The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-04-30
PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY APRIL 80 1863.

through. MIR. Prosser .h.n turned to his
friend, Mr.. Snider, and remarked that as
they would not divide the time they could
60 home, and would kill some squirrels on
the road At this remark soldier, land
by the way Capt. Cunning bad brought
with him four soldiers,) stepped up to Mr..
Prosser, snd told him he guessed he
wouldn's 70. and wrested lis (Prosser's)
gun out of his hands, sprung the triggers,
and held i. over his (Prosser's) head in a
menscing attitude. when Pro.ser drew a
revolver. fired. and instantly killed this
soldier. Another soldier ran up, and fired
at Mr.. Prosser twice. Mr. Prosser then
fled some sixty yards off. when Capt,
Cunning snatched up two revolvers, which +,
when he commenced speaking, be had
pulled out and laid near him. and ran af-
ter Prosser, and fred at him. In the
meanwhile one Samuel Bo,if, citizen Of
this county. saatched up Prosser's rifle and
fred al him, aud at the crack of the gun
Prosssr fell, wounded in the left leg just
above the knee, the ball passing through
and frao,uring the bone. While the firing
al Prosser was going on. Snidsr fred his
rifle at those who were shooting at Pros :
ser, a. is supposed. One of the soldiers
ran up to Prosssr. when he was lying on
the ground. wounded and helpless. and
endeavored TO shoot him, wien Capt. Gun
ming interfered, and prevented it. The
soldiers then seized Suider, tied him, pu.
him on = horse and galloped out Of the
county. These are the facts as elected in
an examination before a Justice, and Ger
roboraled by Republican present. with
the single exception that ne believed Gun
ming shot Pro>ser, aud Cunning claims to
have done it. From The character of the
raj Impression here is that Borlff shot Kim.
According J n warrant was issued for his
proc efe1 TO his honse TO arrest him, when
he hed, and i, ye. at large.
1t i. not pretended BY any one, Demo
crat or Republican, that Prosser Was
guilty of any interruption, until his gun
was forcbly wresied from his hands. AID
that. too. when he MAS about to peaceably
leave for home. Nor is i, claimed that
any arrest was being attempted of him
or any one else, oy any authority, legal
or arbitrary. until the Shot was fired, which
resulted N the desh Of the soldier -
W hatever ofeuse was committed was
purely of local jurisdiction. And the ia
king away of Snidsr from without the
county is an outrage, to submit TO which
will be a virtual confession that there is
no law but the caprice Of wandering and
som, times disordsr.y soldiers. If Sni-
der violated the law he should have been
arrested and turned over TO the civil au-
thorities here. But if brute force is law.
We must meet il like men, or submit like
slaves. Give us the law and We are con-
ent.
We do not justify any interruption of
any public meeting, and desire that those
guilty shall be properly punished. We
Lave never, a. any time, encouraged de-
sertion from the army. or resisted efforts
to arrest deser,ers. Such offenders have
been arrested here wi,hou. the slightest
disturbance. We long ago passed resolu-
tons tina, we did not countensnce deser-
ton. and would not prevent the arres, of
deserters.
Our people are law abiding; and to day
We would not have TO deplore bloodshed
within our borders, but for the mischiev-
GUS efforts of such men Milton Flaner and
other Rel ublicans who have been unceas-
ing in their attempts to procure vista
lion of the military TO arrest withOu. cause
ard without law, private citizens. because
they dared to be Democrats. What is TO
be the end?
There were but four or FIVE Democrats
present at the rencountei, most Of the D.
mocracy being at large meeting at Will
iamsburg. Il Correspondence Of State Sen
sinel.
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Rhode Island Demands Peace.
This war has lastsd long enough. and
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