, 1869-03-12
A SAVAGE ENCOUNTER,
Attempt to Arrest an Indian Out
Law In A7kausas.
He Attacks the Officers, Wounds
two Of Them and Escapes.
A Au.Klux InIeEaefes In the
Ou,EaW'4 Be half,
Prntu the Ner1ne.a poef. Na.rh 8.

A Au-Klux In,eEferes In the
Ou.FaH'4 Behalf,
Prom the Memphis Post Ma.chs 3.
a desperate and fearful eccouuteE occur
red between la and / O'Clock yesterday noon,
at small boarding house or country tavern,
kept By man named jenkins, near p1ace,
twelve miles south Of tbe city, known 81
Horn Lake. Cub Harland, q1arter.bretd
- i most Iawiess And bloodshlzssJ
character, abandoned hts native home amoug
his rate in the Indian Territory fn the sum
met of 1866, and came to Csltsenden County,
Arkansas. Here he formed an intimate &C
qualntance and friendship with the rough
ard vicious characters who lised there, and
who have figured 50 prominently in all the
outr1ges and Tunsanlsu that has tranepised
ia that county Last August, thus be became
q terror 10 all orderly and }aw obeyfng citl-
When the State militia came into Critten-
den County, the ku-klu1 being promised
a.slstance ,rom asaociates On this aide OF the
der Them Or dnvc them from the county.
Cub accordirely rs1naitea In the ne,ghoor-
ht cd several dnys to assist in tue intended
undertaking. For some reason the attack
was abandoned and Cub, with all Lis fellow
out,sw: efeePth ths n3,st eShs o. % ,sn who vera
arrived, hed the State. 1t was supposed for
a while that be had returned to ihe Indian
Territory, but 1t afterwards became known
to the officers Of The militia that he WAS
lurking. around Horn Lake. 4 reqni.ition
having Teen procured from Governor Clay
ton for hia arrest, Captain Haynes. of the
Second Arkansas State Guards, came over
the river last Saturday night and. getting
the ass5staEee OF se1geAnSs Brown anh
Finch. Of the Metropolitan Police, lett yes
&o~Ansy trrn F,+ fh.A1
place Of Cub.
The party were mounted. and all armed
with rev olvera. Tn reaching Jenkins hou,e
The only one Al Horn Lage-lhe men DIS
mounted, and, hltchlug iheir horses at the
which no one could be seen. After rapplng,
| as no one answered, two OF tho officers
| Haynes and Broan-entetcd the house aud
stepped Tito aide room. while Finch
| walked around to the rear OF the louse to
i. tercept Cub II case OF an attempt to
| escape.
| AS Haynes and Brown entered the room,
| as above stated. they heard the voices Ct
Mcn conversina IN IN adjoining room, and 1t
once adyaneed TO the door leadnx into the
came. Sergeant Brown, who was in tloh,.
opened the door sad stepped across The
threshold, With taptain Haynes close at his
back. The conver< atfon Of the hal. luzsn men
who ere seated around the tre was hushtd
as the door opened, and all turned thels
/ u
" ho WAS among thcm, as soon rs he saw the
face Of Captain Hayes. jumped to his feet and
| In IN Instant drew a nayy revolver, which b.
has never been known to not have hncklcd a.
bis side, and ai1atI z It at Brown, scarcely five
feet distant, fred 1t, and in another instant
darteL out Of doors though a side passage.
| followed by comtade 0i his, By the name
OF Charlie Smith, who lad also lied hom
| C1ittenden County. As miraculous q. 1t may
.cem, the Indlan'e shot missed Its mark and
| hr s3rnt Fem 11n kn
! whole company In the roon attempt wouia
| to dc!eL d the Indian and us cLmrade, Smith,
| and that they. would oyerpower them,
the officers backeu ont or the door aud
| 1eyossezs IN thels hands aad ready TOR
nse. As they reached the porch, officer
| Finch, tho was promptly on nand, was just
firing MS revolver 1t The Indian, who also
immediately returned The shot. scrge1nts
! Brown ard Finch then set upon Smith, who,
Win two revolyers io his hand, YVES ccumE
l to the rescne Of the Indian. As Sergeant
Finch ard the Indian exclaimed shots at ths
closest proximity, the latter frantically
BOUNDED forward In the face OF Captain
Haynes, who was also rushing for the indian.
