The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-04-01
.,MuRpEs WILL oUg.n

striking proof of this saying is furnish
edbythe arrest of the murderers of Gen. I. c.
HfKpMAS,: of Arkansas. The particulars of this
horrid murder which took place in Helena lastfall
are yet fresh in the public mind Gen. HIsDMAS
was sitting after tea, in the midst Of his family
when the stilfaess Of the air was broken by the
sharp crack of gun. A ball whizzed through the
window. and the General fell toward from his chair,
morally wounded. That the deed was committed
by some Of the Radicals, there was no doubt, asthe
victim of this terrible assassination vas known for
and wide as the most uncompromisng opponent Of
th, bellish schemes with which the Radicals have
desecrated and despoiled that State. Every effort
to fix crime on the guilty ones Jailed, and by
thu merest accident everything connected Hith the
affair mas been brought to light. We gea the
particulars from the Memphis drolanche, of re-
cent date: -
tStsereral weeks before Gen. HINDMAS's murder,
allotoFious negro outlaw, who had murdered men
Of both races and ravaged women, was hanged by
a1nob,1 after desperate ARRAY, in which deputy
Sheriff was killed This was in September, and is
necessary prelude to what follows.
Two negroes confined in Helena Jail, on trivial
charges, were conyersing in their cell. A few
words spokep above an ordinary tone attracted the
attention of another negro, inmate OF an adjoining
cell. They told Of plot and murder, and the
startled prisoner listened attentively. They were
coolly commenting on the miscarriage OF plot
whose partial execution sentthe most distinguished
citizen of the community into eternity, and whose
boya Ioid q foyvn i'm ~
ssd score to the solitary murder. These two
prisoners and'seven other negroes had been mem
hers Of the gang of the lynched outlaw referred
TO above, and all had sworn to. wreak terrible
vengeance for his death. It was deliberately plot
tell to murder Gen. HINDaAN and several other
conservative citizens, and burn the town Of Helena
On the night agreed upon for this terrible work,
negro named Charles Porter, accompanied by one
Of the prisoners and another negro, went into
HtspM.N's yard. Porter was selected 10 fire the
fatal SHOT and fulfilled his mission. His ball
shattered the glass and quickly sped TO It's unsus-
Meeting victim. The remainder of the plot failed,
as those selected to fire the town coulanot summon
sufficient courage.
Such are briefly the horrible revelations to which
the astopnded prisoner in en- adjoining cell heard
from lirs of these hardened culprits and which ne
los. no time in communicating to the jailor. The
prisoners were taken out and questioned ; one of
them expressed willingness to make confession,
and was taken before magistrate. He told the en-
tire Story giving the names ofevery fend connected
with the plot. Porter, who fred the shot was found
at once and arrested, and afterwards the entire
gang connected with this horrible affair taken
into custody. AS might be supposed, these revela-
tions produced the most intense excitement, and
there was tale of lynching the prisoners, but no
such action had been taken at last accounts.
Aside from the thrilling interest possessed by
this narrsiye,i it not wonderful that the mystery
vas solved in tho manner here disclosed? AS we
said in the beginning Of this article, it is truly
marvellous e1emplifcatiOn that "mur Ter will out"
and points unerringly to tie hand of Providence
directing the means employed to discover and
bring to light one of the fOulest murders on record
for time lost in q seeming impenetrable mystery.