The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-01-17
Paducall Sun.

Paducah Sun.
While the officers were searching for I
cueas to the whereabouts of Marks, some
one, whose name MCGEE to this day doe
not know, artfully threw suspicion on Nc
Gee. This suspicion was famed and KEEP
alive by Sullivant. The result was that
MCGEE was one night taken from his bee
BY mob Of armed men. a rope attached te
his neck, the end of which was fastened te
the pommel of saddle, and away he went
Arriving at a lonely place in the woods
any one who has travelled the country ''be'
tween the rivers" as it is called, knows
that there are many places in that locality
peculiarly adapted to deeds Of violence
the rope was detached from the saddle, and
while these midnight marauders gathered
around, by the light of a lantern illumina-
ted by the faint glare of one sickly candle,
the line was thrown over the low hanging
branch of a tree, and McGee informed at the
same time that he had better speedily make
his peace with God, as he had but few
leader to tell the whereabouts of Marks
remains, and. if any, his accomplices in the
taking of. AS McGee was entirely inno-
cent of the dark deed, of course he could
only answer that he knew nothing about
it. His answer, $50 help me God, GEN
tlemen, never saw or heard Of the man
before in my life," was answered by the
remark of Sulivant himself: "George,
that is too thin p Mr.. MCGEE says that he
distinctly saw the lantern wave twice in the
air. He was then lifted bodily from the
ground into the air; he knew that he vas
being drawn up over the limb by the rope.
There was no pain as long as he was ascend
ing When he settled back, however, with a
slight jerk, his suffering was excruciating.
He could feel his eyes suddenly turn into
balls of fire and protrude from their sock
cts. He tried to scream, but no sound is
sued from his throat. His arms were un-
pinloned, and he endeavored to raise his
hands SO as to grasp the rope above his
head, that he might relieve that terrible
shortening of his breath which seemed. at
each muscular attempt at res
piration, as if the air would escape from
his lungs and force itself out through the
pores of the skin on his breast and back.
The muscles of the arm refused to obey his
will His joints experienced sensation
similar to that one would imagine the
piercing OF red-hot needles would produce.
Tue aaees twitched and jerked nervously.
All this apparently r a minute of time.
Then delicious sensation af s8sane. aess.
to use his owa weraa, commencing at his
extremities. stole gradually over him. He
lost all desire b save hsmseif preferred to
die where he vas. Almost every act IL bis
life-no matter hew ETlglAl- liashed through
his mind with the rapid ity of lightning
A distant roar, as far-o6 cataraegs grew
gradually more and distinct. untal tho.
fearful noise was deafening, then changed
with the rapidity of thought itself into the
most delicious music ne had eyer heard.
Everything became as light as day, although
he could distinguish nothing of his sur
roundings, and finally Inconsistencies.
"I was not absolute unconscious, either"
said Mr.. McGee. 81 cannot describe it
intelligibly. I do not know of any words
that words that would convey you to
correct idea of the sensation. | was my
self and not myself. seemed to be sail
ing away through space, as you have seen
a large bird float through the atmosphere
without the apparent motion of a wing or
feather. Another thing that is indelisly
impressed upon my mind was the terrible,
oppressive, horrible silence-worse than
silence-stlllness, that existed above, be-
low, about me. Still foated ON and on.
perfectly contented, asking for nothing,
hoping for nothing-ever and with inereas-
ing rapidity moving on and upward"
"But gradually" continued Mr.. MCGEE,
this perfectly contented, happy feellng
commenced to disappear. He became con-
scious of bodily pain again. 1t seemed as
if iron bands had been frightened by screws
about his head and chest. He consciously
gasped for breath. He heard voices-the
words undistinguishable at 6rst-then one
or two and there he understood. At last,
fully restored to consciousness, he heard
his captors quarreling fiercely as to wheth-
er he should be strung up again or carried
to the Smithland jail. He was lying on the
ground, his throat bleeding from the cruel
rope, which still encircled his neck. Water
was brought from creek near by and
dashed over him, and at last he was mount
ed upon horse and, still in half-dazed
condition moved away.
He arrived at Smi Inland about daylight
and was locked up in Jail, where he re-
mained three days, and was then released,
Sullivant taking mis- place. The latter is
now serving out life sentence at Pranfort.