Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-30
an upnrotoeted and unieSisting man, by an

an unprotected ard uniesisting man, by an
armed bully. The facts irslis case are
briefly these; Smith was standing in front
of the Neil House talkpg with Messrs.
HARRISON and IIubbell-b6th members OF
the House--when Sargent amealong on
.the.other side of the street, and meeting
Collins Of Hamilton, asked him who ~
Gro tho Cinci nnati ''Commercial' was.
Collins pointed Smith out to Sargent, just
across the street, when he passed over
Harrison and Hubbell being in the act OF
leaving Smith=-and came up behind hun,
laid his hand on Smith IS shoulder, he said,
Cd d--m you! III show you whether
Pm fighting man ornot!" and as Smith
turned toward him, struck him with a
sung shot across the eye. Smith turned
and commenced backing rapidly toward
the street and into the street, Sargent Iol-
lowed and striking at him furiously with
the slung-shot, till Hubbell succeeded in
laying hold of him. He then turned flu
riously on Hubbell, but did not strike him.
1t did not appear in the evidence, but 1t
may be well enough TO state here that Hub
bell is large, muscular man, who cant
run very fast, and who, notwithstanding
any christian forbearance he may be pos
sessed of, does not show any very decided
marks of non-resistant. In fact, he
rather looks as if he might have stomach
for a "muss" on very short notice.
Harrison probably had a speech fast in
his head--he does not seem to have been
actively engaged in any way. Probably
Sargent moved the previous question sc
quick he had no chance.
Collins also was witness on the trial
and went so far out of his way, on being
questioned as to whether he knew OF Sar
gents purpose when he inquired for "P
c." as to say in addition to his reply "tha
he did not know that it would have mad'
|. any difference if he had known, as he con
sidered this the only way of answerin!
such things" Now, whatever excus
there may be for such an expression iron
born blackguard, Mr.. Collins, who ha
every outward appearance Of being gen
: tleman, is totally inexcusable in maklnl
such remark, and have no doubt tel
ashamed of it the moment it was uttered
1t was entirely volunteer statement, nc
called for by his duty as witness, an
not sustained by any reasonable construc
ton of the facts in the case. The articl
in the Commercial was mere idle bar
. ter, and "Generdp Sargent was foolish
: getting angry at it in the first place, an
n an arrant coward to attack an unresiscin
), man in the way he did, afterward,
S All accounts agree lh0. the attack WI
e unprovoked, and dastardly to the last d.
y gree. It is, Of course, applauded by Il
!. few co3genial spirits who know no arg'
: .,lent but the bludgeon, and who look upc
: the weapons of the assassin as the badg'
Il of true chvalry. The Commercial
1t touches them off gently in this style. b.
IN the editor is said to be larger man tn;
t. Smith, and is therefore probably safe. /
h saws: '..... I...f .-.f -.. .- "s
N We publish in another column stat
! ment made by our Columbus correspo
. dent, of the assault made upon him
, Gen. Sargent, of this city, Friday last. "
C. also give the testimony of another gent
l. man, concerning this matter The act
r. Sargent was that of poltroon and an a
sassin. He was offended at our editorial
40 it appears, as we'll AS our correspondent
:, The Militia Bill had been ridiculed by u
ID d The refore he assails one of our correspo
u ID dents, with the weapon best becoming
II cowardly, murderous scoundrel. M
! Isaac q Collins q member of the Bar
y this county, and member of the Legisl
a. ture, acted the part of hound for Sarger
! He pointed out our correspondent to t
as ~ Brigadier with the .slung-shot, and enjoy
40 AZ the fun which followed. This he did,
-, ~ state S, because he thought Sargent W
7 using the best means left the public
., protect itself from this paper and
% %'h correspondent. His position is, ifpossib
y, y, more despicable than that Of Sargent.