Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-14
A BLOODY TRAIL.
How a Son Avenged His Fathers
Death,

following has just come to light: A
the beginning Of the rebellion Abraham
Hall lived in one of the thinly.settlet
border counties. He was 20 years ole
and wealthy, owning large tract Of
land, great herd of cattle and large
but not costly, residence. He had (
family of one boy, aged ten, and foul
girls from eight to sixteen years old
The old man claimed to be neutral. and
while his neighbors were bucklin2 on
their armor, Hall remained at home.
The South called for every man capable
of bearing arms. Texas was secured,
and Hall was called on to volunteer,
but he constantly refused to do this.
One night party of IL persons rode up
to his house and repeated the demand
for volunteers. The old man said he pre-.
ferred death. He was taken from
MS house to little ravine two hundred
yards away, rope was put round his
neck. the end thrown over a tree, and
/ H4ll was once more asked to reconsider.
he declined whereupon he was drawn
up, anu lCG uO"u sCuSclCSS. vi lcSlS
ing he again refused, and was again
drawn up. This horrible scene con-
tjnued until the victim ceased to
breathe. The party rode away. A SOD
of Hall followed the party, and hiding
behind clump of bushes was silsnt
and Mortified spectator. He re recognized
every actor in the cruel affair. When
the men galloped away he ran from his
hiding.plac-, cut down the body, and
throwing h;ms self upon it registered an
oath to siay every man who had taken
part in his fathers death. When the
war ended young Hall managed his
fathers estate and prospered. His sisters
aided him. Almost their nearest
neighbor, Frank Parker, led the band
who hanged Hall in 1865. Twenty
miles to the cas-. liy d John and
Thomas Mantooth, two members of the
party. The remainder were scattered
throughout the State. IL October.
1878, young Hall babe his sister good
by forever, saying; THE time for re.
venge has come" and without further
explanation he mounted his horse and
rod. swiftly away. An hour later he
drew up in front of Frank Parker's
dwelling. Parker was in the yard.
81 come to ask you why you killed
my father" Hall said to him.
Parker gave his reason, and added
that his conscience had troubled him
ever since. Hall asked him if he was
armed, and when the man drew u pistol
Hall did likewise and fired. Parker
dropped in the agonies of death. Next
day Hall visited the Mantooths. John
Mantooth he shot dead on the open
prairie, after explaining why be sought |
vengeance. Thomas Mantooth met a
similar fate on the public highway. !
Before Spring another of the twelve !
had been slain. Hall killing his man in
a saloon brawl in San Antonio, Texas.
By this time the remaining members of
the band became alarmed. and Hall |
suddenly paus ID in his career of blood
shed For more than year nothing
was heard Of him, and the surviving /
objects of his hatred were beginning TO
think that he had persisted, when he
all of sudden reappeared.
This time young Hairs victim, nam
ed Kindred Rose, died only after a
desperate struggle. They met one
afternoon in the Winter Of 1850 in
little village on the Mexican border.
A street fight ensued and Rose was
killed, falling from his horse and dying
on the spot, while Hall, though wound.
ed in three places, put spurs to his
horse and dashed away. The friends
of Rose pursued him into Texas. The
pursuit was continued three days, the
friends of his former victims join
ing 10 the chase. Hall at last
was run to cover in sight of his home
and near the spot where sixteen years
before his father had met his death.
Here Hail turned on the pursuing party
and fought until he was riddled with
bullets. His eldest sister was horri-
fed spectator to the tragic death OF her
brother. A year after she met one OF
the party in a nei ghboring town. She
was in company with female friend,
and despite the entreaties of her com.
panion called the man to her, slipping
her hand into the pocket Of her dress
as she did so.
"Captain Davis said she, when the
man came up, "you helped to kill my
brosher,' and drawing a revolver fired
at him. Davis was seriously wounded,
and in the confusion the girl escaped.
This act alarmed all who had taken part
ia the death of young Hall. and they
upon the exterminaion
of the entire family, of whom only three
were living, the eldest girl aid two
sisters One night after Davis's life
had been attempted, the Hall house.
hold was surrounded by masked men.
The barred doors were broken down
and the three girls mercilessly muir.
derered. The assassins then fired the
house and disappeared.
The tragedy caused sensation. but
the explanation was made by interested
parties that Indians or "Greasers
had murdered the girls and plundered
the house, and then set it on fire. This
was generally accepted, and only lately
have the fac's leaked out.
HALIFAX, Dac. 13.-The bsigantine
Rsbecca Nelly ran ashore about IL
niles from this port yesterday. Thos.