The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-15
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.
A Whole Family Made the Victims
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We copy the following from the Mo-
hie Times of the ID inst:
At woodward, situated about ten
miles from the city, at place known as
the three forks" on Dog river, half a
mile up the south fork and about seven
miles from Dog River Factory, lives Mr.
Fred. Peters, an old man over sixty-fve
years of age, whose family consists of a
wife and four children.
On Saturday last, at about ! o'clock
in the evening, a negro man known as
Sam. Ketchum, came to the place and
asked many questions from the hands
as to their numbers, their quarters, and
whether there were any dogs on the
place.
The negroes to whom he spoke did
not, however, suspect anything wrong
in the fellow, and retired TO their quar-
ters as early as usual.
After o'clock, that same night, four
negroes appeared on the place, where,
as IN old times and when perfect securi-
ty reigned in the land, the doors and
windows were unbarred.
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family and threateningly demanded
from Mr.. Peters his money; he handed
them all he had about himself, three
dollars and a half, but the negroes in
sisted that he had more concealed, and
began to search for it, tearing and
breaking up bed furniture, presses, and
finally, finding their attempts unsuc-
cessful, violently laid hands on Mrs.
Peters, and took from her person thir-
teen hundred dollars, part in gold and
part in currency.
Then, they proceeded TO ransack the
whole house, robbing it of all prOvis-
ions, meat, candles, flour, &c, &c.
And now commences the tragedy-One
before which humanity shudders with
horror.
A young girl, just twelve years and
two months old, is brutally assaulted
by the largest of those brutes-the most
odious violence is attempted upon the
innocent child, and--we cannot relate
it further-but the knife Of the heart
less monster is called In to aid the salts
faction of his ferocious passions.
The unfortunate victim passes insen-
sible from the arms of one to those of
two of his brutal companions, while the
last of them commits like ylolences on
the unfortunate mother of the dying
girl.
And the fatherl shot at three times,
knocked into a corner of the room, a
loaded pistol presented ut his breast, he
is made the terrified witness of the dis
grace of his family.
The other children, one girl seven
years of age, are the victims of like
brutal treatment
That little girl is, with imprecations,
dashed against the wall; the boys are
raised off the ground by the hair and
heels to make them tell where moro
money can be found. In fine, after four
hours Of revelry and riot, amidst blood,
plumber and carnage, the monsters re-
tire from the scene Of horror and make
toward the swamps!
The remainder of that horrible night
was passed without any assistance be-
ing brought to the trembling Inmates
of the desolate home, and when day
light broke in upon the fearful scene
the hands, upon approaching the prem
ises, discovered the bleeding and un
conscious victims.
With laudable aeal, they gave them
the first succor, and then went for as
sistance to the Frcedmen's Hospital,
situated some distance up the river.
On the facts being brought TO the
knowledge of the officers in charge of
that institution, they hastened to repair
to the spot with all the means at their
disposal, to rescue the victims and trace
up the perpetrators of the outrage.