The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09
and began reading a book.

and began reading q book.
Benjamin was sitting behind a stove
I'm the middle OF the room. The little
girl and the youngest boy were with their
mother in the dugOut.
Suddenly two rifles were thrust through
the open door OF the house and were DIS
charged almost at the same instant.
ball tore through the fathers back and
cut off his left hand, which was resting
against his chest. He sprang TO his feet.
tottered forward a few steps, and sank
down and died. William was struck In
the left side. the ball coming out at The
upper part of his right chest.
He Jumped to the floor and ran TO es-
cape through q door into the rear room
As he reached the door two more shots
were fired, one bullet striking him in the
loin and the other tearing off his LETT
hand. BENJAMIN ran through the pow
der and smoke and blew out the lamp.
The mother had just sat down to her
supper facing the entrance to the dug
out As she raised a pitcher Of syrup
I'm her hand the assassins fired from the
darkness and the poor woman was killed
instantly. gaping hole being TORN
through the Ger tire of her chest; another
shot tore off one breast. The pitcher
of spilled syrup was lying on her piate
when she was found. The empty sheils
as they had been thrown from the mag
azne were on the ground in front OF the
door,
DORSEY'S NARROW ESCAPE.
II had been the purpose Of the assas-
sins 10 kill Dorsey Miller instead of his
brother William. because OF his having
seen the men who killed Bruce Miller,
at Ingalls, One of the assassins peered
into the house to locate the different per-
sons and while he was gone to report
10 his confederates William Miller en-
tered the house and took the place OF
his brother Dorsey on the bed.
AS soon as the light was blown out
Dorsey seized n rifle and ran into the
ward. There was a dim starlight, but
no one was to be seen. The faint beat
of horses feet could be heard In the dis
lance.
A search the next day showed where
four horses had been tied in grove OF
trees about 200 yards from the house and
there were also footprints OF four men
leading to and from the house. Inc
horses had been ridden toward the Creek
country. Dorsey Miller went at once for
assistance.
The children at the house were alone
with the dead until o'clock in the morn
ing. The wounded brother who had
sought refuge in the rear room. was
found with his head leaning upon
trunk He was in great agony and his
blood covered the door in pools. The
children lifted him to the floor and roll
ed him onto Il mattress. He had been
a Christian for number OF years under
very adverse surroundings. and as he
embraced his brothers and sister he told
them that he was dying.
He marked each shortening breath I'M
til his voice ended I'm hoarse rattle and
death came 10 MIN in paroxysm OF ter
rible pain.
No one was ever arrested for the crime.
Judge Parker died at Fort Smith, and
the appealed case OF the five men sem
fenced to the penitentiary gradually lost
strength until last January. when q
nolle PROSE- wss entered for all and the
men went free
United States deputy marshals are
afraid to search for evidence within the
territory OF the vendetta, and the Mil
Iors have been either killed of or forced
10 flee the country.-Kansas City Star.