Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-21
Fer the Sentinel
The brown county DifficuIty.
NASHVILLE, Ind, April 10.

NASHVILLE, Ind, April 10. 1853.
Editor Sentinel :--Our town and country we're
thrown into IN ense excitement on account Of a
most important occurrence that took place some
seven miles northwest of this village. yestentay
That no misunderstanding NAV get abroad
enormously "a "A ming the public mind.-l propose
giving the the facts N detailed by eye witnesses
one OF them under oath.
The Republicans held meeting on the 18th
instant. at the PREMISE Of Mr. VIM. Gould, about
one half mile from Baptist Church. and calel
the Plumb Creek Meeting House, and Messrs
Phelps. d. johnson, and Captain Cunning 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 FREUD, one VIM. Sui
der They had been hunting squirrels VI
their rifles and were waited upon bs one Milton
Faner. Provost Marshal of the county, and Mr
Prosser invited TO go down to the kepub-
lican meeting, and stated that the speakers there
would divide time with him in a public discus
sion. After repeated aud urgent solicitations.
Mr. Prosser consented. and on repairing to the
place Of speaking. he informed that vote OF
the crowd had been taken, and IL had been de-
cided that a. other speakers had arrived since
the proposition was made To divide time, Mr.
Pros-er would not be allowed TO speak till
the Republican speakers were Though. NJ.
Prosser then turned TO his friend, Mr. Snlder, and
remarked that they would not divide the time
with him they could 20 home and would kill
some squirrels on the road At this remtrk a
soldier, (and by the way Capt Cunning had
brought with him four soders.) stepped up to
Mr. Prosser, and told him he guessed-he wouldn' Z
60, and wrested his (Prossers) gun@out Of his
hands. sprung the triggers and held 1t over his
(Prossersl- head in a menacing attitude, when
Prosser drew a revolver, fired. and instantly
killed this soldier. Another soldier ran up, aud
fired nj Mr.. Pro>ser twice. Mr. PrOsser then fed
some sixty yards off. when Capt. Cupning
snstched uptwo revolvers. which. when he com
menced speaking. he had pulled out and laid near
him. and ran after Prosser and fred at him. In
the meanwhile one Samuel Borif citizen of
this county snatched up Prosser's rifle and fired
at him. and at the crack o: this gun Prosser fell
WOUNDED ia the left leg. just above the knee, the
bill passing through and fracturng the hone
While the firing at Prosser was gong on. Snider
fired his rifle at those who were shooting at
Prosser. as is supposed. One of the soldiers ran
upfo Prosser. when he was living on the ground
wounded and helpless, and endeavored to shoot
him. when Capt Cunning interiered. and pre-
vented it The soldiers then seized Snider.
tied him. put him on a horse and galoped out Of
the county These are the facts ELECTED in an
examination before Justice. and cOrrobOrated
bv Republican present, with the single excep
ton that he believed Cunning shot Prosser. and
Cunning claims to have done it. From the char
acter Of the wound, and the circumstances. the
general impression here is that borf shot him.
Accordingly warrant was issued for bis appre-
hension, and an officer with posse proceeded TO
his house to arrest him, when he fed. and is yet
at large
II is not pretended by any one, Democrat
or Republican. that Prosser was guilty of any
interruption. until his gun forcbly wrested
from his hands and that too, when he about
to peaceably leave for home. Nor is it claimed
that any arrest being attempted OF him or
anv one else. by any authority legal or arbitrary
until the shot was fired. which resulted in the
death of the soldier Whatever offense was com
mitted purely of local jurisdiction. And the
taking away of Snider from without the county
is an outrage to submit tn which will be a virtual
confession that there is no law bat the caprice of
wandering and sometimes dSOrderlv soldiers. II
Snider violated the law he should have been ar
rested and turned over to tue civil authorities
here. ,Ba, If brute force is law, we must meet it
like men. or submit like slaves Give US the law
and we are content.
We do not justify any interruption of any pub
lie meeting. and desire that those guilty shall be
properly punished We have never, at any time
encouraged desertiOn from the army. or resisted
efforts To arrest deSerters. Such offenders have
been arrested here without the slightest disturb
ance We long ago passed resolutions thtt we
did not countenance deserton, and would not
prevent the arrest of descrers.
OR people law abiding; and TO dav we
would not deplore bloodshed within our borders.
but for the mischievous effects of such men
Milton Flaner and other Republicans who have
been unceasing in their attempts to procure Wis
itation of the military arrest without cause and
without law. private citizens, because they dared
10 be Democrats. What is To he the end
BRowS COUNTY.
y. b. There were but four or tive Democrats
present nj the rencounter. most OF the Democracy
being at a very large meeting at Williamsburg