Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-04-14

entrails, which unparalled barbarity
made the pocr man make q still
! moie obstinate resistance, he expec-
tin the ssms fate if he fell into ,he
hands of his assailants. Providr rn
TALLY it happened that about twen y
or thirty passengers were riding tha.
way from the same fair which he had
attended, and Sawney Beane and Q
blood thirsty clan Withdrew, making
the bes! of their way through a SOL
tary wood and 30 retired to their der
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The attacked man, who was the
first to escape alive after falling into
the hands Of the canibals, told the
passengers what had happened and
showed them tho bloody spectacle Of
his wife, whom the murderers bad
dragged some distance off. Ths
sight struck them all with stuDefac
ton and amusement. They carried
him to Glasgow, and, relating the
matter to the provost of that city, he
Immediately seat to tho King con
csrring the matter. In three or
four days King Jcmes cams in per.
son to where the Bsans had their
abode, he being desirous of seeing
the apprehension of the viliisu who
for so many years had been the pest
of the western part of bis kingdom
A body OF about four huDdi ed noa
set out on horseback with the King,
who had several bioodhounds with
him, and went with the berefs hus-
baud TO the woods near which As had
been attacked, but found no signs Of
any hebitation whatever. They fc..
lowed path which led down the sea-
side. The tide was out Going a.
long the shore, they passed by tho
cave of Sswney Bssne without taking
any notice of it as place OF habita
ton until some of the bloodhounds,
running into it and setting up l.
bowling and yelping, the King and
his attendants came back and looked
into it. Seeing nothing on account
OF the darkness, torches were sent
for, and great many men ventured
into the cave. There were several
intricate turnings and windings in
this private recess from mankind,
yet at last they came to the appart-
men.s Of Sswney Bsaue, where, to
their great surprise, they bsbeld the
legs, arms, thighs, hands aud feet of
men, Women and children hung up
Ike dried beef and some limbs lying
in pickle. In addition to these, there
was a great mass Of money, both gold
an silver, watches. rings. swords, pis-
tolls and great quantity of cloths,
both linen and wooien, and infinits
other thiogs. which had been stolen
from those the cannibals had mur.
dered.
Ali the plunder was siezed and the
men took what human flesh they
could End and buried it in the sands
aud brought out Sawney Beane ard
his murderoas family, which, beside
himself, consisted of his wife, eight
sons, Six daughters, eighteen grand
sors and fourteen granddaughter.
They Were all piaioneI and carried
to Edioburgh. All the country. as
they passed along. focked in multi
tudes tn see this cursed tribe When
tley arrived a. their ieurn ey's end
they were put into the tolbootii or
town jail for one night. whence the
next day. being conducted under
strong guard to Leitb, the men,
without process of any manner of
trial had their hands and legs cut
By which amputation they bled ia few
hours to death. a this torture was
Inflicted upon Them in the sig!t of
the wife, daughters and grand COLD
ren. The latter werc then iii burn
ed in three separate fires, all dying,
like the men without, repentance,
but cursine and venting dire im pre-
cations to the last gasp of life.
Certainly 40 one can tell a more
ghsstly tale than that.
.HARGARGEE.