New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-05
FATAL ARRAY ~ ARK ANSAS.

WEsr Toisr, White Co., Ark, Nov -, 1871.
On the uoiprg Of the I'D inst, tne moss fs.a! ana
tesrienjrg sftsy tsok place ever Slnessed 10 ''.'
c, unity 1t pesis .ha: while DR.. q. 5. S"sn ara NJ
partner DR. {. &. Webb, were dining ~ Col IS. n
Rodges this place, ard With them their ffieod, D
G. W. BurpsN, DIR. S~sn was informed OF some ooe
al the gate who wished 10 see bin. He socoEdiig =
recuest went oct 10 see VIVA, wss wsntngi tue ol
srce of ,se compsry Drs. Webb sud Burney accom-
papyirg hu. When arriving a. tde gate, they i1uad
on horse bsok, Isaac FelsenthIsl s5d Mr.. Hachios.
Mr. rode close "a the fence srd handed Dr. Swan
Litter from M Tlav Profess sd President OF The
ter proved noTe othei than fTendy.
While DIR. Swan ras engaged IN readlng sene
woids took place between ssethfai sn1 Dt Weoo,
when Felseutbrsll gave Dr. W. the lie, ard, i.nine-
dstely umupg from his horse. INSIDE move - II t.
Draw a VI apon when Dr.. S1sr and Barney imped
between them, saying " Gent emeD, no weap)es'
when Fslfenthisll declared he had no we9p)ns, snd
"6-n him he was gopg 10 fight DIR. w. snd ngnt Mon
ga fair fight" They then came together. DR.. W.
having but smsl wskinscsne, which he helf IN bis
ef hard and wasabou, to doo IT, when he a severed
FelsenthIal drewing pistol from the sleeve oil MS
coat TIE proximity was issn close he saw ms only
chsnce was to strike with the cane. (tnat he vas
about to throw down to save bis hfs he struck
With his stick, but il bsing TO light TO prDc1ce the
desired effect, DR. s. spra1g to 'eze the peto' ous
the abdomen depositipg two balls IN the muscle of
the right hip rear the surface Dr. W. fell mostally
wounded.
al. y. IN meOlSlely OAereiuS VI Las
you1cs while DR.. b. f3lOTed the black besrtsd a.
assn. who rsn TO the house Of K. X. Rogers, a1d
,eized gun that bad been loaded with buckshot for
ceer dfIvel TO defy the friends Of DR.. w, whom ne
hsd lust shot when Col. b. X r. w'ested the gun
from him. Felseuihra'l then ran TO the horse that
Hutohins rode when they came, and mounting H. com
mer &C making his escape, when DR. Burney lmmesl-
atey Appeared with the same gun, handing u to W.
w saving, You are now armed " DR.. w SAID,
" | Am disabled; he has killed ne: use II Tor me.
Shoot hin-a dent for heavens cake, let him es'
cspe-see be is doing H." DR.. b. leveled the gun
and free The murderer had rode but bundled
wards at full speed from The place of the STRAY ~hen
three of the shot passed through his head and body
killing him Instantly.
Many Of the PEOPLE Of the town hastenad to the
place Of the ARRAY Many OF the Sssrcy people came
down; great excitement prevailed Some said they
voud be avenged that they would take up ar Ms and
march against West Pc 1t fer letting the De' Arc ana
Men phis bows kill their Duchman Feleenthrsi
Otbers remarked that il noble scs on the part Of
DR. j. w. Burr ey, and thst he did no more tasa any
true.hes rted man would have done under the cIrcun
stances and that they knew was premedla ed on the
part of Fels. nthral TO have d ,ulIy with Dr. W.,
ard took this method 10 bring i. about.
The West Point people say that thsy know all the
circumstances ard are friends OF the three Drs
S., W. ard Burney), and win fight for them until the
streets are drenched with blosd DIR. w. hved until
the morning Of the 24th.
DIR. w was the SOD Of G. w. Webb, and was born
ard raised in Bedsoe County, Tennessee. HE corpse
was taken by Dr. Swan 70 bis parents.