The Van Buren press., 1874-09-08
THREE AssAssINs F0ILRD.
The Arriing Of Arxansas-D Desperadoes
Following the States Agent to
New York.
from the New York sun.I

| l'iVM she NsW Aofk sun
Mr, j. F. Trumper. dealer in guns and
ammunition in Little Rock, Ark. arrived
Al the st. Nicholas Hotel on Wednesday
night His trip was rendered peculiarly
interesting The facts we're related to o
Sun reporter yesterday
You must know 6rst," said Mr..
Trnmpier. " that Arkansas is bankrupt
State. Our people are swamped by
deot of over $4,000, 600, and we have
about sls0,000 in the State Treasury.
To keep the peace and prevent the thieves
from stealing MI our property we have
but LOU stand Of arms. and they are In
4 peessssion Of Capt. Rose ef the regular
I fffhy, who has refused TO deliver them
to the State since the late Baxter Brooks
war. l suppose, Of course, he is sus-
tanned by the general Government. Well,
we can't be without arms in Arkansas.
Within the past few weeks arrangements
we're made for the purchase of several
thousand stand OF arms. The State au-
thorites, knowing that have been
gunsmith and dealer in firearms for tho
last twenty two years in Little Rock, and
that am the State agent for L. Reming.
ton d. Son, deputed me to visit New
York and make the purchase. Three
drafts, amounting to $4,000, were put
in my hands, and on Sunday evening
lett Little Rock. While l was buying
tickets in the depot there, three men,
well known in Arkansas and in Wash.
ington, stepped up to the ticket Office,
and while they were buying tickets for
New York, the one who seemed to be the
leader said to me that they wanted those
drafts; that they intended to have pos
session of them or my life before we
reached New York.
Reporter--Can you give me the names
OF those three men
FOUR ARKANSAS TRAVELLERS
Mr.. Trumpler Il will give you the
names II you will not publish them for
lew days. They are all well known. All
occupy official positions--one in the Ma
ton Council, the others in the State.
They were all supporters of Brooks.
paid little attention to their threats, as l
did not fear them much. But kept an
eye on them, nevertheless. In the train
they assumed another attitude toward
me They tried to become familiar, and
to enter into conversation with me at va.
rious times. They asked me to drink
with them from their TASKS l persist
entity refused, as feared that their LIQUOR
was drugged determined that they
shouldn't get any advantage of me.
No demonstrations were made against
Ine until we arrived in Jersey City at 0
ias5 a,ssoSe sis HaS,Sa fSsqB8paGt qB8paGt WIN un@GA. @
Frank Ellis, conductor on the Central
Railroad of New Jersey. While standing
near a window ! was approached by :
tall, broad shouldered, dark. faced Irish.
man, who said, Wont ye hev drink ?"
] replied that was not in the habit Of
drinking with strangers. "Then, by
me sowl, ye'ye got to drink something"
said the Irishman, throwing one arm
around my neck and trying to get me
out through the window. He was so
large and strong and quick that was al
most helpless for moment. He thrust
my head and one shoulder through the
window, breaking the sash and glass.
AN ARKANSAS ToornrIcK.
But as am no weakling, and am not
unaccustomed to a rough and tumble
life, managed to draw my bowie knife
II weapon twelve inches long, with
blade polished like a Mirror and get
my head out Of the sash. The Irishman
caught the knife and drew it through my
hand, cutting two of my fingers Off and
half severing another. Mr. Ellis just
then made his appearance and threw my
assailant of. He disappeared, and saw
him no more. As l turned / saw my
three Little Rock friends standing about
twenty feet away, looking on with much
interest. They laughed, and the leader
uttered derisive remark, which ] did
not understand.
wrapped my hand in my handkerchief
and came TO this hotel. A few minutes
afterward the three Arkansas ollicehold-
ers entered. They are in the house now.
! intend to keep my eye on their move
lnents. / feel more at ease now that
have the drafts deposited with the Messrs.
Remington. The order for the arms Is
given, and they will be shipped on Sat.
urday.
Reporter What is your theory con.
corning the attack on you by the Irish.
man2
Mr., Trump,er-My theory is that he
| Is the hired assassin OF r,v~e- -AsksnaAs
otIiccholders, or course they will not
attack me with violence. 1t is much
safer to hire it done. A bottle of whskey
and five. dollar note will pay for the
job. The Irishman was stranger to ME.
TRAVELLING IN SECTIONS.
lfit is possible, l shall get personal
satisfaction before l make known tho
names of the Arkansas men Igvc you
tho names on the promise that you will
not publish them. ! shall be in New
York for several days yet. You will
probably get some startling news before
| go away .,
This thing OF travelling piecemeal, said
the Arkansas man, with smile, is rather
peculiar. But we do queer things In Ar
kansas sometimes. We like little ex-
ctement occasionally. and we 90 not OF.
ten care for the expense. But when
came into what you call the land OF civ
ilization | expected to experience some
Of that beatilc calm you enlightened
people talk so much of.
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