Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-31

n Sen Stays the Nan VINE Mar.
dered RGls Fnthcr Slxtene
Years Ago.

A desperate affair occurred on the steam
err Tyrone, at padncah, Saturday afternoon,
between Samuel White, second engineer OF
that boat, and John Pike, noted dsspern-
do, which resulted in the latter receiving
mortal wound.
About sixteen years ago Whites father
and John Pike lived Oh adjoining farms
nesri Dycusburg, Kentucky, twenty-fv
milss from Paducah, On the Cumberland
river. The former was quiet, law abiding
citizen. IL bad lived on his farm for thirty
years without having had the slightest diff
Guilty with any Of his neighbors. The lat
ter was noted for an overbearing and dcs-
psrate temper, and was the terror Of that
section Of the State.
One day as Mr.. White Was returning
from . piece Of woods. near Pixies house.
the latter ran out and, without any provoca
ton whatever, fell upon White with knife
and ripped open his abdomen from side TO
side, SO that the entrells fell out from the
body. White took them in his hands, Walk
ed abou. half mile, and sank down exhaust
ed, lie lived to tell the name OF the muir
derer who had taken his life. vile, hvs
danyhters and a son, Samuel Width. were
l.f, TO mourn the untimely death Of their
| father. as we'll as the community the loss Of
. most excellent citizsn. The motive by
which the murderer was prompted was new
or sscersained Pike was tried, convicted
and &c ntenced to imprisonment at hard labor
for term of ten years, at the expiration OF
which time he was set at liberty.
When his father was killed, young Sam
uel White was only ten years OF age, but
even then he swore that, if he lived, he
would rid the world OF the heartless murd-
erer. With his mother aud and five sisters,
he rem wed to Paducah. Pike was again
sentenced TO the peniten.iary for four or
five ears for stealing hogs. He was releas-
cd about yoar ago. Last Saturday even
ing, after having been warned that young
Vi bite was on the Tyrone, and that he
would certainly kill him If he came aboard.
he recklsssY persisted in his purpose, and
took passage with his wife and daughter
for his home at Dycusburg. lilo had not
been long on the boat before his presence
was discovered by young White. Pike
went fol- ward to the right staircase, leading
to the deck, when he was accosted by
White with the words-"You murdered my
father for that intend to kill you" At the
same time drawing and snpping bis pistol.
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eighth inch iron poker, which he held in
one hand and knocked Pike head foremost
from the top to the foot Of the s<eps.-
Pike had no sooner reached tho bottom Of
the staircase than White was upon him, in
Hicting violent blows with the poker, on his
head, one Of which fractured the skull and
exposed the brain. At this juncture White
was pulled away by those who had been At
tracted to the spot, though he pleaded that
he might be permitted to avcngs the death
Of his father by killing the murderer. SO
bad was tho character of Pike that no one
seemed disposed to help him from who're hs
lay bleeding from five or six deeply Gu,
gashes. His wife and daughter, screaming
with grief and terror, went, at last, to his
assistance.
Pike vas by no means conquered. lie
freely confessed to having killed White
father, but swore that il he ever lived L
get over his present wounds that he would
kill the son also.
White was arrested taken into Paducaf
and fined thirty dollars. Pike was put Of
the boat at his farm. twenty five milsi
above. The physician stated that there
was no possible chance for bis recovery
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