Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-06-18
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The Egening Bulletin, publishes letter,
dated Lawrence, June 3 i, giving the following
version of tao affair
Gen. Lane stated the facts of tho case to be
in substance as follows: 'sThere has been some
dispute as TO the right he has to take water
fT0ll the wett, and as he abused my wife IN
this connection decided to rail the gate lee J.
ing to his premises, aud also to put lock on
the well. This morning he sent NE word by a
young man, saying be should come This noon
and take some water, and saou not be fright
ened ous Of it. / replied tell jenkins for
Gods sake not to come, that | DO not ntrude
eu bis premises, NOT even 10 visit the grave Of
my daughter, back Of his house, and that ]
cannot have him intraie here tell him beg
him not to come. Immediately after dinner |
looked out and saw Cel ,Jeakins beating down
the gate with an axe, 10 company with three
armed men. ! went out TO the CATO and told
him to desist. de replied wits oaths. saying,
'Ycu cannot alarm me, aad | will have water
at all hazards He then entered the gate,
when, being unarmed, | returned to my house
10 get my guu, THE distance being about 100
feet.) | returned aud met then. short dis
tance from the fence, approaching the we'll. l
ordered them to stop, which was disregarded.
| then said, do not advance single step at
the risk Of your lives or something to this
effcct) They continued to move forward
Colonel jenkins swung his axe in menaeing
manner, aud his men presenting their pistols.
| agan begged them not to move another step,
but twas of no avail, aud feeling my life iu
jeopardy, put my gun to my shoulder and
fired The distance was about twelve feet,
III f,ll - E,,a ay.A frnj
immediately One of his men then discharged
pistol at me the distance was only about six
or eight feet, and rs looked into the pistol, /
suddenly moved my head. At this moment he
fred, the bali striking my hair, beside my fore
head | then received bah in my leg, and
being unarmed ! retreated to nay house"
1t appears that owing to the caps being bad
tire pistols were not discharged as often as in
tended The ball strnck Gen. Lane in the
side of the left leg just below the kaee, and
rno upwards 1t is feared it viii make him a
cripple for life. He regrets having killed Col
j but feels justified in shooting him, as he
felt compelled TO do il self-defence. The mus
ket was loaded with shot, nmety-fye Of them
entering his breast The size of the shot were
BIB, the ordinary squirrel shot. Its very evi-
dent that Gen. Lane did not premedi.ate an at
tack upon Col. j., as his pistols were away be-
ing clearsed, the shot guu being the only wca-
pom remaining the premises.
The feeling occasioned by this calamity was
intense. Among Col J.'s friends there was
some talk of lynching Gen. Lane, but this feel
ing grew out of the immense excitement felt at
tragedy so unexpected: it soon abated, and
their better Judgment yielded in favor Of Civ
ing him an impartial hearing, and punishment
deserving Of the crime,
For long time there has existed between
the above parties very bitter feeling Threats
of shooting each other have not been uncoln-
mon. Col. jenkins remarked to friend du-
ring the morning that he anticipated row
with Gen. Lane after dinner, aud did not know
but 'twouid be an ugly one. Col Jenkins
friends do not deny that his workmen who ac-
eompanied him were all armed, and state that
Col, j., put his rife beside the fence, and took
the axe to cut down the gate, and after accom-
plishing this object, he laid il doon beside tie
fence.
This statement differs from Gen. Lanes,
Mrs. Lanes, and those Of two or more other
witnesses. | think il will be proved that be
retained it in bis hand until he was shot Mrs.