Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-10-07
The ravess,ratloa.

We pablnh to day in falE the testimony of the witnesses in regard to the recent attempt oil the part Of Borland and the three Danleys to assassi. nate the Editors ofthe Hammer on Tuesday the 18th ut. The examination took place at the coatt- house in Iitila Rock on the S0th September and lst October before Win. S Hut, esq, Justice of the Peace.
 We call inc attention Of cur readers particularly to those portions of the evidence which we have pgiased in ifsIies. twill be seen that every state uent with regard to the sfray hitherto pablished] in the Banner has been sustained by the deposi- tons of the witnesses.
 Prom the ,eztimosy Of sixteen gentlemen, sum moned ty the coroner nd:scriminaiely from among those who witnessed he affair, il is manifest that the attack made by the Danieys was prefnediiated; that fl was publicly announced that they intended to attack Reardon and Whi,eley as soon as they spneared apon the streets; that the hght occurred about ten o'clock; and that the Dan!eys, coairaFY 10 their usual custom, came to the Anihoay House evidently tor the purpose of making the aitaeSi that C. C. Danley and Ben F. Daniey attacked Wbileley at the same time; that after V hiteleys right srm was disabled by pstol ball they were aided in their attack by Vim. DaaleY; that Reardon had taken no part whatever in the aiifaY when Borland dastardly sezed him from behind and ailer \ disanning him, invited wm. Daniey to make a murderous attack upon him; that Botiaad, dpnng the whole fight was violently urging the pAnieYs to kill Whiteley, and, af,er Whieley had fallen disabled and exhausted this koasorabie Senator, pulled away the citizens who wished 10 interfere, and urged on his minions to consummate then mur- deroas purposes.
 We have waieea patiently for this judicial inyes- tigation, in order that we might present D our readers the facts Of the case sworn to by unim- peachable witnesses. There IS not the slightest discrepancy in their statements bat each one cor roborstes the others in almost the sane words.
 Had Borlana and the Dauleys desired that the truth should be known they could have required this examination at the time they were arrested, but they feared to bring oat the truth, and avoided any nyes,ig aton, they were content 10 plead guilty and give bail for theIr appearance at the circuit court, and in the meantime sought 10 screen them selves from well nierited mfamy and deceive the public in other portions of the State, bY circulating their own false version of the affair.
 If no other proofs had been adduced. the false hoods contained in the letters of Borland and Danley were sufficient of themselves to convince every sensible man of their conscious guillineSS. That all their statements with regard to the aray are entirely false has been proved concinsisely by the evidence now published.
 If were not for want of space we would prefer to publish their letters side by side with the depo- sitions of tbe witnesses before the court, that all might compare them and see by what ludlcrous falsehoods Borland and the DanieyS have enteav- ored to deceive the public and shield themselves from the indignant condemnation which must fall upon them whenever the truth IS known.
 We have only room now 10 point out few of theI most gIaEing mis-statenents. C. Ca7Danley sayS that the affray occurred as be was going to the Anthony House at the usual time, as has been my custom for years" BenF Danley states that II was about dinner hne."
 The witnesses prove that the fight took place at or before ten o'clock and that it not usual for 1 c. C. Danley to come there at that hour. C. c. Danley states that Whifeley had drawn pistol out of his pocket before the attack was made.
 Ii this had been true it wonld have been iusti6- able in Whteley for he had been warned that he was to be attacked by the Danleys. But the tes,i- mony shows that be did not draw his pistol antil both the Dauleys had raised their srcks to strike him and did not fire anil both struck at him to- getheE. In this manner each and every particular item of this singular compound ct fatSehOod and eTrontery is f.atly eontradieted and dsproyed by inc evidence adduced before the Justice. We understand that the letters of c. c. Danley and Solon BorlaRd have obtained very extensive cir culation by means Of the Hoa0cabLe Senator frank ing priyelege, and we hope our readers will nsii- ute close comparison between their accounts Of the affair and the recital ofthe witnesses who were duly sworn to testify n the case.
 There IS one feature in the defence o( Borland which should rot be pAss6a annotsced. Evea could some shadow of ofexcuse by possibility be found for the combined attack of fhe hrss Daneys upon. Whiteley. there IS no paniaiioa whatever fey tl.s infamous conduct aad uacaled fog interference of Boraal, unsess as has been ass lied '' he consid- cred 1t hls own fight and WAS pEeSeat for Inc purpose of aidag and iacting has willing tools to work out has secret wishes, He attempts 10 excuse his interference by a statement that Heariou was about 10 saooI Cap. Daaley in he bacs. Tins he must have known 10 be false aud ihe statement oaly deepens the biackness Of hls nfamy. His taking aa active and violent par ia the atftay without any cause oF ptovocatloa whatever was 10 itself ia.SessaAst. ttsfaei ttt; hts ef,esfus to escape has o~ n lniany by bringing charge SD false and disgsaesfG agaiast an steproaeha6le citizen. who Si BasLtNo's Rrst1sI9A had been very nearly murdered l5 aa aci 50 infamous that we can aoi fad lts equal ia the annais of crime, The ieSti- mony proves thal ReaFdon had ID. attempted 10 take any paH ln the adfly, that he had ample opportunity to have fired all the barrels of reyol yer and could have shot both the Daaleys had he chosen, and thai hls pistol d0ra bg hs si4s, .eA tse massel to tAe gross and st f.e pre- ssnied al any oae and one of the witnesses states distinctly sAa., after Reardoa was dlsauned, ." Boa
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