, 1866-04-13

A Ke1tuckI GueFilfA Murderer Ar
reated In lndla12-A n o>a Singular In
Atanco Of ReerlhQt1ve Jnsstec.
CFrom u . Ii Posr, Ind, Un.ou. 1tth !nst.]
Joseph B. Thu7her Of this place, WAS mem.
beE of Co. K, Seyeuteeutu Indians volunteers,
ard son Of Alonzo B. Thurber, Of. Cool
81 ring township. He IVES captured, IN COM
mers, also from this county, near Tyre
s, rings, Tenn, on the 7th Of January, 1866,
By party Of live rebel bushwhaekers. They
we're marched some three miles, when they
fell Ia with another party ofgueriliss, wh1 had
tcur captured Union soldiers In charge
some fourteen miles further, when they
we're stripped Of their clothing, tied two and
two, and shot by their brutal captors, Young
Thufber received ball In his shoulder, and
in falling, fell under hts comrhds. Ila ieign-
ed death, and though the seoundrcls fred two
to make sure OF their work, be escaped a
fatal wound, aud after the rebels retired, he
ctawled into the woods, and naked aud weak
i1o1n exposure and loss Of blood, travelled
some thirty miles TO where his regiment WAS
cucamped. On reporting his story, q party
was sent ont, who found and buried the bodies
of bis dead comrades, and male fFultlcas
effort to discover the guerillas. On leaving
the bodies, the rebels placed . paper on the
breast Of one of them, on which Wns state
nent that the deed was done In retaliation.
In due time young Thu her recovered from
and returned to his home in this county. He
WAS employed In the stava factory Of Nessrs.
Graham & Murray at Holmesyille, about nine
miles west OF this city, on the Michigan
Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad.
Abont two weeks ago, he WAS a6toaished t.
recognize IN mai Who had Just been sent to
the establishment from Chicago, one Of the
gang tho had shot his companions and left
him for dead In the bloody traSedy Of Tyre
Springs. HIS employers are also doing bus:-
ness IN Chicago, and this fellow had been In
their service there, and being no logger want
Holmesvii1e. Thurber kept his own counsel,
but watched the movcments Of the new COM
| er closely, and took pains to draw him Into
| conversation on every possible occasion. He
soon became fully satisfied that he was not
! mistaken in his man. The new conner was
tnlkative, admitted that ho had seen rough
service during the war, though he denied
| having been In the rebel army -ue seemed
fond Of detailing exciting Incidents Of the con,
test, and among othc1s told. With minute par
ticIlars, the whole history Of the affair in
| which these six Union soldiers were the vic.
tins. Receiving this confirmation Of bis al
ready well founded belief, Young Thnrber re.
! solved to Kill the mlscreant at once. lie held
q conversation with Nr. Murray IN the sub.
teci, and the latter advised him not TO act
rashly, but to consult with his father. The
Tesult was that he secured the assistance OF
er and Robinson OF this city, and arrested The
guerilla on Monday last, lie WAS brought
here and lodged in Jail, and a statement ol
the case sent to Gen. Palmer, commanding
the Department Of Kentucky. who We pre-
sume, will order him to TINT State for trial be,
grown cautious and silent since his arrest,
! and denies that he vas one Of the partv. He