, 1864-04-05
The Coles County Murders.
DISCONTINUE OF THE COPPER
HEADS,
Names and Sketches Of the Copper
head Leaders in that Section.
from Our Own Correspondent.1 .
Essex HoCeE, NATION,

AdLEs kouN1I, 1M-y Apf1l =, 16A.
The great Copperhead riot, By which six
good 1oya1 incentive of them aoldiers-and
two Copperheads, met an untime1y death, has
completely died ont, and the vdliant butter
nuts, who were going to kill all the soldiers
and clean ont the town, are scattered to the
four winds of Heaven. The adtay did not
last more than ten minutes, during which
time, shots were fired with amazing 1apldity.
As soon as the rebels had discharged their
ammunition, they fled, perfectly panic strick-
en-, In spite Of all the efforts made by their
leaders, John Il. O'Hair, Sheriff Of Coles
county, and John Frazer The encouraging
words Of these men were of no avail, and
finding that they could do nothing towards
rallying the men, they inglorlously fled with
their discounted brethren, and have not since
| been heard Of.
On Friday morning Col oakes, assisted by
byterian church where tie prisoners were
| confined, and closely questioned them AS
mentioned In one Of my dispatches, a good
many we're weak in the knees, and were very
| willing to take the oath of allegiance, proyi-
ded they would be set at liberty. a few,
however. Tere persistent, among them being
| formed, is well known thief and desperate,
and with whom your Chicago detectives hare
| considerable acquaintance. This villain con
feesed that he was the assassin Of Major York,
th 9Rd th2t be %ss greatly pleased that he w.9
the prisoners On being closely questioned
In relation to the number Of the copperheads
who met for drill, answered after some hesi-
tation, "well, yot, may include the whole
Democratic party in this section"
From reliable sources obtained the fol
lowing names and sketches-belng those Of
the principal leaders Of the Copperheada in
this neighborhood:
Pre- eminent among the many who run the
Z. G.. C's, stands John R. Eden, member Of
Congress from this district, He attendcd tha
great q Golden Circle :" meeting 1t Chicaro a
short time since, and on his return to s1lli-
yan,. Mou1trie county, made most violent
revolutionary speech, In which he stated that
the time had arrived for armed resistance to
the "Lincoln despotism." The day Of the
riot he Was advertised to speak, but seeing
be implicated, inglortonsl{ 1ed out Of the
town, in company with John Schofe1d,
notorious copperhead from Marshall, Clark
county. -
Amos Green, residing in Paris, a lawyer
from Kentucky, Ia one Of the sous-1ieuteuants,
Or Or Kind OF second man. He was sent to
Washington some time ago for his 1Isloyalty
and incarcerated, but after taking the oath,
was allowed to take his Departure
Billy IatsbaW, an old resident of Coles and
Ednars and rnM Clerk nf the rnurf fcr tho
lsttsr county, is another. He He never never bad M INV ty
I.frtinN ao.9 o.ns. . snt1taees, AaIu
~aa ~s,v 9ear ha;ns ~ sng.a one ocsas'on 81 @ nc
~ thc 113h Kansas WSo ton9d h,r; ~ evhe 4he;
tr,,1 ~ fortnn.tr1v for hsT, .hs @ ~ the
1o4t;1, ~, ~ thr tfs.3 atatior 'Ae ese"pea oy
Judge Constable is repnted to be one Of the |
MlioRunetts H. 4ung 4aeg Iuu -. y. =. ne Is
smooth, oliy1:ongaea @ cTpPffneaa, ana very
ta ol.tei u .ns Stnns oHaara ~ otttt ~ as
tesIsa sonle @ asaa,taea ouee and ot ~ hsaaEt
20 aIIsss s2tae oese, aa5 a I. asen IN III into
tToneie. he 4t WI aoe sn u take siI tne PAIN Of