White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-09-13
Attempted Assassination at Oregon.

An attempt st assassination was made
at Oregon. on Friday morning last. the
circumstances Of which have been furn.
ished rs by disinterestcd persons. most
Of the facts having been testified BY wit
nesses at IN examination before . jus.
tice. We are told that the News gives
an unfair and prejudiced account Of the
transaction but that sheet has not been
received here for three weeks, and we
have not seen its version.
Last week short communication ap-
pearod in the Chief, with regard to the
formation of Breckinridge Club at Or
gon. The paper went over Thursday af'
ternoon. and the authorship Of the COM
munication. IS usual. was charged upon
Clarke Irvine. A young law student
named Bing. Trisg. assumed the greater
part Of the indignation. considering the
allusion to "Brick Topp. Esq.," as
meaning himself. He borrowed apistol,
on Friday morning. and proceeded to II.
vines Office. where the latter was sitting
with his back to the door. engaged with
some importantpapers. Trigg demanded.
in insulting and obscene language, whesh-
er Irvine was the author of the commu.
nicstion in the Chief? Irvine declined
to answer. unless INTERCEPTED in decent
manner. Trigg thereupon poured forth
. perfect volley Of oaths and obscenity,
Notwithstanding the fact that q number
Of women were close at hand. Irvine
approached him, with the intention Of
preventing such language on his premi.
ses, when Trigg snapped revolver at
him, which missed Gre. Irvine then
slammed the door in his face. when Trigg
kicked the panels through, and immedi-
ately fred, the ball grazing Irvine's side,
and passing out at an open window.
where his wife had just been. Some of
the splinters from the door struck Irvine
on the breast, and thinking it was the
bullet, he exclaimed. "You scoundrel,
you have shot me!' Trigg walked
away. and remarked to some persons who
were standing around. apparently calm
ly awaiting the result. "I'vefixed him p
Proceedings were instituted to arrest
Trigg. when the Pro Slavery Mayor of
Oregon took himself out of the way
The other officers occupied the entire day
in getting out the necessary papers. Civ.
ing Trigg all needful time to escape, if
he desired it; but he not going, a Pro-
Slavery Justice was brought in from the
country, in the evening. and an examina.
tion had ; after which. Trigg was held to
bail. to appear at the next term of the
Circuit Court, in the enormous sum of
jfoe hundred dollars. for his base and
cowsrdly attempt to assassinate an un-
armed man The sureties for this i'm
mense amount, are q man who owns no
real estate whatever, and another whose
property is covered with mortgages -
The opinion is expressed, that it will 90
hard with Trigg to escape the Peaitentia-
~; but We think differently. He will
either be let off with . light fine, or clear
ed altogether. All the movements of
the officers. from the preparations to ar
rest him to the bailing process. are
enough to satisfy any one that jury will
be selected who know just what they are
required to do-asd they wiu do t.!
There is something in this affair that
slightly concerns ourself. On Thursday
afternoon We were in Oregon, attending
funeral and we are informed that the
chivslrous Trigg was running about town
hunting q pistol to shoot us His rage
must have been great indeed, considering
that he felt sure he knew who the author
of the communication was, and that we
had never mentioned his name in the pa.
per. nor alluded to him in any way. 1t
is great pity that he could not procure
. pistol-he might have won unfading
laurels, as persons. when they attend fu-
nsrals nowadays. are not supposed to
go armed. or to feel in any great fighting
mood. We also have reason to believe,
that the person who loaned him the pis.
tol on Friday morning, (whose name we
have heard. did so in the belief that it
was to shoot us! 1t may be that we
will visit Oregon again. before long: and
the valorous BiDs. sholld havea pistol
prepared. However, We may not go to
attend funeral and If he feels any
ways bloody, We would suggest the pro-
pristy of his having two chips close at
hand. on which to carry away his 70.
mains!
Our belief in this whole matter, from
first to last. is. that Trigg was urged on
in the business BY persons who had not
the nerve to undertake the job them.
selves.
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