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CORRESPONDENCE.Goshen, March 24, 1873.A terrible tragedy occurred In Benton township, this count}’, yesterday (Sunday) morning. Mr. Joseph R. Hawkins, a constable of that township, and a man highly esteemed by all that knew him as an upright citizen and an honorable man, was •shot and mortally wounded by John Long. Hawkins went to the house of Long to arrest him on what is commonly called a peace warrant, which was issued by a Justice of Benton township on an affidavit filed by ffm. Horne, a brother-in-law of Long, in behalf of himself and father, all residents of Benton township; and with the Constable went several other men, one or two of whom, it is possible, were solicited to go. Long heard the party approaching, and slipped into the kitchen, passed out at the back door, and around the corner of the house near where the party were standing, with rifle in hand. Hawkins rapped at the front door, and Mrs. Long asked, ‘‘Who’s there?” The Constable replied that he was there, and had a warrant for the arrest of Mr. Long. Mrs. L. then opened the door, and, just as she did so, Long fired, the ball striking Hawkins at the end of one of the long ribs, and ranging downward through the abdomen.This happened about two o’clock, a. m., and subsequently Long went out into the woods, almost a walking arsenal, having his rifle, a navy revolver, and butcher-knife with him. But Sheriff Egbert, by a little neat strategy, succeeded in arresting him on Sunday afternoon.
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Elkhart Observer
Elkhart, Indiana, US
Wed, Mar 26, 1873
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