The sun., 1873-12-27
, CHAPTER OF HORRORS.
,oa. rNIcIlFtL ETgiNfSCENCE rs
or SIGJiEI
"a. Na,drr aud 'ia'i'a'ion Of s'"'e ~ /"
Itfh-toD.d d F'"t'' BE- 40" Nr's'"''n'''
.v,... e., Ii,i GstOI County. nc.tD .i.N.


IN nr,.rutius ,nc foi owing uitratiyc !
,.e T. drprul ur r.' f7''. b. r. tie FACTS
t,iei tDuo m'r' ih,u tItN Neji~ .-" '> e.
st,l wr., ttiN lUt'rucJ tn tIc subject.
ed Al the p.c. .ctt Oy tWt otu"r D., .-uus nov
l'n. ~, ... mons II t.c strir... .......-
-. Iu.l'i.i 30, tie f,cofds e the if,i.-t-
.nnti..li. AND tuuIN Cuuii- furnish s'n, .ur-
tG ,- ,'.... ic.,yscn tho wears VI l,oi md f..'
.r.t.tr o., i'c n-tnC of u. Charles I,vit
80 h1.- f.H.N NOV, from Nirsuit aui -'i-
.,.. l.tH,UN ff..t " land uu the bl IrriNrr,
moor. Nn.iles above the town Of SMITH
- iu t'virgst'n county. His family CON
rs wife. thrce snus-Lilburns, Charles,
,od Ish7m two daughte :; anu some ten or
~ lty,s bat part Of the county was then
uid and It's population sparse. Ii'c Doctor
.HteI 'he place e. build, cleared away the
t, an erected ~ cabins for the whites aud
1-uf tut fan ilv. oi euod up farm, lut 1t IN
.'jti,a'iOr. and gave his residence the ntme pf
rnek, IuI lis eld, II son. l.iiburne. was also
sm.l-. 1.,n,, at W1,ky iliil. In isi, the Doe
'r.tl.d.tI. soon alt'r her death Mrs. ILL
;.,re Lew. al-n disd. They were buried ut
cky MA iuc.r grave" we're enclosed hN
n'Hy iu firir INTERCEPT rse with the inhabitants
,5 made t0e uutiessun that. in point OF lite
,r, lft-i. Wcnts elegance oI manners, and ac-
,',,, i.rrl dem" nor. thcv. had no equals IN
rs.. .... ANA H1d uc'Iped US high position
.I Id crrtf social hdvaut 3-es as any IN their
NV v.r. treated with cruel severity.
mise l.l'' re waS married to young lady
,,r',. .,l ur..,f faul.ics in form snd
.,fr ... . rrcio.scs.ius acr, M l. -hnents.
qtad..f,r ,tu.. st .ime left Rocky HHl vi h
i.u. .tcr. and went 90 salem, or that neigh
b. ,.U. tine farm and most ~ the
,N.switf his three SONS. hlhurne having taken
,t,.., Z, t,,.- 10 Wt, .uuu reported that the
.--itee turned out TO be an unhappy ole,
e. lewis ~ .ta some cause becoming *
,-,r.y uhhHpi' il Wa supposed on account
nMrAu1ts 7 EArNENT or TnE SLAVES.
mthc,c.r Ill she eAve bir,h TO a son. on
rsl Do, .. December u ihat year she no.
led .nl... a. depurtucut ana private consulta-
,ol, te,Ny,u her husband aud his two brothers.
t.ur.e.a hait-EtuWn boy. waiter about the
t,-.- ~, had repeatedly run away when
vtli'd. nat evening was waitins on the table
hamper ailI let slme article Of furniture fail
Id lrr4h. lsham Lewis Looked at the other
. f,p truthor- acrIs~ the table with SIGNIFICANT
. tIAtIs sl.i." TIA. VII do" ILis was noticed
j liI.e'...,.y after the meal W over II being
t....t.ctr .tlcr- left tine house. repaired to
I'd, - tpc negro cabins, had a large hickory log
&c fa.iD auI san. med Georre and all the rc.t
7 ,Ie eouiect WAS exclaimed tn them bN Lilhnrnc
....t. 'hc effect that their dis0 hriieut G n-
..ct lad been such that 1t had berome
NECESSARY ro kILL ONE OF THAN
rat tho rcs' might know their fate unles. thew
. .ttd better ln the future told what Gcorre
. .tf t.fr. AID that they were going To Kill and
. rHu Bonn up. An axe was brought IN, Geolge
. leI d'I Ild IN tue hoo and one " the negro
. r,u detected and 'orced to en- . or each hand
i .riri.N foot. then each arm md leg half way
OF. tu.' SO and Knee, ana 50 on until the body
49, reached. the brothers stood around with
t..'..s I' rlud to loot the negro with the axe
i'. '.,,4 go obey. The horror commenced
,u-n tu- nr~t blow severed hand, and the
.. .a- ot toe victim reached the cars " Mrs.
I.N.. she became Taulc-stricbtu vita trI rlr
U.t. lar cries were heard hv at in the house
Nhesr TIC murdcruus hutChtry was guin- On.
