact Tint strnng
nron him 0fhavfng killed"
energetic Prosecuting All"
sry. EsQ.. determined to hi
lic was accordingly nprrri,s :
in jni}. Eefore tfle exau,i
enough WITS shown thar
ylcttd Of the murder If
was accordingly celip,i.-
his trial. 1t wus I'll
james had resided With
Wca, and that he lad tl..' :ae'
and other valuables that l..
taken from the wl,ite n.a:
Killed him." Lewis sccn,csl
rest with very little conrrrtF
charge. being ignorant wl,:f
In the rossessi3n of The u
Ills consluct In Jail was yt4s
1uently threatening ren@.
who had him tlrrrStct and y
in Jail =
MS TRIAL.r
His trial occupied solue tv
couclusive1y shown that le
mnrder OF Jc11es, and the {
; him. Judge Valentine sc,,t'
hanged on the 10th day III
was dead During iI> triai =.
tectly indifferent ii tar
with little Interest the F;ens F;etns
While receiving sentence Il
Indifference was manifested.
HIS EsCAFE FED,1
9 One morning while I
/: Stephens, was feeding the .
the outer gate OF door to Iii
. Lewis had already picked
D nncr gate, and rs s,ion A. \
gonc up stnire, walked ou;,.
pFnsh on 6nil creeE. IL II
0 Nos sooh olseoFeTea, anu 4 II
0 nht III pH.su,t. iie Was o'el
foit Scott hoaa, nat ns
U onle 5osa- Aitef De'aS ID
= eetnieu feIs mnch dtteci
pofhteu. shesfli Ra1hey nr
a manaeseu anu CLOSELY Wa1c
Y another escape \ petition
y nnlnelousE slEneu. anu ee1
o nos. Ptay!uE !or q sosata.te'
o tenee, onl Tue governor rs'n
Q ~ tuNsehstuS NM
Q All more OF escape havin
y Mtina. tin.n ne was lNoneea 70 tut'
y toWa!o a prfpaeatlou tot uea
ann smlth tnbered WIN M
II Young nouIs :s. ~ se,iS,ons = s5 !"
uSsa.a,e aa r.. es...en., ~ ~ . a..u sa'o
En..oi EsnSss. ioA ~ -. n111 ~ ss,'i.. go :
Mas uep..1su @ !. y. ~. Lut3uass ~
cselon, pa. M Is nas :. hot oeen II II
+ keeniu~ i. for The n,,r,,os,
iThe rsrs0Ftrr r,a,ir an rtr,rt
ia;Ird' ar,1 fcris sofs in "a,
norton i,e heard detailed i
file story,1
He soi,i ahe Killed +h. ma,
s+nirf1 th,t br ,in,,a !. in :,
thr man hr Filled was mt
i,nt SOM snn,,. me. ci.r.r
Tut NAV or rvrrrr1ov-T1
oF THE pn,x,v
We visited the nris>,
100 oni as W, entered f.St.n
war,] rs INT d;f nnt rc;
M .sre,, him how i,a RI, "
w ~ ssrrrr weii y To n,,,.st !, !
NV rested tbc nfeIt prcy;on,s
NK, iiis wifi. anI cj,iiT were
deavors to engage him in c
mn vain. and he Of1ir occnsi,,
come little snortiyc action
iltd moi iook nenitent nor
I1;s head WAS coniinua,
900 hnr m rnotinn of anv i
- allie. Irsnir,r~ mnr;-ht u,rs
uo his cell. lie ke1,f entirely
when spokcn to in Indian.
mcrcIy a faint grunt. Ther
in his appearance. and hi. b
nlA lent a rather melancholy Z
ire face. He did not wish t
Il. those rrvseut. and indicate.
lcnce when asked questions
w. We shook hands again.
al THE cnowD-scAFF
lrd This was to be the first
re- that ever occurred in the e
together a large crowd. Z.
'ho Ing q large number gathere
III jail, and eagerly watched
TO took place there, but Mosc
s,n obtaining = sight Of the pr
ats fold vas erected in the tim
IDS the jail, and enclosed With
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