The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-16
THE yEADETTI ~ LOUISIANA.
A Terrible story or Nur ter and RetrIbut'on
-Bnr' ari.m IN The -out'-The Death
s'rupE' ror 60. Jones aud His Two sous
A gIturu'ouS Esrnne.


A contemporary having given some pirticular9
vonnocr ZONES. after Tue murder o. IL athor and
tr"t g., duty TO too prbic comoe's Us to furnish
reasons, has been sunnres ted. 70 Fcntenan al
uicd to, youth ~ nineteen, reached this ity ~
on I GARD u G steamer Mivnower, nfer one ~ TIC
most eS'rGoroirar escafes vt rcrhnos has ever
teen rcccriel N either romance or history.
Imme iniely upon his n-rivd he son''t reu"e
In the Third District, hut sdorly attcrward he wa
rem"yei - auo'hcr NORTON Of 1e ,ity. where be
has siuce remained Under strong po'ice cuard.
From those Who have coTvcrsel with hin freely,
we le"rn nc following details o. me Of { e mnst
horrible Cutru'es that has ever baekoued the criml
The sorry o. SUNDAY eveni7, February u. has al
ready heen uartialy told. wric IN The custody o.
sheriff Rilla'i. aud in ~ comrany o, Mr. v Jah u.
cotton md several We les the house 'hcy three . en-
ocruried, near Harrisonburr, WIS eorrnetclv sur.
,ounded b. an prwol m"l wlo knocking at the
door, frat lie uqnled Ia see the she'ih
NJ R'llntd maSinr IA nprearance, he was In
ormed IN . manner ar from violent, hut At the same
TINE with the utmost nrmness. that II wa ne e.sary
Cor hin and every other inmate cNcepd1t te tbrea
JoreSe~. t. ut once leave the premises. uWn bic
making stme demur, thc order was rene1ted more
eremrtpriy, ard I'm MS closing rcmarNs the leader
stated the house would he hu ned In tie urse OF
few minutes There seemed no other alternative,
urd NIL the inmates, exceeding the three 'lcitms
quietly lett. The ~ usc il tvo.siory BULLDOG,
with sirrs leading from q e re1r tn the se"ond h1or.
| col Jones nd his sons 0ere on the ground floor,
md aitc~ the decar'ure OF the other inmates tue
| door Mere securely nste"ed.
| When the contest commenced. toe three In q
| front loom The r.ther stlndng near a eistcld.
rrs'ug HE wnun Ell left arm on IT, and IN hs ri ut
haud held revolver roin'el ~ the portal. The
second stood Immediately In rear with two re
| valves tnin ,eo In th, some direction TIE third
ore VINO IL now IN tie oit,) WIS still furi or
bac.. armed with one revolver. W the brief parcy
| ne y,.unacr brother had ed the unhanpv little
gri- To- take Station M stair, but the other tw
Insist ed tNat IL IRE used that course would only
| II 1 TO cert in destruction, and that as death
| was NJ parently inevitable all had best
m'ct Il r"dlr TIE youth, hoTcver, did not
seem dspo.ed TO give up Il lone, aud before
| through a re- ROOM In the direction OF the stair
| Sc ont the lime he nad placed i foot on the
G-st ,erc ter tic h,' girg NJ lie DO T.,
! plrent" with Hurryinc no. he was startled
| win q crash The door hnd fallen. nod the horror
" ch loln ,cd rivailcd the terr'rs OF he'll itself A
dozen Shots in quick su cession nenlSh yell, the
| Croln ~ q wing ma, and tue tramp Of heavy foot
| ste :. Men, like Wild beasts mad enc II the sight
| oi bloo' rushed In al direcions TIE Older son,
desperately SOuudel, tttered nut to the garden in
the rear. onl o have the remnant of lie shot out Of
| him IS fe ~ rIsping on the ground.
re work Of mae was OF short duration; ten
| rush wac made Tor the upper story Tor The more
| victim, neatdles~ boy, Who remained for their run
| ~, uiles 10 leap 10 the grOiind aud certain
death r. present his breast to 4. e. now resembling
as .-ins, Was the thou ht ~ nm instant White tho
anil. us we've vet II ne. stl,s O. concluded 10 do
| neither, 4nd spriRg through front window. where.
| g,aspinr ledge termed under e sill, he - ung
| himself ont ami hang susr en- !ed-bioOd below, ana
| blOodtllsy enemies a. owe, How ioug ho rem. med
t|ttc Is better tod ~ his hands covered vita bis
ter. IN su bruised and strained hat now they
| y
| viii mCu
Torches were thrust DOT almost over his head but
thahks a. their binding glare the victim hurg un.
| seen. They evidently hciieNCd lp had r,capcl
o. rites we're even sent to the river, hut after stay
| NJ perhaps utcen minutes the -cCna OF horror was
/ deserted.
| The danger for ne noment over, tho youil swung
hin self back into the ROOM AMI tor time av com
pstely ",orcpuie hY exhaustion 1nen cane he sad
lor ut VirNing the bloody p>es al tie only two
| - C'ttWcd akin within thou Au's Of niles Col
Jones lay where he hid stood peicoi bv four bui-
lets He had evidently died nsuintly, receiving ov-
| cry wound from the ronL The son I.y IN the gar
| len, 1l-n quit" lead
Reu aiming rc'' aps IN huur Tire tragic ground
tie toy, rrrcpi1" softly IN he tivcr. procured a
PHO que. aud SLOWLY luucd down -trclm to Itv or
| ludiug Sinking IN nolrd the ste uucr NuNIowcr
ro found himself g. tlc ~ ids ~ bis Cucmie~ Gic,n
ut them armed With snot guns.
w he -ttudiu- In how dr.Woui. -, wan worthy
Of the name, ~ wish We dIr,i give II. touched
him, amt { % two walked toward the engine room.
| tie WIS Qnicss directed TO trc ltld 4 com Ic ~
bales OF cotton wcr carelcssl ic"d over the hatch
md the esaupe Nas ACCOMPLISHED. Tue parry h1
the boat IN .Qul ds NJ three pud four IN the way
down the river. j. ia not cert In tlnt nh lett n is
not ccr'1iu tnlt some here now that two Of
tcr dit not Saturday nj ,hi, triyr To s rouge
IN carriage. Tie - surrounded, hnAcycr by cir.
re Hv'crr than Greek 1rc should they penetrate IT,
| Twill he AZ the risk Of lite.