The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1868-05-23

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~ NufffIl sheu his Lines esiended /
ffpm ibs sfaie ~ OeofFIa ~ 1f,is
through shirh No tepi ~ constant
communication wlih VIZ elan lnI
iboso da, Il wa' fiisl ~ any tmy /
tlef ~ bf touoi in hisimil especially I.
west of the Mississippi river 'fboI
iorblrut lht I im rlmi ~ plaie /
we rotated ~ me- tbo athef iay ly b
friend who lived intc country who're
" occurred
4 Traveller IN the west. after ros,
Ing the Mississippi river at Nieka.
bury. missed hil route. ahd fll inio
thc Murtll trail A0pr travelling
Iall day in the dense wilderness hc
began 10 have fcar. that he was ou
the Mnrfrll trail, hul concluded that
he would push forward hoping that
hc would come 10 some settlement,
Night cnmo on bis lcnfs increased
| AZ length be came in sight Of light
he drew near, aud found II 10 bo o
neat habilution, well fitted up for en-
terlaining travellers. lie called and
was very kindly received by his host
$50 tlNt all hi. former fears were
dissipatcd. His horse cared for, him
self refreshed by q bounliml supper,
he was easy for short time; hut he
soon discovered signs that he did not
like. Strangers kept coming in and
going out, he discovered them in pri-
vatc conversation, which he could
not understand, aud which served Ia
. increase his fears that he was among
, "the clan" Finally bedtime cam,
: on; he was conducted to a small
I office in the yard; the Office was neat.
j, ~ furnished, with a good bed, wosl
! stand, and other equipments for {
e bedroom. lie was told by his hos
e that "whcn he retired to blow out III,
r, candle" His host, when leaving III
r. room, closed the door aud locked Il
d lie now fully saw his situation. III
Y felt as none can realize but those il
o his then situation. lie took the can
;, die and examined the room carefully
e He found that the chimney was seal
n ed up to prevent escape. No win
r dows TO the room, and the door lock
cd. lie now fully realized his situa
= ton, and on further examination
e under the bed, 10! and behold !;
|, dead mani
b Reader, can you realize itP
= What could he do? What woul,
Y you have done? Well, reader, vii
/, tell You what he dds he put the deaf
n man in the bed and covered him up
n blew out the candle, and got bchin'
i the door to await the entrance Of tn
It murderers. Finally they came, with
d out lights, armed with clubs. Tb'
/, door opens they enter softly; maxi
@ tlieir way to the bed; the man slip
Ir cut at the door behind them; nn'
is Just as he turns thefcorner Of tn
II Office be hears them strike the deaf
man in the head but be was thei
: making all haste for his life. II
e lett horse, bride and saddle, and al
i his equlpage behind. He made hi
70 way back to where he found friend
d to the cause of humanity and justice
y reported the facts; got assistance an
&c went back and arrested the landlord
Is with others, which finally ended ]
+ the discovery Of the Murrell plo
y They also discovered near that plaC
"a a large graveyard, in a thicket, wher
ie the murdercrs had been buryin
l. their dead for years.
u The above narrative, says my IL
De formani, Is true, as related to him b
u Major Wright, an old citizen of AT
!. kansas. IL is further stated thi
:, many Of those bloody mordercrs wei
caught and hanged ill finally Il
Clan was broken up and scattered
! the four winds. Il. w. W.
Us Prince Alfred, who was assassina
70 ed in Australia a few weeks sine