III" am, u,au"n proceeded as direeted each
ir.H .- -tVcird wa> caught Ut and thrown IN
uea., Before life was extin- -ui-hcd tile head
vas ,uopled from the body! then I and body
t.r..ittri Co. the flames. All remained iu the
c4h.n unUl the entire mass pIeared ~ DO con-
s..lt4 eNcctualls. The door was tlen opened
aal lie servants adnonislled tina, il any Of
iAtf should ever whisper what had taken lla e
tYr, should he served In the sane way.
Ao'ut o'clock the three brothers ieii the
N,t they were startled by what appeared to
In an instant the earth beneath their feet heaved
t..l sWtlltd, and shook with sucu violence tnat
the prrite- could Win oiitoulty keep from fall
ng. Charles cried out, on, brothers the judg-
$40, Of the great earth hquakes II l,ll anu lsls
10 TIE valley of the Miss s~ippt Tney hurried
~ the hou.e, aud found Mrs L,wis lyias on the
Llor stupsned with terror.
Georse, hens a houss boy, was soon missed
~ pofsons ia the habit OF visiting the family.
Answers t. inquiries about Aim were not salts
factory. fh" other servants wlen lutetrogated Il
expressed by looks tnat were interpreted 20
l,t f,U Iventuty in a month Or go AZ ser, a
d.. ~. found .nawns
, uALR-CossUNEp HUMAN FoOr,
b.l. ue premises. A sentiemar ty tAe p-"e
OF hluhs. ". u .tNcss ul NE hcl-hy. :;
t0e u o. where tie tragedy v,e committed,
tHt TblLi tue burnt bones ui hum 10 trane
i'.1r safat'3e at tie en- Nins term ~ tie
Aai,t tf.ui; Court, al which Ltiburue and
l.Da.u were indicted fOr lhr nurder.f george
lI'. mean tac the relations uf Nr-. Lows
le4fii.; NJ Wa LIVING In Ele fear fr her a a.
y, N'ut Ter h,r 4A4 too X .cr dni c-iI 1" he'
IT. '.rr ln- twn LeWt-.s il-itt'd W'Tt gan
tu.fFui ual by tue ,uIr.. it seems sholtA
axe LUuuruc auu Charles a-fted To Cuutai
s...le wi,mu the euclus ne surrounding IN,
.tt flI. b. 4 hsF =
uu tie slh + AITil flowing, Llburne nads h'
WI and Ater p.s sim ~ ms li"p-rN' h'
rase IT the end u! It tAe tNV IU44uAIAs re
ROCKY EiLL, Apr o. 1872.
I,l,e fallen victim to my beloved but cruel Leun.
% S' o. d nag ME VSiSs and St eoas @ rs G,H, sa
,clel5,lra % ny.ef AIf and brother r gsqae.t a Il
b. ..lcf.e Cd IL tAe SANE cvui
Roxy HIT April 10, 1914.
Ny rrlovrp BIT CHrEi Ls ~. Re. 'iye o. as
rt.-.. uN forglveurss e. your connect. %. me !
O. y; 70 , s"s %Se 54u m ae' tss1 ,S,1 9' @ a
..l-. Aatu, my love LiLDUENE LEWIS.
A. rssu. was immeIi despatched WIT
t. 49, e. suithlaud and delivered IL To - iir'
y" t.'f. Who, oh Us eception and reddll- y"
L. b. - the place designated, and toun'
ll,....v dead Within the enclosure
suor rnRoUGH THE HEART,
surrounded by "a pool Of blpoc, and Charles o
t1o ..'s 'e with two rihrs lle ,ad LlDHrh
prcpartrou- for fulnlBent Of their puip"se 10
b.tI 90 die Al The same time. lhat the ,lsht %
tis brother struggling in death had detetIe
Liu frDa. AIs purpose, Lilburne WAS buried bt
t.Ie u.s Lr,t wile. CD }Ties and l-hlm heI lrOl
IA. .u4utry. I.ham was never heard oi aiter
ta.re- bat once, then among the troops ~ ia
tar IL OF New Orleans.
Their father. Dr. Charles Lewis, had publ
rae, sold all his personal property, and wei
back 10 Virginia and died. lie and his fami
when they came To Kentucky claimed to be IA
des,ehuants OF tue Indian Princess Pocahonta
I
entertaining great deal Of company, suTrOunC
ed 10y the gay trappings Il Opulence ana luIur
and assnCldtlug with the most distiuguishe
families and Iersunages in that refined stat
haNIhg met with reverse of fortune, and lp
hIs property and his former position m the ~
clctv lu which lie moved, he estTan.ed himse
non oil he held sO dear aud
SOUGHT OBsCURIrY
iu the dark and gloomy haunts of the then lon
ly bdCAwDols OF kentucky, II 10 dlihcult
phAUsOi hiZe upon The events narrated as to Il
death II george, and the more than savage Zee
lug that prompted the act. No people Of Al
cline are more justly proud Of and devoted
the laud Of their nativity than the tTEluial
aye. NJuc, when away, cherish more fOnd al
vivid memory of the pleasing scenery and uapl
days tLeS have enjoyed. Ia no land or count
have tue better feelings Of the human heart IL
the "a uleT qualities If our nature Ocen mo
ahs.duuury cultivated ana refined than la Y
: Nias how such departure cOu.u nave happtui
Wiz turee Of hcr well ruuchted-.uua, J. du uui
tuuut4tle mystery. II may he possible Tia