The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-12
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s.The atiilavit made by Adam Smith before
his death. and duplicating number Of we'll
known citizens, was submitted to the mills
tary al thoriiies. aud General Ely directed
Colonel T. f. Johnscn, Of the Freedmen 5
Bureau al Lexington, KENTUCKY, to arrest all
the peIs sons concerned and forward them To
Louisville, kentucky, Tor examination and
trial. Colonel James A. Rice. Assistant
Sub. ASS sfaui Commissioner. was sent with
partN Of uitei States soldiers 10 make the
arrests ihe Colonel, with squad Of eight
or ten well mounted men, left Lexington
! soon Tier nighitall, on Friday, May ID, and
proceeded 10 the house Of Mrs. Crawl. for
the purpose Of arres,Ing her son Thomas,
who was one Of the men that shot Smith. and
who : II brother of Richard Crawl, the man
who was sho, by Smith. Mrs Crawl lives
near the lexington and Nich olasville turn
pike. hHri about eight miles from Lexington.
On approaching the house, Colonel Rice
halted aud dismounted bis command, at a
httle d lance from it, and. not dreaming OF
resistance. with two soldiers went up through
The ffoni yard. intending TO knock at the
door, AID demand admittanee The night
was dark, no lights were 10 be seen id the
house. and all vas as still as The grave. A
wateh>Gog, aroused from his slumbers byI the
the tramp o. The soldiers. came first from his
kennel and barked iurionsly at the intrnders.
Colonel Rice and the two soldiers, suppos
ing the inmates Of the house to be asleep,
had approached 10 within few feet ofthe
door, when. suddenly as thought the dark
ness vas liz ur by the flash Of musketrv. and
from w'ndows. roof and doors. came dozen
messei gers OF death Colonel Rice fell At
the frs hrc. pierced by three balls. and bne
Of the ~"sd'ers received slight wound in the
breast Instantly all WAS excitement and
confusion. The unwounded soldier OF tue
two Nhp wfre with the Colonel. ofteued fire
with h'> re volyer on<he house, and his com
| paniof> whn'had been left IN the rear sbou
came changing up aud joined HIM Their
/ first cffc WAS 80 convey away tie bleeding
4 and aliuns' iaseusible Colonel. who Law het,.
/ less upon 'he gronpd within few yards OF
4 the deadly tubes which were still discharglng
| their contents Al him. Having s.fely depos
! tied the Colonel in end ambulance near uy
| and aseer,aiaug their comrade was only
/ slightly wounded, they returned to The WON
/ lily Of the hopse and proposed 10 renew the
! fight. fhet Colonel however, believing Il e
! party IN the house too strong for him. and
knowing he could not reach or disiodge them
/ (the house being bnlt of large logs. direc =
/ ed the Sergeant to Withdraw his little marty.
/ and convey him to Nicholasvlle, four miles
distant. where he could get medical attention.
of which. III his present critical condition. he
stood much in need. On reaching Nicholas
Vile. Colonel Rice wounds we're examined
and to the delight Of his friends found. though
/ severe uos mortal T"
A second expedition Of United Stat
/ soldiers WAS sent out. but met with no better
success aud the Regulators now seem to com
mand the -Ntna,ion in that part of the State,
F and the military. with the flags ofthe Union,
have been dri'en to their holes by the resus
citated rebels. under the policy of Andrew
Johnson.