Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11

company crossed she Ohio river to
deer hunt and were fred on by
sJme Indians that were concealed
near the river bank. One of the
young soldiers was killed. This
young mans name was Gilmore, a
cousin OF Captain Hall, and his
hone was on Kerr's Creek, where
Oornstalk had previously made
two n assacres, and had killed and
carried away captive ell OF his
fathers numerous family except
himself, the greater part Of them
being ruthlessly murdered.
Colonel Stuart in his narrative,
speaking of this event, says:
sIWhilst we were wondering who
it could be shooting contrary to
orders, or what they were doing
over the river, We saw Hamilton
! 1.-THE other member Of Halls COM
| panv) run down the bank, who
called out that Gilmore was killed.
Young Gilmore was from Rock
bridge; his family and friends
had been mostly cut off by the in
ours ons headed by Cornstalk in
1903. His companions hastily
crossed the river and brought
tack he bloody corpse, and rescued
Hamilton from his danger. The
canoe had scarcely touched the
shore until the cry was raised,
Let us kill the Indians in the
fort, and every man, with his gun
in his hand, came up the bank pale
with rage. Captain Hall was at
their head and their leader.
Captain Arbuckle and l met them
and endeavored to dissuade them
from so uniustifable action. But
they cooked their guns, threaten
ed us with instant death If We did
not desist, and rushed by US in the
fort. Elinipsico hearing their
approach, trembled greatly. Corn
stalk said. MY son, the Great
Spirit has seen fit that We should
die together, and has sent you
here. 1t is his will. Let us sub
nit. 1t is best; and turned to
meet the soldiers at the door. In
mcment he fell, and expired
without a groan. He was pierced
with seven bullets. Elinlpsico sat
unmoved upon his stool; and like
his father, received the shots OF
the soldiers and died without
motion. Red-hawk endeavored to
escape by the chimney, which
proved too small. He was shot and
fell dead in the ashes. Another
Indian present was cruelty man.
gled and murdered by piecemeai. y
Such is Colonel Stuart's account
of the killing of Cornstalk and his
compeuions, and no doubt lie true
. in every particular. In this &C
count we see plainly what is now
called "lynch-law"; and all the
) historians that the writer has ex
amined run to the rock-pile, and
3 throw stones at Captain Hall ant
his men, and none of them have
thrown more viciously than Theo
Y dcre Roosevelt has done in Vol.
s Of his "Winning of the West
: With all the power Of invective
. Mr.. Roosevelt has denounced
Captain Hall and his men, and still
1 in his account of the Cuban wa
v Mr.. Roosevelt has told US over hi
e own signature, that he shot anC
! killed an unarmed Spaniard while
D fleeing from him; and the cireum
e stances may have justified thu
t shooting. So, in this Point Pleas
e ant affair; all the circumstances
8 must be taken into consideration
n Cornstalk was a bloody monster
8 and in the eyes of these Rock
8 bridge men, was a vile reptile
F.; that deserved killing on sight. An'
t when they saw their young klns
e man ard comrade dead, welterinl
8 In his own blood, ell those Othe
g scenes of murder and plllag
rushed upon them, and this wa
e more than human nature coul'
d stand. 1t was unfortunate, bu
o perfectly natural, remembering
9 before we judge any man or set o
8 men, first to put ourselves in thei
i places.
The sequel Of this was, Genera
9 Hand arrived from Fort Pitt short
l. ly after the killing and took n
a notice whatever of the affair. II
g was sent there by the Confederat
/ Colonial Government TO comman'
c the fort. Captains Stuart ant
9 Arbuckle at that time lived II
g Botetourt county. They returned
o horne shortly after the killing o
g Cornstalk, and reported the case T.
e the civil authorities Of thei. coun
ty, and indictments were mad
e against Captain Hall and Othe
t n en- ers of his company who di'
e the shooting. These indictment
@ were for murder. Captains Ar
|, buckle and Stuart were patriots
e and splendid men and soldiers il
e their day, but the circumstance
!. show that both of these men fel
/. much aggrleved at the treatmen
t that Trey had received by Hal
}. and mis- men, and no doubt thi
8 was one Of the reasons that the.
n wished to gee Hall and his me-
|. punished on account of insubor
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