The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-11-07
AssAssIHATlos or nEssns hInDs


kessrs. Editor:
Al the Coroner's jury has rendered lie vef>
dict and the hour has arrived that the -
in this vicinity ara performing Their - 49,. -
Offices over the remains Of Hon: James aaeas1
I pfopo6Sto briefly mats pfhin u1v1 \
staten emit Of the. circunstsnoes attending the
er~,elI;ss drase6y. / shall be particularly
csr.fnI y rotbinx TO palliate and nothing 10
sv.ray.te. leaving ihas entirely for Other
ommantators.
Some time since notices WAse extensively
announcing that Messrs Kinds and Brooks
vouid adarsss he cisizsps Of this ysanlty
upon last Thursday. Previous, however, 70
the arrival Of the day some OF the pfominens
democrats urged the necessity OF aiaying
exeisemept. and importance Of holding
Peace n4etiss and passing peace regulations
mon The day OF the Republican speaking.
a. this solicitations, : few Rspsblcans
;o;ned With Capt. Mayoe, Presidest Of
Tho Democratic Club, and Geo.
". CIarh, Secretary Of the saue, in Sign
Ing ! call for such purpose. and attaching
the call 10 the posters announcing the Be.
publican meeting. Upon Thursday last, the
day set for .he Peace meeting and Rspabli-
can speaking, vast assemhlags convened,
coupoeAAx &c men Of both parties.. The
soeekees 81 Artisi.x early, Is vas lssl@ed 10
art ac4 cont Srning ihs Peec4 resolujd4s.-
Some Of the Republicans said that they fear
ed that it vas mersly Democratic cloak for
villainy; and the Republicans we're al pledg-
eato ken ~ pseee; that herr IN thiel1pon-
y. ID the Ian twelve MONTH, Journey Dow.
or, Tom Euldsr, Jim CookGe and jim
Green, aIt Radicals, have been murdered and
rot one Democrat in the whole county
Hsncs II wss plAiA 70 BE- seS1 tkas the Bonn
ocrats alone needed 70 pledge themselves %
Pesoh; ysstA4 Republicans cd they woald
agree to any resolutions or declarations, bind
Ing themselves - keep the peace when they
vers going to do 50 anyhow. The Dem
ocrsts then objected 70 all lsagust sight
or secret political meetings; 70 this also
the Republicans agreed. Resolutions
embodyng such stipulations were framed
BY the Democrats and siAnsd by the leading
mes ofboth parties. Wm. II. Mayps hesi-
dent, and Geo. W. Clark, Secretary Of the
Seymour and Blair Club, taking . most
prominent part, snd Republicans joining in
the resolutions. which were unanimously
adopted and crested with thrs rousing
cheers.
This meeting was upon the Lambert plan.
tation, about six miles from the village, and
- soon az the resolutions we're signed; Geo,
W. Clark started for Indiaa Bay, sad fevi-
dsses Vas given 10, thst - ~ rode home,
10 less than an hour after he had signed the
peace resolutions, vbns convsrsing about
the Republican speakers, he said. "0od
damn them, il see them they wont speak
to-day, for ahAll put day light through
then.''
In very abort time AFTER George Clarh
arrived at home in Indian Bay, Hon. Jas.
Kinds and Col. Joseph Brooks arvised,
and upon making inquiries learned from
aid Clark where the meeting MSS, snd
Immediately started for The place. Their
horses were differently gated, 20 that
sometimes ono was ID advances Of the
other. when shout mile from town, Col
Brooks, being some 6fty yards aheAd Of Col.
Kinds, heard the latter speaking, and turning
around observed George Clark riding Dsarto
snd eosvafsisg with Col. Hinds, ,osrsying q
double barrelsd gun in his hsnds. This,
however. did not excite any alarm in Col.
Brooks. - hs knew not but Clark might have
concluded to 90 to the spsaking and he gave
no especial thought TO the matter. Ant in q
moment after he felt shock, heard reper,
Of > gun, rnd kn.w he Vas wounded. Hi
horse slao being shot, gave sudden bound
and a. he jumped the Colonel looked bshind
heard another report Of the gun, and reslised
the appalling fact that not only himself val
wounded, but that Colonel Kinds Vas also
shot, and 30 seriously wounded that he fell II
II dead from his horse. Col Brooks then
passed rapidly onto the plfcs IF meeting,
turning soon found Colonel Kinds, lying
in the road, still alive and rational, but con-
seious of. thu fact that his wound ~as, Of such
. serious nstnre that but = few moments
more remsinsd Of his sArthly cAreer. Mr.,
John billiard arriving u oscs sent for . team
to oonvey the euffsrer 70 . hcspitable shelter.
In the interval, awaiting the arrival Of the
team, Mr.. Tim Cartwright received from Mr..
Kinds directions concerning his wife : where
Abouts and few words Of parental solicitude
for his two ANAL daughters, which ~. Cart
wright wrote in Mr.. Kinds hat DR.. Trash
arriving at once pronounced the wound posi-
lively speedily fatal, and before the team
used for the conveyance, could reach Mrs
Halfway 8 place, the spirit had fown-a lie.
less corpse alone remained.
On Friday and Saturday rcroner'e jury
composed Of seventeen good men, made {
thorough and searching examination Of TIT
case. Among others upon the jury were
Samuel Pointer, Joel Lambert, lin Cart
wright, Lorenzo Bizzell, Thomas Cohen
John Tsgwell and Capt, Vim. Mayo, 81
prominent Democrats. After most rigid and
scrutinizing Investigation, the jury uneni
mol4sly rendered the following verdict:
"Ihe said James Kinds came to his deatl
by the wounds Inflicted upon him, by sbo,
discharged from double bafrelled shotgun
in the hands Of George W. Clark"
Tho said George W. Clark has famil,
here, ADD wAs Secretary Of the Seymour anc
Blair Cinb q this place He had never sect
Mr.. Kinds in his life before. and had no per-
soBal Acquaintance With Mr.. Brooks, so thu
his soul and only object was to kill Radicals
While the Democrats here are denouncinl
this particular act OF Infamous assassination
they sanctioned those portions Of their candi.
dats Csmeron's speech, in which IL incited
encouraged, promised and threatened mur
der and assassination.
leave all comments for others. the fact
in brief, are just this While Messrs. Baook,
and Kinds we're quietly and unattended pass
ing along the road, Democratic assassin
who had not more than four hours befor,
signed = pledge Of peace, attempted 10 assas
sinate them simply because they wore prom
inent Republicans, and did succeed in wound
ing Col. Brooks and numbering Hon. jaime,
Kinds.