The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-03

A'niy-M Murder ana Ita c--T,vo
Eusl.cl.; OF Radical Bullets Wasted.
The st. Louis Times, OF the 2ftl, nltim0,
publishes the following evidently authentic con-
muiicaiion from IIi,rbrand, the daredevil out
law of Missouri:
MEIiuIs, TENN, October II, 1863.
TO THE EDITOR or TIE ST. LOUIS TIMES
SII--as "fair play" is one OF the jewels OF
American character, and as IL is considered right
hope sou will not refuse to give tn the public.
through your widely read paper, sam Iilcr-
beginning of the laic terrible war; to The end that
iair-inl'itled men may Judge whether there
not not =, some .:ood reasons and strong povocalion
Tor the desperate deeds charged against me-
BARBAH0rs MURDER OF MS BROTHER FRANK
When the war began, was leading II quiet,
peaccablc life, trying TO provide for my family IN
| an htncSt though humble sphere Of life In the
condition of anirs in my part uf Missouri: had
| made up my mind to keep ont Of The troubles and
Frank IIicrbrand, went into the Stale Guards
under Jr.E Thompson. On Frauk's return 10 see
mol healed Icy young N..!lvanc I;y McElvaIic's
order Frank was t'.'cd after his capturc--his
| head was mashed, :is body mnnglcd and cut 10
pieces i'm such shocking manner that The most
| barl,arous savage would have biuslcd TO have
been guilty Of the deed. Ills body WAS then
thrown into mineral hoc iifly feet deep, and left
10 rot.
| -, SISTER DIES or BROKEN HEART.
and family was The murder OF my brother George
washington, AMI Canadian named EiiStacic
sister Mary: THESE last murders were pcrpetrui-
cd by men In Union uniform, and who were sol
diers IN The Federal army TWO weeks after these
broken heart
| LITTLE BROTHER MURDERED
TWO wceS; iaicr these men came Ia my mothers
ho'iSe anu loaded several Wagons with her prop
erty, drove on all our cattle and set fire to her
house, the les; sIonc dwelling i'm the settlement.
| My poor, dear, broken hearted mother seeing the
| house burning, sent my little brother Henry 10
those hcarlcss wrctchcS and asked for the family
No, dreaming OF harm TO the little tender hoy,
| what can express her horror and agony when
these demons shot my little brother, not twelve
| years oh, through the bowels un1 u Gcnd then
put his foot OH his head and cut his throat. Thus
were these alroriors deeds Of blood and cruelty
ami robbery committed on my Kindred ana rlni-
| lily. Let any man put tile question to his soul,
whether such onlragcs would not have aroused
law 10 longer lad power To avenge II mans
| wrongs for him and for the sake Of Justice. And
YET; even then, bore these accumulated outragcs
without !litilS ilahu to nvcnge my brothers. anu
| sisters blood.
THE nIE cAsr-!.IrE or DEATH
During all these ouiragc' had resolved not To
gn ~ illc Southern army, nor 4" mcddic in the
| Troubles IN any way. removed from Hi,. River
| 10 Flat Wouis, distant twenty-five miles, hoping
| that nn harm would bcfa me or my wife an.l
| children. II would get out of The immciatc
| ncigl'orhouh OF these who had murdered and
| outraged my family.
l:ut to my surprise, about the middle OF May
| lllsi whcn my crop was looking well, and hope
r Waa strong That would be left in peace, about
| by McEivane and his crew OF some thirty forty
| men, all well armed.
| remembered the fate of nv brut tllers ouJ
friends, slaughtered lin cold blood like sheep after
their capture and knew there was no liopc Of
| mercy Or Justice from such demons; 10 help cS-
| cept In the courage and strength that God had
| given me.
| quiet hut the bloolh0urds had ,raiIcd me. I wns
| ut bay. The conflict that | had He'd nOm was
forced upon me. The alternative Was life or
aunDEns WITHOUT NUMBER
met my pursuers at the door I shot down
too of then, In their tracks. made rush for tlie
woods, ana escaped. Finding il impossible to live
| ut orncar home, went to Arkansas, and after
men Killed IN my door was The lirst blood ever
shed by me. Then, when price was set OIL my
heal, determined TO revenge the death OF my
| brothers. ! rode several times from Arkansas
| before could get To shoot McElvane, tile inf;l-
nous butcher, who had murdered my brothers
one else if they would leave Inc undisturbcd; but
some OF the soldiers, piloted by Jim Craig, IA very
! In scfdcfcncc ! turned loose OH them and
made many Of those who sought my life bite the
,s nus,: m oiien met them In The woods. They all
would make an appointment to bring inc proyf.
si4ns 10 my hiding places, and then would pilot
ways killed that Kind OF mem Have cantnrcd
many Union soldiers, but ] never treated them
| nnkindiy unless IL was one who had brutality
| treated Southern prisoners and knew il.
CLOTHES TORN rRoM HIS BODY nY nuLlt.rs.
have had hundreds OF halr-brcadth escapes
tina, knows and does all things riglit-an nli.
powerful hand has protected me. have twenty
yimss % neSn suddenly wake,an lied from my bed,
bed had sprang out I'll. ] have lad my clothes
torn from my body with Yankee bullets, but two
only ever drew blood from me.
WISH 10 gay that SAW q Republican OF June
INST, INST, which contaiN; some charges against me
committed ny liildcrbrand In Galloway County.
whicll are utterly untrue. never was in Call:,,
WAY County IN my life. II also charges me with
! harmed wo,aan or Child In my life. warrcd
only with men who had made war on me- / was
the amount OF $500. The ncighbors a!i knew
that Jim McI.ain always lived from hand To
taken from linn.
sA,f, COME HOME.
After the excitement about the war, a!i,, ia
troubles seemed 10 Ill, out, ana men seemed to
Iieal oyer past sores In the spring of 1865, came
pack 10 ST. Francois County and talked io many
nt inc good people OF the county concerning the
propreiy OF returning TO my old home All
came back in good faith. moved To my mo.
HERS OLD place AND lived there sX mouths. |
last fall. Finding il hard to make d living there
moved ON the Mississippi River near Rush Tower
az ana chopped M wood a last winter. then moved
nacS ~ Tue 'fnrce Rivers, OH the sam Herd place
10 raise a crop. There lived anu worked until
the dth o. June last. when was w2yail ana Slot
tha' or my friends may yet call 10 account
jim Mcl.ane, Mccuinn and others wayiad my
nouSe 10 murder me, in April LAST, for .Seycr;l
days. On the 9Th Of June was shot through the
thigh ut my house. S
SHOOTING jim MLASE Ann COOKING SUPPER
weni 10 my uncle Williams where they at.
tackled mc six days after. They shot a doy nt
me there selected Jim McI.anc, whom knew
Only w description, and shot him from The house
Sierlr l'recknridsc and the balance OF his norty
took gool care OF their scaps after | Killed Me
Lane. IL was then O'Clock, and as had eaten
a IN
ami ale II while they kept firing At me. i was
nlten amused to see my old aunt Williams otlpinr
The balls as they came In through the cracks
Thcy iired The house, AMI as ! lIpl finished INV
supper ! ahan'loncd' my burning forlncatiUn
;i; ns went oni counted ihirty-ivc men guarding
Jackson, 10. McGahan and Hills hoy. When tie
mouse got too no. for comfort, left IT, and walk
eel within SIX feet Of some OF the guard. They
seemed Bind Or ut least they did not offer 10
shoot ine.
A WARNING TO THE RADICALS.
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