The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-07

share of intelligence, with "A mild
capable Of attaining anything,
hut warped and perverted by he
influence OF early impressions.
He is below he ordinary stature,
though strong and active, having
the true negro face, every feature
of which Is strongly marked.
II suall not attempt to describe
the effect Of his narrative, as told
aud commented ou 10y himself,
in tue condemned hpIe of lie
prison. The calm. deliberate,
composure with which he spoke
OF his late deeds and intentions,
the expression Of his tiend like
face when excited by enthusiasm,
still bearing the stains Of the
blood of helpless innocence about
him; clolhe with rags and coy
cred with chains; yet daring TO
raise his mduaclcd hands to
heaven, with spirit soaring
above the attributes of man. !
looked on hun and my blood
cuIdled in NY veins"
INCIDENTS OF THE INSURREC
TION.
We will not shock the feelings
of humanity by giving detailed
account OF tins bloody iusurrec
ton. The detailed confession of
the arch cUnSplrat0r lies before
us as We write, and the bloody
details of each and every murder
are gwen in full, and the moth
eaten pages of the seventy five
year old pamphlet appear to twist
and CULVER as we repeat the
bloody and gruesome drama
which they record.
There were several who were
in the power of these wretches,
had they bat known it, and who
escaped III The most providential
manner. The escape of "A little
girl who went to school at Mr..
Walters where the children to
the number OF eleven were col
lected Tor the purpose, excited
general sympathy. AS their
teacher had not arrived, they
were at play III the yard, and see
ing the negroes approach, she
ran aud Ind up a dirt chimney
(such az We're common in log
houses III those times, aud re-
manned there unnOticed during
the massacre of the eleven at this
place. She remained IN her hid
ing place until just before tn. ar
rival OF a party who were in pur
suit OF Tho murderers, when she
came down and fled to swamp,
where, mere child az she was,
and with the scenes Of the late
horror before her, she lay con
cealed until the next day, when
seeing a party 60 up to the house,
she came out of her hiding place,
and on being asked how she es-
capped, replied with the utmost
simplicity ''tnat the Lord helped
her She was taken up behind
a gentleman of the party, and
returned to The arms of her weep
ing mother.
Miss Whitehead concealed her
self between the bed and mat
that supported ii, while they mur-
dered her sister in The same room,
without di>cov, ring her. She
was afterwards Carried off and
concealed for protection by a
slave of the family, who gave ev-
idence against several of the ne
grOeS on trial.
Mrs. Nathaniel Francis while
concealed III closet heard their
blows. aud the screams of the
victims of these ruthless muir
| deIerS; they then entered the
closet where she was concealed,
and went out again without dis
covering her. While in this hid
ing place, she beard two of the
negro women quarrel about the
division of her cloth " among
them, Mr.. John L Barrow, dis
covering the approaching ne
grOeS, told his wife To make her
escape, and Scornlng TO fly, fell
fighting on his own threshold.
A fter firing his rifle, he dlscharg-
ed shot gun at them, and then
broke it over the head of the vii
lain who first approached him,
but he was overpowercd and slain.
HIS bravery, however, saved
from the hands OF the numbering
monsters, his lovely and amiable
wife. AS directed by him, she
attempted to escape through the
garden when she was caught aud
held by one of her servant girls,
but another coming To her rescue,
she fled to the woods aud con
cealed herself
Few indeed we've those who es-
capped, but fortunately for the
society OF that period. the hand
of retributive justice, overlook
tho wholp hanti of murdprpra and