Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-15
THE ASSASSIN OF GEN. HINDMAN.

murderer OF General Hindman, who
was shot and killed at Helena one even
ing about four years ago, while sitting
with his family, by an assassin. IL Is
believed that this man Vaughan was
hired TO do H. in fact, he has made a
partial confession 10 that effect.
In the St. Louis Globe Of yesterday a
little more information is furnished in
special dispatch from this city. Itsays;
MEMPHIS, April l3.-To.day 4 man
named Vaughan was arrested by the
police, who, they claim, is the person
who, four years ago. assassinated Gen.
Hindman at Helena, Ark Detective
Cranmer has evidence in his possession
that will certainly convict him. lie Is
now held for q requisiiion from the Ar
kansas authorities.
In dozens Of papers throughout the
United States the fact was published
yesterday morning but it was left to the
enterprise OF the LEDGER TO give the in
formation to the public last evening.
Mystery, the old detective dodge is well
understood blythe LEDGER men, who de-
pend not on head shaking and con6den-
tial communications drawled out by and
coaxed from officials. The suspected
Vaughan is confined in the city prison.
Neither his name nor the nature Of his
crime appears on the police docket,
mystery and secrecy being the watch
words just now. 1t is matter of gen
eral history that Vaughan is a bad
citizen and has heretofore been
mixed up with criminals indeed, he has
given many time and oft information
to the police as to supposed crimes, and
is suspected as being connected with the
famous Schooler diamond robbery at
New Orleans. In the LEDGER Of Sep
TENDER 9th, 1868, appeared the follow
ing with reference to the killing of Gen.
Hindman: "The facts received state that
as General Thomas c. Hindman was
quietly smoking his pipe in a private
room of his residence at Helena, on the
night of the 9th instant, he was shot
through the window with musket which
had been loaded with buck and ball
cartridge. The discharge from the gun
carried away his left hand, and two Of
the balls entered his neck, which caused
severe internal bleeding, and his life
was terminated after eight hours Of suf-
fering. He expired with that brave
resignation which he ever displayed in
times of danger and calamity" etc.
The full particulars Of the arrest of
Vaughan appear in the Helena papers of
to-day, fact which shows the folly of
keeping the news Of the arrest out Of the
Memphis journals. 1t is now presumed
that other arrests will follow, probably at
Helena, owing to some revelations or
confessions made by the man Vaughan.
THE LATEST.
Our reporter called on Chief Athy to-
day, but the Chief did not feel aathor-
lied to give any information, and would
not permit any interview between cur
reporter and the prisoner Vaughan. In
this matter Chief Athy is laboring to
bring the criminals to justice, and his
arrangements are such that he is not at
liberty to disclose anything, and we have
no fault to find with him in this respect.
We only differ with him as to the effect
of newspaper publication. The morn
ing journals are pledged to secrecy and
will in due time, no doubt, be furnished
with the sensational account of the affair,
but the LEDGER waits not the pleasure
of officials in these public matters. 1t
is we'll known that Judge Mangam and
Mrs. Hindman, who had been in
Memphis for several days, reached
Il e. ,na this morning, and in all proba-
bility an arrest of leading citizen of
that burg will take place to-day or to-
morrow, on the charge of being a party
to the murder of General Hindman, or
having hired the prisoner, Vaughan, to
commit the deed. Vaughan has con-
fessed all, and not only duplicates him
self, but several others, and should the
missing links be picked up by the Off
Gals, startling disclosure is promised.
The prisoner, Vaughan, is a bad char
acter, and claims to have been con-
nected with the safe robbery at the
Chiefs Office and many other offences
Whether or not, owing to his noto
riousIy bad character, his testimony is
of any value, is matter for judges and
iuries to determine. The LEDGER re-
porter went to work as detective and
dug up this arrest and disclosure outside
of the police office, wherein everything is
hermetically sealed up like Baltimore
oyster can. Our reporter felt that it did
not look like newspaper enterprise to
permit St. Louis, Louisville, New York,
Cincinnati and Helsnn papers to publish
the fact of so important en- arrest in adj
vance of the Memphis journals; hence
the publications in the LEDGER in ad-
vance of all our sharp-witted aud enter
prising contemporaries, who will disclose
all they know in few days.
CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.
1t was expected by the police authori-
ties that a requisition for the body Of