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Further hiPARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT!S KVKR ,ll,iPERSONS KH.I-.K1.Martial Law DeclaredMuch Excitement Prevailing.Further Trouble Expected-Ac tDistric confisc point? pro v id coutisi July 1 authoi matioi partic part such lt;such lt;for th :ou olCharleston, March 29, 1864. j crockThcase, Distr a libi of on in thiMr. Meredith: Many of the 54th Illinois veteran? were in our town on Monday, on their wav to Mattoon to re re-mustered into the service. They were unarmed, except an occasional one, who had a revolver.Some of them were slightly intoxicated and j was a boisterous. The Circuit Court convened in ^ ^ the afternoon, and the Grand Jury was cm- j as el p.iuelled and charged, after which it ad- j haJ^ journed. Just upon its adjournment, and | ^.e before the Judge got out of the house, a soldier en the west side of tho square, in the ?t*rv yard, quarreled with one Nelson Well?, as it ; bilit: is said. Wells pushed the soldier, who in turn struck Wells, who drew a pistol and |(is t tired at him. Another soldier near by im- of tl mediately shot Wells in the breast, kill:ngtherprochim intantly. ‘ insi?Col. Mitchell was in Teel's office (Clerk’s disci 0 ; Office) and ran out of the door. Four or Gov jf i five men shot at him at sight,' hittiug him J' c in various places, and riddling his clothes, !**lt; r j His w atch, in fob, was hit and if not saving his be f ~ I life at least saved him from a deadly wound, aju ' He tired, and -.eeeived many shois The himII whole thing was preconcerted, and on the que: st ! first firing, shooting followed to some extent '1promiscuously and rapidly, so that nut less lowt Fe lhau from fifty to seventy five shots were »- fired, mostly with revolver*. They were *i • principally aimed at the soldiers.U Of those hit, IV York, William Hart, and jng a a voung man by the name of Swain, from gl|ft l(d Ulftrk count v, are dead .Tames GoodrichIII and Oliver Sallee ate dangerously wounded. ey jWilliam Oilman »as slightly wouuded, to- was’s collier with several others. 1 ho whole of Flei 6 ,, — ,1 i applt;i- the assailants escaped,except W ells, who was q.(killed as t- fore si ited. Dr. York, and Col. fi|ecMitchell were the most promieeut marks for thates th.-lr malice. 'I ire Doctor received niuner- ju ^ts o h shots • ihe breast. He was killed in -p||('j the Court liuu?e. redJ. An hour afterwards the 54th Veterans so^dn- were on the ground. As they formed on ^10 the south side of the square, some persons t|ie„ came up with one John Cooper, of Salis- piesburry, a prisoner. He started to run, was lt;a commanded to halt, refused, and was fired h isupon and killed. In shooting at him, a dieyoung man by the name of Jenkins, in the 1Pp j storo near Pinatel’s, was hit in the bowels l^a'tl —the shot passing through the door-—and t|)(,'jI died this morning. : urenf Thi? is about the umount ot mv iulorma urea lion on the mailer. A good portion of then soldiers are out after the murderers. Thetown is patrolled, and under martial latv. andConstable and Ficklin were arrested but ,-eft.n d11*u, released t cannot now give you a fuller th;t a ! account. That tho whole ibing was carefully wit coueeived and faithfully executed, there isCel to no doubt, and on the whole one of the most.i malicious, and inexcusable acts, yet per-m i petrated in the loyal Statesir.-l I *actiproprointakantSince writing the above, 1 learn thatGood-rich is dead.J
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Terre Haute Weekly Wabash Express
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Wed, Mar 30, 1864
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