New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-24
BLOODY Riots.

Last Saturday morning, "A number Of men wear
ing buiternut einbem'. aud armed, rode into Dan
vile, Hendricks County, in this State, 20 hear q
speech from ID. w. voorhees,, who, il had been an.
nouncsd, wonld speak there that day, The demon
sttation created good deal Of excitement, as II
was probably intended 20 do, and an alteration
sprsug up between one Of the band and Union
nan, said TO have been the renewal Of a previou.
quarrel which ended IN the display Of weapons on
both sidcs and the firing of two three sh0H. The
KNIGHT Of the Golden Circle Was wounded 10 the
hand we are informed. Friends on both sides
Join 4 ia the disturbance, and pistols were freely
and fatally used. Some five or six persons were
wounded two said 10 he moraliy. little son o!
Mr. Witherow, lawyer OF Dsnville, aud formerly
= Senator from that county, was shot In tue abdo-
men while walking along the street near the scene
of the not and 10, We presume dead by TINS time.
lie was not expected 10 live on Saturday afternoon,
We have not learned who the other fatally injured
person IL, or certainly that any other wound is
likely 20 prove fatal. Moet Of the wounded were
Union men, tho Knights Of the Golden Circle be-
Ing armed aud prepared for light, and OF course,
having the advantage OF their opponents, WHO
were uot only not armed but had no knowledge OF
any sach INVASION OF their town being contemplated.
The news of the fight spread rapidly, and the
Home Guards from CaTtersburg and PiAiuheid, well
armed. and resolved 70 make traitors regard the
laws, were speedily on The ground but the X. e..
G.. had vanished. Word was sent TO Gen. Caring
ton. and preparations made TO dispatch body OF
Guards proved " DO sufficient and more, for the
emergency, and the troops went back to camp.
These X q. &. were tue same men who attempted
10 tear down the Union nag at Cartereburg recently
and were prevented by the courage OF young lady
On the same day Saturday, the 18th till more
atrociors attack was made BY members Of the X. q.
l.. On Union men IN Brown County. The following
account OF il ia from Of the most prominent aud
estimabe citizens OF Martinsville:
"Tbere was 4 meeting OF Union men IA Brown
County to-day about thirteen miles from this place.
A number of citizens from this place were by invi-
tstion. present, and among them Capt. A. ID. Gun
Diug OF the 18th Indiana, and Sergeants T. b. Nut
ter and Daniels OF the squad Of cavalry sent down
here few DAYS since tv arrest deserteTs The Union
mea we're prevented from holding their meeting al
the place appointed by Lewis Plosser esq. tue law
and polilicsl partner Of james s. Heater CO., and
ind other supposed X. G.. C.'s OF that county amor
them Mr.. SNYDER, Who will DO delivered To you b,
ths bearer After smother place had been selected
for the meeting and Capt. Cunning had commenced
speaking, Proeser and Snyder came 10 the ground
and PIosser in the presence aud hearing Of the two
Sergeants said he would bet dollar he would kill
two OF them before night. Prosssr had rife IN his
hand, aud 90 had Snyder.
" Sergeant Dsnels being near. approached Pros
scr anl asked, Who are you going 70 SHOOT. Sir Z
OF What do you mean, SIR Prosser attempted TO
shoot Daniels with the rife. Daniels wreuched the
rifle from Proeser, when Prosser drew O revolver
and shot Daniel. through the heart, and at the in
liant OF firing called out TO Snyder, Shoot the -,
meaning Sergeant Nuttor, but missed him. Capt.
Cunningham shot Prosser, wounding him Ia the Icy,
aud il Is supposed broke his lex, or fractured the
bopes, ana arrested Snyder. The meeting was of
courss broken up. Daniels was instantly killed"
Snyder wss brought 10 this city yesterday after
noon, and lodged in JUL, 70 await trial for bis
deadly ofsnse Prosscr will DO arrested ard brought
here, If able 10 be moved. He was q member OF Ihe
Legislature, from Brown County, somo years ago,
desperately defiant, disloyal gang Of X. G. ca in
the State. Hester, bis partner, who was an officer
In tho I'D Regiment while, but resigned because
he could MOI be made Colonel, and came home TO
organize X. q. g. Lodges. In which he was one OF
The frst a. well ~ moss active men in the State.
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