Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-19
The Fairbanks AFFAIR

The following detailed account Of the
Fairbanks tragedy, vs copy from the
Terre Haute Democrat, which cores
ponds with the statement OF an eye wit
ness
We bavehearusd from an authentic
and reliable source the following partic-
uiars Of the shooting affair that took
place on Tuesday last at Fairbanks, Sui
Ivan county: The oeeasion was Pic
ME, and the row commenced by 3 saloon
keeper, named Perry, declaring that il
| one Jasper Brown, soldier, who lives
near Middletown, in this county. came
! there that day and entered his saloon be
would kill him. He also procured the
! services ol \ bully named Tom Bostiek
to whip Brown. The disciple Of Heenan
| picked quarrel out of Jasper Brown
they came sogsther-and the bully vas
the worst whipped rebel this side Of
Dixie. This settled the question for the
time being, and the fun and frolic went
/ on. When It came time TO return home,
| the boys and girls got into their wagons
and started In the meantime Perry
got his horse, and started to the country
gathering up party Of rnffians This
party started after the wagons containing
the soldiers and the ladies with them.
The boys saw tie party coming, gestitu o.
lating and shouting, got out of the wagons
| and went back TO meet them. A very
few words passed when Jasper Brown
knocked three Of tha guerillEs down.
They thea commenced firing on the SOL
diers, who returned the Gre, when the
butternuts retreatsd. Ia the ARRAY one
uau named John Drake, was shot, the
ball entering near the kidneys he has
since died. Another one named John
Clark was shot in the shoulder, inflieting
. severe wound, but ii is thought be will
recover While the melee was in pro-
gress, party Of men and women were
seen gathering to witness the fight, prov
ing that they we're the friends Of the
guerrillas, and that they had been posted
as to what was to be done.
Things thus remained until yesterday
morning, Thursday when two men
came to Middletown-near which place
, most Of the soldiers resided-and in
formed the citizens that the Sheriff Of
Sullivan county, with posse was CON-
. ing to arrest the parties BY civil authorI-
; ~. and not to be alarmed he soon
came, and imm ediately after him some
, hundred and fifty Of the "Sons Of Free
dom" all armed 10 the teeth The Sher.
if then arrested Lieut Yeager, (who
was sitting in wagon with his wife while
the 6ght was going on and did not par.
ticipats in it) Charles Shaddock. S. N.
DeBaum and Thos Harmon. This wal
, the posture Of affairs yesterday. Wha;
was done after that We have not learned
| Lieut.. Yesger was not participant in
the matter, and his arrest was uucallsd
. for. He viii have no difficulty in getting
: release from 'durancs vile" and told
} the guerrilla band that they we're Just a.
j good specimens Of Arkansas rebels ss
be had ever seen there, in looks, dress,
: arms, &c. He also told them he would
: 2s soon be tried before any Justice II
rsbeldou as the kind to De found in Sui
| Ivan county. The Sheriff told several
{ stories about the number Of men be had
deputized to arrest these three or four
I meu-some that he had ten and others
1 that be had forty. a valiant act, trnly.
/ The Sheriff came at the head Of his
: rusrriIlas in state-trayelling in two
| horse carriage, with guns, etc. Namer.
: ous of the gGerrillas had whisky jugs an
teer bottles sIung across their shoulders,
{ and we're mounted On horses, old mares
Z / mules, and one fellow rode 9 isnnett
We presume the cavaleade vas The
? nsithsT end Of old FalstaFs Ragged
: Regiment, dag up and uoansAd