The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-02-18
BLOODY FIGHT.
a Do@I>crado Ixi1Icoi.
70 o. liz Eycning BuIIctln. /

Core ,ponienoc Of the Evening Builctin.1
Columbus. Ky, February 10, 1869
Ed,tor EreHiRg BHiictm In u converse
ton with a gentleman from Guntown, Miss,
whom met on the Mobile aud Ohio railroad
train az CoriEth, where | saw two men in cit
izen S dress guarded by file Of yoldiers, |
learned the following facts concerning the
late difficulty at Guntown station, Miss;
Some weeks ago IA man hailing from Kan
sas, arrived at Guntown and made some dis
play of money, and intention OF business Ia
Il few days he made the acquaintance of Nj
Mcintosh, who had three daughters, all Of
whom received him kindly. \ few DAYS ago
he made a proposal OF marriage to one of the
daughters and was accepted. But thi. was
not by consent Of Mr. Mcintosh, who made
serious objection, and positively refused to
acccdc 70 any such arrangement.
Yesterday morning the Kansas gentleman
called at Mr. Mclntosh's and requested him
to como 10 the gate but the old gentleman
replied that "ifl he wished TO see him he must
come to the door" This seemed to exaspe-
rate the Kansas man, who replied that If lac
(Mclntoshl did not come to the gate he would
shoot him, and AT once drew revolver and
fired. Mr. Mcintosh retired, closing the door
after him; and Immediately afterward the
kan.a, man broke it down and commenced
al ind.crimiuate fire upon the old gentleman
and his daughters. After he had expended
his shots, he retired 10 hoIse whore lived an
old man ahd hi- son, about half II mile dis
taut who are supposed 10 have been his nc
completes in all tho shooting done in the vi
entity recently.
After his departure Mr.. Mcintosh got out
Il writ Of arrest, which was placed in the
hands Of the constable who, with some cti-
zens, attempted T. arrest him, but were resist
cd by him and the old man and his son, at
Whose house no was stopping
Finding arrest impracticablc with the force
he had, ho the sheriff. sent to Corinth, Miss,
for squad Of soldiers 10 aid him. 4 corpo-
raj and "a number OF soldiers went down, and
when they reached Guntown they were adj
yised tina, the Kansas man and his two as.o-
cate, were determined upon resistance to the
last and that they might reasonably expect
| some trouble. The corporal, after reaching
the house told the parties within that he had
/ SO man" giving the numbor) soldiers, and
! tnhl thcli lNtchlluh Wis TO arrest Them thht
resistance would be useless. The men within
/ replied that they were armed and ready to de-
fond themselves uud.lat the man who forced
the door would be killed. At once the corpo-
raj burstei in the door wheroupon the Kan.
sas man fired the bath striking the corporal
in the abdomen or a little above whore the
belt passed. around, from which the ball glanced
and did no harm. The corporal then fired,
his bali taking effect ia tho Kansas man S
head. killing him instantly. Whcroupon
the soldiers rushed into tho house with fixed
bayonct, and forced the two men, father and
son. To surrender. / saw the two prisoners
/ whom they arrived at Corinth, Such are the
) iacts as ior "a, | can learn them. | have no
doubt the citizens were iutimidated from
giving the proper aid to the sheriff from the
i"ct' that should they have done so, and a
Kansas man been killed, as was the case,
1t would have been published throughout the
north a. great "kul.luX outrage
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