The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-03-04

Wnat WAS llltcnueu 10 NC tlc NcClSiNo
blow against him was struck. Late
one night in July of that year Reynolds
was awakened by loud rapping at his
door. He arose from bed and asked
who was there. a detachment Of Amer
lean troops looking for deserters,' was
the reply. WashinGton's army WAS en-
campcd in The Highlands, Il few miles
from Reynolds house, and it was we'll
known that q number Of dcserters were
concealed somewhere III the vicinity.
REYNOLDS hastily dressed himself and
opened the door to the supposed Ameli-
can soldiers. They entered, and while
Reynolds was STOPPING down by The
fireplace to light a candle, one of the
Tories strucl. him with his sword and
exclaimed: ''lIurry up, you - old
rebel !" Reynolds knew at once he had
been duped by the Tories. He turned
quickly around with the light in his
hand, and recognized Benjamin Kelley,
who lived within half a mile Of him,
and Edward Robin, another neighbor,
both members of the Claudius Smith
gang. They We're accompanied by sew
erat others. Reynolds dashed past
them and got out of DOORS but stumbled
and fcll. He was seized by the Tories
and dragged back INTO the house lie
called loudly Tor bound noy VINO lNeo
in his family to run for assistance. AS
the boy was hur1ying out of the house,
Edward Robins seized him and stood
hnn against the wall, and told INN That
il he turned his head ono way or tue
otheN he would cut 1t from his body
by this time Mrs. Neynolds and the
oldest cmld, Fheoe, entered the ROOM
Mrs. Reynolds was soon to becomeagaln
Il mother. Her husband was prostrate
on the floor, bleeding from Woands IN
ficted by the knives and swords oil the
Tories The wife feiI IN commissions To
the floor. One OF the young children.
named Caleb, had followed her INTO the
room, and Tory kicked nun uhu. IL"
WAS unconscious, and thre" INN on ils
mothers insansibie body. .A' Io'iea
then tied a rope around Reynolds neck
and hanged HIM up TO q beam. IAeue
Reynolds WAS loss than - years old,
but she fought this attempt OF tAe gang
to murder Aer father with such fury
tAa5 il was necessary for two ot the
men to hold her before 1t could be exc
outed.
SVpposing tlat they had accomplished
tie death Of Eevno.ds, the Tories pro-
c. del to plundor the house. They h"G
no sooner left the room than PAo"2 cut
die rope by which Ter father was sus-
/ pended, removing The moose from his
neck, and carried him to bed. She
+ had succeeded IN restoring INN to con
sciousness when one OF .he gang re-eH-
tered the apartment and discovered
what she had done. lie summoned the
others. Phebe took her position IN
front Of the bed, brandished her knife,
and declared she would XIII the trss one
who attempted to touch her father
Benjamin Kelley, who was the leader,
OF the gang, shouted Get away, you
little rebel --, or LII run my sword
through you !" The undaunted girl re
fused to move. "1 on may XII me,
she replied, 'for If you kill my father !
do not want to live = Kelley made q
lunse at her with his sword. She
knocked 1t out OF his hand, and In try
ing to catch It before 1t fell to the
ground he received wound from 1t on
+La ,,r1ar nart cf tho yvr;c+ from, which