The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-14

on Friday, the 18th of Novem-
her, 1881, in the presence Of a
large concourse of people. Nat
Turner, the notorious iusurTec-
ZIONIST met his just doom,
aud his sin hlackened soul as
cended to higher power to be
judged for his murderous career
on earth.
The body war inferred just Re-
meath the tree where it was hung,
aud the head was placed in the
hands of medical scientists. Scv
enty five years have passed away
since this terrible event, and Vet
the main trunk of the tree still
stands. The storms OF many
seasons have denuded it of its
branches and over it "the want
ling vine has gently crept, max
ing tia thing of beauty, but few
who pass it know what "a dark
page in history it marks"
A LIST OF THE VICTIMS.
AS it may prove of interest to
some to know the names of the
murdered persons who lost their
lives i'll the Instruction, we give
them below:
Joseph Travis, wife and three
children; Mrs. Elizabeth Turner,
Hartwell Prebles, Sarah New
some, Mrs. r. Reese and son,
William, Traian Doyle, Henry
Bryant and wife and child, and
wite's mother; Mrs Catharine
Whitehead, son Richard, and
their four young daug h ters
and grandchild Salatmal Francis,
Nathaniel Francis OveTSeer and
two children, John I. Barrow,
George Vaughn, Mrs. Levi Wal
Ter and ten children, VIM. Will
liamS, wife and two boys, Mrs.
Caswell Worrell and child, Mrs.
Rebecca Vaughn, Ann Eliza
Vaughn and son Arthur, Mrs.
John X. Williams and child,
Mrs. Jacob Williams and three
children and Edwin Drury-
amounting in all to 50 persons.
A LIST OF NEGROES BROUGHT
BEFORE THE COURT OF
SOUTHAMPTON, WITH THEIR
OWNERS NAMES AND
SENTENCE.
Daniel, Richard Potter, con
yicted. Moses, j. 7. Barrow.
convicted. Tom, Caty White
head, discharged Jack and
Andrew, Caty Whitehead, con
victed and transported. Jack,
George II. Charlton, discharged
without trial. Jack, Everett
Bryant, discharged. Nat la Il,
Benjamin Blount's estate, con
victed. Nathan, Tom and Davy,
/ lboys), Nathaniel Francis, con,
Victed and transported. Davy,
Elizabeth Turner, convicted. Cur.
It's, Thomas Ridley. convicted.
! Stephen, Thomas Ridley, con.
victed. Hardy and Isham, Ben
iamin Edwards, convicted. Sam,
Nathaniel Francis, convicted.
Hank, Joseph Travis estate, con
victed. Joe, John c. Turner,
convicted. Lucy, John 4. Bar,
row, convicted. Matt, Thomas
Ridley, acquitted. Jim, Richard
Porter, acquitted. E1um Aries,
! tree, sent on for further trial.
Joe, Richard p, Briggs, discharg
ed without trial. Berry, New,
some, Gree, sent on for further
trial. Stephen, James Bell, ac-
quilted. Jim and Isaac, Samuel
Champion, convicted and trans,
ported, Preston, Hannah Viii,
hanson, acquitted. Frank. Sol
ONION ID. Parker, convicted and
transported. Jack and Shadrach,
Nathaniel Simmons, acquitted.
Nelson, Benz amin Blunt's estate,
acquitted. Sam, Peter Edwards,
convicted. Archer, Arthur G.
Reese, acquitted. lsham Turner.
Tree sent on for further trial.
Nat Turner, Putnam Moore, de
ceased. C, DYlctpd.
There were eleven others, be
longing to Levi Waller, Jacob
Williams, Edward Turner, VIM.
Reese, Nathaniel Francis, j. w.
Parker, VIM. Vaughn, Temper
ance Parker, Joseph Parker and
esolomon ID. Parker, but their
7Cames are torn out of the old
ENonfeSSion of Nat Turner's, which
.es before us as we write and we
nnot give their names. Suffi.
:, -ent 1t is to say that they were
al severely punished = being
Sung, imprisoned and transport
~ out Of the country.
COLLECTIONS ON THE MASSACRE
"a With the execution of Nat
, nrner, the curtain was rung
Ia own on one of tie most tragic