The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-05

"A fet dayp since We we're informed by
telegraph Of en alffsY In which Gov. cehry
was cooeerned. Tie following are he
psrticuIofss We clip hen from the 81. LofIs
RFshicaH. In giving them to our reader.
we would remark that they come from !
source evidently hostile to the Governor,
aud, 50 fer as they reflect on him and his
friends, should be read with allowance from
this fact: .@.l5f.iii>&t
THE SHERIFF OF DOUGLAS KILLED IN row
PARTICULARS fRoM THE CAPITAL.
WEsTPoRr, Saturday, Feb. al.
In my last mentioned that On indigna.
ton meeting would be held at Leeompton
on Monday, the. 18th, and that disturb.
anee was apPrehended. The meeting came
"ffand ended In aterribIe trsgedy. W. T..
Shetrard, the Sheriff Of Douglas, was NOR.
tally wounded. When one Of nv inform.
ants LEFT, bis brains were oozinR from the
bullet hole in his head, and he was insensi.
bic. ih'l'~ p" '''
The meeting organised With o. c. Stew.
ART, Mayor Of the city, in the chair; aud its
object was to condemn the conduct Of Sher-
rard and sustain Geary. A committee,
which was appointed to draft resolutions,
split, making two reports. The majority
report condemned Sherrard and, after some
vote on 1t, he, being present, got up and de-
nounced oil who voted that way rs "scoun-
dreis and cowards." Shepherd, who Is
named below, said, "You ought TO have been
censured." Sherrard said, "Who Is THAR"
and seeing Shepherd, drew his pistol aud
commenced shooting at him. For further
particulars you are referred to letters, for
whose language and sentiments neither you
nor am responsible.
LEcoMProN, Friday, Feb. l3.
At three o'clock P. NJ, about one hun.
dred Abolitionists congregated on Capital
Square. Resolutions we've offered indorsing
Governor Gesry, and denouncing the insult
offered him by Sherrard; whereupon he
(SherrnrG mounted the stand and denounc.
ed those who condemned him as rsscals,
towards and scoundrels. After which
Free soiler, by the name OF Shepherd, and
Sherrard got into a difficulty, and fired upon
each other Shepherd was shot five times
by Sherrard. participated somewhat, and
cot my watch chain cut 10 twain BY ball.
After which man by the name OF John A.
w. Jones, friend and landlord of Geury's
shot Sherrard in cold blood and malice, the
ball taking effect In his head and fracturing
his skull. He is expected to die every mo-
ment. D." .i..ea
| have Jones in custody in my house.
Had it not been for my efforts he would
have been hung. We may have further
difficulty; no one knows what may be done
on to. morrow. t..Ee 's"-
Sherrard dies the death OF brave man:
he is now insensible. His last words were
to his father that she died in vindication of
his honor, und sustaining the rights of the
South" No hopes of his recovery.
Sherrard was from Virginia.
This is an extract from letter written
the same day, from the same place:
We had q serious nffray here to day.-
You are aware of the difficulty between
Governor Geary and Sherrard. A number
OF fools at the instigation of McAllister.
that ch-AbolitIon hypocrite, ond DR.. Gi.
hon, Of the same stamp, with james Bailey.
OF ditto notoriety, and some others, got up
meeting 10 sustain Geary and condemn
-
Every one knew that this would bring on
a disturbance. Judge Cato and q Mr.. Bol.
ing wentto Geary and desired him to pre-.
vent his friends from proceeding in the mat.
ter, as it was useless, and calculated to
bling on trouble; but he refused, saying,
People had right to hold what meetings
they please" The result was u Gght.-I
Sherrard was shot in the head. He shot
Shepherd four times. A little peccndillo
Tones SHOT Sherrard from behind. There
will, in all probability, be a serious disturb. !,
,nce to night. Two others were wounded. |
Sheriff jones' watch chain was sh t in twain
put he wos not injured.
When the stage left yesterd,y morning
here hid been no further difficulty, and
asne was expected II the facts as above !
ire true, both parties have been to blame. -
Il was certainly very indiscrete on Geary's
'arl not to prevent the meeting, il it was in
lis pOwer.-CiB Eng. g.t- f-,H..