Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-25
TEENS or eUBsCkIPTION.
Horrible Recital of an Glden Time

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"aisfory coaeus DO parallel 10 the horrible
c-ucl:ira 40 rob5efes tnat were o"m nitieu oy
ope Savoy B zoe, Seotohmai, 10 toe relRr
"He yter, up, bis disposition to id'eoess po
na,m,t,jnp him 20 ialIuW &C houcrable cmpl1y-
m.nr, he left his father aud mother, aud r5u
ioto the c5uutrY, where, following mes; ~ick
ed life. sod ,skicg up wiki woman as Vcl}Cs
AZ hiu s.lf instead OF l!vcg 10 auy c!y, town or
village, they toak w t. er lodging o. r2ck ty
he ,oss;de. 90 Lhe shore Of Snlre Gliw'y.
whore they lived tor upward Of tTeaty hVe
wears, having both children AID zIandc 1lldr'n
"rhsy ueVIr trsqaeu;ed any market for pro-
vi5ipes. but as sOou IS they murdered ary Lnan,
vouso or cDiid thog did not lsave the carcass
behind, but carried il 10 their den, Whcra, cut
rios it into q 1artcrs, thHy wou!d pickle thrm
and i've upon humsp Fl '2h ill th?y got another
pray o! no same kinu. Bat they had gen"rily
a suDsIa fatty. ins3much that thcy otten'ln*s II
The uis ht Line, bu. st q great ols'src' if'ni
their eapguaary Wan-lon, threw l5gs 'bu aEms
OF sone taey md killed into the sea. Wiioa she
ti4e f. qaeutly Est UP at se0erAt pats OF me
eruo,ry, tn tae great as oaishmeat Of the oa-
hol5ers. P,rsuo. who vent abcut ,he!r aT!u
oacupi:ioDs fell oftsn into the kaods nt tnse
m sfclless cAnaibzl4 sad never returaGd hnms
sg,n. Ghis raised general cry e1noDg 'aelf
friends aoi rea'ions, insomuch That the whole
uuiry Wos alarmed, sat prtVste soNfs
ger- scut rus IN ell par's 10 hrd out u
nnpsibIc how these tnelsrco0lv tvsnts Zap
n-nsd H.W.yar, several honest trsv Hers
| s,r. taken 10 unOu euipIcoD, sad W1o0S
tuIIs harsyd u3o0 bare c!rcl n5Lanoe5I %
sides r.y.ral idaoosit lou Keepers. VINO
Or. ais, executed for 10 other rsason !han
that per.ons WHO hal been thus lost were
known to .ja7e lin 10 t:elr houses, and Wers
suno-sad 10 have been ro55od and murdered
o. them, and their beds priVi:eiy buried Ia
ob.cuce p.cas To rIeve1t dIsciv-rH AFTER
a. ver.l had hcen * cltsd. aud no oae mado
soy cpoesqiou at the 9slloWs, but declared they
were iuunccnt of the c:nlo for Whlon thy diad,
this ri,orcua way Of proceed og WAS gwen up.
spH III fiaiiug OUT Of the muIdorefs lett wholly
tj CD.
"5aw.ey 3 ape. with his wife. cdi'dreu and
grandchildren, still puisu'! ther baFbafous
so,icus with iupuoity. srd b;log s)aie4ha;
oumerous, they you'd attack four, h't, or SIX
geo tcg4'h,r. rbu1, whcs' misfortune soeSor
l. was 10 fail into rhsir Bal bArou5 hands, he or
she pey5r came IF with Their lives Ihs phase
y,s schlary Whare thsy Inhabited anh Hheo
ahe lid cam" up, thI water TsnF Tor Eear t%o
ruoGrcd va 4 ; infn !helr subtrIra7e3u5 haoits
ion. Yhch 10 chcd auos: miit u9def grou3d;
! 81 that if tnpy were seen th,resoou's DY. ao2
person, II VS. not 10 the least suspected thst
anything humso resided N su'h dismal plane
| # pe!p .iual n0!rJr aud dJrkness. Inc NUN
| Der Of people lhey bad killed was not ex'Lt'9
known, but it was re; kooed lha' IN ihc twsoty.
