St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27
TRIBE OF MURDERERS-

'iC iH""ih ihtS SteA. - tHhNh wa
law book which is c,nsi.l. r,
good authority, nH,i Was compile,
from the criminal records of til,
Court of Eiinburs, ScUtiand.
History contains he parallel t.,
the horrible crueitlrs and robin.rie-
that were comsi!tte,l by one Sawney
Beanie, n Scutchiasn, III the reign
of King J.lmes |, before he came to
the crown of England by the demise
Of Queen Elizabeth.
Sawnry Bean. was boru about
eight or Ein-- III les eastward of the
City of Z ,iuour -,h, of parent,
who wei. nedSing and .htchin-
for their dailv b,-ad. and VIII.
brought up this ia. ir b.ooiy- minded
child to the Saline ocralp',ti,'a; but
as he grew mp. his ,iispe>i isn to
idl.ness hot perIuitiin: ..im to fol.
low Hi honorable employment. h,-
left his father and mother aud ran
into the c"unllv, where, following
:, must wicked life, AMI taking up
with Il wuuan Il, vicious as himself.
insteaG of living III any CITY, town
or village. the. took up their lodg
ing OH IL rock 10y tin. seaside. 1,n tn..
shore of Shire Galway, wht re they
lived upwar,. of twenty five Years.
h.ylne both children aud grand
rlil,uen la that time. whcm tia.y
brought up SO wicke,iiy that
they never sep: rated, kept nn Other
coup.ny but themselves, live,
by rubning, AMI. what was worst.
they newer comm,tt,d d robbery
without u muI der.
They n,y.r fr-qnented any mar
ket for provisions. bnt ,as snou as
they nardere,i any mar, NumaD ur
child they Gid not leave the carcass
i,ehind, but carried j, ts their den.
where. cutting 1t in:o quarters. they
would pick-l them and live upon
lrulnan flesh Till they got another
prey of the same kind. But they
had generally superfuitv, in
tina they ufI, n-times III tht.
nighttime, but at u grent distance
for their s'ngili;iary mansion. threw
legs and arms of some they had
killed into lue set. which the tide.
frequently cast np ut several parts
nf tile county. Ia the great aston
lshment OF ihe behuiders. Persons
Mo went about their lawful occ,l
p;ttions fell often INTO the hands of
Ihese nie,ei;ess c,,nnil,ais aud never
hnlue again This raised
: .eirsrai cay among their friends
ana relations, lnsunitch that the
whole country Was alar, e.i an,i
private spies were sent alt III nil
parts Ia iina .ut if possible how
hese melancholy events happened.
However, seyer.l honest travellers
N, re taken up upon auspicion. and
~ ngtnll, hanged upon bare cir
besides several innn-
cent keepers. who were ais,
IKE cIltei tor Iro other re;ison than
hat persons who had been tins
ust were known To have lain IN
heir houses, and ere supposed to
iavt been rublrd AMI murdered b,
hem and Ihei; badies pri,atel,
,uri, d in obscure places tu prevent
discovery. Afitr sevetal hal be-n
and no one m:itl+ any
ut the gallows. bat de |
.lared they ware innocent ot thr !
.rime for which they died, tins ~. |
'rous way IF proceeding WAS . iven
Up, aud the tii,dlng oni ot til, InGT
!e,ers left wholly to God.
Sawney Beane, with his wife, ehil-
lrrn and grandchildren still pur>u- !
i ;helr barberoUs actions with I'M
'uni,y. and helnS somewhat hun!er
ns, they would att',ca iu1r, five or
tx meL together. 1t they We're OH
,ot. A. Iur nurs.-lhen, two Were
80 ,nost they wou;d ever sci ON,
nd then with such c,utlru that au
MAS iaiL lu secure ;he,n.
ide which Way they ""nid, provni
u one or botn uIade fh.lr ESCAPE
ON the first ass.,ilant. Thnst
iose misfortune sueyer II wa tn
lii Iil;o their D,ir,arous nln.,s. he
l. size never came iii witl: their
YES. The place WAS SOLITARY "beie
I,'y Iuii..lut, ii; an.: Nnen t.e TIL,
;Iur np. liz, Mater went fpr near
SO Du",ired yari,, III their snbter-
ineuUs GaDitdtlon, winch reached
Ii4ost Il in..e Gn,ler .ruund; so thu,
they We're seeu thereapOnts 10y
u ,5ersun, IL WAS hot III the le:,si
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