The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-20

Worse than Mod0cs-An Unofending
Negro Tortured ana Murdered.
The following story seems incredible. 1t
ia related, however, by trustworthy
newspaper. the Austin (Texas) Journal, Of
the I'd inst.
Between the LIST and 10th of May, 1873,
party consisting of, say half dozen,
more or less, visited camp Of workmen
on the railroad Texas Pacific) twenty
miles north of Jefferson, in a state of in
toxication, headed by Mr.. Potter, an old
citizen Of Cass county. Mr.. Potter, the
leader, commenced an attack on negro
man, who, the Outstanding white men said
to Mr.. Potter, was peaceable and UNI
offending man. The negro pushed Mr..
Potter off and kept out of his
way. At this MIR. Potter took great Of
fence, but not considering himself suffi-
GENTLY strong went back home, recruited
his party and returned in a day or so. and
found the duties Of the negro as laborer
had caused him to change to camp some
miles distant on the railroad. Thither Mr..
Potter and his increased force followed,
finding the negro engaged at his labor.
Potter assumed to be sheriff, and the other
Of the party, snbordinates, took the negro
prisoner, bouad him fast, opened his
eyes and spit in them tobacco-juice,
confined him fast to one of the
horses, started off at fast gait, compelling
him to keep up or drag ordered the negro
to bow humbly to every white man they
met on the road and on the streets of a
town through which they passed en- route
Proceeding on their way to spot sufii-
eiently retired for their diabolcal purposes,
they confined the colored man between two
small trees, so placing him that he could
only move his head. Thus located, they
deliberately proceeded to make cross on
his forehead by incision with a knife, and
then scalped their victim. After thus in
flcting on him all the tortures of which
they were capable, they retired a
few PAGES and finished their bloody
work by shooting several loads Of
ammunition into his exposed and defence
less body. After thus cruelty accomplish.
ing their work they threw the llfeless body
into stream of water convenient to the
Scene Of action. Thus ended this bloody
tragedy, committed in the open light o
day, under pretended cover of law, ant
in open defiance of the civil authorities
The perpetrators had not, at last accounts
been arrested. The above occurrence
took place within thirty miles Of the city o
Jefferson, one of the largest cities 0
Texas, and county settled some quartz
Of century. 1t is stated that the perpe
traitors were composed Of old citizens o
the county of Oass, in which the transac
ton occurred.
BLACKBERRY WINE.--The blackberr.
is used for medicinal purposes, particularly
for diseases Of the bowels; we therefor
copy the following plan, used by Swiss sci
tiers in the United States, and it is said t
make the most excellent wine: 10 on
bushel of berries put two gallons of water
and express the juice to each gallon {
the liquid add one pound of white refine
sugar. Put into cask about peck {
freshly-burned charcoal, broken into sma
pieces; then pour the liquid upon it. LIE
It ferment. AS soon as the iermentatio
subsidies close the cask tight and let it n
main until January or later; then rack
and bottle it, and set it in a cool cellar.