The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-08
~ Outlaw or TIE OZARK.
,,,,,ible "Reminiscences OF the War
The Rebellion in Missouri.

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,.,,,hIc "Reminiscences OF tho War
" oGtbc Rebellion in Missouri.
,,,s he St, Louis DcncemO
na,ior the war hundreds Of sCoundrCls
p"' jg,alsrc Of The situation 10 plum.
4 ,Ic lrlcnsclcss in the districts oyer, oyer
' and lail waste by armies. They
/ .t, a." murdered without hesitation
NV r,,rI to sentiment, Their hands
- s,ainst every man, md every mans
| ~, ~ ~ rSs arainstthCm. One Of the most
| :, rious and horrible creatures Of this
~ was known to live in the Ozark
I SDtaiDs, near tho Arkansas and Mis-
[ Al State line, and in very short time
s,s spoken OF and feared in that re.
boll by citizens and s0ldicry. Tho
~,ol The rulllan, rObbCr anl rCd.hand.
murderer was Frank Burton, and he
originally a horse.thicf in Arkansas,
+ WAS 50 closely pursued into Texas,
n crowd bent on lynching him, that he
,cldcd 10 seek pastures new, and
IauI them in the Ozark Mountains.
ryth, Missouri, and CarroltOn, Arkan.
arc about forty miles apart, and at
IN Ode Of the road between them Bur.
| N elected his place Of abode. lie built
lhl, hut at the mouth Of n natural cave
Me side Of the mountain, about four
Inirel Icct above the road, and there
|ygI alone. Few people saw him and
Es,l,o relate it allcrward. He always
E,rIel = long rifle and heavy side arms,
A wOald shoot down and rob any
H. unfortunate enough to come within
ba,eoihis gun. After his deeds began to
Known, a detachment Of Federal SOL
VI, WAS sent after him ut half u dozen
.L,rnt times, but always returned one,
No. or perhaps halt Il dozen men short.
BlrOn wore III Old buttcrnut suit, much
he color Of the trees and rocks on the
Fountain side, and was an adept at hiding
himself and slipping from bush to bush
E,lout being stem. On one occasion Il
bupiay Of twenty or thirty men hunted
Ila Tor week, and ut last got him on a
ualain, which they surrounded. They
lea,laEted up the slope, but had pro-
Itelrd but few PAGES, when a putt Of
InpSe Issued from hChindn rock a couple
| hundred yards away, and the foremost
haleIl with n bullCt.hOlc through his
,.yst. Before the others had recovered
IJnlhrir surprise, another puff of smoke
l4s seen and another man lcli. The sur
'vors mslea rush for the rock, firing as
lry ran, but ere they reached it another
hi from the deadly rifle Of the robber
fuglt down third man. The party at
st reached the rock only 10 find that the
sasin lad disappeared without leaving
trlce While looking Tor his track
4eyagain heard the crack Of his rifle and
lt,lcroi their number dropped dead.
Us was continued until terror took pos.
.s,oa Of the party and they beat a hasty
treat, nearly one hall Of those remain.
l,0rIng convinced that the object OF their
arch was something more than mortal.
AeCencrl in command Of that district
'Itsi offered u large reward Tor the head
the sconndrcl, and the reward
i' increased when it was found
1t he continued to rob and
Kill unmolCslCd Five thousand
..isi. was vt last offered for him dead or
yc, and u description Of Inn was print.
land circulated among the troops. lie
As described rs Sliort and heavy set,
.ll immense muscular hands and arms.
Is hair and rough unkGmpt beard were
atk AS the plumage Of IL crow, and he
IS utterly filthy and disgusting in APP
tiFance, rs he sometimes did not wash
s hce or hands in weeks. The neigh
10 !'VlnStoO near him he killed or drove
Sty, end, il is said, and probably with
l'I that he murdered no less than one
laircd and eighty persons while in TINT
sl"n' One family living within few
A.gS VI his cave he snlrrI FIR his nwr
The IaN,iiv cn,sjs,nI ot ,I,n
,acr, A hllCwit,cJ ",,9v c "tI%"' ; ;O
dc, and one child n INV IN nv !" Tooro
u. Burton, when in ~ n n" Vi o
rpiuaaIIy VISITED tho LonSr 1nJ InrcrI
'@ 10 furnish Him with provisions. lie
NrItlCl them with death II thrv ever
!C,lcd HAT they knew him, or lint he
'Ge 10 the house, and n, thew knew that
. |oGh! keep his worl they answered
] Inquiries by dcnying thai thew knew
! hN! ever seen him. THE hut IN which
'' hnily lived WIS near fine hasr of tho
"Mhtn, and stood in the centre If n
cared Slope, about three hundred Yards
.Hes. Burton, when coming l3 ihc
Mise, would stop NJ The cdrc Of The clcur.
Z and carefully INSPECT liz premises 10
''i'Iy himself that no enemies were CON
aivd there. Finding that ali was secure.
would then hail tic family md order
'e man and boy to leave. which thew
.'rr tailed 10 do. With his rillo on his
m he would then advance 10 tho cabin
'i!,rCct the woman 10 prcnnre Ills din.
. or breakfast, rs The casc mi%ht he,
lie woman feared and loathcl him, but
Is afraid to refuse, knowing that lie
oaIl shoot her down at tho iIrst word
'cmonslrance. ' w ~
Two Fedora, so,,,;or, =, , ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,
cs from The sn", cnncIu5cT I w p,; srTGn
i, capture orJ E, S"a''L 49, :" "' ~
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