The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-03-27
TIE N.-a-r.- Of Tl9,nas IT Rar5er-Ip

TIE .H4rd-re- Of Thomas IT Rsr5er.-In
aIlading % the murderer OF Mr.. Barber. the
Jeffersoaian Of the IS. thus throws over its
brother pet ofieisl is protecting shield of
doubs:
: 1 IS true, that suspicion and common
runlev' assume to designate United States
o'feiai as the man TIA. did the deed 5a. tse7s
IS 40 posltsre srideaee q ne fast
Our main objec: Is % aid cur neighbor in
tie the foul deed SO tia. he May he enabled
TO Iea ounce the murderer CT his '.lanaente!
kinsman." HIS deep sorrow" has already
been expressed by his refusal 10 publish the
proceedings Of an Indignation meeting Of the
friends and acquaia;saces OF Mr. B. held
shortly after the sal news reached this city.
on The ground tha; they were stale and the re-
solutions windy" In pursuance Of this de.
termination o. oar part, we had the follow
Ing official proceedings of the rec=n, Kansas
Legislature relative thereto. aad We com
mead i. to his careful perusAl
Mr. Walker offered the following preamble
and resolutions:
NHsREAs. Thomas W Barber. one of our
most excellent aad unotending citizens, has
been most brutally murdered II cid blood
aud whereas the murderer s be .eyel on gco2
ee1de1ace. 10 be an accredited agent and ap.
poatee of the President Or the United States
IS yet unappreh. AIDED by the Territorial
authorities. and is retained in office under the
General Government. therefore
ltesolCed, Tha. we tender the widow and
friends Of cur murdered fellow citizen oar sin
ce7e sympathies.
Rss5lcei, Tina: the Pres.deat, by eonsinu-
ing IL Office the murdere. Of tie l4meutel Bar
Der, : tac.ily endorsing the criminal. and thas
the blood of our brother and friend cries from
the ground against all such action.
On motion Of NJ. Abbott, the resolution
was referred 70 lie Select committee appointed
il the resolutions rela..ye to the murder Of
Hon. r. T. Brown
TIE PaR9ISs IScREAsr>7 -Eo.wshstaa,
ding the heavy fac recently assessed * t,as.
Ca~sell. the keeper Of the Richmond Ho.el,
hot teI,) i: has no. Is vet had the efIso: Of
drying up The fountain from whence flow ;
the scenes OF tumui. aat source Of stgife-;he
h.F room Of his house. w licn i SAID 10 be Sit.
uses1 in tie rear Of the barber shop. On
Saturday night lsst 81. d. B q ,l!iat. = res
Pee:able citizen Of this vicinity, hearing lie
bell iing-went into t!.S. place for supper
Whiis; he was WAITING isr his supper. lie
vas accostei by fellow by ne name Of Hank
Mchulien. and asked to drink Mr. G. in .
formed him thst he was not IN tie habi. Of
iadalging; but when he did So, lie paid for his
own liquor. o7 worls = tLas e!fec: This
was the origin Of a wordy warfare until Nc
Mullen pitched in" to Mr.. g. and regular
fight ensueI. 4 man By the name of Oliver
Schoolcrait, caught Mr.. G. and held him
whilst McMaen used = tumbler or some in
s.rument harder than his fist. in beating him
over the face and head-cutting him severely
The c2mbatan.s were then separated. and MI
G. weat before Esq. Lyle, and ma le complaint
for assault. McMulIen aai Scho0lcraft, after
a patient hearing Of tbs case, were each fined
sE6. IS, including costs. Ne. paid the assess
ment. bu: ScAoolcrafi's at;orney, Mr. Popp,
moved for q new trial, whiea was granted
and comes of on Saturday next. McMullen.
We also understand has brought suit against
NJ. g. for assault. and the trial takes place
on the same day. Social hilarity" Is bsiug
promoted
sas- A cas- Of stsbbing occurred At the
nuisance kept BY Bofnk or Bowing. on Pearl
street. on Sunday last. An ITishman was cut
very badly, some say dangerously. on the
head snd face--twas regular drunken fight
al the parties were beastly Intoxicated. and
were only developing she;r IDEAS Of .'lree
agancy'' and. under the iahaeace Of Perkins.
what they deemed t. b. TIE manhood of
man"
We understand that none Of the parties have
as yet been arrested,
ESWe also heard that IN irish fight &C.
Cured on the same day up 81 Che Depot
particulars ~. known
Tie question now IS whether the Sabbath
IS made for drunken I-shnen. or drunken
Igishmen made for the Sabbath This j.
constitutional question. and We hope Judge
Perkins vii answer /, ia his rex: connuni-
cation to he JeEsrsoz:aa-
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"FgEE y II sF''-S ace tie a5vea. ef Per
Ajas' 'soois! h.,ari.y' notions intoxicating
beverages ave bean the circulating medium
threughou: Old Wayne Ever in New Gar.
iaa Tow asl.5o. which vas q, oae tine, free
from the curse, he devil has entered lis Eden
and is scattering his fearful influence around
ST within bis reach. We lesra tba, liquor
seller b. he nau2e o. William Freeman. resi-
Iir~ n ,L,t Tnwns|;, ne srTS eara- 49,