Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-08
Washington correspondence The
Recent Homicide I'm Kansas.

The following letter from a correspondent, m
Washington. detailing some Of The circumstances
connected With the assassination OF SAMUEL
HALLErr, who va known in Indiana a. having
been connected with the "SrovEE fraud" posses
sea a public interest on account Of the facts
which il presents sud the associations OF the vic
tim of the ARRAY. Facts are often stranger than
fiction, and II The representations OF our CORES
poodent are correct. the truth OF the adage il
forcibly illustrated in the circumstances which be
relates in regard to the killing OF HlLLErr:
WASHINGTON. September /, 1861.
The death OF Samuel Hallett. at Wyandotte.
Kansas, at the hands Of 1acott, all engineer OF
the Eastern Division OF the Union Pacific rail
way. the provocarion which led to il and the i'm
mediate circumstances under which be was assas-
sinated. have been fully detailed and largely
commented on by the people The indigni,y
inflicted Of Talcou by the brother Of the muir
dered man was one well calculated to arouse a
spirit of resentment and loaging for revenge
But why be should have inflicted this uneI-
pected and summary vengeance on the brother
Of his castiga,or il the mystery. The fact that
he was no friend TO either OF the Haett's is well
understood; that he had put in writing il his let
20 President Lincoln.
Some accounts OF the affair attempt to involve
Gen Fremont in odious connection with it, by
stating the enmity existing between him aud
Samuel Hallett, and charging that Talcott had
been for some time spy upon the latter 10 the
service of the Path6nder-thus insinuating thst
the shocking catastrophe OF the assassination
was the work Of All agent who knew the best
way to please his principal. No unprejudiced
man will give credence 10 any such theory No
matter what the faults or peculiarities of the
Cleveland candidate may be; bloodthirstiness OF
treachery never having been imputed TO him by
the btterest of his opponents
There j. said TO be another explanation, which
while it does not implicste Uncle Abe the
warm friend Of the deceased as an active agent
in this deplorable occurrence. goes to show
that the "Od Joker's'' sportive humor may
not always be so free from bad results as
vas his retailing Senator Nesmith's cat story
TO the dignihed Baptist Senator from New York
IL il said that his letter to Sam. Hallett rela-
tive to the Talco,t charges, suggested a slight
Spanking "a a fitting remedy or punishment
aud Tom Halett. 20 whom the Presidents plan
WAS communicated. thought il would be excel
lent fun TO execute II literally. being able to do
so handsomely with a little fellow like the en-.
| gineer Talcotf, however. having learned that
the suggestion originated al the White House
! and came through the other Hallett reserved for
him the vengeance at last cousummated and TO add
TO bis indignation snd his feeling Of bitter resent
ment was the reflection that the contemptuous
treatment to which he bad been subjected al
the derisive suggestion of the high official to
whom he had endeavored to expose what he de
clared the dishonest practices OF a man holding q
position Of great trust and Importance.
His communication was lain before the party
charged. treated as Of no account, and the per.
son whom he sought TO srraign informed that he
need give himself no trouble. except, perhaps il
he should so choose, to spank its author. The
hint improved was followed by Italian vengeance
and Whatever may be said of the victim by the
envious snd the interested, his executioner must
/ be abhorred a. an assassin Of the basest sort.
! One thing is certain; it will not be easy to fine
, man TO I'll the place Of Sam. Hallett lin TN,
msns cement of the stupendous enterprise &c
| which he had devoted bis splendid business
ability. and Missouri and the Young State o
Kansas NAV we'll mourn his melancholy fate.