The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-10-25
The shooting case ut Upton.


The shooting case at Tipton.
A correspondent OF the st. Louis
Democrat writing from Upton, Mis-
souri, October 11th, has the follow
ing account Of tho shooting Of a
Soldier by Lieutenant Col. Brown.
Tho wet weather yesterday was
the cause Of u most unhappy occur
rrncc, which In the absrnca of all
'xciling topics, has been Tor the lnsi
twenty four hours tho oil absorbing
theme. N Gar tho oncsmpment Of
the Swiss fifteenth MissourD regi
mcnt now cncampcd here, is large
lumber Pile. Yesterday mo'ning
during the height of the storm, some
two hundred oi the men Of the above
mentioned regiment began demon
.trstion on the lumber pile, driving
in the guard stationed about ihr
boards, ard carrying off tho lumber
IN triumph to make flooring Tor their
,en,s. The Provost Marshsl, Lieut
lColonel Brown, OF the seventh Mis-
aonri. happened to be near by and
was apprised 10y the Corporal of the
guard OF the stato OF affairs. Col
Brown Immediately repaired TO the
spot, and ordered the men to desist
With but one exception they al
dropped the boards. One man con
,inued on with his burden despit'
he orders orthe Provost. He twic,
ordered him to drop the lumber, bu
still paying no heed whatever to hi'
orders, he shot him dead in hi
tracks. The affair created grea
excitement about town, PARTICULAR,
among the comrades of the des'
Soldier, who worry naturally wcr
deeply grleNud NJ the occurrence. -
Some Vf them even manifested
mutinous spirit, and in order to quel
: any Disturbance that might arise, ;
T artery near by was loaded wit
grape and the muzz os turned toward
the incensod regiment. lam happ
/, 10 add thele was no occasion Tor re-
sorting to any stringent measures.
General Fremont iD the course {
{ the si,eruoon, despite the iall'D
r torrents, visited the encampmeht an
i investigated the matter. His fir
y operation heinl the purchase OF I'll
lumber pile which had been Il
4 source OF 30 much tronblc. This,
. need not be added, WAS a very pop'
D. l.r purchase will the Soldiers ol Il
fifteenth WHO, giving 4 cheer Il
n their gallant commander, were n
II long in spprolria,ing the boards
At the purpose for which they SO bad
/. needed them. Culmel Brown ";
n placed under arrest, aud while
N write Il military commission ia G
n aminiug into the circumstances
!, the csec | do not think, under Il
10 circumstances, that he will iail to
), acquitted ofali undue ovcrity. II
is case was one Of pslpablc disohet
encr of orders, and our officers ca
as not lie too strict in iuprcesing up'
ms the Soldiers the imperative noccsSi
t. IT respecting the rights Of priva
s. property. am sorry TO ssy tli
al the property u, private citizen. h
IA mot het in ali cases respected
Is our troop. within even The lew da
re their actions have fallen under I
Is. own immediate observation. VIII
is. At Csliioruis, no less 'hnn =
no houses we're burned by our troo
ID both the property OF Union ciIizc,
II aud ore ~, thpm the home Vl mt
by Ter of the RrsrIve Corps, out
~ duty. | sin not suiiinicntly inform
Il. in regard 10 all the circumstances
eu the case 10 speak knowingly o'
.( trsusnc,lon, hut Al the best, it VI
mt done Through csIe'"s-ness. 81
he opcrstirre, it is needless 10 say.
he our csueo NO good, and sh"nld
,ut in~n with All iron hand Win
ever I'm cugnizaut oi such case
shall not Itil to mako the facts pnb
rip md shsll. il possible, give in inli
ils names o;thc perpetrators, their
.rsl iiccra sut their regiment, that
ing county may know who tina {
vt pracus It and the cause Tor which
fclt are sacrificing So much.