Washington telegraph., 1857-12-09
Fatal ARRAY in Arkansas.

WEST PoIST, WHITE Co, AK. Nov p, 81.
On the morning of the 22d inst, the
most fatal and heart-rending affray took
place ever witnessed In this county. 1t
appears that while DR.. q. S- Swan and his
partner, Dr. q. U. Webb, were dining At
Col Il. X Rodgers in this place, and with
them their friend, DIR. g. w. Burney, DR.
Swan was informed of some one at the
gate who wished to see him. He, accord
ing to request, went out to see what was
wanting; the balance Of the company, Drs
Webb and Burney, accompanying him.
When arriving at the gate, they found on
horseback, Isaac Eelsenthrall and Mr..
Hutckens. alr. Ii. rode close to the fence
and MINDED Dr. Swan letter from Mr.
Travis, Professor end President of til c Fe-
male Institute at Scarcy- The character
Of the letter proved none other than
friendly
While Dr. Swan was engaged IN read
ing some words took place between Eel
seathr.ll and DR. Webb, when Felsenthrall
gave DR.. w. the lie, and Immediately
jumping from his horse made 4 move as
if to draw a weapon, when DIR. Swan and
Durney jumped between them, saying
gentlemen, DO weapons" when Feisen
thrall declared he elad ID weapons, and
d-n him lie was going TO fight DR.. VI,
ani fight MIN Il fair fight" They then
came together, DIR. w. having but small
walking cane, which he held in his left
hand, and was about 10 drop it when he
FelsenthralI drawing a pistol
from the sleeve Of hi eoat me prox-
h.t.. h..
chance wa to strike with the cane, that
he was about to throw DOWN to save his
lie. lie struck with his stick, but it be-
ing too light to produce the desired effect,
DR.. ;. sprang to seize the pistol, but alas
TOO late be had shot DIR. W. in the left
reign of the abdomen, depositing two balls
III the muscles of the right hip near the
surface. DR. w. fell lnortally wounded.
Dr. s. Immediately commenced the
dressing of his wounds, while DR.. b. fol
lowed the JLdch-hsarted assassin, who ran
to the house Of K X. Rodgers and seized
1 gun that had been loaded with buck
shot FOR deer driTe) to defy thsfriends
of Dr. WI. whom he had lust shot, when
CoL. Il. X. II wrested the gun from him.
FelScnthrall then ran to the horse that
uutchius rode when they came. and
mounting it commenced making his es-
cape, when DR.. Burney immediately ap-
peared with the same gun, handing it TO
Dr. MI, saying, you are now armed. DR.
MI said, am disabled he Las killed me;
H. it fUr me-shoot him-an4 don't, for
heavens sake, let him ecape&see, he is
doing it. Or. Il. leveled the gSn and fired;
the murderer had rode but a hundred
yards At full speed from the place Of the
ARRAY, when three Of the shot passed
through his head and body, killing hin
instantly
Many people Of the town FASTENED to
the place Of the affray. Many of the Scar
cy people came down; great excitement
prevailed Some said they would be
avenged, that they would take up arms
and march against West Point for letting
thc Des Are and Memphis BOYS kill their
Dutchman tFelscnthralp- Others re-
marked that il wa noble act On the
part VI l'r. y. WI Barury, and that tic
did no more than any true-heartod man
would have done under the circumstance,
and that they knew it was premeditated on
the part Of Felsenthrall 10 have difficulty
with Dr. W., aud took this method to bring
it about
The West Point people ~ that they
know all the circumstances and are warm
friends Of the three, (Drs. s, W and
Buruey,) and viii fight for them until the
streets are drenched with blood. Dr. W, g.
lived until the morning of the 9th.
Dr. VI, was the son Of g. w. Webb,
and was born and raised in Bledsoe coua-
ty, Tennessee His corpse was taken by
Dr. Swan to his parents
Eagte and Enquirer.
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