Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-03


Conspiracy to Msrdes 10 Order . We
rs"0Iseat Citsseas, Male and Female.
lOpilcateds
From the Lexington (Ms.) Union ]
1t will be remembered by our readers
that some time IN December last, Ohio
untoo, . noted guerilla and robber,
was captured at Mrs. NeiIis. twelve
miles from this city, on the Ssdalia road.
No on ~. KEEP. closely guarded With
ball and char" attached until last Mon
day ngbt, when he was kileI By bis
guard. The facts are - foIlows:
Blunt, the captain Of the band Of
gus'rillas to which Hinton belonged,
entered into . comp rscy with Miss
Anna Tickle, daughter OF Helvy II.
tickle, near Greent. n, Mrs. Ann Reid,
OF this c',y, and a.oldicr whom they be-
loved they had b'ibeJ, to XII the guard
and rescue the prisoner. TIE soldier
was to have it 80 arranged sha. the pr,s.
oner, at prec sely seven o'clock on Mon
dav evening, would be At Mrs. Reid,
house, ~hi~L . Ov.Ivxr, ~nS.S
the pr'sones vas kept, under the pre,ex,
u getting his supper, the soldier Of
COARSE TO be ignorant of what was going
Oh. The time ruled round, and prompt
70 thu moment, II ntor, under gu ard OF
Sergeant Klnkesd, walked down to Mis-.
keii's, where everything was arranged
- had been preconcsrted, snd 10 their
supposed accomplice had stated il would
be.
The signal to commence the plan of
carrying out III, conspiracy we're - fol.
lows: At precisely seven o'clock Mrs.
Held was t. sep i0to smother room,
when liiston was to gather up his bali
and chain and propose to bis guard to
return to the guard house, and at the
ssme time to advance to the door, open
1t and step !esarely out aud to enc si.je.
aud 80 the guard came out he was 70 be-
met and XII ed by Blount, the guerrilla.
and John Burns, q member Of 6 .mpauv
l, 9Th Provisional Regimen E. Nj. nj.
They we're to cut the guards throat, if
possible, otbeswise to shoot him, then
remove Hinton's shackles, and take him
away. Mrs. Reid at the appoin ,ed time
stepped into the adjoining room, Hinton
gathered his ball aud chain and propos-
I'd to return, and advanced to the door.
but no sooner bad be placed bic hand
upon the latch than Sergeant Kinkead
fred and killed him.
10 few minutes after Hinton v.s
killed, Borns and Blouut came walking
up instead Of being on horseback. as vas
expected they would, ard The officers
suppo..ng them to be soldiers, and igoo-
rant Of what Was going on, halted them.
norn's answered, Il am TREND" Lieut..
nes'nger replied, advance, friend. and
give the countersigu." Burns advanced
boldly; Blouut kept his position while
Burns approached. Billy Sav;ns. the
noolo boy, who they oad attempted With
women and money to b ibc, recognized
Borns, The had served in the same oom.
Pany With him. and at the top Of his
voice cried out, "Blount and Burns
shoot !" Burns was INSTANTLY killed. bu,
Bionnt wheeled and ran. Vollev after
vo'ley was fired 1t him, but without ef-
AOCCs FINsS& AZ
he ran through gardens, over rsvines.
ana VS. pursued BY cavalry. He jump
ed Judge Tun's AiKh pal,ng fence, and |
o. o. th'' moment young Asher, Of COMPANY !
n, 'ods up to him, but before be could |
1se. Blouot turned and shot him dead. |
He ran 'hronghs Judge rs garden into
The woods ,saud made good bis escape.