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64 HISTORY OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI
knew nothing of them and had been cursed for a liar. ''If
I was to say that I would join the army and fight, I might
have a cowardly set of legs and they might carry me away;
and in the next place, I am a Union man, first, last and all
the time. I suppose your intention is to hang me, and'
there is only one thing I am sorry for, and that is that I
ever surrendered; but there is one consolation left, when
you kill me you won't kill them all, and you will meet
plenty of them that won't be disarmed as I am now."
Kasinger replied, ''No damn foolishness, we mean
business," and made an attempt to drop the noose over my
head, which was warded off with my arms.
At this juncture the author appealed to the Captain for
protection from the mob, saying that he was a prisoner,
unarmed and helpless, and if he suffered him to be mur-
dered by a mob his blood would be upon the Captain's
head. No reply being made by the Captain, all (.f the par-
ties being considerably under the influence of whiskey, Sap
raised his left hand, pushed Kasinger back and remarked,
"I have been shooting and wounding some of these black
Republicans who are friends of the lopeared Dutch, but I
intend to shoot the balance of them dead.' At the same
time he drew a pistol from his right-hand pocket, cocked
it, stooped over, ran his fingers under the author's cloth-
ing, gave them a twist and commenced punching him around
the chest with the muzzle of the revolver, and after, as the
author thought, he had punched him some fifty or sixty
times with the revolver, the author said to him, ''William
Sap, there is no question but that your intentions are to
kill me, and you want to torture me to death. You know
that if I was armed and on equal footing with you, you
would not do this." He made a quick jerk with his left
hand, intending to jerk the author upon his face, remark-
ing to the Captain at the same time, "Captain, you prom-
Object Description
| Title | History of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas : being an account of the early settlements, the Civli War, the Ku-Klux and times of peace |
| Author | Monks, William, 1830-1913 |
| Description | An autobiography of Colonel William Monks |
| Subject.LCSH |
Guerrillas -- Ozark Mountains -- Biography Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements Missouri -- History -- 19th century Arkansas -- History -- 19th century Howell County (Mo.) -- History United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives |
| Coverage | United State -- Missouri |
| Source | West Plains, Mo. : West Plains Journal Co., 1907 |
| Language | English |
| Date.Original | 1907 |
| Date.Digital | [2003] |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Format | JPEG |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact contributing institution for information. |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library Special Collection, University of Missouri - Columbia at (573) 882-0076 or email: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
Description
| Title | civk000030p0064 |
| Description | 64 HISTORY OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI knew nothing of them and had been cursed for a liar. ''If I was to say that I would join the army and fight, I might have a cowardly set of legs and they might carry me away; and in the next place, I am a Union man, first, last and all the time. I suppose your intention is to hang me, and' there is only one thing I am sorry for, and that is that I ever surrendered; but there is one consolation left, when you kill me you won't kill them all, and you will meet plenty of them that won't be disarmed as I am now." Kasinger replied, ''No damn foolishness, we mean business," and made an attempt to drop the noose over my head, which was warded off with my arms. At this juncture the author appealed to the Captain for protection from the mob, saying that he was a prisoner, unarmed and helpless, and if he suffered him to be mur- dered by a mob his blood would be upon the Captain's head. No reply being made by the Captain, all (.f the par- ties being considerably under the influence of whiskey, Sap raised his left hand, pushed Kasinger back and remarked, "I have been shooting and wounding some of these black Republicans who are friends of the lopeared Dutch, but I intend to shoot the balance of them dead.' At the same time he drew a pistol from his right-hand pocket, cocked it, stooped over, ran his fingers under the author's cloth- ing, gave them a twist and commenced punching him around the chest with the muzzle of the revolver, and after, as the author thought, he had punched him some fifty or sixty times with the revolver, the author said to him, ''William Sap, there is no question but that your intentions are to kill me, and you want to torture me to death. You know that if I was armed and on equal footing with you, you would not do this." He made a quick jerk with his left hand, intending to jerk the author upon his face, remark- ing to the Captain at the same time, "Captain, you prom- |
| Source | A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civk000030p0064.jpg |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact koppk@umsystem.edu for more information. |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library special collection at: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
