The New York herald., 1872-10-05

scunne to Little Rock to show them to the authori-
aoter OF the rebels around Dover.
HIcKox SHOT AT IN THE COURT HOUSE,.
about to sleep In the Clerks ONCE one night. 1t
revived the list OF his four predecessors In the
laid by assassins. and made him as bitter and
yIndictive as themselves. Williams, the Deputy
Sheriff, who was pert taker conveyed the news
OF HickOx's feelings to the townspeOple.
"You'll kill Union county officers here" ne said,
until you get the town OF Dover burned about your
heads. We shan't give you chances ct this busi-
ness.n
The fight between Brindles and MtnStrels grew
eld's Brindle newspaper and believed more than he
who wrote It, 1t was charged against Hick0x that ne
made no exhibit Of the DEBT and nr
he was obligated to publish statement OF the
financial condition OF the county annually, at
least twice during each term. The taxes in the
county were very high; the scrip now brings about
six cents on the dollar and the people complained
although have no literal evidence on this head
that alter S20 90 had been laid out on the Court
house the county appropriated $500 OF scrip to fix
up liickoxs onlce; and they claim that on this au.
thOriZaton he issued between six thousand and
seven thousand dollars worth OF scrip. "The scrip
is all over the county. cheap as rebel money"
said one TO me. Nevertheless the county
dollars on the hundred which Is less than some
other counties; In Little Rock, for instance the
county taxes are above live dollars the hundred.
Hickox further innamed public opinion by seeking
to put Hickerson out OF the Deputy sheriIship and
give that ONCE TO woman-none other than the
lady at whose house he boarded.
THE RIVAL BARBECUE.
The Brndlc party in Pope county carried of q
podson % reSuiars 1 and the Brindles and democrats
fused and got ready for county campaign under
the revived profession OF devotion to the Union and
the State peace, local government and honest ad-
mnstratiOn.
The Mnstrels, following out Arkansas notions OF
a good political time, called barbecue at Centre
the Attn OF july 1872, to listen to public speaking
from s Inc sS es"S o1serH
ing that the negroes were treated somewhat cava-
lierly in the invitation, got up rival barbecue at
Shiloh Camp ground which Is three lOurthS OF the
way, ON the road to Russellville, from Dover. All
parties and c0lOrs mixed at Shiloh, and while the
pigs ana calves were roasting N IN tae open air upon
son, independence and such other matters; but
contemporary politics were suppressed
At Shiloh there were nearly four hundred people
assembled, and about one-haf that number at
Centre Valley, where the Minstrel orators dc.
Claimed against sne o the ne amu s
tratlon Of the lree State Of Arkansas.
THE SHERIFF WANTS AN ARMY.
The Minstrel leaders are said not to have sepa-
rated with any sense OF satisfaction. Their p0lii
cal prospects were gloomy, their lives unsafe, and
they averrea taat s9rve processes was Gus
martial law was the only for the perverslty Of
Pope county. This was Ilickoxs object OF pursuit
hencelorward until the day OF his death.
The very next day Deputy Sheriff Williams re-
ported that he had been shot ut and his garments
pierced In three places
The county oficers now swore that the last shoot.
ing had occurred in Pope county without retaiia-
tion or arrest, and at once prepared to raise a
sherii's posse OF their Minstrel friends and scour
the country north of Dover for the assassins.
Sunday they moved up to that country dis
tancs Of about tWWentylye W miles, avoiding the town
the bruse on his belly and his perforated apparel
and ascertained who in the neghborhood might be
suspected, from grudge or lawessness to have
u
party which left Dover for the woods on
the 4th OF July anu included them in the
general suspicion. They at once proceeded to ar
rest N. J. Hale, an old and influential farmer and
neighbor of Williams, and his grown.up son, W. r.
Hale, taking them while feeding their stock at an
early hour ON Monday morning, JulyS.
THE PRISONERS.
About two O'Clock In the afternoon of Monday,
July $, the Sherin's posse of twenty-eight men
rode into Dover on mules, ponies and plough
horses, with Dods0n and Hck0X at their head, well
mounted on spirited animals. The posse looked
splashed and dusty and h0llow-eyed nom want of
sleep. HickoX was cold and stern and Dodson
Hale, well-to-do farmer and man Of commanding
influence in his district, rebel and democrat,
aged about sixtyive, ana of rough, striking pa
and suggested former athletic youth, ana his
white beard and hair flowed down like rolls of cot
on their own horses. the son was weaker and
uneasily upon his youthful shoulders He was,
like most of the people in this grim country,
where they worship ana assassinate with the
same lonl countenance, member Of the Baptist
Church ann Mason Old Hale was Royal Arch
Mason, high up toward the parapet OF the order,
and he ran the rebelousy disposed part OF his
county in grips thanksgiving and politics.
With the look OF men doing business and fully
armed, HickoX and D0dson made the prisoners dis
mount and put them in the Court House under
small guard OF armed negroes, there being five
negroes IN the posse.
ARRESTS IN DOVER.
Then, calling the roll In sharp tones, Dodson
counted off two parcels OF men, who stepped out,
and he headed one portion which marched to the
south side Of the Court House square, ana arrested
between twenty-five and thirty years old He was
chrstened General before he got to be OF scratch
Ing age.
OF the SheriTs posse, and passing to the north
side OF the square, arrested Joseph Tucker quasi
farmer, who really kept little drinking saloon and
grocery there.
The large posse remained In the town nearly two
hours, and there was some excitement but the
bold and confident manner OF Hickox and Dodson
and the strength OF their forces suppressed inter-
Dodson arrested him. This was certain l. l..
West-Isham Liberty West, commonly called Lib
West. He lives at Scottsville, six miles above
Dover and follows blacksmithng, If anything.
Both Governor Hadley and General Upham aver
that this mans brother, Perry West Is none other
than a celebrated Texas desperate known as Kinch
West, on whose head, brought with or without his
shoulders, reward is standing. Said Lib VEST
"Dodson, Mrs. West wants you to treat her hus-
band well and not take him further than Dover.
She says he Is old ana can't stand it to ride further
be ready when you want him. You've got no busi-
ness, anyway. to take man out or the county.
There's no law for it.N
''wel,r said Dodson, ~ suppose you've come
spying down here for something. As you're so
smart In the law I'll take you along to teach us.n
AS they stood, all mounted, In the warm Summer
afternoon, some refining up from the well at the
Court House corner. others dropping In from the
s'dopoerieS,O where they had been stimulating and