Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21

time TO say, Who Ia THAR and ne was
no more. From Mrs. Recess we went ~
Mrs. Turner'S. a mile distant. which we
reached about sunrise, on MONDAY morn
Ing Henry. Austin. and Sam wen. "
the stu. where, finding Mr.. PEBBLES, Aus,
tin shot him, and the rest "
us went 10 the house: as we approach.
ed. the family discovered u.s. an, am
shut the door. Vain hope. VIII
with one stroke OF his axe. opened IT,
and we entered and found Mrs. Inrner
and Mrs Newsome In the middle OF
room. almost frightened to death'
VIII Immediately killed Mrs. Turner wl.l'
one blow OF his axe l TOOK Mrs' NC"
some by the hand, and, with the SWORD
had. when was apprehended' i suucn
her several blows over the head. on, ho'
beirss able TO kill her, as the SWORD "ua
dull. VIII. turning around ana uisco''
erlng II. dispatched her. geneiai ae'
struction OF property and search ~,
money and ammunition always succeeoeo
the murders. %
by this time my company amouhteu ~
fifteen. and nine men mounted VINO s'H'
ed for Mrs. Wh!teheads Ohe olh7r VA
were TO 60 through byway 10 ~
Bryants and rejoin us at Mrs. VIM,
bead's) As we approached the mousse we
U.
ing I'm the cotton patch, near ire zane
fence: we called him over into the hiie,
and VIII. the executionsr. was near u
hand with his fatal axe 70 rend him 10 On
untlmely grave. AS We pushed on 10 tne
house discovered some one running
round the garden, and thinking IL "as
some of the white family. pursued theHi'
but finding II was a servant 8irI oeions
ing TO the house I returned TO commence
the work OF death, but they whom iei'
had not been idle; all the family Wert
already murdered but Mrs. Whitehead ana
her daughter Margaret As j came round
To the door | Saw WIN puliihs Ms.
Whitehead ont Of the house. anu AT the
step he nearly severed her head from her
body with his broad-axe.
Miss Margaret, when ] discovered hei,
had concealed herself in th- corner ioriheu
by the projection u the cellar stoop ito"i
the house; on my approach she ned' eu.
was soon overtaken, and efter repeater
blows with a sword l killed her by
blow on no had with fence rail. By
this time the SIX who had gone 10 MT.
Bryants rejoined US. and Informed me
that they had done the work assigned
them. We again divided. part song 10
Mr.. Richard Porter's. and from theme 70
Nathaniel Francis's. the others to Mr'
Howell Harriss and Mr. T. Doyle's.
THE ALARM GIVEN.
"On my reaching Mr.. Porters he had
escaped with his family. ! UNDERSTOOD
there that the alarm had already spr- ad'
and | Immediately returned to bring up
those sent 10 ar. D0yls's and Mi Howeil
uarris's: the party | left going on to Mr.
Francss, having told them l would re-
Join them in that n'ighberhood l met
those sent to Mr. Doyle's and Mr.. Har-
ris's returning, having met Mr.. Doyle on
the road and killed him; and learning
from some who Joined them that Mr..
Harris was from home. | Immediately
pursued thu course taken by the party
gone on before, but knowing they would
complete the work of death and pillage
at Mr.. Francis's before / could get there,
/ went to Mr.. Peter Edwards's. expecting
to find them there, but they had been
there also.
II then went to Mr.. John 7. Bar
rows. They had been there and MUIR
dered him. pursued on their track
TO Captain hewitt Harriss where found
the greater part mounted and ready TO
start. The men, now amounting 10 about
forty, shouted and hurrahed as ] rode
up; some were In the yard loading their
guns; others drinking. They said Cap
tain Harris and his family had es-
capped, the property in the house they
had destroyed. robbing him Of money and
other valuablea l ordered them to
mount and march instantly; this was
about 9 or 10 o'clock Monday morning.
/ proceeded to Mr.. Levi Walters. two or
three miles distant l took my station in
the rear, and, as ii was my object to
carry terror and devastation wherever
we went, l placed fifteen or twenty of
the best armed and most to be relied on
In front, who generally approached the
houses as fast as their horses could run.
This was for two purposes--to prevent
their escape and strike terror to the in
habitants. On this account / never got
to the houses after leaving Mrs. White
heads until the murders were committed,
except in one case.
TEN CHILDREN KILLED.
81 sometimes got in sight to see the
work of death completed. viewing the
mangled bodies as they lay in silent sat
isfaction, and Immediately started In
quest Of other victims Having MUIR
dered Mrs. Waller and ten children, we
started for Mr. William Williams's. hav-
ing killed him and two little
boys that were there. While engaged in
this Mrs. Williams fed and got some dis
lance from the house, but she was pur'
sued, overtaken, and compelled to se'
up behind one Of the company, whe
brought her back. and. after showins
her the mangled body Of her lifeiess nus
band, she was told to get GOWN ana lay
by his side, where she was shot dead
l then started for Mr. Jacob Williams
where the family were murdered. here
we found O young man named Drury
who had come on business with Mr. VII
liams. He was pursued, over'aken' anC
shot. Mrs. Vaughf's was the next piac'
we visited. and after numbering th'
family there l determined on starting
e. Jerusalem. Our number amounted
now TO fifty or sixty. all mounted an'
armed with guns. swords, axes, ana ciuDs
ION reaching Mr.. James w. Parket
gate. Immediately on the road ieauing i'
Jerusalem, and about three miles uis'aN'
n was proposed 70 me to call there, bu
7 ohiected. as / knew he was gone Il
Iarusalem. and my object was to reacf
there as soon as possible; but some OF
the men having relations at Mr. Parker
I, was agreed that they might call anc
yet his people. l remained al the gate OF
he road. with seven or eight; the Others
Going across the field TO the house, abou
half mile on.
THE RESCUE PARTY.
"After waiting some time for them
became impatient, and started TO The
house for them, and on our return We wer
met by a party of white men, who has
pursued our bloodstained track, and who
had fired on those at the gate and dis
persed them. Immediately on discovering
the whites ordered my men TO hal
and forY, as they appeared to be alarmed
The white men, eighteen In number. ap
preached US in about one hundred yards
when one Of them fired this was agains
the positive orders of Captain Alexandel
=. Peete, who commanded, aud who ha(