Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-15
The killing OF Dorsey.

The Killing OF Dorsey.
Elsewhere We have noticed the above
mentioned occurrence The following cor
respondence of the Alta, from Los Angeles,
gives the full particulars:
Hillard p. Dorsey, resident of Les Ange.
les county for several years past, and late
Register of the U. s. Land Office at that
place, was killed on the afternoon of Monday,
September 9th, 1858, under the following
circumstances
Some time in June. 1857, H. P. Dorsey was
married to the youngest daughter of w. w.
Rubottom. of Ell Monte. To all appearances
they lived in perfect harmony together up to
the 9th of September last.
Some differences appeT to have arisen be
tween thtm of so serious q nature that Mrs
Dorsey, through fear of her life, was obliged
to leave her home on Saturday night, Sep.
tember 9th, at IL o'clock, and seek the shell
ter of her fathers house, distance of about
8 miles, leaving her only child, a boy of 4
months of age with her husband who would
not permit her to take him with her She
arrived at the house of her father about mid
night OF Sunday. On the following morning
before day light, Mr. Rubottom started for
Los Angeles, in order to take the initiative
steps to procure hd6edS corpus for the child.
/ liz SlIShSS0 OOl. H. D. " hGWen IOT LUHJ DUR
pose, who, accompanied by Never J. New.
mark, notary public, left for FL Monte to
obtain the signature of Mrs. Dorsey to the
petition, arrived there about 9 o'clock the
same day.
After discussing the matter thoroughly.
Col. Kewen, who had been personal friend
to deceased resolved to go first to see Dor
sey, and endeavor to conciliate matters
without the Intervention of the law. Ac.
cordingly, he rode over to Dorsey's, accom-
panied by Mrs. Rubottom the mother of Mrs.
Dorsey, and upon their arrival at the resi-.
dence of the deceased, found him pacing to
and fro the room with the child in his arms
while on the bed and around the room Law a
number of guns, pistols and knives. Col
Kewen remained in conversation with him
for considerable length of time, begging
and exhorting him, by every argument in his
power to restore the child to its mother for
few days, when some amicable arrange
ment might be adjusted, but to no avail.
Dorsey was infexible in his purpose He
told Col. Kewen that he was friend of his.
and that he could WELD as much influence
over him as any person in the county, but
that in this matter he was unchangable; and
that if all the angels from heaven were to i'm
plore him at his feet, his determination would
remain unaltered He said his time had
come he intended going to Mr.. Rubottoms,
and that if his wife would not return home
with him he would kill her and all opposing
him. Col Kewen seeing that it was useless
to remain any longer, resolved to return to
the house of Mr. Rubottom.
He had travelled but a short distance, when
Dorsey being on horse ack and taking much
nearer road, overlook him, and although Col.
X ax m mead tn with
him he found 1t Impossible. When Dorsey
rode up to the house, Mr. Rubottom who
was seated on the piazza, in conversation
with Mr.. Newmark, arose from his seat and
remarked, Captain Dorsey, have one re-
quest to make, and that is that you do not
enter my gate" Deceased, disregarding the
wish entirely, alighted from his horse with a
Colts revolver in his hand. and opening the
gate, said, 'Il come in or die, and will end
it right here Mr.. Rubottom again admon.
ished him, For Gods sake Dorsey, don't
come in" But Dorsey would come in.
When Mr. Rubotiom saw him walk up to-
ward the house with pistol in hand. he went
into an adjoining room for his shot gun.
When he returned Dorsey, was on the piazza
they met and fired simultaneously, Mr. Ru-
bottoms load entering the right side of Dor
sey, Just below the collar bone. The shot
from Dorsey's pistol missed the mark. The
deceased ran fifteen or twenty steps after he
was shoi and expired. His wife was present
all the time, but it was useless to intercede
in the matter as Dorsey was fully armed
having six shooter, pair Of derlingers
and a knife on his person at the time of his
death. A Coroners inquest was held soon
after and the jury returned verdict of iusti-
liable homicide, in self defense Mr. Rubot-
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placed himself in the custody of the Sheriff,
and the next (Tuesday) morning was examiI-
ed before Hon. VIM. G. Dryden, County
Judge, where upon the evidence of Col.
Kewen and Mr. Newmark he was discharged
II. P. Dorsey was about 35 years of aye,
six feet two inches in height, and was ma
tive of Georgia, where his parents and family
now reside lie has a brother in Los Ange-
les. Deceased was man possessing many
good qualities, but very severe tempera-
ment. having an iron indomitabc will, and
would resort to any measure to accomplish a
purpose. The greater portion of the neigh
borhood in which he lived was in constant
I dread of him, and would yield to almost any
terms to prevent a difficulty with him.
! MID-HEAvEN's LIBERTY SoXG.-A company
of musicians assembled Mount Shasta, and
played a national air upon the upper rock.
1t was sublime proclamation of pride of
country, record of which should be cut on
the everlasting glaciers of that aspiring land
mark. Like the loud-talking tongue of In
dependence Bell, they proclaimed liberty to
all the world and though the sounds of their
Instruments died on the air within sight of
that loftiest altar of liberty, the sweet in
cense of freemen's sacrifice fioated away on
clouds that winds might appOrtion to other
skies. 1t was the uplifted voice of nations
gratitude at the feet of Almighty. Pilgrims
to the territory of celestial storms, and on the
very place where, for nun berless ages, preg-