Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-02

OHairs residence they gathered togeth-
er, CONSULTED Tor a time, and then moved
afF in a northerly direction, cutting the
t Iegrsph wire as they went-unfoEtI-
mstsly before dispatch could be ssot to
DR.. York's family, at Paris, giving no.
,ice Of his assassination.
About five o'clock the reinforeemeuts
from Nation arrived, and while in the
Court House yard, Mr. John Cooper.
from Salisbury, wac captured. and
brought 10 as a n---or, BY Mr. ". A.
Noe, and a soldier AIr G. had taken
an active part in the afray; when IN
front Of jenkins store be attempted TO
escape, and when commanded to halt,
refused to do so, whereupon Mr.. Noe
iired over Mr. c. head, who in return
fired at some q cur men, when orders
were given to FIRE upon him, which was
done, and he tell de, / at Jenkins door.
Unfortunately one Of the balls passed
through the closed door and struck Mr.
John jenkins IN tne gFoia-prodacing a
serious, and probably, mortal wound. Mr..
Cooper was shot through the neck and
shoulder. When the copperbeads we're
halted near Ars Diekson's 5. he was heard
to say that as they nov had 70 leader.
he vas ready 70 lead them back and kin
the d---d soldiers and burn the towu,
or die in the attempt, and at various
places be was heard 10 threaten to cut
out the hearts Of the s'd---d Abolition
lists, and use Kindred expressions.
How many there were OF the Copper
i. Z
mate the number, save By the size Of the
squads that Tetreated IN several direc-
tons We think there may have been
from 100 to $50, aud all mounted Who
their leaders were, ~e do not know pre-
eisely J. II. O'Hair. Sheriff Of this
county, was seen to fire three times at
the soldiers. John Frazier, while sitting
on his horse was seen to deliberately FIRE
| Eve times Mt them, end then leave.
Others OF less prominence were equally
! war-like
Immediately after the soldiers arrived,
/ squads, mounted upon all the horses that
could be found, were started out 10 every
direction in pursait-Col. Brooks in
charge Of one, Lieut. Horner, another &c.
| Up to this writing, 8 r NJ, some twelve
persons have been captured, and the pur-
suit still kept up after more.
OF the gang we're two men from Edgar
/ County, on one Of them was an oath Of
allegiance taken By him at Paris recent.
/ ly He boasted that he was the man
who shot Dr. York; that he came for
that purpose
Killed aud WoHndsd.
We herewith present the following list
Of killed and wounded;
Killed
Major York. Surgeon 5tth Illinois
Alfred swim, private 20. G. 54th.
Nelson Wells, Copperhead
John Cooper, Copperhead
Wounded
Col. Mitchell, 54th Illinois, slightly.
JAS. Goodrich, Co, C. 54th, severely.
Oliver Sallee. 54th, severely.
John Neer, Co q, 5ith, slightly.
+ VIM. Decker, Co G, 5ith slightly.
+ George Ross, Co. G, j4th, slightly.
/ Thos. Jeffries, Brooks Regiment, Sc
verely.
VIM O. Hart, soldier, severely.
I "9AA "NAththns tttAAfAs sttEAtils
/ William Gilman, citizen, slightly
John Trimble, slightly
Sanford Reyes slightly
Several Of the Coppsrheads we're 81.
yerelY wounded, but we're taken of in
wagons
TUESDAY MoRSISG, III An
II is our painful duty 10 state, At this
hour, that Messrs Jenkins, Hart aRd
/ Goorieh are dead-havihg died at s, l0A
and ] o'clock, respectively, this morn
log, making total OF seven killed
Colonel Brooks squad, going np
/ through the o Hair settlement, recap
tured Levi Freisner aud also the guard
Of Butternuts placed over him, SIX or
eight in all
Il is said that the "enemy" are now
gathering two or three hundred strong,
/ under J. II. O Hair, at Golliday's Min,
some ten miles from here Whether this
/ be 30 or hot. we are unable TO say.
Mr. O Hair sent word to Col. Mitchell
that If he woald makA the soldiers be.
have, he would do tha sane By his men.
They win probably "hehaTs.
! There are now some forty prisoners,
guerrillas and citizens, Of Constitution
al or doubtful loyalty, under arrest, and
more being arrested
What the end Of this state of things
will be, We cannot tell; bat If the Gov
ernment does not now take the matter in
hand, we fear that.the terribly exaspera-
ted soldiery and citizens Union
men have long been threaiaWed and
Union soldiers have been so bitterly
cursed, and nov brusally butchered, By
those from whom better thiags had been
expected, that forbessance will cease
has eessed--to be q virtue. Loyal men
here, and the soldiers at the front, are
endeavoring 10 upholdsthe laws Of the
land; but they cannot, and will Dot,
stand unconeernedly by and see their