The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-08
sAwSEY BEANE.

ne tOiiOHlnX atofy - tAkon IIO<n
law book which 10 considsred good su-
shnriiy. and WAS compiled from tbs
criminal records Of the courts at Edin.
burxh. Scotland:
History contains no parallel to The
horrible crnelties and robbsries that
were committed by one Savney Bsaps.
. Scotchmsn. in the rsign OF King
James the First. before he csme TO the
cro~n Of England by the dewise Of
Q1een Elisabeth
Sawney b sne Was born about eight
or time milss eastward of the city Of
Edinburgh. in the cvaptry of East
Lothian. Of parents vbo went . hsdg-
ing and ditching for their daily bread.
and ~ho brought up this. their bloody
minded child. 10 the sams oocspstiea;
bat as he grew mp, his dispositiou 10
Idleness not permitting him to follow
sn honorable employ ymsnt. hs left his
father aud mother, and ran into ths
country. where following Dsst visksd
cossss of life. and taking up With .
woman ~ vicious - hiaself. ipstsad Of
living in any city. town or village,
they took mp their lodging in rock By
the see side. on the shore Of Shire Gal
way. where they lived foe spvard Of
thirty five years. bsviog both ehil iren
and grand childrsa in that time, whom
they brought up 90 wickedly that they
never separated. kept no ether company
but themselves. and supported them
selves entirely BY robbing. and. what
ehAa kAA -
robbery without . murder.
They never frequsatsd any market
for provisions. but - soon - they had
murdered any Wao, woman. OF child.
they did not leave the carcass bshisd,
but carried it to their den. where. cat.
ting it into qusrters. they would pickle
them. aud live apoa human flesh till
they got another prey Of soms kind!
But they had generally Q superiiuisy.
insomuch that they oftsnti,uss. in TIE
nighttime. bat st great distauee from
their sAnguinary mansion. threw legs
and arms Of some they bad killed into
the sea. which tho tide frequently cast
up at several parts OF the country, TO
tue great sstonishmsnt of the bshold-
ers. Persons who went about their
l.wful occupations fell eftsa into the
hands Of these mercilcss cannibals, snd
never returned home again. This
raised general cry amongst their
friends and relations. insomuch that the
whole country was alarmed at such
con- mon loss Of people. which frequent
ly happened in travelling into the west
OF Scotland. and private spies were
sent out into all parts to fnd out. If
possible, how the melancholy events
happened. For length of time their
strictest searches and inquiries were of
no purpose. However, several honest
travellers were taken up on suspicion
and w.ongfully hanged upon bare cir
cumstauces. besides several innocent
inn keepers. who. were also executed
for no other reason than that persons
who had been thus lost were known
to have lain in their house. and we're
supposed to have been sobbed and
murdered by them. and their bodiss
privately buried in Obscure places 10
prevent . discovery. To such IN
extent was this csrr,sd. that several inn
keepers on the western road Of Scot.
land left OF their business. fcr fear Of
being made the like examples. and fol.
lowed other employnsots, - that trav.
elers again were put to many inconven.
ienoes for want OF sooonnodaeon.
Howsvse. AFTER several had been exe-
cnt%d, and no one had made any cOu>
fession at the gxliows. but declared
that they were innocent Of the crime
for which they died, this rigorous way
of proceeding Was given up. and the
finding on. Ct the murdersrs left wholly
TO God.
Sawney Beane. with his Mifs, child.
ren aad grandchildren. still pursued
their barbarous actions with iUpunity;
and. being somewhat pumsrous, they
would attack four, Ave or six men to-
ssther. il they weSs % foot. Az for
horsemes. two were the most they
would aver sst on. and then Nth such
caution, that an smbuscade was laid to
secure them. ride which way they
would. provided one OF both made
their escape from the 6rst sasailAnta
Thus. whose fortune soever it vas 20
fall into their barbsrous hands. BE- or
she never came OF with thsir lives.
The plsos was solitary whsss they in
habited; and whsa the tide cane up
the water went foe near two hundred
yards into their subtorranaan hsbita-
tion, which reached almsot . nile
underground; % that e they ever wsrs
seen shsrsebouts by an1 psreon,n = vse
not In the least suspsetsd HAT 6aythisg
human resided In snch dismd place
| Of perpetual horror and darknsos.
The naabse Of psopls they had
killed vas not exactly knovn: hut il
vas rsckousd that in the thisty.Ave
ysass they bad seignsd in thsss inhu-
| nan slasa aheGx sksy had vashsa their
! hands in the blood Of above 1000 msn.
women. and shildreel Al Let tbs
discovery Of the cannibals wss thas
made.
A man and his wifs. Who Vas behind
him on the same horse. coming one
evening from fair. and falling int a
anbusesds Of tbsss mersiies vIstchss,
J they fell upon them in . most furioua
manner; the mon. b save himssh %
we'll - he enuld. fought it bravsly
against them With sword and pistol,
| riding snme q them dovh BY main
forcs Of his horss. ffea which his wife
| in the conflict fell o6. .and was presently
murdersd before the husbsodS faea;
&c the fsnsls cannihals tosthvith cai
. her shrcat, sucsing her blood With q
greet . eusto ~ IL it bod besa vina
which unparalleled bsrsasity msde the