The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-29

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THE AssAssINs or LIEUT.. HAMP-
ToN.-Detectiye Wilkins, of Indian
apolis, who has, for three months or
more, been in pursuit Of the assassins
of Lieut.. Hampton, arrived in this
city by the 8 O'clock train, on Satnr-
day morning, havingin charge Thomas
and Cyrus Carlisle, two ofthe reputed
assassins, whose capture we made
mention of few days ago. The pris-
oners were taken to Louisville, and,
shortly after their arrival there, were
taken from the custody of the Sheriff,
of Daviess County, KY, on warrant,
setting forth that two of the murder
ers of Lieut.. Hampton were in the
city, and ordering their arrest. They
were taken before Judge Muir and
| two lawyers, named Stiles and Bunch,
appeared in their behalf. Ex-Attor-
ney Gen. Speed appeared as counsel
for Mr.. wilkins; and, aftera hearing,
the prisoners were delivered over to
the custody of Detective Wilkins, as
representative of the State of Indiana.
He having been advised that an effort
would be made to rescue them ON the
way down the river, very prudently
came through by rail, and lodged the
prisoners safely in Jail, ON Saturday
morning, as above stated. They will,
perhaps, have an examination to-day.
After the arrest the old man swore
he never would be brought to Indiana
alive. Mr.. Wilkins told him that he
had no option in the matter, that he
had him in charge, and proposed to
take him to- Indiana, alive if he could,
dead if he must. After they got
aboard the Morning Star the old man
complained that the fare was not good
enough for him, but Wilkins thought
it was as good as the Carlisles had at
home, he having dined with them
once. III %. errs.f aZf ntp
At first Carlisle declared that
Hampton was not dead that the man
found in the river near this place was
some other person, and that the Coro-
ner's Jury declared that that man had
come to his death by drowning, and
that he had not been shot. After
wards he said that Hampton, was dead
and In hell, where he ought to be.
The men who accompanied wilkins
on the expedition were greatly in
censed at this brutal declaration, and
but for the intervention Of Wilkins
would have summarily punished him
for making it.yoil ~ saiiihe.aaa. y sl' 1,
Walter Mcdaniel and DR.. David.
son, two of the alleged assassins, are
still at large, but it is believed they
will yet be captured. Arrangements
were made to arrest Mcdaniel the
same day the Carlisles were arrested,
but the arrangement failed, If these
men are indeed guilty Of the eowardly,
cruel murder Of Hampton, they
should meet the direst penalty of the
law. 1rl I[l
MELANCHOLY FATALITY.-Wea are
Informed that Mr.. Archy Taylor, a
we'll known Wabash Riverpilot, with
whom most of our citizens are
we'll acquainted, together with his
wife and child, have died recently at
his farm near the locks on the Wa
bash, below Vincennes, with that mys-
FERROUS desease known as the oi'milk
sickness" Mr. Taylor was a quiet,
inofensive man, and a good pilot,
and has many warm friends among
river men .f... ,,
y LooATED.-=From ourvefy excellent
friend, Mayor Baker we learn that
the property purchased by the Goun7
ty Commissioners for, the Orphan