The true Democrat., 1856-06-03
From the Memphis Appeal, May 20. The Shooting Affray at Helena. Ark.

We have been furnished the following state ment, by worthy and intelligent citizen of Helena, of the late melancholy affair at that place:
 "Hindman and Clehourne were going to dine at the Commercial hotel. At the east door of Myrtle < Moores, some one said, in quick and excited tones: Are you the author?" Hind. man turned instantly from right to left, and saw w. D. Rice and James T. Merrott stand ing in Myrtle & Moore's east door, each with n pistol presented at himself and Cebourne At the same instant, and before Hindman had turned around, Rice fired, wounding Hindman in the right breast. The shot partially para lyzed Hindmans right arm, disabling him for some minutes from graspng his pistol. Either Rice or Merriott--the latter, Hindman thinks then fired without effect. Hndman then drew a Colts repeater, and fired upon Rice, who was running with Merriott towards the back door.
 Another shot was fired from the house, and simultaneously Clebourne exclaimed: II am shot but not killed" Hindman sprung to the south door and fired at Merriott, wounding him, he thinks, in the abdomen. Hindman and Cle- bourne then met just off the side walk, about midway between the east and south doors each told the other he was wounded, and both de- nounced Rice and Merriot as towards and de- fled them to come out. R. w. Castle and r. H. Rice, who stood at the west end of Myrtle & Moore's, each with d pistol in hand, told Clebourne to put up his pistol, not to shoot, etc. Clebourne replied, that he had himself been wounded, and had right to shoot. Merriott again appeared at the door, pistol in hand. Clebourne fired at him; so did Hindman. Mer- riott fired likewise. Castile and F. H. Rice advanced towards Hindman and Clebourne; Hindman called to some friends, who were ap- preaching, to bring him shot gun, and pro- posed to Clebourne to storm the house. At that moment some one cried: "There he gcos! catch him." Hindman saw w. D. Rice running along the sidewalk, northward from Myrtle & Moore's. He was running at great speed, car rying pistol in one hand and bowie knife in the other. He ran in zg-zag course looking back from time to time. Hindman pursued him over hundred yards, firing at him three times, but without effect At length Hindman fell exhausted, and was taken by his friends into the house of Mir. L. P. McVey. Hind man believes hat Clebourne's wound was in- fctcd by J. w. Rice, brother to w. D. Rice, who was in Myrtle 6o Moore's during the firing and who ran out of the back door, at the same time that his brother ran out of the front door, taking the same direction by parallel alley, and seeking the same conference.-the house of his father-n-law, Major Baldwin.
 IF. II. Rice, third brother, pursued Hind- man, pistol in hand, when the latter pursued w. D. Rice, but ran away very nmbly when threat- ened with death by one of Hindman's friends
 "The Rices had given Hndman no intima tion of their design to attack him. The firing commenced before Hindman had time to answer Rices questions. Neither Hindman nor Gle. bourne drew weapon till after they were wounded. w. D. Rice did not step out on the side walk when he attacked him. Neither did Merriott. Both fought from under cover w. D. Rice was not visible after the first fire, till he ran away to Maj. Badwins"