The sun., 1873-04-30
THE PATENBURG MASSACRE
STORT or THE RfOT As rom ny
WTFNESsES YESTERDAY.

An Arncd Mob Iunting Down DcfcnocI, ,-s
NcErors How John Holmes E-cap ped with
his Life Hiding On Hen Roo-t-A strong
Case Against tho Prisoners.
FtEMtNGroN, April D.-Thc trial of David
oolleg". one of the Tattenburgh rioters, on
charge Of numbering the nelro POWELL wun roe
suinod this morning At tho preliminary cr.
animation before the magistrate, the prisoner
wa identified IA one of tho rioters by several
witnesses lie was seen with the crowd. boih
g"in. to and returning from the scene 81 tho
riot and was also seen at Mrs Curter'a buildings
when ben Dcshman was killed He lived in
Pdtenburgh at the time Of the riot During his
long Imprisonment he has maintained an impur-
turba'lo oOolncss, and has not betrayed doub. or
anxiety In regard to hie final aoquttal. IIis vel
low hair and whiskers, with the deathly pallor
~ ls lace, give him a strange appearance. Ho
Ia frendcss aud penniless hut able counsel have
Nollni ccrCd their services Ia his bslau,
william Ducklcy wls recalled. Tie lived with
Mr., Hrter, on the farm where the negroes wore
murdered, and was In field near the house and
saw NE u ks running toward the house, clo-e-
" purs ned by the lrishmen. lie hastencd ia k ,
lrn talking with agang OF lrlshmen. lie posi-
lively identified College. lie Wa. cross-cxdm-
tucd 1t great icueth this morning but uotnfuy
ol Importance was elCitcd.
Mrs. CARTER's TESTIMONY.
Mrs Mary Carter, who owns and livos on the
farm where the riot occurred. testified
Tho nrst herd o. the riot about O'Clock In tho
w-re g.ins To- i-ht Inc w6te. nn he w"4tcd I" law
sp m '' a mn m S S SS s9S;c on C1 em ne had @ Pe,+ ga
ahogt o'cocs aud heard tnc report of guns, &c.
ot q he porch and saw about 10 ucgroc. coming To-
grocs ad re h,r rats nor shoes ~ and were unarnd
Llr Irish we're wcl armed with guus and oth,r
them was attd to 't them In and they should TO
tnat drcction. ten the Irish came and sa,j / / di
not open thc ot ,hcy would burn the house over my
called my father md told him the irsh wcrt going to
@ .as report 81 gun D. NY door op,ncd the doorad
tho last sltlyss, will am RucAlcy, and aW iy-hmcn
the o"P hn Scr EFS wa gns dha 10 st i
;toop but wa. not Discovered. HIS nam. wa- oc,nnn
, CrqsseI,niued The lrsh LEFT the house soon after
thcs Killed the negro heard them say, Xii every
THE PRISONER oSE or THE RrorERs
Alice Apsar ,c.ua'di the time of the riot rc.
sifcd with 10Y father Psttcnhurg saw the hot
clubs. part Of S them "S return S sas he % pr.or s
mem him return WITH two oT or three ' mn S' .ome ONE
1fS 'f:isd ra and s% 3. bs T2 sse NIX
sSve 10 tnS ff1. 9hf , Of ne r2er. hqd
ftycssx & Sisa blood did not see ocse return
suaGsy SsS n5ids @s- s'aSd sS s, scs &ov. s %
Ioasgrcly aloas booking al tlc cut ON the rail.
man VI me, +, Ny God there 10 dead n'r-cr' ne
lay .hcrt uAArl sLd Ma Nuuu ic ln -tytf places.
~ ~ once 'o fat.uburg and told tho authir.u.s.
the body ~ Powell.
NEGRO THAT mn oN ms RoOsT
JohI Homes, genuine Virginia negro. te-u fri I
VA NorAIug 800 the rllruad at hr time ~ tuc riot.
knew tlc negro Powell was TO uy snauty. Aul hsArt
ouc OF them sny the Irish coming fUr us. rAn
from the shauiN Win Powell and him fall NhOu Dee
Mas shot, did not stop by him, but on to MIR.
CNttrr house and went up Ia the hen roost. got ON
the settn place where the hens st. while / VAS
thrrr heard them kck IN Mrs Crtcr's door and shoot
hen De hnan. some OF them sad, Don't shoot HIM
any morr hut sayc ammunition" Tney then came
over by the hen house. siai IN the her house until
tn crowd had gone | afterWard saw poWeIl'- dead
BODY aud saw hlm buried Powell left shEnty IN
me. was ahead Of him.
The next witness was Stape HYDE" He l. a
mulatto. and WAS recently brought from Nir-
gina oy detective. lie testified:
worked on the railroad the time % the not and
boarded II the suauty with Dennis poxel I ~as The
last man 20 come out OF the rhany Oscar Hruce STAYED
IN A. Powell and ran up the railroad some one mol.
Tered hre. Powell threw up hi. ahd fcll ran on
anl conc al myself until the crowd back nNy
In Frcdcrickshurg, Virginia
Tho Court then adjourned until Tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. 1t l. thought The stale
will cl 'se their evidence Tomorrow and the trial