The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-11-13
Unparalleled Outrages by Negroes.

From the Jew Orleans Bee.
We yesterday gave an account Of outrages perpe-
trated by negro upon an excellent young lady in
Mississippi in the neghborhood of Memphis, whom
be caught and kept confined in the woods for whole
week for the qualification of his beillsh purposes
Some hunters found her where he had tied her to
tree and awaiting his RETURN caught him and hayed
him alive. The young lady survived the disgrace but
a few days. This, coupled with the Dog river out
rage, committed by some negroes upon young girl
and mother near Mobile, and another lately perpe
trated at Brady's MILL Cumberland, Nd, by an
old mulatto upon beautiful and accomplished young
lady, only daughter of Mr.. Charles Deane, wealthy
gentleman of that place. forms chapter of outrages
almost unparalleled in the records of crime. Gener
ally the records of such atrocities too ndelcate
for columns, but will be pardoned for alluding
to the facts many warnings to young ladies and
girls, who are but too frequently exposed to them
either through their own temerty, Or caressness and
ignorance the of proper and precautions
the part of those who responsible for their pro-
lection. Let them see how easily and, consequently
too frequently such things happen and profit BY the
warning
"For some months past there has been prowling
around Brady's Mills most rogush looking mulatto,
supposed to have formerly been the slave OF brother
of Mr. Deane, living in Georgia.
'The monster has lived in filthy hut at the foot of
Brady's mountain with an old woman who seemed to
be mistress, mother and housekeeper, all in one No
one knew his name, but by the wags of the town he
was designated as Dan Schunck.
Miss Bessie Deane being at home, having left
school at Baltimore, where she attending, on ac-
count of the serious illness of her mother, went unac
companied, to spend the afternoon with neighbor,
distance away, and returning in the early even
ing round the mountain, sudden shower came on,
and, meeting Dan was induced by him to seek shelter
in the hut.
"Alas! poor child no sooner had the door been
shut than the fendsh demon seized upon her, and de-
spite her piercing screams and struggles, and in the
presence of the old witch woman, ne committed upon
the chaste virgin the foues outrage of which the hu
man mind can conceive, man is capable. He then
dragged her insensble form out of the hut.
1.-THE cold air revived her, and again her lips utter
ed shrl cry when the savage beast in human shape,
standing upon her PROSTATE form, with the insane idea
of putting it out of her power to tell of her crime,
crashed her mouth with the heel of his boot and with
his hyena claws tore the poor girls tongue from her
throat.
"a small boy driving some COWS in the vicinity,
bearing the screams gave the ALARM but before help
arrived the fend had fled. The excruciatng torture
of the delicate sufferer and the frantic anguish of her
parents, no imagination conceive. She is said to
be in dying condition. modification having set in,
and her invalid mother cannot long survive the shock.
Uan Schunck is still at large.
"rhe woods are being secured in every direction,