, 1877-07-30

hold ri IIu1nzhrr's made the yan'. B|ake
started tn he s'tr. f,llt held bal hy the
v'unrn, l,r I1IaIy ."t away, ani started q
in"nto rAi.c this alarm. but not a'cfn.c Lc
irstir-A tl'r tvs" m"n having, }fumpfr'cs '!owt'
n tic yard, one nj them til lIls hrcaxt ani INC
1t Ids bead with knit" Ifc nso notiesa ''!frrl
squirting over the s1tt.:ng OF the men. 4 pa'fY
u eight tr ten men na& at once *i:nmmcsl 10
&" and arrest the rarties. In the meantime,
aud before the psIs+. arrived, man named
Hodges. travelling through tho country in
"aE"napasfrtl the hus*c. liz hcarl LIN shout:
Hated 10 % a.'rttai" ths saase. ss s IT, sax thc
f0tly nf q man lying IN tI: yard anti II mans
f.e:ul On pole, which vas standing ul' against
tic fCnce. When ftc *t1i'n"fl III. waxon And got
nut anl started toward The house tho nlen t&'re
yet up again acye'tl ttmcr. n,it! With tlr shout
t',at '' here wat anotirr tVl,' bale him drive
Oh. The woft,cn pail M attentED,t u hin. bal
we're ,narrnIng fact and iv5,'' ',n tfse perch anA
above their hra'ls and sElfmting :" tll"rr 10
t;snl:" n,rl repeating some nn.ntnltgih'e cerc
monY. They sceInet! to he perfectly wild aud
reckless. This con'iu:t was kent " hv the
and nj. posse arrived. The men we're nj work
mailing ,tp The broken fence when the hanse
was surrounded. They ,icnetl the ofllrcrs
ard 1t 5qF'1i tf,ur t15 i. s1p.s psss of t"'" a the
@ phrie., .,ysae % Tia. II tScy I'LL H., "fl,1e! % tic
devil" that s'iloi Va. there and that If they
zane in they would "anl In hell in ten min
Wills tte ottieers were trying to reason With
Them, they made Il charge ,i1o' tn: t*,<', Ut .
t.nal frhm DIVER, ttcr leader, aud attempted
IN titsaf1n tl,rM. When tnId that they WOULD
lie killed II they did mol halt and surrender,
they said. "tipl is protecting us; youI E,tnA
will unt shoot" One III tue officers. Mr. bfake,
WI" va. sln to- el1.ely; ATTEMPTED
discharge. This seemed 70 give them new
euurnRe, and they pressed the officers Intro
closely. Blake cliibbcd hts gun anti knocked
one of them IN ttc head. Othcr officers uscd
their guns more cffectuatly. and two Of the
when the remainder surrendered anil merc taken
to a their faith that guns would not Kill them
bclng somewhat shaken By the death ri theit
leaders; Upon examining liAnrhr1cs body It ~
founu that lie ta hccn stabbed n The neck wttll :
knife, anL th4t hts head had a!tesnart1 hecu en-
Ing itstEnctfy vl.h!c. There were marks IN tl,e
paliurs wllcrr the head lad been stuck up or
III. 'sbarp points IN various places. After tlt
| ,rrcst these peunlc el1owctl no fear Or rctnor.t
whatever. but kretned t" think and feel ttlat
| they had done the righteous will vi God.
There eas been no cyidcima taken tn ticlenet
| OF the PRISONERS, but they sar and expect II
| pT.>ye that Hunuries came Into the yard ant
raised a disturbance, knocking ons 1r two o
them down, aul that they bad tu kill him !,
ones having any part in thr killing Or in th'
row nere Dover anil t:alney. the two men VIII
wore killed In The fight wIlh the Officers.
| Tho Ease yAs called oil Wednesday Of TIL
week. whc,, nh effort 10 hare 1t laid oYtr unit
A.iolier term OF court f4ltcd. md the trial wa
Jury. The prisoners arc defended hr ono Of ou
| ahleet lhwfcrs, Hon. j. ". fiusl*s. assisted b.
,ir. Turner an! every Inch vi ground tor ae
uuIttai or conviction will 'c fought desperately