Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-06

,ame unauares on Dr. Hagau, and s,ruek h,m
allh club whist be vas stopping "a The &C, %, !
Akine his letters from his box ia The ost UR.cer
Tbs version OF the attack MAJOR McCart,e, eti-
,or OF The 'N,rkshntg Wing" says he believes
10 be correct. and be 4 Remembered thnt be =
neither personal OF PoIncal mend OF DR.. la.
gems"
The gentleman Who put me IN possession OF
the information, used the tenn Post Master N
detailing the affair; and When came to write
on ,hs scbleci used Mr Coleman's name, 10
prevent ambiguity, knowing Mr. c. to he the Posi-
Master at ylCksburg 1t appears thai was not
altogether right IN dong SO, for II was Mr. l..
Grgsby the Deputy Post Master that vas
4" an eve witness to the base attack as viii sp- |
pear from the following statement gwen over his
signature
81 was in the post office, on Sunday evening,
a lnls before four o'clock about The middle Of
last February, when DR.. Hagan walked into the
office aud was in the act of taking oct his letters
when man stepped INTO the Office, ard as he en-
tered, he lei his cloak crop from has shoulders
and while the Doctor was stopped, irIth has hand
through Cgs bcr and rtGthing lbs l,tters III The
Dor abor,, he struck hum twice, think with
sick, on the bach OF the head DIR. Eagautu
ed round, graspug BY the collar with his lel hand
his assa,lan,, who struck hlm ihrd blow, which
brought blood, and dropped his stick. Dr. Ha-
gam holding him by the collar with his eff baud
said, "who are you, sir p Ono with hts right
hand endeayored to get his pistol from hs pocket.
The man SAID "you damned iHscal have got
you" and seemed TO try to golge DR.. Hggun,
while tho latter was drawing his pistol. ran
round, but before could reach them Mr. Cole
man had gal between them. The man Ietreated
TO the front door, drew pistol, and either took
up his cloak or some one handed It to hun, when
Mr. Paxton told hun "you had better be off, and
he made his escape, leaving his stick DR. ila.
gan after drawing his pistol was IN the act OF pro.
ceedmg after his assallant, with his face covered
with blood, but Mr. Coleman pushed the door 10,
and rot the Doctor into the inner office to get
the blood washed of, The first | knew of the
ASSISTANTS name was when d. II. wanted to
e pursue hun he asked Mr. Coleman who II was
= and be replied it was Mr. Kendall that he saw
e him standing near the upper cogaer Tor some
, um.,' al. GRlGSBY."
i This Statement, of Mr. Crgsby ia fully couobo
+. rated by the following extract from letter Of Nj
Coleman to Kendall on the subject,
"On Sunday whilst the posl-oglco was oper
y in the evening, saw you standing on the foo
e pavement, about twenty PAGES above the post
e office, wrapped IN your cloak at ito tire ! wa
Z not certain but thought 1t was you, having but
l. slight and indeed only sight acquaintance,
| Wk,lsI | nI,caruin., ii
position and walked up street from my position
;, and whilst you were walking my attention wa
. drawn across the street. About this tins d
= IIagau came across the stree, from his ofic,
q nearly opposite TO minO--passed me, as did ais
- W. c. Walker, Esd
An instant after, perceived you walking dow
i towards me in great haste, and when you got OF
y positc the post Office door, about two feet aboy
: where was standing, you threw of your cloa
in the door and rushed into the office AT thJ
:, moment did not know that DR.. IIngan had gon
. into the Office nor had associated you and ID
! Hagan together. But tho extraordinary mannc
with which you entered the Office connected wi
your position when first observed YOU excite
. my surprise and rushed into the Office lmmedi
: ntey after you--as approached The door hear
two or three blows az with cane. and heart
Dr. Ilsgans voice say "who are your ! 1I
. not see you strike Hagan blows bul when
i reached the post ofce door your cane fell out {
/ your hand fom coming IN contact wIth The wall G
;, ceiling, and you seized DR.. II. with both bard
by lhe head or neck, and, as ! supposed, Was cr
deavoring to choak him, OF To put your thumbs
bis eyes. Al tina, moment seized you End sep,
:. rated you, and a that moment you both drew rIi
:, tols. | stated also that two or three letters
" DR.. II. were scattered On the floor, at tho pldc
= in whlch first saw YOU together, and also that
- was Immediately at DR.. Iagan's private box
the corner Of the +" lobby"
Ny object in again referring to this nnpeasnI
d affair, is not 10 aiiix more permanently The bran
IL Of base coaardice on Kendall This, indeec
T. would be labor IN vain FOR it i, already stuck
a. (as, as the Shirt Of Nessrs on his gnoble shou
ders Justice to Mr. Coleman and myself d
ty mand that should again drag the subject befo
y the public =.
VI ~ Prentice saws that the oartv cry Of q IC