Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-08-03
Homicide of Henry Jackson.


.'.otn'ry.
Homicide Of Henry Jackson.
IasL week VIC referred To the death of Mr.
jackson OF Mason Co, West Va, who was
killed by Vim. Clark on his farm opposite to
Racine, ON the 2tIl Of last month"; since
when we have been furnished with further
particulars of this terrible homicide, which we
lay before the reader as VIC received it, be,
licvimg it to be reliable"
Mr. jackson prior to his location IN Mason
County, had for q conr5. OF time resided on
Hughes River in ltilchic Go, West Va, where
he realized large fortune from the sale OF
real estate, which had become very valuable
from successful development of oil ON The
realization Of Which he purchased II large
body of valuable bottom land on the ONO
river opposite Eacin",'to which he removed
not Ionu since and where he was slain as
above stated
We have not received the report OF the
Jury who held an inquest on the body oil the
deceased, but will publish it elsewhere, il re-
ceived in time for the present issue Of our
paper but from the most reliable information
we can gather in this connection, WE believe
the following to be true narrative OF the
causes which led to the death Of Mr. jackson,
and of the circumstances and the manner UNI
der which it was produced
Mr. jackson it is believed, in common with
the people where he formerly resided, SYM
patl,izcd in sentiment with the rebels III their
insane efforts to pull down our National Gov
crnmcnt though it is not known, or even
charged, 50 far as VIC can learn, that he ever
co.oprraed with them either in word or by
deed in their insane efforts, alcdgIng it is
said that he was indsposcd 10 compromise
himself with either party in this struggle
being the omncroI huye "ml c"l""ble l""dco
property, the protection of which he deemed
more important to himself than an identified
ton with either Of the contcnding parties
though paying into the Treasury Of tl'c
National Government, the fall amount I"
taxes required of him; which course mark,
out by Mr.. jackson for the government o
himself in his relations with his goycrnmcn
may be deemed prudent by some, but ulti
mately we believe produced the lragical even
which we are now about TO detail
After his removal to Mason County, Mr.
Jackson we caru, pursued u policy in this re
spcct similar to that which governed him il
Ritche Co, never uttcring a word on the sub
jcct of the issue between the Government an,
the rebels, but as an orderly citizen in mos
things devoted himself to the care Of his fam
lily and in the management of his cXtenSiv
estate, being on good terms with his ncigl
bors, by whom we learn he was much re
spc"tcd but unhappily for himself, and als
those among whom he dwcIt, ono Of the mem
bers of his family, a Son, was in the habit 0
resorting to "bccr saloons at Racine On the OF
posite side of the river and induIgng too freely
and when under the influence of his potations
giving vent to language unbccoming II loya
citizen, which induced the public mind no
only to doubt his loyalty, but to believe tha
he had really served in the rebel army, an
finally hat he had malc declarations 10 hi
effect on Tie occasion referred to thus ii
cen5ng the mind Of the loyal people Of tina
village, particularly several gallant soldier
who had but Just becn mustered out of Tin
military service, and came near causing til
loss Of the life Of young Jackson which wa
only saved through the intcrpositon of coole
heads aud the explanation, DelsA, that lie la
been misunderstood in the utterance Of lai
guage ascrbed to hun; whcrcupon he wa
permitted TO recross into Virginia wthor
further molestation, on giving assurance
the discontinuance of his visits to I'll
town where the late occurance had take
overwhelmingly however, occurances lii
the foregoing cannot take place without e,
ertng an influence, frequently baneful ou
ON one or more of the parties who ha
witnessed or participated in the scene abo,
described, and thereafter developing itself
some new form and place altogether une:
pected, and in form few more tragical tina
the one which induced it. Such appears
be the case in this instance a young and ga
liant veteran soldier who had given porto
of his time to his country in her subjugatic
of rebellion, w.lo had manfully breasted Il
mighty contest and given blow for blow wi
open avowed rebels on many q battle fiel,
who had learned to delest the secret enen
of his country far more than an open heart'
generous foe, who if not witness of the occu
renee at Racine, afterwards hearing of it, h
manly bosom burning with indignation mo-
against the sire then the misguided and il
properly educated son, without having dr
time for reflection, resolves to do what shou
have been leli undope or submitted to the co