They cut a hole in the front side of the house, through which they could poke a gun.
Night came on, and true to their word the 'Nigger Rulers' came.

Samuel Bowser fired when they were near the house and one man fell dead.
All of the rest fled to the cover of the neighboring woods.

Soon they cautiously returned and bore away their dead comrade.

They made no further attack that night.
"The brothers hid out in the woods.

Hearing of this and fearing that the men would make their escape the whites gathered in force and hemmed in the entire settlement on all sides.