The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-06
HORROR! i!
An Infamous, COld-bl00ded
Assassination.
Generoi Thomas q. Hindman, Of He.
leuu, Arknusas, shot In His
H Own Residence.
rFrom tbe Meunbis Avalancbe s

from the Memphis Avalanche, Sept 29.I
A most atrocious murder has been
committed on one of the nOblest and
bravest men of the whole South, who,
in the deadliest of the fight, showing
his prowess in battle and his fearless
ness in his devotion to the Southern
cause, had none to excel him. We al
lude to the gallant General Thomas G.
Hindman, of Helena, Arkansas, who,
on Sunday night, fell by the hand Of the
assassin. Ali the particulars to be OBJ
tanned are embraced in the following
special dispatch, received at this office
last night:
HELENA, ARK, September 25.-Gen-
eral Thomas G. Hindman was assassin
ated at his residence, in the midst of
his family, at ten o'clock last night. He
was shot through a window, near which
he was sitting, with musket loaded
with buck and ball. He was smoking
at the time. The left hand, in which he
held his pipe, was carried away, and
two balls passed through his neck, sew
ering the windpipe, and producing CO.
pious internal bleeding. He lived
eight hours, and died with sublime
courage and resignation. A deep gloom
has been cast upon the community.
He was formidable enemy of Rad
icalism, and suspicious exist that his
assassination was procured through po-
litical causes. All quiet here to-day.
Yesterday morning Deputy Sheriff
Maxey was killed, and two Of his posse
wounded in attempting to arrest the
40 -; QUO IN ri arar M Moroap oo1nra1
Morsen was afterward captured and
hung, the whites and blacks present
sanctioning it. General Hindman had
no connection whatever with the affair.
NJ. 7. SANDERS, Editor Clarion.
Between twelve and one o'clock yes
terday dispatch was received at police
headquarters announcing the murder.
1t also contained the description of a
man named Robertson, who, it was said,
left for st. Louis ON the steamer II. NJ.
Shreve, an hour and half after the
tragedy.
The Shreve passed up at noon. Upon
reaching the levee with detective Nc
Cune, Colonel Beaumont found the tug
Nettie Jones, Captain Epse, whose SER
vices were at once secured. She steam
ed away after the Shreve, overhauling
her above the island, and by signaling
bringing her to halt. Once on board,
search was instituted for Robertson,
who was readily identified by the des-
cription. With him were his family
and household furniture, all en- route,
he said, to Springfield, Missouri, where
he resided.
He received his arrest with the ut
most eomposure, and not only stoutly
denied any knowledge of the horrid
crime with which he stoed charged, but
feigned ignorance of its having been
committed, although the fact was we'll
known to everybody else aboard, and
was, naturally, the subject ofmuch COM
ment. From his own statement to the
officers, he has been about Helena for
the past six months, although old resi-
dents of the place with whom we con-
versed last night, know nothing of him.
He is pale, has black hair, is about thir-
ty-two years old, and five feet five
inches high. When arrested he bad
rusty repeater, three of whose chambers
contained balls. The tug returned with
the prisoner, and his wife and child,
about four o'clock. They were placed
on the Luminary and sent back to He
lena.