Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01
Tragical Occurrence

We noted in our paper. two weets
arrest Of Green Caucle on cb.rga - .''0e, NE
mules. When Sheriff West arrested b;n' stealing
some iour or i've persons with him. NJ +l look
o. Peter RIngo, on Sulphur where c., Pace
been living about three months. Tba So nag
AZ the same time capias for two sens N, Aaa-
indicted for robbery and as he rode M, = I1'lso'
closure where the old man and some o-ber @ eii-
sons were he asked If one OF them Wa na. t Eer-
hinso- AT TINS the oid man became greatl,- ---aA
cited. and informed him that he and liz ex-
all shoot, had the best sort of tools avs,-s would
best sort o order and warned him if M n TN
take any OF them, ne had better come Wi 70
pared and bring large Iorce-that tb.,- Piee
die before they would be taken. Ssihse.,'.o..id "o.d
he told one OF the party that he coud rn,f.sy
or ~ men. The Sheriff told bin tbat wy sLi.iI NJ
always endearer to do his duty a. ipptIer.,,,-il
az possible, but that be should DO his du,y -rIy
olo man gave MN information of Caudle a,5 n
passed on iornd him and took him Al L I e
TINS portion OF the party who had gone aTon.S
ior me purpose OF preventing an escaDe ro1a ~
and there was some noise made which irl,.l I-
old man who could not then see them 10 Lol-ls 1As
that they had found one OF both " nv so,s \,
came riding up with gun avowing biS s,,,-l. III
tion- and repeating his threat On TnesdsT nv.
Shern West having summoned posse startag -
once more to execute The capias against -be Rinra
ana having diFldec his parry Of 4 4 men rot Ia tb
house about sundown and found no men tbo-a :
-Four Of the party Wm. Powers. - Sirnr,sr-
James ward. and Marion Stanley were detaiiai
to watch the house, ard tie others secuted aIa't
ior the persons 10 DE arrested. who were w ,l
time, IN the Sulphur bottom. After a,vL;1s Nh. .ie
Old man came Up on horseback shook hand, ,.t t.e
Powers and as he got near the fence VA na, ~.
one Of hls daughters MLo handed him his do,tI,
barrel shot gan with tie exclamation ..Ps-,Ga-e
IL tsa AA.r
foot on this place-shoot him. As Rinoo rc,lL
cd forward Tor the gun, Powers told him no. -
take 1t. or lie would shoot The reply was tba+
# was hi own gun. and that he would take Il n
the hazard of his life: he took H. cooked II l,La
barrel being near Powers breast) and ~ be cncL
sd IT. after hearing the click OF the lock pn,vary
sho. nim near the neck, the load Of buck sbo,
probably ranging towards the heart RiDro at tbn
time beng bent forward Tie died that nirht NM
One OF his sons not included IN the warrant ca,Do
mp paiterwards- ana threatened ~ Mil Power, ,yI,
warned him not to approach him or make arr
manifestations. Immediately upon the sound 6f
the discharge tile rest of ths party came up 70 see
the cause, and Powers requested one OF them "
take kInso gun, and see that 1t was cooked
a. one Vt them Started 70 do so oEe OF RiDgo-s
daughters leaped the fence. seized the cun aDI
threatened them. Two nj thc party. however
saw her let down the cock
At lidlA1 IEAAIGL LNdA ll-lr. ana returned next
day. but dld not find the persons ther came .ot.
and became satisfied tiat they could not. ss the
place was admirably situated for secretion-the
woods dense-ihickets nEmeTous aud close al
hand, while the house Itself Us on higher point and
affords excellent means 0f giving signals 10 Iy-
ing-out party and the nelghborhood is thinlv sell
tied. One ~ The sons. convicted some years since
0i maEslarghteF. ard sentenced ~ the Peniien-
iiarr, escaped. and it H. well known has been Tow
Ing about tie neighborhcod ever since. without
being III danger Ol capture. Peter Ringo was Az
old resident M tbs county well known to most of
the old citizens. 50 far as his dealings here-abou
are known, there Eas not tO our knowledge beel
any complaint. Bnt in his own neighborhood
there has been for long time, dread Of the
family a. passionate, doulneering ana danger
ouS.
On our trip up the country. week before last.
We found that the fear Y! them OF tie fear ot
some private injury from them in case Of any
manifestation against their habits and course Of
IIic. extended as iaT ~ tile line u route between
here AMI Paris. Whether there was sufficient
calrse ior this we do not know. hut we know that
II existed. lCyarksrHe lTerdsl Standard.