Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25

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the field to the house, about half a
mile Off. After waiting some time sor
| them, became impatient, and sta c.cl
! to the house for them, and on our re-
turn we were met by party Of white
mea, who had pursued our hlootl-
stained track and who had fired on
those at the gate and dispersed then.
| Immediately on discovering the whites,
| ordered uly mea TO halt and form,
rs they appeared To ba alarmed The
white men, eighteen in number, ap-
preached MS IN about one hundred
yards. when one Of them fired (thiS
was against the positive orders Of Cap.
1 tain Alexander T.. Teete, who com.
manNied, and who had directed the
men 10 reserve their fire until witrfl
thirty pacesl, and discovered about
half OF them resreating, i then or.
! ared my men TO fire and rush on
| them The few remaining stood their
ground uutil we approached within
fifty yards when they fired aud re-
treated. We pursued and overlook
some of them whom we thought we
left dead (thoy were not killed.. After
pursuing them about two hundred
yards, and rising little hill, dis
covered they were met by another
party and had Halted, and were reload
ing their guns Crnls was a small
party from Jerusalem who knew the
negroes were in the field, and had Just
tied their horses to await their return
TO the road, knowing that Mr. Parker
and family were In Jerusalem, hut
knew nothing of the party that had
gone In with Captain peete. TN hear
inr the firing they Immediately rushed
Ia the spot and arrived just IN time 70
arrest tho progress of these barbarolls
villains and save the lives Of their
friends and fellow citizens1
"rhlnlling that those who had re-
treated first and the party who fired
on MS nj fifty or sixty yards distant
had all only fallen hackAo meet others
with ammunition, as | saw them re
loading their gums and more coming up
than / saw at first, and several Of my
brayest men being wounded, the
others became panic-strltken and
suuandered over the field; the white
men pursued and fired on MS several
times. Ilark had his horse shot under
him, and caught another Tor hin MS
ii WAS running by me. Five or SIX OF
my men were wounded, but none left
ON the field. Finding myself defeated
here. | Instantly determined TO 20
through private way and cross the
Notbovay river at the Cypress bridge,
three miles below Jerusalem, and at
tack that place In the rear, as ! eX-
pected they would look for me on the
other road, aud had a great desire TO
get there to procure arms and ainnu-
milton.
after going a short distance In this
private way, accompanied by about
twenty men, overlook two or three
who told me the others were dispersed
in every direction. After trying In
vain to collect a sufficient force to pro
ceed to Jerusalem, ! determined TO re-
turn, as was sure they would make
back to their old neighborhood, whore
they would rejoin me- make new re-
cruits, and come down again. On my
way back | called at Mrs. ThomasS,
Mrs. Spencer's, and several other
places. The white families having fled,
we found no more victims to crafty
our thirst for blood. We stopped at
Major I,idley's quarters for the night,
ami being joined by four Of his men,
with the recruits made since my de-
feat. we mustered now about forty
strong.
after placing out sentlnels laid
down to sleep, but was quickly reused
by great racket. Starting up, |
found some mounted and others in
great confusion, one OF the sentinels
having given the alarm that we were
about to be attacked | ordered some
to ride around and reconnoitre, aud on
their return the others being more
alarmed, not knowing who they We're,
fled In different ways, so that ! was
reduced to about twenty again. With
this | determined to attempt 10 re-
crult and proceed on to rally In the
neighbofhood | had left. DIR. Blunt's
was the nearest house, which we
reached just before day. On riding mp
the yard Hark fired gun. We ex-
pected DR.. Blunt and his family were
at Major Ridleyis, as | knew there was
company Of men there. The gun
was fired to ascertain II any OF the
family were at home. We were inn
mediately fired upon and retrcated,
leaving several OF my men. do not
know what became OF them, as |
never saw them afterward.
"I'unuing our course back and com
Ing In sight Of Captain Harris, where
we had been the day before, we dis
covered party Of white men at the
house, on which all deserted me but
two Jacob and Nab. We concealed
ourselves In the woods till near night,
when i sent them In search Of Henry,
Nelson, Sam and Hark, and directed
them to rally all they could, at the
place we had had our dinner the Sun
day before, where they would fand me,