The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-11-22
Serious Renconter III Logans-
port.

LoGAxsrorT Ind. November 49,

LoGANsPorT Ind. November -.
= shooting affair took place in this
place in this city this morning. hetwe"a
Ju.ige II. ID. BvkraIan. one OF Our most
prominent citizens. and The editor OF one
% oar local papers. called the sun.
bv tho rime OF Ntoreau. The imne,.i-
ate cause Of the shooting was, the pub
LEGATION. ia the Lo-ansrort SCN, OF tie
18th Instant OF an alleged grossly slau-
derouS article upon the Judge. from
which the following i an extract: In
his mothers womb. Omniscience knew
tie vile iniposiiion iha: WIS assuming
Shape knew The unbounded liar. the
base panaerer. the licentioas icchcl. tile
unstinicd tisicf, embodied in the !iGlnaH
form. developing there. and III lis in
finite pity Tor humanity. sen. forth -
msrae, by detorin:tv. thar rhe world
should know the william. AMI be on lis
guard" The above IS bet short cy-
cerpt from a column article, equally
abusive. that was published during The
absence OF Judge Dykcman. I'll home.
and although there hos lcrg been 9 feel
ing o. great Indignation against tie
Sun. this last article aroused very ~
tense feeling in The community against
Moreau. Ills sudden departure from
the city on the day the paper appeared
ani hi, absence until Saturday c.eaiaz
saved him from the coat of tar AMI :cgth-
er> with which il seems he MAS threat
ened. The judge returned home last
evening. ani so soon q, he wa> made ac
qna:nted aitl the character Of Morear'
article. lie determined - punish him. q,
he had plainly Informed hiU tc.orr iA8
he would. ii the persoaal attacks rcgn
la.iv made upon him III TIE san did nol
cei-e. Outsiders had hccn advised K
di.arin Moreau. who had prepared him
sell and was q complete walking arsnna!
ana warm him to leave the ely a. once =
but this plan Ealing. Judge Dykcmat
resolved 20 personally punish him.
About 10 o'clock Ills morning No
reau was coming down broadway. when
Dykcman observing him from the on
po.ite sid, of the street. immediately
advanced towards him and drew his re-
volvpr. Al the time Moreau was hcay.
lily armed aud. il i said wore A coat Of
mail. so soon Is he saw Dykeman he
halted and threw up lis arm. vixen thc
the Judge fred the ball passing through
heavy covereoat and under-colt aud
striking on the cheek. slightly abrading
the skin. Morcau fell and cried out
that he was killed. He was AT once
picked up and carried into an adjoining
surgeon. who examined him. IN, found
no wounds except the one referred to
For few minutes the excitement was
intense. but this evening all things are
tranquil again. Public opinion Is some
what divided. but by fir the larger por-
ton seem to approve Of the conduct 81
Dykeman. For year the sun has pur-
sued him with the most malignan, vim
dictiveness, and he has taken 10 notice.
holding the editor 10 be insane and not
responsible. Four weeks ago Moreau
came here and took charge Of the paper.
aud since that time has had control Of
it. lie has followed up the course OF Iii,
predecessor. wan,only Attacking the
Judge in every issue. Every week two
or three columns have been set aside FOR
the personal abuse Of a few OF cur prom.
incnt men. The thing had become "a
offensive and unbcarabe that fur,hcr
forbearance was out OF the question. aud
especially from O man Of Morcau'.
known character. Why an entire stran.
ger 10 The city should make such rnr.
Fis'oat attacks upon most promimont
ci'isnn could not he understood liz tlit
community.