Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-03
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From the Lexington (Ms.) Union
It will be remembered BY our readers
that some time IN December last, Ohio
unt,n, noted guerilla and robber,
was captured at Mrs. Neili's. twelve
miles from this city, on the Sedalia road.
II o ON ~. KEEP. closely guarded With
ball aud chain attached until last Mon
day night, when he VAS kileI BY bis
guard. The facts are ~ follows:
Blunt, the captain Of the band OF
gue'rillss to which Hinton belonged,
entered into . comp racy with Miss
Anna Tickle, daughter OF Helvy II.
Tickle, near Greent n, Mrs. Ann Reid
Of this CITY, and soldier whom they be-
lived they had b,ibed, to K Il the guard
and rescue the prisoner. TIE soldier
was to have it SO arranged sha. the pr,s-
o"er, at prec selv seven o'clock on Mon
dav evening, would be At Mrs. Reid.
house, ~hi~h :. college, wiz. .
the pr,sones vss kept, under the pre,exr
u getting his supper, the soldier u
coarse TO he ignorant of what was going
Oh. The time ruled round, and prompt
70 tn, moment, II nton, under gu .rd OF
Sergeant Knkesd, walked down TO Mis-.
keii's, where everything vas arranged
- had been preconcsrted, snd - their
supposed accomplice had stated it would
be.
The signal to commence the plan of
carrying out III, conspiracy we're ~ fol-.
lows: At precisely seven O'Clock Mrs.
Reid was t. sep iuto smother room,
when llioton was to gather up bis bali
and chain aad propose to his guard to
return to the gaard-houss, and at the
ssme time to advance to the door, open
1t and step leisarely out aud to enc side.
and 40 the guard came out he was 70 be
met and XII ed by Blount, the guerrilla.
and John Burns. member of G ,mpanv
!, 9Th Provisional Regimen E. Nj. Nj.
They were to cut the guards throat, il
possible, otherwise to shoot him. then
remove Hin,on's shackles, and take him
away. Mrs. Reid At the appointed time
stepped into the adjoining room, Hinton
gathered his ball aud chain and propos-
Cd to return, and advanced to the door,
but no sooner bad he placed bic hand
upon the latch than Sergeant Kinkead
Hired and killed him.
10 few minutes after Hinton v.s
Killed, Borns and Blount came walking
up instead Of being on horseback. as vas
expected they would, ard The officers
supporting them to be soldiers, and igno-
rant Of what Was going on, halted them.
Burns snswered, Il am TREND" Lieut..
hesinger replied, advance, friend. and
give the countersigu." Burns advanced
boldly; Blouot kept his position while
Burns approached. Billy sav;n., the
nob'o boy, who they oad attempted With
~omen and money to b ibe, recognized
Borns, The had served in the came com .
pany With him, ) and at tho top Of biz
voice cried ont, "Blount and Burns.
shoot" Borns was INSTANTLY killed. bu,
b'onnt wheeled and ran. voiley after
vo'ley was fred 1t him, but without ef-
feet. f5J8y 40
lie ran through gardens, over rsv;ne..
and vas pursued by cavalry. He Jump
ed Judge Tun's high pal,ng fence, ami
ct thi. moment young Asher, Of com psuv
II, 'ods up to him, but before be could
nrs. B'ouot turned and shot him dead.
He ran ,hron9h, Judge T.'s garden into