& 70 years they I'D rgiZusd Ia these inhuElan
slau.ht RS ,boy cad washed their bands il the
| 4, e. hcv1 nd U an and
c6ildreo. The discovery Of the cannlDaIs Was
Tins ;nadc:
"A ,uaa and hi' wifi, who was behlod hin
| 90 the same hors, c1mlcg pDe eveo,ny from a
| fsr, AID filing irto 40 embnslade of these
ueyce:s vfe;chcs they f. upoa them 10 Q
| I,os5 fu.ious maancf; tbs MN. 20 save himself
~ veil AS he c'nid. fougnt bravely saalast
thcn with a sword and pistol. rGiag s>ms o'
| the On down by ua;o forc' # bi7 h"rss. from
which his wife, 10 the o,rhict. fell IF, sId WAS
oresspiiy murdered before ,:na hu4bsn1's face;
| for the tensile csnnibals fortn with cur her
throat, suckiig htr blood with as great gus!o
AZ fit had been wife, which uupatalel.d barr
b.rlty made the poor map make tho more "b-
| situate res~tRuo", as exDecIHg the same fa'e,
| II n:eased Providenc3 thl; tweotY or thirty pss
ensars were ridiog that gay from he ssmo talr
that hs had bee St, sod S1ancy Besne aod his
blood thirsty ca0 withdrew, Dsds the best oil
their way through solitary wood, and 80 re
tired to their dso.
"Ihs ssu, who was the hs! that ever came
eff alive after falli2g into their hands, told che
passengers whst had happened, a:d showed
,acn the bloody specfsoie Of bis wife, whom
the nprderers bad dragged sosie miles ott
which struck them all With siupetacMon and
sm zament They carried him Witb them tc
/ n .I,t,o ba "a tho pr1
vnst of that ciiy they Immediately sent 10 the
Kipg sbaut it. who. in three or four days. eatnt
in person :hiher, being de.iro1s of sseiog the
aporsaeudl?g OF this william, 1ho, tor go many
wears bad been tho pest OF tho western pArt o.
his Kingdom.
"a body of ablut four hnpdred men, vel
armzd, sat cut on hcrseb.ck with the King
wbo had several blood hounds with him, anc
went gish the man to the woods, where he wa
attacked, but found no sign OF apy hsbl's'lol
| III over 1t. They then wcpt through II, whlct
led down to the seaside, Wheu, the tide being
Gu, aod gnoZ along 'he shore. they passed b!
he CAVE IF Sawney Beane without tskpg an,
no,ics of is az q place Of habita,ioD. unil som
of tne blood hounds ruouiog into t and se.ilpi
. % most hi6eous bsikrg, ho.lng snt
yeIpiug, the Kiog aod his attends tn'
csne back and lot KID toto it. Sae,oI
no.hiag hut d>rknsEs they did not know
whst 10 ihirt. The bioot-h ua9s continued y
yelu, Torches were seEt for and many II en- v,n
lured into il thoug here Were ssvera! in>ri2st
iu:nIpg. and wlnGrn2= III snis privats recess IRON
nnrkiDd, yet tsey at les5 cAme 10 ths spsr:
: nent OF saWney Besne, where TO lhsir .res
surprise. they beheid the lo2s. armf, thigbs
hsnGs AID feet Of nen. women .Ed chil1re
lung up ike cr:td beef, ard some limbs lsin
5 IN pickle, greet msss of fooney gold sRd eli
. yer waicbcs, rirg9 swords, pistols nnd gres
: ou.r,ity of CLONES both nren snd woolen
! which thsy had ;.ksn from 'hass they hal u ur
;. terel. Ill ,hsse they seiz,t. snd took whs
human f >sh they found taers end buried j
They slso brought out Stwoey besne and b
mnrd ero1s fani'y, which oes'dss himself, con
: .ist-d OF hls VITA sight sors SIX dauznte-
: eighteen grs, dsons a1;i fourteen granddaughter
q hs. ots4n In iocsat. 3heY ware sil piaoned an
:, carried TO EGi surg. a. the country, ss the
= csssed along, f JCket =" .'u..;tntes TO ses th
a cursed tribe, WOO Isc 10 sDoEer arrived at ths
.urpey's end thaa thsy were put IL the Tolc
tota fyr one night whence ths next Day, balm
Icopductet under strong guard to Lei.h, th
- msp, without PFC cess or any msnnef Of tris