The North-Carolinian., 1854-04-29

'o"iOoAdeo nave IClCdtCuIy DeaCen us uHOl
prInclple-they have elected their candidate,
over our best aud soundest men-thcy have ad
vocatcd Free Suffrage and we have tried for 4
convention, and we have been left behind: now
we VIII put Gen. Dockcry at them, and trv the
effect of demagoguism. If we succeed we'll: if
not, why we lose nothing, for we have nothing
10 lose, and moreover, we get rid of a trouble
some customer whose ''lrmncss of purpose" ha $
heretofore given us more trouble than his
strength of intellect" has done us good.
Dockery is but another and more spnjf
cant word tor dcmagogue.- = Salisbury Banner.
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Wills Hester, once More.
In notice of this indiv itlual last week we
stated that letter had been received from HIM
by the Sheriff of this county Informing him that
the horse upon which he fled was left in Fay-
ettevilie: This statement proved to be true.
and the horse has been recovered Since then
Hester himself returned to his residence five
miles west of this place and information there
OF having been communicated to the Sheriff he
proceeded to arrest him, and lodged him in jail
AS this affair has occasoned much talk, and as
considerable curiosity is manifested in regard
to the manner of the arrest we give the parti-
culars as follows:
The Sheriff. having summoned posse of citi-
zens, on Friday morning before daylight pro
ceeded to Hester's House. When he reached
there, and so disposed of his men as to surround
the house, the Sheriff approached the door and
meeting Mr. William ii. Thompson coming out
Of the house, he requested him to inform Hester
that he must surrender, or he would be shot as
armed men had surrounded the house Thomp-
son told the Sheriff that lester intended to sur
'ender, and then proceeded to inform Hester
)f the Sheriff S demand; in the mean time Hester
slipped out Of the back door with his gun. and
lad proceeded some three hundred yards before
le was seen by the Sheriff A s soon as this
vas discovered, the Sheriff pursued him Oh
horseback, followed by others of the company. |
Is the Sheriff approached him, Hester cooked
Us gun Ssf4 vice presented it, sl ying Sheriff
don't wantto kill you;" to which the Sheriff !
cpiicd, ~ on must surrender, or one of us must I
'e killed" Hester continued to fee, and i'm
ndcavoring to cross a branch, which proved to
'c very deep, (having been swollen by the rain
Il the night previous he fell and was nearly
ovcred with water-the Sheriff. meanwhile
ot ahead Of him on the opposite side Hester
covered himself, turned back and ran down
lie branch, when the Sheriff presented his pis-
ol at him and exploded the cap. AS Hester
seended a slope, the Sheriff threw his pistol at
i'm and when he that Hester's attention
as directed to other pursuers, the Sheriff Jump
q from his horse, seized Hester and threw him
oWn-he making further resistance lie
as taken about quarter Of a mile from his
Ouse.
On Monday last, Hester brought before
'hief Justice Nash for an examination into the
hargc OF negro stealing. Such evidence as
as at hand was taken, and at the request OF
he prisoner further investi cation was Eost poned
ntH Saturday, the 9th of Aiay-HiNsborcurh
'ccorder, 9Th lnst