Washington telegraph., 1849-09-26
From the Banner.
The Recent Murders in Marion County.

The Recent Murders in Marion County.
A friend has furnished us with the following
extract from a letter received from a reliable
source, describing most horrid outrage
The report had reached us of the feud existing
in Marion county, which has already given rise to
former false rencontres, but it now becomes our
dutv TO record the Growing act of atrocty. The
stntemept Owen below is corroborated in every
narticular. by statement which We have heard
made by the Messrs King, tcousins) who escaped
FROM the murderers.
September A, lS49.
l will now give you an account of one OF the
most hellish outrages, perpetrated IN tnat
nale county. Marion. On Friday last three of the
Kinos were murdered in cold blood. You recol-
lect of a battle that fought at Yellville some
time since between the Kings and Everetts.
Some days since, Mooney, (the Sheriff OF Marion
county, aud some of the Everetts followed one OF
the Kings who had moved from Marion to Conway
county, and settled; when Mooney ~ Oo arrVeo
at Kine's. they found him in the act of moving
back to- Marion county. They took him prisoner.
King told them they might tie him, or do as they
chose as he would go with them peaceably, but
that he did think their intention was to take
him to Yeville, but he believed they intended to
murder him on the way. Mooney ana Everett
told him all they wanted was to take him back to
Yey,lle and give him trial by the laws OF Ar.
kansas, which King very readily agreed TO, and
told them all he wanted was iar and Impartial
trial by the laws of his country but told them at
the same time that he never expected 10 get 10
where he could have trial.
They started with him His father, brothers,
and think two cousins SAID they wouiu go WIN
him as long as he uneasy The Kings ali
went unarmed. Mooney u Co., numbered about
twenty They armed each with rifle gun,
pair OF pistols, and bowie knife. Kings family
moved on, either ahead or behind the company,
do moi now recoect which, but so 1t IS, on the way
two OF Kings little children were taken very sick.
The night before the hellish deed was perpetraed,
King learned that OF his children Was dying;
he plead for Gods sake to let him go and stay with
his poor little dying child that night and told them
to chain him, tie him in any way and go with
him, SO they would let him see his dying child,
which was near and dear to him; but all his prayers
were in vain, they told him he could not be per-
mtted to Of his oftsprIngs die. The next
morning (Which was Friday, August 3lst,) they
started King told his old gray headed father,
(who harmed no person-was never IN any OF their
scrapes but pious good old MANI that he, his
brothers and cousins had better get away and take
care of themselves, he was conscious that their
fate was sealed. The old man and the boys told
him that they would stay with him and all die to-
gether, if the company intended to murder them.
At length, the assassins commenced dropping off,
one at time until all but ten or twelve were lett
to take the prisoner to where his Tate was to be
forever sealed. Mooney started toleave the con-
pany two or three times, but would return IN a
short time and take some one of the Everetts aside
and talk to them for short time and again leave
the company. When he returned "a third time, he |
took out (whose name have forgotten)
and talked to him privately for about an hour, |
when he left the company entirely. The rest of
the assassns then left the road with the Kings, |
and went some distance into steep hollow; they |
there wanted the Kings to get down Oft their horses
and rest, but they then saw all hope was blasted |
and they refused to get down. Some one Of the |
party give sign for all hands to rePrme their |
rifles, which was done in quick time, they then |
asked the Kings again to gel down from their |
horses; they sti!ed refused; when one OF the COM
pany give the sign to shoot, which was obeyed IN
quick time-and the firing commenced. Two OF
the Kngs-the old man and one OF his sons, fell
about thirty steps apart, the other sons horse run
about two hundred yards before he fell. They
then shot his horse and killed him. The horse fell
across his legs and broke one, after he dead |
7 he other two Kings (cousns) made their escape.
Thew run down their horses and hid themselves
until dark, and then went 10 the settlement, raised
company and went with them to Y Yeville, where
thew got help to bring in the bodies of the three
thai were murdered. They were horrible sight
for anv person to look Kings child died.
North of YevilIe, two men, Cocker and Church.
mani were pla, ing cards on Saturday evening,
Sept lst) They fell out about t,co dimes, when
Coker drew his knife aud stabbed Churchmap IN
the breast. killing him Instantly
Extract of letter from G. b. Cecil Esq,
Clerk of Newton county, dated Sept. b, le49:
champion Tut, of Marion county, was shot at,
a few days ago. while riding along the road II
is said that he has left the county John Everett
went to Lebanon in Searcy county, few days
ago. and attempted to kill John NJ. Hensley, but
was prevented from committing the bloody deed
at the time. He will kill him, if he stays here.
"The Clerks Office IN Lebanon, Searcy county.
was robbed few nights ago"
FROM CENTRAL AMERICA-THE IsTHMUS
RIGHT OF WAY-The New FORK Herald
has received advices from Bogoto to the
lst of July. A letter TO that paper says: