Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-09-29
VOLUME S-NO. 27.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE So 90 s

my wife had written TO Hart, though she was
greatly excited and mortified at what had told
her ] did not show her the letter of Hart This
letter was dated July 30, and will be produced in
evidence. next resolved to 90 10 Marion county,
and procure the balance of tho recompense and
send my wife home 10 her relations. Before [
i left | wrote note TO the postmaster al ST. Louis.
saying that circumstances called me from tho
city for few days, when would return and ex-
plain the reason. About the time for the depar.
ture OF boat up the Mississippi, | went on board
| the Kate kearney, bound for Marion city when
within short distance from Palmyra, the hack
driver said 10 me-"John, who was that man who
was up yesterday; gentleman from ST. Louis that
had a letter for your wife ~ | asked him what
sort of man he was? He replied "tha, he was
large man with beard whiskers,' or some-
thing of that sort. | told hmI supposed it was
some acquaintance from ST. Louis; but my fees.
ings by no means were rs Indifferent as my Ian.
guage the thought was quick in my mind that tho
man was Hart, and felt very bad. After driy-
ing father, questioned the hackman again as 10
the kind OF a man, when his answer increased my
fears that The man was Hart. My anxiety was
no" OF the most painful nature 10 intercept any
letters which might be in the post Office and with
as much calmness | could assume, | asked for
letters for the name of Wise; the postmaster
handed me several, two of them in the name of
Woilens!ein, saying-"Do you want these your
"Ie nus oeen ASKING Tor lhls name"
took the letters, opened them, read them part.
ly, hastily, and under more excitement than |
ever before experienced put them in my pocket,
started up the street wild with despair the con-
seriousness of my utter ruin-frenzied without
knowing what | should do. passed up Main
street unul discovered that the back strap of nv
pantaloons was bursted off and having no suspen-
GERS, hurried across the street 10 q tailors shop
where was acquainted, and had il sewed on. As
crossed The street obliqueiy, | saw Hart sitting
IN front Of Overton's Hotel and from the con.
tents OF the letters and from what knew Of the
character OF the man for de speraiion, thought |
saw that a collision of persona nature was in
eVltaoie. / could not mistake the object of his
being here. | knew his manner of going armed.
and knew that he was greatly my superior in size
and strength. knew that if | approached him
on Main street, he could SEQ me long before |
could get up 10 him, and have decided advantage
over me in the contest which saw and know
was inevitable. This advantage, under the cir
cumsances, | did not feel that Justice or honor
required me TO give him. ] therefore passed
along the back way, around Mr. Burr's and
around OvertOns. As as | reached the front
door of the hotel, Hart looked me full in the face.
presented my pistol, sprang upon the pavement
and hred upon him. | am aware that witness
has stated that shot while standing upon The door
recolIcct that was on the pavement and Hart
looking mo full in the face when fred.
beloved he was not hurt, and sprang forward
and struck him over The head several times with
The pistol; but fearing that he might still obtain the
advantage of me- and expecting TO receive the
fire of his pistol every moment, drew my knife,
and, III a manner Of which | have no distinct
pursued the fight until conceived it
out of his power TO harm From the time
oPend the letters at The post Office in ihis place,
until the fatal encounter vas passed, my mind
was in the greatest possible excitement. The mag
hitude ofmy injury, and The fact that my destroyer
was Unexpectedly so near me, ready 10 wrcak n
further vengeance upon myself, filled me with sem
timenls of horror and distress which have no
power to describe. recollect that during the
time which iEterveued after reading tho letters in
the post Office and the catastrophe but few things
The one thought of my wrongs, my,cncmy, and tho
inevitable necessity for the collision which had 10
ensue inflated my mind and drove me furiously
along. After the fatal encounter several persons
asked me why did it; answered them well
as rfecollect, in substance, that he had injured
me more than had injured hm-l still think so.
had rather he had slain me than treated me as
he did /; did not feel that could live with safely
under his power. A witness has stated that
said, in my excitement, 81 came here 10 kill him."
| may have so said, but am very certain that when
| left ST. Louis, had no idea of seeing Hart in
Palmyra, nor did suspect he was here until the
with the gentleman driving the hack.
- The foregoing is full statement of all the i'm
por,ant and material facts deemed necessary. l
have omitted the names of individuals when
could out of kindness TO them. .-. . ..
Conclusive. "A Clergyman Of the Universalist
was accused, while in Lowell, of
" violently dragging his wife from revival mcct-
ing and compelling her 10 go home with him."
He replied as follows: a ...-- '-.s'
/. have never attempted to influence my wife
in her views, nor her choice of meeting. . o-
2. My wife has not attended one Of the revival
meetings in Lowell. -.
3. have not attended even of those revival
meetings for any purpose whatever. -.r---.e0
A. Neither my wife nor myself have any incli-
nation 10 attend those meetings.
5. haze no aeife. ' ~ -- "
Coda lady who had died Of cholera in San
husky City and was laid out by her friends, was
found the night following, standing in the cupboard
eating cucumber pickles, or in other words !;
They left her ga laying in white,
Prepared for the graves quiet slumbers,
But they found her the very Same night, .l
A layin in picked cucumbers. -r-s-
Louis. Netrs