East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-05-05
The Disturbances in Brown and
Henertcks Counties, Ind.
Democrats Not the AggrcsSors.

Our town and county were thrown
into intense excitement on account of a
most important occurrence that took
place some seven miles northwest OF
this village, yesterday.
That no misunderstanding may get
abroad, enormously inhaming the public
mind, propose giving the facts as DO.
tailed by eye'witnesses, ono Of them
under oath.
The Republicans held a meeting on
the 18th instant, at the premises of Mr..
William Gould, about half mile from
a Baptist church, and called the Plumb
Creek meeting House, and Messrs
Phelps, d. Johnson, and Capt. Gun.
ming, of the army, were the speakers.--
The Hon. Lewis Prosser, Democratic
candidate for Circuit Clerk, who lives
In the neighborhood, was present near
the meeting house with friend, one
William Snider. They had been hunt.
ing squirrels with their rifles, and were
waited upon by ono Milton Flaner,
Provost Maashal OF the county, and
Mr.. Prosser was invited to go down to
the Republican meeting, it being stated
that the speakers there would divide
time with him in a political discussion.
After repeated and urgent solicitations,
Mr.. Prosser consented, and, on repair
ing to the place of speaking, he was in.
formed that vote of tho crowd had
been taken, and it had been decided
that, "a other speakers had arrived
since the proposition was made to di
vide time, Mr.. Prosser would not be
allowed to speak till tho republican
speakers were through. Mr.. Prosser
then turne1 to his friend, Mr.. Strader,
and remarked that, as they would not
divide the time with him, they could 60
home, and would kill some squirrels on
the road At this remark a soldier
land, by the way, Capt. Cunning hal
brought with him four soldiers) stepped
up to Mr.. Prosser, and told him he
guessed no wouldn't 90, and wrested his
(Prosser's) gun out Of his hands, sprung
the trigger, and held it over his (Pros
ser's) head in menacing attitude,
when Prosser drew a revolver, fred,
and Instantly killed this soldier Ano.
Their soldier ran up and fired at Mr.
Prosser twice. Mr.. Prosser then fled
some sixty yards off, when Capt Gun.
ming snatched up two revolvers, which
when he commenced speaking he had
pulled ont and laid near him, and ran
after Prosser and fired at him. In the
meantime enc Samuel Boriff, n citizen
of this county, snatched up Prosser's
rifle and fired at him at the crack of
his gun Prosser fell, wounded in the
left leg, just above the knee, the ball
passing through and fracturing the
the bone. While the firing at Prosser
was going on, Snider fired his rifle at
those who were shooting at Prosser, as
is supposed. One of the soldiers ran
up to Prosser, when ho was lying on
the ground, wounded and helpless, and
endeavore6 to shoot him, when Capt.
Cunning nterfered and prevented it
The soldiers then seized Snider, tied
him, put him on horse, and galloped
out of the county. These are tho facts
as elected in an eXamin alton before q
Justice, and corroboratcd by a republi
can present, with the single exception
that he believed Cunning shot Prosser,
and Cunning claims to have done t.
From the character Of the wound, and
the circumstances, the general impress
ion here is that Boriff shot him. Accord
ingly war; ant was issued for his APP
prchenson, and an officer with posse
proceeded to his house to arrest him
when he fled, and is still at large
1t is not pretended by any one, dem
ocrat or republican, that Prosser wa,
guilty of any interruption, until his gur
was forcibly wrested from his hand,
and at, too, when ho was about L
peacsably leave for home.
Nor is it claimed that auy arrest wa
} being attempted of him, or any on
else, by any authority, legal or arb,ra
ry, until the shot was fired which re
suited in the death OF the soldier =.
Whatever offence was committed wa
purely Of local jurisdiction. And tn
taking away of Snider from without tn
county is an outrage, to submit t
which will DO virtual confession tina
there is no law but the caprice of wan
I dering and sometimes disorderly so
diers. If Snider violated tho law, h
should have been arrested and turne,
over to the civil authorities here. Blu
if brute force is law, wo must meet
like men, or submit like slaves. Civ
us the law and we are content.
There were but four or FIVE democrat
D present ut tho rencouuter, most of tn
democracy being at very large nectin
at Williamsburg.
From the Indianapolis Sentinel, April 81.
T. In regard to the Danvile affair, W
0 are informed by gentleman who wi
: messed the transaction, and who is ais
s republican in politics, that the demo
j, Gratis were assailed first, that they sougf
I to avoid quarrel, and only fired whe
J. it appeared to- them and others that e'
:. cape without fight was impossible
n When the persons who first began th
. quarrel were arrested, an attempt wa
n made to rescue the republican from til
hands Of the officers by his party friend
!. and tho man who was most severed
n wounded was shot by the guard havin
the prisoner in charge. They were vii
y ing that the democrats should DO held