As the TWO armed adTefsa1ies met, with theiR
eyes axed upon each other and Without .
! word f,eipg uttere3, the Indian se.zed tho
Captain by the ielt shoulder and fatsed his
revolver to the breast Of the Captain, who,
with perfect control Of himself, 10 fetnrs
r,ehl arm Of the lndIan, near the shoulder
! and prevented the free use Of bis revolver
In this close encounter both used thelr ve1pun
I is bes. thcy could The Indian dtscta'ced
! his revolver three 1imes with the muzEl,
close ~ the ride ot the Captain. rho b.
| croEding bis arm Away prevented himsel
! from b. lIg shot through the middle AT ths
same time be was senoisg his bullet through
, the upper paFt Of the 1utIsa's or< ast Titl
bis right hand, witch VAS unrestraiEed. A
I hA frAf vnI4 NO II ,f~.4. 6ut
,, which had struck thu Captain In the len hip
he broke away and ran towards ravinc
! several yards distant, beyond which was
: thicket OF wild cane. Just as he turned til
Captain gaze him another ahot In the back
winch he thinks cou1d not possibly hav
! missed It's mark. Notwtt1staudiuE thi
| shot, ard Two Others which were need Int,
bis breast, and also one which serzean1
I | Fitch is believed 10 hare given hin. RI
: Indian made his way of NJ unharmed.
: At the close Of this terrible eucoun.e +, tn
| Caplan's wounds beeal to ble:d iee1y. an,
. it VAS With much difficulty that be coult
walk, He, however. fimped around to sh
side Of the honse where seFreaus@ Finch an.
who had etnptied MS reEolyers and i fo
his lie about the same time tha: the India,
had. Just hese. at the close Of the b,o9a
Holk, al OF WHICH vas done IL the brictes
: space Of time, serEeant Finch exclaimed TIA
, he WAS thot, and that he felt faint. He sc
cordh ely walked into the house and bis Der
son was examined. when 8 bullet holo VA
: + und in The center Of his right breast. e
: btRAn tu titk rapidly. aud, by the kindats
Of the landlord, was Immediately furnised
bea. en Hnica ne u Carefully laid, and
+ phfsie1an procured as soon Is possible,
} After the arr1v4f of the doctor. Who pru
tounced the eeretant's wound OF 3 critics
I character, but not sufficient to cause dtatl
Immediately, and alter all waa done for Ii
| SetgeaLts comfort that could be. Heruesn
Brown and the Captain returned TO TIE c1t7
: The hide Tor sbe Captain wns rather pAuthI
: but he succeeded In accomplishing 1t, an
E alter haftng his wounds washed aud care
!, turned to his hume II Maticp-
This morning Dr.. Lyrch aud an officer
. With carriage, were sent to Horn Lake 1
Z visit Ser eeant Finch, aud 70 bring him bscj
r to tae city i bis condition will permit
!. eergea-t Finch Is a native Of Ohio serve
In the CElon Army, aud hiss BEEN connecte
}. With the polfce force since its organization
I He IS an upright young man and an exec
t lent tdlcer, and should his wound prov
i his fellow policemen, Will deeply mourn hl
e loss.
h SERGEANT Brown, who Is likewise ratIy
2 Of Ohio, Is a lost vail mt aud istfntut ofoce
!. and ha4 been Connected Ti:h many morts
. struggle, aud, as from The ono Of yesterday
: be has fortunately escaped, with rrcsIytu
p any serious harm.
Z Captain Haynes Is large. athletic mar
d with oark complexion, aud eyes that reyes
i. which has been bis only safety a1nce ltvtn
among the aesas.irs Of Cristeudeu Count,
e He is native OF Ksue County. Illinois, IN
= BeIved through the ~ar as Captain in tt
q Third United States Cavalry.