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The DISTI/KIIANCIiS IN jVftOWN ANDUENMIOIU COIHi'tiBS, IND.Dctddcrat* Not the AjgressoT*.“Wfl publish btflOw (i torrcsporidenco of trio Indianapolis Sentinel froid the scene of the I disturbances in Brown County, on the day the ! same occurred; from which it will b; seen that I ike abolitionists wer.B the aggressors, and that i ti»c killing of the soldier by Mr. I’rosscr was in self defense.W hatcrer could induce tho sgcnt of the As-sociatcd Prose, to give to tho public such an , exaggerated and false statement of tho above -i difficulties, when he is paid for such despatches by papers of both parties, and, after tho truth j becatno known, has not tho manliness And , honor to correct the error, can not be itnagin- 1 ed or lid nit of tho least apology. jNasutiui.k, Brown Co, Itii., April lib t To ilic lvflilfrt of Clio Imlittnapolh Sentinel: fOur town and county were thrown into in- 1 tense excitement on account of a most irnpor- c taut occurrence that took place boujo seven [ miles northwest of this village, yesterday. !that no misunderstanding may get abroad, ( erroncouslv inflaming the public mind, 1 pro* .n pose giving the feels as detailed by eye-wit- li M6SCH, one of them under oath, uThe ilcpnblicanS held a meeting on the s 18ih instant, nt the premises of thj- William s Gould, abou t half a mi !e from a B afllist church, i: and called tho Plumb Greek Meeting-llouse, t tnd Messrs. Phelps, D. Johnson, and Capt. 1 Cunning, of the army, were the speakers.— i The Hon. Lewis Prosser, democratic Candidate 1 for Circuit Clerk, who lives in I he neighborhood, was present near the nice ting house with c a friend, one William Bidder. They had been i hunting squirrels with their rilles, and were c waited upon by One Milton Planer, ' i rovost i Marshal of the county, and M r, Prosser was c ittyited to go down to the republican meeting, n it being staled that tho speakers, there would I divide tinid frith him in a public .discussion, li After repeated ami urgent. S' ‘lie i tat ions, JUr. c tVbsser consented, and, bn repairing, to Hie b place of speaking, he was informed that a vote tlt; )f the crowd had been taken, and it had been y lecided that, as other speakers had arrived y Since the proposition was inside to divide time, v Mr. Profiler would tiol he allowed to Speak till i the republican speakers were through. Mr. I Prosser then turned to his friend, Mr. Strader, lt;and remarked that,as they would not divide t tho time with him* they would go Inmio, and h would kill some squirrels on the road. At 1 this remark a soldier (and, by tho way, Capt. c Cunning had brought with him four soldiers) a stepped up to Mr. Prpsser, and .told him he t guessed he woulil'nt go, and wrested his (Pros- t acr’s) gun out of his hands, sprung the trigger, i and held it over his (Prossoihead in a men 1 icing attitude, when Prosser drew n revolver, lt;tired, iihdinstantly killed this soldier. Anolh- I ct soldier ran up and fired at Mr. Prosser I twice. Mr. Prosser then lied some si xty yards ] off, when Capt. Cunning snatched up two re- 1 voirers, which, whcti lie commenced speaking. I he had pulled out and laid near him, and ran !i after Prosser and fired at him. In the mean I while one Samuel BorifT.cUittnof this county. 1 snatched up Prosser*a rillc anil tired at him. at \ llw crack of his gun Vrarwer feil, wounded in the left leg, just above the limtt'i the bail pas-.siii through and fnietit' ing tin; bmc. While1 h/flri»k at l’r«.Bser was gnii;.-f ,.n. Si.idnr Iin:i 1 his rifle at those who were ►!muling nt Prosser, us is supposed One of the si-dilit/rs ran up lo Prosser, when he tras 1) in; nil l he g V uul, wounded and Imipless, ami o ndcii vored to shout hini, when Cap I. Gunning inU-rferitii and pro-vented it. Tho suldii-rft then sei?..•lt;! Snider, lied him, put him on a luma-, ami galloped «ut lt;f the county. These arc the facts as elieiied in j an examination before a .1 usiieo, and efirrob- j orated by a republican presem, with the wurIo | exceptimi that he believed Cunning »lmt l'ms- | scr and Cunning claims tn havc doin' iL. Prutn ' the character of the wound, and the circuni stan:es, the g*.-nernl iir.pre vinn 1 iere is that BoriIf shot him. Aceonlintily a wan ant W his apprehension, and an officer with a posse proceeded to his house to arrest him, when he lied, and is still at-large.It is not pretended..by any one, democrat or republican, that Prosser was guilty of any interruption, until his gun was 'orcibly wrested from his hands, and that, loo, when hu was about to peacabJy leave for h.une, Nor is it claimed that any arrest was being attempted of him, or any one else, by any authority, legal or arbitrary, Until the shot wua fired which resulted th the death of the eoldier. Whatever offence was committed was purely of local jurisdiction. And ths taking away of Snider from without the county is an outrage, to Kubinit to which will be a virtual confession that there is no law but the caprice of wondering and sometimes disorderly soldiers. If Snider violated the law, he should have been arrested and turned over tho civil authorities here. But, if brute furae is law, we must meet it Like raeo, or submit liko slaves. Give us the law anil we are content.There were hut four or five democrats present at the rencounter, most of the democracy being at a large meeting at Williamsburg.From the same source we learn the fuels h regard to the Danville affair.J-'ron die Jodianaprii* FmiEiieJ, .tpril 21.In regard to the Danville affair, we are informed by a gentleman who witnessed the transactions, and who is also a republican in politics, that the democrats were assailed first, that they sought to avoid a quart cl, and only fired when it appeared to them and others that escape without a fight, was impossible.'When the persons who first begAn the quarrel were arrestsd, an attempt was made to rescue the republican from the hands.of the ofli-cors by his party friends, and the man who was most severely wounded was shot by the guard having the prisoner in charge. They were willing that the democrat a should beheld in custody, but were unwilling' that the of their own party friends' should bo lmld an-' sweruble to the law. Is such jug-handle justice right.We are gratified lo learn that the lit He son of Mr. Witherow, who was supposed! Iff be fa-tall v wounded, is likely to recover.- •'
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Dawsons Daily Times and Union
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Sat, Apr 25, 1863
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