The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-05-26
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/ Cheerful Chapter OF ''Accidents''-
Ono Noighbor Shoots Another Dead-
"A Dagger Plunge to tho Heart-A i
Lovors'a Neutrality-suspicious. into the
Garden, Maud.,-Nsighborly: Ways
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IA NEW ATHENS COLLEGE, ~ II
GnBlnsBula, GREEN Co., Ky III
g = ~= April 10, 1870. J.
EDITOR JoURNAL.-This letter shall
DO plain chapter Of accidents. A
chapter Of accidents such u can only
happen in this proud old Common
wealth. A chapter that gives zest to
life and romance to chlv.lry. -. .--.,-.~-..,.
In this way:--.--,.. r.>:-,.,s,,, 7s.7o
If you think there is no ro-
mauce in it, il is because you arc
not here, and can't see distinctly as I
d.: nor understand al the shades aud
phases Of . orepusoular civilization, ",
s'Of course it is Of horse race Or a
cattle show" No, it is neither. -,
"Well j.; it is Of: the pavilion out at
Griffin Springs" Not at all. =. The
pavilion aourishes, and 50 do the
Springs. ., -.
II will tell you now exactly: Gen.
Runcle and Uncle Jake have been hold
ing another camp meeting somewherc!'
You are altogether mistaken. Gen.
Runcle is in Louisville j; and Uncle
Jake is at Goose Greek, and preached
last Sunday at Lady's Chapel to re-
| spectacle congregation aad both Gen.
| Runcle and Uncle Jake are very. Or
derly and civil individuals and never
harm anybody.
As I was saying above, it all hap
peued in this way: A week ago last
Monday, Mr.. Joseph Turner and Mr:
Edward McCubins met, At Gooche's
Mill, in this county Of Green. They
are, or were, planters, living three
miles from this place, on the other side
Of Green River: At tho mill, they
had some angry words over some previ-
Gus difficulty, and parted: It is sid
that Turner said, after they parted, he
should punish McCubins for his e.
marks At the mill. J, Their farms liz
, near together. They both went home
The next day Turner was walking arm
in arm with : friend in the road near
his house. McCubins took down hi,
gun, and went across: the field, and
7 came out into the road, in advance o
!, where Turner: va. He waited 70,
|. Turner 70 come within thirty. PAGES
! when he deliberately raised bis, gu
) and shot Turner dead, the, ball enter
Al ing and passing through b bis +, heart
e McCubins then put. his gun on hi
$ shoulder and with: lightly recrossed tn
+ field to his own farm, went to his house
J. carefully put up his gun in its. propo
r place, and went. about his, usual day
+ business. Turner was taken, up an
}. carried to his house, stone: dead. !
IS coffin was hurriedly made the next day
q and he was laid in it, and quietly ca,
i ried out and buried without form q
ceremony, by the family only; no: on
caring or daring to be- round .wher
the accident happened. Three day
after, MoCubins came into town an
10 was called to an account for his col
duct. They summoned iii the neigl
- bors to be and appear; but hot ono {
. them all could be found who knew any
. ;. thing, although the thing was done j
). the broad daylight and in an old settle
y neighborhood. McCubins was turr
ed loose and is, undisturbed, pursuiu
his usual avocations. The interestin
, escspade is now nearly forgotten-se
t dom spoken Of, and then only to hin
: that it was in self.defense, on the prir
3 ciple that you have the right to take
mans life if you suppose ho intends .
some future day to take yours.
Again in this way:
I Two weeks ago last Thursday; MI
2 Mumtord and his neighbor, Mr.. Grs
q ham, disagreed about fence. The
talked the matter over in some ,angr
/ words, and parted with the understand
g ing that at future day they woul
meet and amicably determine the me,
ter. After breakfast the next morning
Mumford called at Graham's front ga,
: and called for Mr.. Graham. Graha,
came to the door and Mumford sale
"Mr. Graham, get your hat, and let .
take walk" Graham, believing fro,
: the pleasant tone Of his nieighbot's v,oio
: that be wanted to adjust, in . 'neigl
borly way; tho fence imbroglio, came o.
. and Tho two men walked down ii
, road. When they hidf turned thae ! "a: "a
, her aud were out 3of tight IF ito h,o;ul..,.
. Mumfora' drew from his pocket, 3 d.i
3. eshd plunged It into the body.
/ Gt.hsm, Who tsn'ia: tho ro.dl and .ut
), denly expired. e::saadimferd;; .xaith'S her,
ID eour,gs; turds 4souh dd, put basesk ii
}. dagger IN his pecfet lid 11'1ht ho.A,
The family Of she murdered n.ia; MAD, sto y,
ing inp.ti.nsst the long abs sdis xed
: down The roaaid ,nd found him I'd ID al Ii
! niddle'of tho road. '.on hi face fde.t
but warm, . He va! brought u III
lhouss, lila With Id tidaa5,u,s.t d religion
r. ceremony, buried thss9 next 9 a1ay. Tn
:. neighborhood. vent on isbo,dt its bpus,'ipes.,
as usual. This was ,t;s1 weeks ago 100: