The New York herald., 1872-10-05


were sent on TO get fodder and oats at the expense
Of the county, and II possible something 70 eat for
the men.
THE MASSACRE GROUND.
Some little distance beyond the church, at point
which the posse had not yet reached o stream
large enough in former days to turn mill flowed
across the road but the sound of this could scarcely
be heard at the place OF biyouac, and in the mild
July day.
Dods0n placed and despatched his men as he
pleased and the prisoners, hudded together ia the
old church, around which the darkness was
descending, were looked upon with little interest
by many OF their captors ana by many with sus-
The delay at the church took them into the night,
nna Of the into
pulpit and gave out hymns and ndulged In some OF
the usual ollies OF an undisclpined ana reckless
TWO SPECIMEN MILITIAMEN.
Among these men was one Ed. Wolcott. who
delivered mock sermon ana the DoyeT People y,
the sanctuary alleging that Wolcott was previously
indicted for disturbing public worship at RUSSELL
yille
Another fellow who spent his time foraging
around with no regard o,on to private rights
ena good sa q fellow eI little SaI1 o
face; trining manner, no beard and s0uchy,
frivolous, furtive look, as II he woudvather loter
has yet some conceit of himself and Dodson for the
moment had made him one OF his right hand men
SO that he cut up as he pleased and continued to
ordered him to be dismissed at subsequent day.
Exactly what happened and al that happene;a', nee,
probably never be known. The indignant people
Of the county swear that here the murder OF the
Hckox. At any rate 1t was announced, when
darkness covered the whole landscape-and it was
PARTICULARLY in the woods-that no forage could
be obtained in sufficient quantities and that the
whole body must resume their horses aud
RIDE ON TO RuSsELLvII.LE.
The men fell into line and were arranged two by
two, all armed, and told to be apprehensiye OF an
Dodso1 ana Hckox rode in advance with their
arms ready, and Immediately behind them came
o ana a aea ana G 5s She ss ana
five, riding together. with the militia closing In
behind. The whole cavalcade reached perhaps
nty yards up and down the woodland road. Dod
son led the column the right and HickOx was
on the left as they proceeded They were both
armed with heavy, double-barrelled shot guns, be-
They had scarcely started when Dodson laughed
."l'l be damned If don't think half my men have
strayed of and deserted me.N
EXPECT AN Attack
He then repeated the order that an attack might
he expected time having intervened sufficiently 10
| let people from Dover catch up and ambush the
party, and he said to those men Immediately in the
''If we are attacked be sure ana save these prls-
oners"
Old mill used to be and advanced little faster than
a walk, and had proceeded perhaps half mile.
THE DARK AND BLOODY GROUND
There Is n spot in the road where on the one side
an old field lies, now nearly oyergrown with
bushes and seedlings of various knd
road with very thick saplings.; on the opposite
side there IS woodland. with thick under.
ana sc the t6at ens@ esos eearea
that the travellers there call this spot egypt
He accounts for the strange words which were
/ nga1 n1nnt fhn firrnf n hnVn hty
this omnous name having been previously be-
slowed upon the spot. We have nothing to guide
davits OF the two men who escaped-namely, the
| senior Hale and West-who had been impressed at
Dover. These allege that voice from the rear
West swears that to this Dodson promptly re-
piled In front, Egypt has no eyes"
1t may appear that tins sort OF language was a
trhe too pOetica for such rough people, but per-
haps the very attempt at poetry might have been
wa o the saaH Ge 70 be-
mtted At any rate the command halted and the
two officers in 'front.' of the prisoners backed their
horses as if into the woods and from these woods
GUNS WERE FIRED,
and both the survivors swear that as soon as these
first shotguns went On-throwing the blaze into the
air as If they were not fired to do injury-Hckox
| and Dodson standing on the flank, both brought
down their pieces and hred at the prisoners, and
the people In the fired also, that the whole
air was flled with reports as II sanguinary con-
test had happened In the night. >
The effects were produced in q minute. The
| horses began to plunge and start in their fright
| Hick0x was thrown of and hurt his shoulder
brains out IN front, and also below the back OF the
neck, SO that the buckshOt came out at his chin
willie young Hale seemed to be shot oil over with
buckshOt IN the back, and both he and Tucker
tumbled from their horses, and Tucker was ridden
by those In the rear, so that In addition to his
wounds he was hideOusly gashed with the h0Ots Of
the steeds and mules.
THE VICTIMS OF THE MASSACRE.
Lib West unhurt except as to bruises, crawlcd of
In the darkness Into the underbrush on the left
and laid there scarcely breathing. o listener TO
what followed.
Young william Hale. although bleeding and full Of
gained the house OF Mrs. Wright. beside Shiloh
church. and received the hospitality Ofthe inmates
| who had heard the firing.
Old N. J. Hale was mounted upon fine horse,
which galloped back through the trees, and bore
him straight TO Dover to terrify the citizens there.
Tucker was dead and Hale mortally wounded.
WHAT FOLLOWED THE MASSACRE
After the massacre Of these men by the officers
there was an almost immediate dispensing OF Dod-
sons posse Dodson and HickoX rode of to Louis
burg twenty miles, to catch the train next day and
report the night attack to the State authorities and
demand martial law.
Burt Cloninger started southeastward as con-
stable with many OF the posse to hold almost undis
turbed carnival In that part OF the country between
Russelly1lle Perry's and Galley Rock, selling arms,
mules, horses and provisions for beasts and men.
Parson Stuart appearing to realize that 1t might
be awkward for circuit superintendent OF in
structon and exrcyerend to be In a sherlffS posse
armed to the teeth rode westward, as he said, to
attend to scme school business.
The county was left without authority. except a
wild and interruptions constabuary making the
best OF 1t for their own aggrandizement and amuse
mcnt.
And thus the Pope county war begun on the
night OF the Sth of July, 1872.