The Van Buren press., 1869-03-30
"MURDER WILL OUT "
Another Chapter in the Hindman Horror
The Mystery Solved at Last.

We copy from the Memphis appeal OF
18th, the following account OF the arrest
of the murlcrers Of General ElINDNAS:
The particulars ofthe horrid murder Of
General L. C. Iiindman, in Helena, Ark,
last fall, are vet fresh in the public mind.
While the General was sitting after tea,
in the midst of his family, the stiffness of
the air was broken by the sharp crack of
4 gun. A ball whizzed through window
and General ilindman fell forward from
his chair, MORALLY wounded,
That the deed was the act Of some Of
the Radicals there could be no doubt but
every effort to fix the crime on the per
petrators failed until Tuesday morning.
By the mercst accident everything con
nccted with the affair was brought to
light ... $3.50.
Several weeks before General Hind
mans murder notorious negro outlaw,
who had murdered black and white men
and ravished women, was hanged by a
mob, after a desperate ARRAY III which a
deputy sheriff was murdered. This was
in September.
Early Tuesday morning two negroes
confined in the Helena Jail, on trivial
charges, were convcrsing in their cell. y
few words spoken above the low tones
employed, attracted the attention of an
other negro, an inmate of an adjoining
cell. These told of plot and murder
and the startled prisoner became most
attentive listener. The two prisoner,
seemed deeply interested in the subject
and as the conversation progressed, c
nough was CLEANED to startle the caves
dropper almost out of his senses.
Could il be possible 7 These two black:
we're coolly commenting on the miscar
riage of plot whose partial execution
sent the most distinguished citizen of tn
community into eternity, and whose con
clusion would have laid town in ashe
and added q score to the solitary murder
The two prisoners and seven othe
/ blacks had been members of the gang o
the lynched outlaw, and all had sworn t
wreak terrible vengeance for his death
In council it was deliberately plotted t
burn Helena and murder Gen. llindmal
and several other Conservative citizens
The night for its execution was the nigh
on which Hindman was murdered. 4
negro, named Charles Porter, accompa
MED by one of the narrators and another
went into IIindman's yard. Porter wa
sALeaiAdta.are .taa Eall.al ~s.l1t. and .flldllet
7 fne remainder Of the plot failed
Those deputized to fire the town coul,
mot summon sufficient courage,
The listener to these hQrrid revelation
lost little time in communicating them t.
the jailer. The two prisoners were takcl
out and questioned One Of them ex
pressed willingness to make confession
and was taken before & magistrate. /!
told the entire story, giving the name
of every fiend connected with the plot
Porter, who fired the shot, was found an,
arrested, rs were two or three others o
the nine conspirators.
The revelations produced the most in
tense excitement Nothing else wa
thought of or discussed in Helena yester
day; and there was talk Of lynching tn
prisoners, but no such action had bee,
taken at last accounts
=. S.--Since the above was written w
have learned Of the arrest of all the ne
groes-ninc in all-connected with Thu
! horrible affair.