The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-12-20

Of So. 900. The pcighbors all know that
AlcLane always lived from hand TO mouth,
and never had anything to be stolen or
taken frcn, him. 80 4, S.-t "a l..
wish to add few remarks to explain
my late troubles. ~.
= After the excitement about The war,
and its troubles seemed to die out, aud
men seemed disposed to heal over pas,
sores, in llss spring Of 1868, came Lack
to st. Francois County, anu talked to
many OF the good people of the County
concerning the propricty of returning to
my old home. All spoke to Of all par
ties said, "San, come home"
came back in good faith, l moved TO
my mothers old place, and lived there SIX
months. | then moved to llillsLoro and
stayed there until last fall. Finding it
hard to mike a.liyihg there, l moved on
the Mississippi River, near Rush Tower,
and chopped wood all last winter. Then
moved back to the Three Rivers, on the
Sam Herd place to raise crop. There l
lived and worked until the 18th Of juno
last, when was waylaid and SHOT by dim
McIane, or Walter Eyans AVID two others,
that Ior my friends may yet call 10 ac-
count.
Jim McI.anc, McQuinn and others
wayluid my house to murder me in April
lust, for several days. On the fourth Of
June Twas shot through the thigh ut my
house.
/ went to my uncle Williams, where
they attacked me six days after. They
shot all day at mo there. | selected Jim
AcI.ane, whom | knew only by dcsc,ip.
ton, and SHOT him from the house, Shcr.
itf Brnckinridgc.. and the balance Of his
party took good care Of their scalps after
| killed McLane. 1t was then three
o'clock, and as had eaten no breakfas,
or dinner, l cookcd,my supper and ute it
while they kept firing at me. was often
amused TO SEQ my old Aunt Williams
lodging the balls as they came in through
the cracks. They fired the house., and, as
l had finished my supper, ] abandoned my
burning fertilization As l went out I
counted thirty-fivemcn that were guarding
the burning honse. ] saw Gee. Doggett,
Asa jackson, Joe McGnhan, aud Hilps'
boy. When The house got to hot for
comfort. l left it. and, walked within six
fleet ofisome ofthS gnhrtI! q They seemed
blind, or at least they did not offer to shoot
nc.
wish to say t6thc radicals in and about
Pennington 10 beware how they mistrcat
my wife aud children, as | hear-ibey have
had them under arrest BY orlcr'of tho
drunken Bowen, aud l will say to Bob,
Till and Joe ,IcGshan to walk smoothly
and not lstmy family suffer. They helped
to kill my brothers. but they have not yet
killed me.
Jim McLanc was tool in The hands Of
that infamous creature and coward. Gust
s.. Gcm, Of St. Geneverie. who will some
day, no matter where he may hide kim
self, have to answer for many crimes he
planned, and was loo cowatdly to execute,
but got others to do for him. Mel.ane
murdered Judge Burk, Of St. Geucvieve,
and preacher Polk, over eishty-,hrco
years ofage. se
l wish 10 say to Governor McClurg that
l could lave easily killed him while was
in Pennington if l had wanted 10 do 80,
but I looked on him as a gentleman, aud
that ho is rnisled by listening to lies from
bad men. who are radicals.
All i have written is.cvcry word true
lido not want to be killed get awhile
neither do-Fwish to to kill any one il they
will let Inc alone. Ny enemies have
charged me with being a thief during the
war. ! vas DOT. AL that | fairly cap
tured / gave way to the widows aud or
phaus who had been robbed aud were suf.
feriug. .zSiaa-ls&2
l will refer to any honest man who
knew Inc, whether was not All honest
man. In the latter part of August the
Mongrel Government of Missouri had four
or FIVE hundred armed men hunting me
down, and declared martial Law. What 4
tempest one poor hunted man can raise
1t is because Of guilty conscicnces. They
know the wrongs they did, aud know that
vengeance should fall upon the guilty.
have had two bushels of Mongrel bull
LET'S shot at Inc, but only two ever drew
blood. The old Indian, when 10 fred
fourteen shots nj General Washinrtop and