Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-09-22
NJ, From the Arkansas Banner
The Recent Murders in Marian q

a friend has furnished us with Il
extract from letter received r,on ' ioIo
source, describing most horrid or,. ,m N
The report had reached us of tho Ss
IN Marion county, which has alreod,, H ,r
TO former false rcncontres, but :, gwen "A
our duty TO record the GROWING oc, sS Oec
! he statement given below is co,,ot 'Vo br
every particular, by n statement vii
heard made by tho Messrs. Kinos Co"e' We ar
escaped from the murderers. \O'uSN' IN
q will now givo you an accom-, ~ N
most he'llsh outrages, perpeiraled in
tunate county, Marion. On Friday I,s' ,"'
the Kings were murdered in cold booS VI \,
collect OF baltic that was foupb, =, y
some time since, between the Kinos mi ~ re h
Some days since, Mooney, Ohe Sbor;e ~, I've
county,. and some of tho Evere,ts G,np
of the Kings, who had moved from Az 4
Conway county, and settled; when Moo.D wa
arrived at Kings. they found him in Ly 'Ly
moving back to Marion county. They ,o.1
prisoner. King told the Il they might liz
do as they chose as he would 90 with then
ably, but that he did not think their n,on.: ,.
10 take him 10 1cllvile, but be believed ,ta u
| tended TO murder him on the way. Moono, \
Everett told him all they wanted was 10 ,si 81
back TO Yellville, and give him trial Lv T
of Arkansas, which hing very readily aore,H n
and told them all he wanted was far
partial trial by the laws Of his country. h.,
them at the same time that he never eynoc,'H
get where he could have trial.
They started with him. His father h.,
and, think, two cohsins, said they would ~ 81
him as long as he was uneasy. Tbe K;ss.
went unarmed. Mooney & Co. numbersJ
twenty. They were armed each, with \ ria, T.
pair of pistols, and bowie knife. Kpp's r. "
moved on, either ahead or behind the cona y
| do not now recollect which, bu, 50 il il y y
way two of Kings little children were ,,L.O
sick. The night before the hellish deed M,
petrated, King learned thu, one of bi, cS T.
was dying he plead for Gods sake. to Ie, h.
and stay with his poor little dying childth
and told them 10 chain him, or lie him in opy
and 90 with him, so they would let him see HI.
child, which was near and dear to him; br
his prayers were in vain ; they told him no -
not be permitted 10 see one of his oiTsoring
! The next morning (Which was Friday, A.
3lst) they started. King told his old provbs
father, (who harmed no person-was never in
Of their scrapes, but pious good old mar
he, his brothers, and cousins, had better 90,
and take care OF themselves as was he cons
that their fate was sealed. The old man api
boys told him that they would stay with him 7
all die together, if the company intended to n
der them. AT length, the assassins commeD
dropping off, one al a time, until oil but ien]
| twelve were left 10 n Ike the prisoner on 10 vi
his fate was TO be forever sealed. Mooney s,a 4
10 leave the company two or three lines,
would return in n short limo and take some
| of the Everetts aside and talk TO them. for 81
time and again leave the company. When
returned the third timo, he took man
! (whose name ! have forgotten) and talked 10 Il
privately for about an hour, when be leflhe I'd
pany entirely. The rest Of tho asSassins, "a
| left the road, with the Kings, and went some
lance, into n steep hollow; they there wanted
Kings 10 get down from their horses and rest,
they then saw all hope was blasted and they
fused TO get down. Some one of the party q
a sign for all hands to reprime their rifles, sII
was done in quick Time, they then asked The K
again 10 get down from their horses they 1
refused when one Of the company gave the d
10 shoot, which was obeyed in quick iime-a
the firing commenced. Two of The Kings
Old man, and one OF his sons, fell about thirty St
apart, the other sons horse run abou, two hund
and killed him. The horse fell across bis
and broke one, after he was dead. The other
Kings (the cousins) made their escape. t
run down their horses, and hid themselves u
dark, and then weht 10 the settlement, raise
company and went with them 10 Ielyillc wi
they got help, to bring in the bodies of the i
that were murdered. They were horrible S
for any person TO look on. Kings child died.
North of YelI,ille, two men. Cocker
Churchman) were playing cards on Saturday e
ing, (Sept. lst.) They fell out about tiro d.
when Cocker drew his knife and stabbed Chu
man in the breast, killing him Instantly"
Extract of letter from G. r. CECIL, |
Clerk Of Newton county, dated Sept. 6, lS49
"HAMpToN Tut, of Marion county, was
at, few days ago, riding along the road.
said that he has left the country. JOHN EvEE