, 1866-08-31
EXCITEMENT In P0UGuKEEpSIE.
4 Notorious 'Cl1urncter Chased by tho
po11cc-1Ic In pre%4cd Closely, aud
Blows Out Ig1~ Esru{uS.
From the New S0rt Ueralt.1

}fF0m Tie new 30FE Ief3iQ4I
PoCauEf1rs1E, August ~
This city was thrown into state OF cy-
element yesterday afternoon by report,
which vas fully credited On the streets, that
Aaron Ward, II notorious rough, bad blown
his brains out while being pursued By the,
police, md that the decd had been conn.,
mitted in barn, about two miles from
town. The facts Of the case arc substan-x
TALLY as follows Last Friday afternoon,
Ward, with two othcr3 iadirids,a1s. named
feloniously took horse and wagon from
Mr.. Barringer. for whom Ward worked, and
proceeded to Hyde Park, where all indulgeti.
freely in drink, abused and insultcd the lal,.'
lord, and left again for roushkeepsle, with
they assaulted three laborers, two Of til
named Percy and the other Irving. Oneo
the PeTcys was hit on the head with stone
and seriously If not fatally injured. Dnrin:.
the melss Masd hFsa reg%Tsr eg% at 9s 81
companions. The laborcrs proceeded II
Hyde Park where he who was injured By thu!
stone was placed on . bed and medical as
eistanee given him. The other two went be,
the arrcat Of Ward, Fuller and pavid.'.
The two hitter were found md lined II ennn
five dollars each, while Wards I, and The
placed In the hands of the police Of tiGh IT
Saturday night n consultation was hcosy
police hesaqnarters' 'ass. and yours Snnrse ,n3 m3s
nPprchcndcd, officers Halsted and vaus =.
wort takiDE tho matter In their char,m
Knowing Ward to be notorious and dcsp.u
ate rough, they fully prepared themseivee
for o st15sd es hsi ss
nation that Ward had returned to the resi-
dcncc Of Nr. Barringcr, on the Salt Point
road, about two miles from here, aud WAS
then resting. there.
In the meantime Ward was eating his dim
o+1t .nk Ar RI ho far,
ily being present and unacquaimted with thu
nfIair Of Friday. Previous to Wards sittin.
down to his dinner, his brother arrived on
the place, and was golng .hy the burn whsa
came up to him, Ward said, ssThis is.
| pretty tad affair; how's things IN PouS1i-
keepsle.'' His brother told him there wera
| all sorts Of rumors afoat about the affair u
Friday, and that the police were looking
md an said, "Thsy viii never take "a.
alive" Judging from this conversation
it Is fair to presume that Ward ull
donbtedly supposed he had killed the mai
be fired Il on Friday, as he had no opportu.
| Of his shot, as he lied Immediately after flrinf
| It. After the above conversation took pit,
Ward went into dinner and his brothe.:n ~ -.
While eating, Mrs. Ba1Tinger oh '1 "
Tag9n loaded .s wlth III peton,s tdn'S @ stog s
walked to the window, and, secing how
fairs were, n1uttcred IN oath and lied, goi.
| into and ascending to the upper 1ofk Of Il
barn. The police. for. 1t was they In th
! wagon, after considerable delay proceeded
the barn and ascended to the nov also, whc
a terrible sight was presented to TIL
eyes. There in a corner lay the 1eadless bod
Of Aaron Ward, the sides Of the bui1din,
covered with the brains and spatteFed ",
blood, while labove, hanging on uli
was part Of the scalp and skull OF the
| nj In ri oh, EoI hIn1r41 fhorn fhf, hoi
still hanging from it. BIZ the side Of =
body was found powder flask aud double
barrelled gun with one barrel di-
To all appearances he had placed the muzd
OF the gun in his mouth, and with his rig1
hand. which was blackened with powd
pulled the trigger. It Eas Indeed territ
sight. ALL about the loft were seen piece
flesh and clots Of blood. The entire he
from the apex of the chin, around to local
shall aS pieces and e shses I gn gfhst Gsa Was % npoz
bic to collect them all. He had indeed Fl
filled his promise never to be taken alive.
Near the body Of the unfortunate man VI
found m envelope with the following
i ;aet Pysslf, and don't think that any
On the other side these words were Yi
"a ~ And Linda take care of an my thing
The Linda spoken Of is cousin Of ":
Coroner Haight held an inquest on
remains, the jury returning verdict in r
cordance with the facss, after WHICH the bo
was handed over to the friends. Aaron We
He was one Of class Of roughs who-t,
been and now are terror to the cit.
Insult and brnwheat quiet citizeI-~ Hhr-
they wish they inaugnrate fights, clean
saloons, and defy the power Of the f.
ties generally. They hare never received
| 1nsffrn 1ra than @hanff Than har haor
fore the courts from time to time. We q,
be excused If VIC do not sorrow bitterly o.
!: this wise dispensation Of Providence.
General Grant and the PresIdent.
The Philadelphia Bulletin says there Is ;
reason Why General Grants position =
i; be questioned, aud adds: There can be-:
| tie doubt that the country Il indebted
. | him for the publication Of the import
, dispatches Of General Sheridan on til 81.
. 1cct Of the New Orleans massacre. Til
L Was an evident purpose on the part Of u
President to suppress these dam
Ing dispatches, and there Ia every reaso9
i believe that General Grant has insisted NJ
/ their being given to the puelic, as =
: cation Of General Sheridan from the
{ position In which he was placed by the In.
ilcation of one garhled despatch foh
' him aud the withholding Of tho rest Gn.
1 eral Grant Is too staunch o friend Of his
: lapt lieutenant to permit such Injustice tebe
, done him, and by. thus plac1
n before the country the unqualified l.
. Euage in which General Shcris@
: denounces the vile szsasslns who !
: rule New Orleans, he has done the pubi
i. great service. He Ia Is fearless Of
i Johnson as tttPhi1 Sheridan" k,a-rrs
q himself to be, and it Is fortunate tn>
Il | terests Of the country that there are 4
:, men who can tell the truth, unpalatabls /
q II is ut the White House, without being =
a once sacrificed to the relentless policy VIII
@ now rules the actions Of the President ot~
United States,