Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-07
the Copperhend Outbreak In Illinois.

The C0pperhead Outbreak In Illinois.
We published few days since an ae-
connt Of the recent CoppeFhead riots
from the Charleston Plain Dealer. Be
low we give further particulars from the
special correspondent Of the Chicago
Tribune, dated Mattoou, April
About halfpast six MONDAY EVENING"
large number Of citizens and soldiers,
having obtained horses, started out in
pursuit in two squads--one under com.
mand Of Col, McHenry Brooks, and the
other in charge Of Lieut. Horner--and
captured some five prisoners, which they
brought that night The next morning
some fifteen were brought In, among
whom was Green Harks, leading Cop
perhead OF Edgar County, who hoasted
that he had killed DR. York, and that he
came to town for that express purpoae.
Another Of the gang belonged 70 Edgar
County, and on bis person Was foaud an
oath of allegiance recently taken by him
at Paris
As the rebels were retreating they cap
tured soldier named Levi Frsesner.
whom they took of with them as far as
Murphys, about ten miles northeast of
Charleston. Here they leii him ~ilh a
guard; but the relation IVES quickly
changed for Col Brooks scouts came
along and captured the whole party.
At Tom Deal 9, a farmer, about eight
miles from Charleston, John o Hair
left word for Col Mitchell that If be
would make his soldiers behave be would
make she rebels do the same
Among the wounded were Decker,
company g, 5lth Illinois; George Ross,
do Wm Gilman, citizen; John Trum-
bull, do; Sanford Noys. soldier.
These are all doing well aud will reeov-
er, Salee is not expected TO live.
W. A. Whittemore aud Mel4ain, two
notaries, we're busy yesterday and to
dag taking the alfdayiis Of those whc
know anything Of the circumstance.
Geo. McNute, one of the depoaents
makes aaidayit that he saw John T.
O'Hair shoot at the soldiers twice, and
that at one Of the discharges he sas
James Goodrich fall This deponenl
also saw Robert Mclean shoot sevesa
times at the soldiers. He also saw Miles
Murphy loading the guns and handing
them to others TO FIRE. he alEo saw
John Frazer, one OF the leaders, in fac
the principle one, shoot several tines
Marcus Hill testified that he saw Johl
Frazer, Nelson Wells dead, Jane
O'Hair, Jess 0'Hair, John 0'Hair, au'
Henderson Hair. among the rebels
He heard James o Hair say If he coal'
get Major York he would be satisfied
Samuel Beckam testified that he SAY
John Frazer shoot three times at Colone
Mitchell
Robert Kimball testified he saw Jane
o'Hair shoot at Louis Mullen He say
. John Frazer shoot at the soldiers
D. D. Vail testified that he heard s.
moa Hendricks say be would rathe
eight fer the South than the North.
81 David Johnson testified that he hear
Frazer tell Hill that be had better kee
quiet, for they, the rebels, had come fo
, to clean out certain crowd. Hendel
son 0'Hair stepped up and said, don
one Of you Democrats leave. for v
have come to attend to this thing an
we must stick together. 0Hair ais
said that the soldiers had been rannIn
over citizens and they were going
clean the soldiers out He saw Hende
son o Hair running with pistol in b
' hand, and shooting at the soldiers Sa
} John Frazer on horseback shooting
the soldiers. James OrHair, Jesse @
Hair, Frank Tslen, and others rush
their wagons and take their guns, an
De hesrd one of the men say By GC
! Aha town il Ours
q special Dispatch 70 ths Chicago TriSuns
NATION, Coles Co H., April l, 64
George II Bust, special corresponds
!. of the Chicago Times at this place, "
waited upon this morning, at the Ess,
House. by committee representing {
$ loyal men of Mauoou, requesting hl
to make his presence scarce He We
up stairs, called for the proprietor, 81
tied his bill and said be woald 90. 1t
thought that be may take the train
Charleston. The committee have
solved that he shall not 90 there, /
make tracks towards the North.