Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-07-30
Arrest of Dessrters.


arrest of deserters in this County, in the
future. The Provost Marshal Of this dis
trict. Mr.. lddings came into the Comfy
last Thursday night with about two hun
dred soldiers aud made sundry arrests Of
deserters. aud also arrested several Of the
persons engaged in the rescue Of the de-
sertsr Deem, from tho hands of Charles
Hughes. After making the arrests in the
couRtry. the soldiers met at this place to
arrest one person here aud start for home
together.
Alter making the arrest in town. and
getting their breakfast they left for Ken
dsllvile with their prisoners. A sad and
sorry looking set too were the prisoners.
The tools and dupes of designing and
wicked men, who had counseled and taught
them to pursue the course that had thas in
volved them. The arrests were ell made
quietly and the soluiers conducted them
selves with the utmost proprie,y and good
order. until just as thy were starting
home very unfortunate occurrence took
place. not resulting seriously. but creating
ior u ilme great excitement.
just before the troops started. after they
were I'll marshalel on the street, rome one
proposed three cheers for the Union-for
Grneral Grant and Gen. Meade, which
were given with hearty good will. AS
they ceased this. and We're abort To start
halt witled dntchmaB. evidently at the
in>tigatIon of souie Corperheai chesr ed
for Faianlisham. Some ot the sol liers
Immediately c,lei. bring him ont! bring
IN. L., sl,. "A
where he was standing. IN front OF Stein
tiel il kramrr,' .tns. The dutchman
broke aud run through the store room. 60
Iny oat at the north end OF the building.
w nen the poor scared dutchman started
tn run, the distlngui, bell buiernut Sena-
tor. Tor the counties of Whitley and Hunt
tinston. ~. j. Douglas, who happensd
To be in the crowd. also broke and ran
through the store like quarter horse
His flight is evidently TO be accounted for
on no other ground than the scripture
truth. THAT the wicked flee when no man
pursucth."
When the soldiers reached the door OF
Stein6eld & Kramers' store. they, not
knowing who il was that had made the
cheer tor Vallandigham. inquired where
til. man was. They were told he had just
ran through tho store. They ran through
the stors in pursuit. and as they emerged
from the bnilding. discovered poor little
Ing. running for dear life. The dutch
man hal turned down the alley little in
advance of '.ye butternut Senator" and
was out Of sight OF the pursuers. AS soon
~ he cams to X. d. Mlls,'s hog pen, he
Jumped into it and crouched down in one
corner ont of sight. Poor Ding looked in
as he reached the pen but finding there
was no room for him. ran few steps fur
ther and sprang over and hid his head In
the currant bushes, somewhat after the
manner of an ostrich hiding it's head in
ly for his Senatorial dignity. the soldiers
discovered him anil hustled him over the
fence. and took him trembling and pale
81 sheet into the presence Of the coinpa
ny marshalej on the street in front Of the
store.
When they got up into the crowd. Eli
Brown attempted to iescne Douglas. and
a mnss ensued at once. Ono of the SOL.
dicrs rashly fired several sh OTIS at Brown.
hut with no intention OF injuring him as
the friends oI the sol.lier aver. This YER
sion Of the case seems borne ,ut by the
fact that no injury was done and the sol
der 10 said tn be one OF the best shots with
pistol in tho State. But be this as it
NAV. we most unhcsitatingly dcnounce
the act as infamous, and the man should
be arrested and punished for tho deed, to
the utmo extent Of the law.
The firing scattered tho crowd like a
flock Of pigeons. and poor Dug was hoist
Q intn one of the wagons. looking as
though he thought his last hour had come.
A soon as aR explanation conld be male
and the boys were assniel that he was
not the man who hal cheered for Vallan
dishsu, h.. vas released and sent about
his business. an swfully scarol man. but
no wiser For holy writ declares that "aS
dog re;urneih to his vom t. so a fool
re,u. meth To his folly" Mean time the
dutchnian hal been fonnl anl arrested by
some OF the boys. They put him in one
of the wagons. anl the entire body of sol
diets left for KIN ialvills They took
the du' Gilman mis or TWO out of town
AMI. finding hisn t. be a kini Of half wit
te fellow lot him go. anil he soon return
cd. We deeply regret the unfortunate oc-
GU rem :e on the stieet that we have detail |
el. and den .nncsl IL at tho time as all |
out Of place ani the firing as criminal
Up to the iims OF tho firing however. il |
was rather matter OF sport than other |
wise. There was no intention to do any |
thing more than scare the coppsrheai who |
hal male the Objectionable cheers for the
purpose of insulting the soldiers. If A.
j. Douglas hail not been the poor pusil-
luminous cswa-i that he is. none of thu Sc
rious part of thu transaction ~ould have
occurred. II he had quietly remained
where he was. nobody would have touch
ei him. But thu guilt stricken coward
commenced running. and the soldiers in
pursuit supposed he was the man who had
done the cheering. and arrested him ss
stateL.-C ColumLia City RrpaJiiran.
ExThe Common Council of Fort !