The weekly standard., 1870-07-27
"a For the Standard
1sseter from Mitchell County.

HON Jo: M. HOLDEN
Dor Sir: sec an article In the Sentinel
of July, the 9th Instant The article refer
red 10 commences thus There is some
thihgsin names A certain old-tiniel vii
Jain who commanded regiment ofthe off
sconrins IS of the earth under James the II
was nnn1ed Kirk, &c. &
As tosthe English Kirk know nothing.
B I ON acquainted with George w. Kirk of
the United States. He IS unlike the Kirk
referred by-Jo. Turner; he is brave soldier,
gh-mnded gentleman; he does not
command such soldiers as the Kirk referred
toby DO. Turner; he commands law-abi-
ding men i; he does not command cut
thrqats and robbers; he commands men that
betepg to q better class his men fought for
the Union, and they will fight to uphold the
same aud put down murderers and assassins
when called on by the Governor OF their
StatE They know that 1t takes loyal men
10 assist In keeping traitors out of power.
VIII here give you faint idea of the
/ DONG otJ 20 turner's saints In this county,
VINO Grove US from our homes L am one
OF them tnat nad TO 90 the leaving with my
sons and iiee for dear life. But to the sub
Ject ~.
Win commence with OLD Sam Baker,
Z tssq oi tqis county, over nIty years old.
Z nen yils VT olunteered IN the
sefSioe-of tne- -1fofne fsogacs OF Mitchch
county as Lleutenant,ano wisned 10 De pro-
moted. he gathereo a crowd ana went to
Joseph byras, Peaceaoie citizen OF this
county: ana snOt MN down ana went on
ana lett MIN. Inc next morning lie went
back and enquired now he was, and his
WIG Ioiu hin he was uyinS' nc saia IL
was MS business 10 XIII MN. DO ne dled.
Inc next brave ACT lie dla was TO order
young man by the name oil Right Hutchlns
TO snoot prisoner by the name OF William
fricharu: Inc oraer was promptly oDeyed.
nc was sio' "eau III tIe roao near baher
mouse. oome boys haulinS WOOD rolled nm
OH as they "ouiu nave uole Deast, anu ne
lay tnere some Gays. Inc people were
airalu 10 go there anu ourY MIN. Inc next
oraVe ace vi Tue baker command was ms
son washington meeting young man by
the name OF "lliiam Matthes IN the road
near Baver S, ana shooting him dead. The
next act done oy the party, which would
promote an offlcer IN the rebel service. was
to go to the farm OF David Huse, peacca-
bic man, while he was hoeing corn in the
feid to try to make a little bread for his
children, as starvation stared us all In the
face In tins county. lie saw the brave tel
low coming, and tried to make his es-
cape, but was shot dead in the presence Of
his wife and nine little children. Tie same
brave command went to William Hughes
and shot hlm dead They also came across
Daniel wright IN the woods and Killed
him and cut oil his head. One OF the hon
est saints SAID they had left him for the
buzzards. They also went to the house of
Thomas Miller, rs inotiensive man as ever
lived. and two brothers quarreled as to
which should have the honor of killing
him. A crowd of the same gang went to
Jackson Upton, a man over fifty years old,
and marched him before them and shot
him dead in the road. Another crowd of
the same game took boy thirteen years
old by the name of James Butler, and per-
suaGed him to break and run, and as he did
SO shot and killed Inn. The most horrid
mul der was committed by Il gang Of Home
Guards commanded by Major Walton or
Avery, OF Burke county. They took an old
citizen OF this county ny the name OF Coffee
10 their camp one cold night, and tied him,
standing up, To tree, and made HIM stand
there all night In the morning his ropes
were looscd from the tree. He laid down
by the flre and one OF the brave ones slot
his brains out. They took him off and hid
him behind log. The only crime he had
committed was that he had fed Union men
who were gong through the lines The
same men took two men prisoners, one by
the name OF Champion, and the other
r3o.s'Si, NC A,w,5isstsshsna i2io. The sS'-sawha
river, an9-t ,heni ooln. iney aso
Ellleo anDther man Oy ene name OF bailey; y;