The Osceola times., 1875-07-31

Gavock's landing they found the
place rather too public for their
deed, and, under pretenso OF show
Frank path to Cottonwood Point,
told him where he could get q boat
without waiting for the Forrest.
Totally unsuspicious of danger, and
not dreaming Of treachery, he fol-
lowed the hardened villains around
the edge of the back water TO the
rear OF large field of DR.. M'Gav-
ock's. When in lonely and out
ofthe.way place, tho conspirators
halted to rest. Williams took ad-
vantage of the stoppage to tie one
of his shoes, and while he was
STOPPING over, Randolph struck
him on the back of the head with
club, which he had cut as they
walked along. The blow only stun.
ned the poor fellow, and as he fell
he rolled over and said to his mur-
derers, who were rushing on him,
to finish the job which they had
commenced, to use the language OF
Randolph, he begged them not to
kill him. "Don't do that, boys" he
plead, " if my money Is what you
want, you may have it, asd well
come
But dead men tell no tales" has
been the motto of the murderer and
pirate from the beginning, and here,
within a mile of where Murrell's
clan used TO make their troublesome
prisoners "walk plank" INTO the
turbid waters ofthc Mississippi, and
where the rangers and regulators
ence served nineteen of Murrells
clan in the samo manner at one
) time, these two black fiends beat
their pleading victim to death.
They then rlfed his pockets of the
ten dollars, for which the murder
was avowedly done, and Randolph
had taken off and transferred to his
own feet the shoes of their victim,
they took the liioless body and
threw 1t into the back water. They
then went up to tho village, and
were arrested at the instigation Of
their chief-though for what pur-
pose does not now seem clear, but
were released by the constable, as
related above. On being released
they procured the dug-out and
started down the river, were over
taken and captured as already told.
Such was the blood-curdIing story
told by Randolph, in a cool, busl-
ness-Iilse way, that carried convic-
ton with every word, especially as
there had been total absence OF
anything like threats. Indeed, no
body in the crowd ofspectators, ez-
cept Mr.. Hancock, had the least sGs-
picion of the death of Williams up
to that time. Phillips confirmed
tho statement ofRandolph, and they
volunteered to go and show whore
the body lay. randolph, in max
ing his statement, said that he de-
served death for W hst he had done,
and expected it, and spoke as if al
ready standing before his Maker,
at would be no use" he said, ain
our trying TO criminate any body
else. 1t will not help US and will
add to our guilt before God.
therefore solemnly declare what
have said about our clique and the
, part taken by Mr.. Burton to be
true" This was like bombshelI
, in the crowd, and Mr.. Hancock, at
ter inquiring into certain facts il
regard to Burton, went to arres'
, him, but on going to his cabin tC
, look for him, found the bird hac
, flown. The night was far advanced
, indeed, day was almost breaking
+ and he had been on the go since
{ dawn the preceding day, but thu
= case was urgent, and Hancock, aftel
8 short preparation, accompanied
= by n Mr. Ration, started to Shaw
, noe Village in pursuit of the iugi
O tive Burton. On arriving at The
b. village they went to n house wher'
). they thought he would be found
and Ration called to Burton TO com
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