The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-26 00:00:00

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN ARKANSAS.

On the morning of the 22d November last the most
fatal and heart-rending affray took place ever witnessed
in %Vest Point, White County, Arkansas. It appears
that while Dr. C. S. Swann and his partner, Dr. C. C.
Webb, were dining at Col. C. K. Rogers, in this place,
and with them their friend, Dr. G. M. Burney, Dr.
Swarm was informed of some one at the gate who wished
to see him. He, according to request, went out to see
what was wanting, the balance of the company, Dr.
Webb and Burney, accompanying him. When arriving
at the gate, they found on horseback Isaac Felsenthrall
and Mr. Hutchins. Mr. H. rode close to the fence, and
handed Dr. Swann a letter from Mr. Travis, professor
and presideet of the Female Institute at Searcy. The
character of the letter proved none other than friendly.
While Dr. Swann was engaged in reading, some words
took place between Felsenthrall and Dr. Webb, when
Felsenthrall gave D. W. the lie, and immediately j umping
from his horse, made a move as it to draw a weapon, when
Drs. Swann and Burney jumped between them, saying,
"Gentlemen, no weapons," when Felsenthrall declared
he had no weapon, and he was going to fight Dr. W.,
and fight him a fair fight. They then came together,
Dr. W. having but a small walking cane, which he held
in his left hand, and was about to drop it, when he dis-
covered Felsenthrall drawing a pistol from the sleeve of
his coat. The proximity was then so close he saw his
only chance to strike with the cane (that he was about to
throw down) to save his life. He struck with his stick,
but it being too light to produce the desired effect, iDr.
S. sprang to seize the pistol, but, alas ! too late ; Felsere
thrall had shot Dr. W. in the left region of the abdomen,
di-positing two balls in the muscles of the right hip near
the surface, Dr. W. fell mortally wounded.
Dr. S. immediately commenced the dressing of his
wounds, while Dr. B. followed the black-hearted assas-
sin, who ran to the house of B. K. Rogers, and seized a
, gun (that had been loaded' with buck-shot for a deer
drive), to defy the friends of Dr. W., whom he had
just shot, when Col. B. K. R. wrested the gun from
him. Felsenthrall then ran to the horse that Hutchins
rode when they came, and mounting it appeared with
the same gun, handing it to Dr. W., saying, " You are
now armed," Dr. W. said, "I am disabled. He has
killed me. Do use it for me. Shoot him, and don't for
heaven's sake let him escape ; see, he is doing it." Dr
B. levelted the gun and fired. The murderer bad rode
but a hundred yards at full speed from the place of the
affray, when three of the shots passed through his head
and body, killing him instantly.
Many of the people of the town hastened to the place
of the affray. Many of the Searcy people came down ;
great excitement prevailed. Some said that they would
be avenged, that they would take up arms and march
against West Point for letting the Des Arc and Mem-
phis boys kill their Dutchman (Felaenthrall). Others
remarked that it was a noble act on the part of Dr J.
W. Burney, and that he did no more than any true
hearted man would have done under the circumstances,
and that they knew it was premeditated on the part of
Felsenthrall to have a difficulty with Dr. W., and he
took tnis method to bring about.
The West Point people say that they know all the
circumstances and are warm friends of the three (Drs.
S., W., and Burney) and will fight for them until the
streets are drenched with blood. Dr. W. lived until the
morning of the 24th.

Dr. W. was the eon of G. W. Webb, and was born
and raised in Bledsoe county, Tennessee. Hui corpse
was taken by Dr. Swann to his parents.

TLIE OTTOMAN DA2'K.