The New York herald., 1867-01-31

rec times has the murdcrous hand of treason struck
member Of the devoted Union household or
scr Case. While yet Itself crying for mercy, tho
"A spirit Of rebellion has shown no mercy, but ha,
1sd iis victims With unqusnchable hate.
u resident Of reDnsssse nom his carly 1--WE y:u.h SS s,d
9eeA intimately Identified With her history. Being
Ssjiast Union man hs>was driven out OF West Ten
when the state was recovered BY our arms.
pr H. In loyal hands He himself was member OF
gcassitufional Convention which assembled In
1asy Of 1855, and attracted aitcntlon at that tins
u modest devotion TO principle, and Wy his unyeld-
tlsough unassuming, patriotism: subsequently he
Ysc-en nembsr Of the upper branch Of the Ten
= fsstsatsEs, acquiring from the Hft the love Of
1ns eysa fyo1 NO opposiss psrty fsspecs
ssseefn. ,BM ihs urexpsttsA course of The adj
1rsfcn reTardilr Fsceaskuceon revived the hopes
- cssS ana "a fasaiiy hsd nnshs io 'sEpsc ffou,
1ecdhosnAs Of i|ssson be6An 70 bay everywhere
n3a was mssdsrsA lSdss csscunsssaces 81 icnd-
fsec;ty., Mn md Dsscsah|s snd qusss q hs uaa,
~ Snrys.y hspe ma ~ dsadiy clins q lsvnS
sns:. Se'a 49, E: s:seis s9 q lCscsss D
A1ss - sellsesa n the Union army, served wisk
1ilsrs Adslity end zeal, and thea wss saksa CAP
9I1ssSs1 = Libby prsons ssd anaiiy like thou-
~ - w. this biov 70 he essaAor and his GsmiIy,
satkeA upen - one or the neutral results Of lkS
sssls4 shsmssiyes thas the NE o. Their child had
Gnlfhs 70 rsconsils themselves 10 tAs oalauAlty.
1Spt6ee viotim wus demanded. One gahhaih
Aat On wsshs ego, the Senator and bis family
NeaMtng from church. The second oldest -, :
/, Sotan q about ssvsntsen years, was walking some
yasss4 ~ ono father, moShsr and some younger
cn3 Ssddsnly tne sharp es.ck Of . gun o. pistel
gioiorsbsding ia hIs heart Sssalos Csss hssssns1
for foand his child wslssring In gore and hsd but
ssasks 49, sss prss,rs.s form n Y hl, arms whsa the
ksEas fslt shss hIs own fAss wss saisd
ms, ( Sanl q susrlias vho infsss ooion and ne
1cilns eountlsa vas IN Troy the county ssas u
ObtfE n. H KinnAn, Deputy Sherif q the
coTAA . Union mAn, len the place to attend 70
'sfhfsssa rarris jumped On bis hor.s, followed
Witt town. Thers had never besn any privaAs
difbelwsen them, bus Mr.. Kinmans woil known
1oytas sufficient cause for enmity 10 the death
sa part q Fairs; and just - Kinmaa
thefhoharged . bullet into the right side Of hls
fac{e wound was doubtless mortal, although q
hsstnb poor Kinmaa was siivs. bat in terrible
Ttdsrsrss hand was now fairly IN FOR the day.
'Ih4hirss for blood wes aresssd. : Faris went In
med 70 the house Of Senator Case, who lived mot
lar Arrived there he inquired Of the Senator's
SviN was - home. She answered that he was d
nt's near BY. Tsrrs started for the place dssig.
as nted him, and oven shook ha nds with hin un-
Dusn victim The lattsT kindly invited him 70 90
nacAks u the hospitalitles Of his house and rc-
SnalghA the nend raid he would do 70, turned and
audhrse men appeared on the road, coming - u
70 uem- This seemed 10 be the prcconcerted signal
% dfarris refined up his horse. drew pistol from
DIS piaosd the muxzis almost against the head
born achieved, he hastily rode Oh with The other
Menth The w0odA