The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-04-26
The Assassination of General HindElaI
Mt Helena. Ark, i'll 1s6s...Lewis
Vaughn, the Accused.

xNS ASSoSSlultlOn Oh USNcIHA 1liNuiii'ti
Mt Helena. Ark. i'll 1sGs.'.!ewis
Vaughn, the Accused.
MEMPHIS, a pril 19.-Lewis Vaughn,
alias Frank Burdett, charged with the
assassination of Gen. Hindman at Hell
ena, Ark, the night of September q,
1865, was brought before Judge Halsey,
of the Second Circuit Court, to-day, on
a write of habeas corpus. J. d. Adams
appeared on behalf of the prisoner;
Judge Chas. w. Adams and Col. Caycc
Young for the prosecution.
Mrs. Mary IIindman, widow OF the
deceased, was the principal witness.
She identified the prisoner as the man
calling himself Frank Burtlett, claim
ing to be son of tho former Police
Commissioner, and who had written
her several letters asking her to come
to Memphis, and he would reveal the
whole plot of the assassination Of her
husband.
On the night OF the 10Th inst. he came
to her room at the hotel, and told her
in presence of Judge Mangum that the
party who killed Gen. Hindlnan was
hired to do it by Jhon II. Moore and
DR.. Linihicunl, of Helena; that his
motive in disclosing the plot was part
Iy from conscience, but principally from
revenge, as DR.. Linthicum had tried to
poison him last summer when he was
sick; that on the night OF the assassina-
ton he and the man who fired the shot,
after loading q double barrelleC shot
gun il, q blacksmith shop near the Gen
erals house, went into the yard, leav-
ing Lintlicum holding the horses out
eide; saw the General through the WIN
dow sitting in Il large rocking chair
with his feet on another, smoking his
pipe. His back was to them, and they
went to the other window, where they
had IL view Of his side face, When the
gun was fred he heard her shriei>s, and
would have given the world to recall
ten minutes; he then mounted mis- horse
and made his way to Mariana and
thence 10 Tennessee. Also stated he
had a photograph of her house, aud all
the parties concerned. When asked
who fired the shot, said lie would get
Capt. Glenn. Dcring, and return in two
hours, and she should know all. He
then ;,skct; her if she had told any one
in regard to his letters. She had, and
told him she came near making 4 con-
fident Of Linthicum, and he exclaimed:
My God if you had, he would have me
murdered, as Linthicun had taken him
to Helena to kill IIindman. The let
tiers written by Vaughan were shown
witness, and identified. On cross-ex-
animation, said Vaughan told Judge
MangGm he did not want money; rct-
vengc was what he wanted, and he
meant to have it. Witness was then
questioned in regard to the assassina-
alton of her husband, and was much
affected in detailing the bloody work.
She was accompanied by her little son,
who had just gotten out OF his fathers
lap, when the fatal shot was fired. Chief
of Police Athey identified the letters
and said Vaughan told him they We're
! written at the instance OF other parties.
When asked why he did not return to
sec Mrs. 1inLlinan as he promised Sat
urday night, he said because the police
chased him when he wentto the appeal
office to get u letter. Had known the
prisoner for eight months; first as Flow
ers, and then as Vaughan; had prof1ered
his services as Il detective, when the
safe in the police Office was robbed, but
he had no confidence in his honesty.
When he arrested him last Saturday
Vaughan remarked, s'you have pulled
me about these IIindman letters.'
Detective Harry Cranmcr testified to
! about the same; had known the prison
or by his different aliases: that when
Vaughan was arrested, told him he had
| written the letters, but was reticcnt
about the matter.
Mrs. Quackcnbush, of Nashville, tes-
| tilted sho was the mother Of the prison.
err, and his name was Lewis Vaughan.
Several other witnesses were introduce
| ed, but nothing of Importance was
elected.
| Several dcpositions were offered to
prove prisoner was at work at the
sailors Rest, near Ciarksvitic, Ten, at
! the time OF the murder.
After lengthy argument Judge Hal
Soy rcm&ndcd the prisoner to Jail to
await a rcQu;Sition freu the Governor
of Arkansas, which is Oh the way.
TUX new ORLEANS SLAUGHTER