The Van Buren press., 1872-10-08
Statement Ct an Witness.

Statement c! an Eyewitness.
| One Of the most infamous aud high handed
outrages ever porprtratcd in Western Ar>an-
/ sas. was Witnessed at Greenwood on Monday,
| October lst at the appointments made by
/ Col. +. NJ GrNTEH, Democratic and Reform
candidate for Congress, aud Capt.W. \. Lar
TnoEE, Greeley and Brown EIcctor Oar
correspondent gives the particulars below
which are fully confirmed by Capt Is. j.
BEowN, who also had appointment to speak
there. II is the death struggle of defeated,
dcmoralizcd party. Every day after Sheriff
SCorr know, the full truth Of this audacious
scoundrcls transaction at Greenwood Mon
day. and continues him in office, he should be
held responsible. II is duty sheriff Scott
owes to hi- own party as well as himself that
this murdcrous intent be rebuhcd and Me
Clurc dismissed. Any ether action on the
part Of Scott, signifies a disposition to uphold
thi, ,contcmptiblc dcspotlc transaction. Capt:
Scott has property aud expects to live here
and it is to his interest that hc take prompt
action to bring such despicablc outmges to
an end in his county:
SrBAsrIlN CoUSrY, ARK. oct |, 1872.
DEAR SIR; to-day Witnessed scene in
the Court House, at Greenwood, which hope
never to witness or hear of again. Thi, was
the day for spcahing at that place hy Col. T.,
NJ. Guutcr. Reform Candidate for Congress,
W. O, Lattimorr, candidate for Elector on
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state Senate. There were about 30 men i'm
the house-a majority Minstres. Capt Lat
timorc merely introduced himself and went
out on some business, yielding his time to
Brown as he had not time to speak. Col. Gun,
ter addressed the audicAce in q mild speech OF
about one hour and was about concluding
when John Ne ChTe DYUy HsJiD dJ1 pres
clt candidate FAR ,HTig on the Minstrel tick
ct, arose and asked Guntcr why he did not
! think of all these things when he was burning
| union mems houses. numbering them and
| turning families out OF doors, burning boats
etc. GuHter replied he burnt no house. OF
! boats. Mcclure replied "you did and YOU
have said all you can say here; You shall not
speak here rHy longer; get out Of this house
at once Guntrr said he was not through
his speech. Mcclure said "You can't talk
here You id rebel son of bitch; get out OF
this house at once or ! will Kill you" Gun
ter replied he would not 20. Mcclure and
another man, by name OF Bradshaw made to-
wards Guntcr, got behind him, drew their
| pistols, told him if lac did not 90 they would
make him. rushed on him with their pistols
| pushed them in his face and forced him out
OF the house. Neither Gunter nor Brown were
armed, so Mcclure and crowd had it thcil
own way and made every man leave the
house, shutand locked the door, tore up Gun
tcr's notes from his books after hlm and said
" no id rebel shall speak here" Gunte,
went t. the house Of Z. II. Rice, Esq, whcl
| they were sent for to 90 TO DR.. llukils as Nc.
| Clurc aud crowd threatened immediate VIC,
lence. liukil proved protection. All partie,
got ready and left. The citizens of Green.
| wood begged that Guntrr and friends woulC
/ not resist as Mcclure wanted an excuse to ge
out his militia,
Now, what do you think Of tl,i,? what d,
/ tho good people of Sebastian without refer
encc to parties say to this? Can even Pierc,
| justify this? WIN this man Mcclure be vote,
/ for for Sheriff by any good citizen? vii
not the authorities take hole of Mcclure anC
associates and punish them: Can this Kin,
Of conduct be tolerated even to get up an eX,
cuSc for militia? Let the law be yindicated
Let the good citizens ofall parties see tha
such man is not elected rs the chief peace
officer Of this county. Let him be indicted
AMI sent to the pcuiteulary where he and hi
. confederate. belong.
The above facts can he ,ubstantiatc by {
B. Neal, the two Mcssrs Rice, Judge Howard
Samuel Dunn and others, who were present
1t Is due to Capt. John Spraddliug and DR.
/ liukil that they were not in the house anC
when they learned the facts denounced TIT
action of Mcclure and his men as a gross out
rage. j.
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