The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-03
ASSASSINATION OF GEN 7. C.
HINDMAN.
He was Shot In His Own Residence on
Sunday Night Last.
The Fatal Ball Fired Through a Win
dow and Sewers His Jugular Vein
The Supposed Murderer Arrested.

From the Memphis Avaianehe.I
A most atrocious murder has been COM !
mitted on one Of the nOblest and bravest /
men of the whole South, who, IN the deadli- |
est Of the fight, showing his prowess in bat !
tie and his feariessness in his devotionIto |
the Southern cause, had none to excel him
We allude to the gallant General Thomas c. |
Hindman, Of Helena, Arkansas, who on
Sunday night fell by the hand of an assas-
sin. All the particulars to be obtained are
embraced in the following special dispatch,
received at this Office last night:
HELENA, ARK, September 2S-General
Thomas g. Hindman was assassinated at his
residence in the midst of his family at ten
clock last night He was shot through a
window near which he was sitting, with a
musket loaded WITH buck and ball He was
smoking at the time. The left hand In
which be held his pipe was carried away,
and two balls passed through his neck, sew
ering the wind pipe and producing cOpious
internal bleeding. He lived eight hours,
and died with sublime courage and resigna-
ton. A deep gloom has been cast upon the
community
He was a formidable enemy of radicalism,
and suspicious exist that his assassination
was procured through political causes. All
/ quiet here to day.
| Yesterday morning Deputy Sheriff Maxey
was killed, and two of his POSSE wounded in
attempting to arrest the notorious murderer
! Lee Morsen, col0red. Morsen was after
wards captured and hung, whites and blacks
present sanctioning it. General Hindman
had no connection whatever with the affair.
N. I. SANDERS, Editor Clarion.
Between twelve and one o clock Yesterday
a dispatch was received at police head
quarters announcing the murder 1t also
| contained a description of a man named
| Robertson, who, it was said left for st.
| Louis on the steamer H NJ. Shreve an hour
and half after the tragedy.
The Shreve passed up at noon. Upon
reaching the leYee with detective McCune,
Colonel Beaumont found the tug Nettie
Jones, Captain Ford, whose services were at
once secured. She steamed away after the
Shreve, Overhauling her above the island,
and, by signaling, brought her to a halt
Once aboard, a search was instituted for
Robertson, who was readily identified by the
description. 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 utmost
cOmposure, and not only stoutly denied any
knowledge of the horrid crime with which
he stood charged, but feigned ignorance of
1t having been committed, although the fact
was well known to every body else aboard
and had naturally been the subject of much
comment From his own statements to the
officers, he has been about Helena for the
past six months, although old residents OF
the place, with whom we cOnversed last
night, know nothing Of him He is pale
has black hair Is about thirty-two years old
and five feet five inches high When ar
rested he had rusty repeater, three Of
whose chambers contained balls. The tug
returned with the prisoner, and his wife anC
child, about four clock They were placed
on the Luminary and sent back to Helena.
Since the above was put in type, the AUa
ZancHe publishes the following:
Wednesday morning Mr. Newton, who
was deputized to convey Robertson, arrested
as the alleged murderer of General Hind
man, to Helena, arrived there with his pris
Oner. Upon an interview with the Sheriff ht
discovered that Robertson was not only no
suspected or wanted, bat that the dispatch
purpOrting to have been sent in that official
name was a forgery. Accordingly Robert
son was promptly discharged. His arres
was evidently the result of the malice 0
! some one who knew of his intended depart
/ ure, and took advantage of the tragedy t.
give him annoyance.
The excitement runs very high in Helena
/ and should the real assassin be found, Their
/ is little doubt that he will meet a punish
; ment as summary as terrible. At latest &C
counts the affair was still shrouded in mys
terry