Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-31
STATE ITEMS,

War meetings ~ encourage volunteer en-
lstments are being held all over the State,
-0tS Mnaor -0enetal M,taoy has been
granted twenty days leave Of absence, Very
likely. nov that he has beon acquitted. he will
visit this State We notice that tho Continental
Monthly. for November, has ~ long defense of
Gen MIlRoY, wrluenb Me- H., T. stanton,
Mr. u " vANvALKtSauHo has retired from
The editorial department of the Plymouth Demo
etat J u OsponS, Esq, now assume. the eli
iorinl control, and has associated With him Mf
J. V VANvAt9rSnuao NJ publisher, We Wish
all parties auccesa
--1ne llGm lspiAsA The Lafayette Jour
nal says that Col 0opLovn oatu lrN returned
from lh, regiment ON Tuesday, aud states that
II was H 0feenville, Tennessee about seventy
miles from Knoxville when he Ion, and that the
members of II we're we'll.
-1nt pfNoeaAoy ~ sulm CouSty The
Democracy of the several townships aretequesled
10 assemble NJ the Court House IN ShebyyIlle. on
Saturday. the ais, day OF November next. Ia mass
meeting and convention, 10 consider ol public NJ
fairs. aud Tor the purpose OF selecting delegates
10 represent the county In the State Convention
10 be held NJ indianapolis on the 9Th day OF Jan.
uary, 1864 20 nominate candidates for Governor
and for the several State offices 10 be filled At tho
next annual election. and also TO consult aud to
ascertain the choice OF the party la this county In
the selection of u candidate foe President In sd,
--Tnn 'fRAGEpy Man WALTON Says the
Logansport Pharos;
terrible tragedy. resulting probably In the
death OF three citizens OF this county. occurred In
Upton township, two miles west of Walton, ON
Sunday last Two citizens. named George and
Abraham Lucas. ATTEMPTED 10 arrest Byron
Knight as deserter. They claimed authority
under the General Order issued by the Provost
Marshal General. offering reward of $40 for the
arrest rest. Of :cs|eser'e%r ...s n..,,,,o...,
was resisted. and in the conflict Byron aud George
knight and George Lucas were woundei-Bsron
Knight diving instantly, aud George Knight
dying on Monday night George Lucas lies in a
critical condition..
The foIlaehsrs iae testimony of the wife of
George Knight before the Coroner's jury:
Said she and her husband had been TO church.
and were coming home; ami when they came
into their yard there two men there, and the
children came To her and said. 1.-The men had
come after Uncle By" Witness said George
Knight had worn Byron Knights church
George knight went into the house and took off
the coat aud put on his coat and Byron
Knight came up and told George Knight that
they (the Lucases) had come after him. and
George Knight asked BY. what he was going to
do. By told him that he should not 90. By.
then walked To the fire and got his revolver and
went to the door and told the Lucases that there
was no use Disgusting the matter any longer, as
he (By) would die before he would go aud he
then stepped out of the door and Immediately
aterward she heard firing. but cannot say who
fired frs, When she saw By next he
standing between TIE two men, and when one of
them fired at him he would turn and fire Ut him:
and when the other fired. BY would turn and fire
AZ him; and each time they fred ut BY. he would
dodge. After she saw BY. dodge twice BY
came tn the door and looked very pale, and fell
on the doorstep; and after laying there for a
moment BY. rolled over and stretched out his
arm and fired. George knight then came into
the house and showed witness where he (George)
was shot. witness pointing out the place about
an inch below the navel George Knight then
took down his rifle aud went TO the door. Wit
ness could not look at him, but heard his gun
fire. and siw one OF the men run!to the fence. aud
putting his hand to his side said he was shot, aud
ran out across the road into the woods.
The following il the substance of the finding
OF the jury impanneed to inquire how, in what
manner. and by whom Byron Knight came to his
death
That Abraham Lucas and George Lucas, of
said county. ON the 18th day of October. 1863.
at or about o'clock of said day. with force and
arms ut the township aforesaid. on aud upon the
aforesaid BYRON knight. did ieloniously willuly.
and OF their malice aiOrethought IKE an assault:
aud did then and there With certain weapons
called REVIEWERS which they. the sail Abraham
Lucas and George Lucas. then and there h 81 and
held in thsr hands, Violently ieoniously. ani OF
their malice atorethought. shoot the Aforesaid
Byron Knight in the lett side the bnl passing
through or near the heart, passing out near the
middle OF the breastbonc; another III entering
ne,r the middle OF the back on the left SIDE. not
passing out. Goth mortal wounds;) a third bail
passing through the soft parts 81 the left wrist
of which the said mortal wounds the Aforesaid
Byron knight instantly died And so the iururs
on their oath aforesaid do say that the said Ahra
ham Lucas and George Lucas. then and there. IN
manner and form aforesaid. feloniously Killed
aud murdered the said Byron Knight agains, the
peace and dignity of the State OF Indiana