The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-05-03
From the Cherokee Nation.

We last week published an account o
fearful tragedy in the Cherokee Ma
ton. Since then we have received tive
copic. ofthc idrOcate published at the
capital OF the Nation, for which we are
indebted to James &, Eblcn, formerly OF
Athens. These contain additional par.
ticulars, II portion OF which we extract
From time to time we have chrouiclcG
the poStponcmcnt Of the case OF Ezekiel
Proctor charged with the murder OF
Polly llildchWul, the last trial being
set to cGmc of last Monday. the 18th
inst. We had business there and arrived
about half past one O'Clock. And what
SIGHT met our gHZc when we rode up
to n small school house where the Court
had been called. Three men were w.
inc Just before the doorstep in those
negligent and still po,rurcs so torrity-
ing to The living, Dark pools Of blood
issuing from each told the horrible story
of the manner Of their death. In the
house lying side by side with their hat,
over their faces Iav three more bodies
one. al that wa, left of an old and waltz
cd friend. \ few steps of TO the right
OF lhc door 'ay the body OF Il man WIth
IIGn' H'lF ana Oin' eyes "h,rh ue,"h'il-
cu ms Whllc 'N'rar'l"ll' Next I" 'O'
chimney behind the house was another,
and near by partly supported against
Ihc wall was Il man grooming III 'he an
Gui~h Of "A dp,ppratr WOuuO. In tie
o'lNh'' H'i lUrIhrr on was Nc' aho'h,
or corpse OF yoUlh WHO had STAGGERED"
there =" HIe' Looking at lnr iiHlhG we
saw lhc lr',ldln" ua%c H. /. N'NNl.I'r
WIl' ms WRIST banda@'d where ne had
hrr'l seriously wounded ny TWO hU'irls'
ne prisoner was I'iiipih" ABOUT WIN
nbulIct ~ the bone OF ms lee below the
Knee ojErr' were wounded mere or
less Al the nearest residence was ~
inc desperately wounded Deputy Mar
NhaI OWncs, man generally respected
on both ".id'N. Nolnr % the badly
wounded we did not see, thcy having
llrd or bcrh laE'n care "' ny 'hcIr friends
lhr spectacle Wh'rh narrowed our sigh,
was the most AWlnI without any com
| pom lulnrIn@ We learned lhat about
nan pas eleven OF INA cav r"npHhf OF
whites headed by u Cherokee appear
cd on the Court ground and without
amy pr"moultion o. lnllmHllon OF their
business commenced Firing into the
Court room filled ., II was wjtha pro-
mI-rnou' a',cmh'n"c, Jud"r, jury and
spectators. being crowded 10 ether in
the small space beyond di,tju@uI>hmout
bv stranger. The newly arrived party
had been iu,t ,W"Ilrl TO the Lumber OF
about IL or Is by certain men Interested
in thr prosecution of the ease. who had
been evidently awaiting the ayrival Of
the iormrr Toe prisoner was WuuaG-
ed ana Judge Moses N,bcrtv, m atlor-
ncy for The defence WAS killed by th"
first discharge. This displayed the OBJ
icct Of the murdcrOU' attack. and the
guard cou,i,tngonIy y oflour or liycmcn
whose duty ii was to protect rs well a.,
hold aud guard the prisoner, responded
with q degree Of uu-hokcn resolution
aud courage which has rarely been par
nllclcd in history. The attacking party
Wa, Iiually beaten of and ran oil leaving
their horses and some of their weapons
their law les, assault
THE details of the fight are sickcninG.
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