The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-07-27

OF the Hnnlngton matter, remarked OF Lid.
dell we have GOT the drop upon him now,
and some one ofihe party will be bound 10
take him before long, and that IL Charles
ZONES. OF Hun;ingtonwas killed. Liadeu had
better leave the country. He had remark.
ed previous to Jones return, that Charley
Jones' was coming back to Black River, ani
might do as he pleased about making up the
difficulty with Llddell, but heICsennlwould
be did IL he would make il up" 1lehn's
determined hostility 10 Liddel was fully
proven as we'll as his character OF executor
Of Jones' scheme. court met in Harrison.
burg on the second Moadav in June. yet
the Grand Juiy did nothing cfFectual in re-
gard to the hostile aud unlawful conduct Of
Jones and his friends. Il is true that Jones
was indicted for drawing pistol on ai I'm.
armed friend OF Liddell ia Trinity. vet he
has not been arrested.
During the term OF the court Glenn pro>
posed TO a witness TO Join the Jones party,
and remarked that they could then 20 down
and take Liddell and his friends. That /,
would be necessary TO go to Liddells house
as he would not leave ii, and had for,ed IL
Jones with his friends, armed with guns
were seen several times passing by road
back OF Liddell's plantation. and they had
ceased to use the direc, public road along
Black River The death of Liddell wns
now anticipated by all On the 26th June
he was informed that Pryor and Glenn was
ia TRINITY. About 3 o'clock In the amer.
noon, Liddell, who was in his field. d;scoy.
cred the buggy supposed to contain them
approaching stepped from the field TO the
roadside, and called to them to stop No
answer was returned. but the horse was
urged forward. Glenn was distinctly seen:
the other person, the buggy hid BY the
top and side. As they neared hin, Liddcll
fired. How many shots were fired Is not
known. Pryor was not known by Liddcll.
Virgins who was mistaken for Pryor, fell
from the carriage some 800 wards from the
place of firing. The body of Glenn remain.
cd in the buggy until the horse stopped. at
about Que aud half mile from the place
OF firing. The State introduced in proof n
statement OF Liddell's made to frierd in
which he acknowledged the killing, and
further stated. "Thal Glenn was one Of the
leaders in the plots against him. and tina,
having received erroneous information he
mistook Wiggins for Pryor thai he had
been daily expecting to be assassinated al
his own door---had offered peace and it was
declined--an honorable combat and it was
denied him, That he had then appealed
to the laws to protect him, aud they were
Intellectual, and he had been compelled to
take the course he had III defence of bis
life. That it would be hard, indeed, IL the
law which had not protected him should
now claim to punish" When informed
that WIggins. not Pryor, was killed he ex.
pressed the deepest regret; and at another
time said with much emotion, that he would
give his right arm to restore him to life.
There was no proof that Wiggins was shot
after he fell, indeed circumstances as well
as direct evidence clearly contradicted il. A
Bowie knife was found on Glenn's person.
and three loaded pistols in an otherwise
empty, and unlocked carpet bag at his
feet. The buggy had been purchased from
Pryor, and Glenn was proven to have been
at all times we'll armed.
On the goth Of June the Sheriff called
upon Maj. Liddell with warrant, and he
surrendered himself at once. The sheriff,
although LiddeIl proposed to attend him to
any place Of trial the magistrate might de.
signate. declined remot ing him, for fear OF
assassination. and left him on parol, propo.
sing to get the magistrate to attend at Lid.
dcl's house. Objections to this were sug-
gested by Liddell'S attorney, No terms
were dictated to the sheriff. and no resis.
tance was offered or thought OF. The sher.
if failed TO return on the day appointed. IN
the meantime Mai. LiddelI had written 10
the district Judge, asking a trial. A day
was fixed, and guarded BY his friends who
were present to protect him, met the sher-
if and his posse at Trinity, and was by him
conveyed TO Harrisonburg. There he came
aud went without the let or hindrance Of