The Van Buren press., 1874-05-12
REvOLUTlON
The Missing Judges Turn Up.
Three of the Supreme Judges Holding
Court.
'alette OF Thursday.f
THE MISSING JUDGES

Gazette Of Ihursday.|
THE MISSING JUDGES
turned up about daylight yesterday morn
ing. From what we can gather they
were taken to Benton, IN Saline county,
where they remained throughout Tues
day in charge of man named Somerhil
About eleven O'Clock Tuesday night
Somerhill concluded to remove his pris-
oners to Mr. Robert SCOTS, some six
miles distant Bennett and Searle ire
quested that the Sheriff, Thompson, go
along to insure them from perse lal harm
Somerhill claimed to have exclusive con.
troll ofthe two Judges. Before starting
it became evident that something had
turned up to make Bennett and Searle
rather anxious to be removed, whereas,
prior to that they desired to remain at
Benton. 1t was observed as the party
rode along that Somerhill would ride
first with Bennett and then with Searle,
and had evidently given each pistol.
About two miles out the road forked
Bennett, Searle and Somerhll kept the
main road to Little Rock. Thompson
called their attention to the tact that the
other road went to Scott's. just then
Someshll said he had exclusive control
the parties and believed he would come
in and deliver them up. Thompson told
him he could do as be pleased~-that he
had nothing to do with them. Riding
on few hundred yards, Bennett and
Searle both stopped, suddenly drew their
pistols on Somerhill, who appeared very
much frightened, and gave up his arms.
BENEFITS pistol was fired off, whether by
accident or not we do not know. Sheriff
Thompson's horse wheeled and run with
him, and it was minute or two before
he stopped. He turned around and saw
Bennett, Searle and Somerhill galloping
off down the Little Rock road, and he re
TUNED to Benton. All three Of the par
ties arrived yesterday morning and took
refuge in the Brooks camp.
A MATCHED. UP DECISION
1t is we'll known that it requires a full
bench to do business in the Supreme
Court Notwithstanding this there were
various rumors on the streets last even
ing that the four Judges-McClure,
Searle, Stephenson and Bennett had a
secret session, at the State House, sur
rounded by Brooks mob and rendered
some kind Of decision affecting the
Cove: norship. What it was, or how
such a case got before tham---er ~het!'cp
any decision was rendered at all We do
not know at the present writing
ASSASSINATION.
Among other rumors it was stated last
evening that the man Somerhill stated to
Searle and Bennett that he had orders 20
assassinate them, and that such was the
intention. The story we have no doubt
was concocted by Somerhill
THE SUPREME COURT.
AS stated in another part of this arti
Gle it requires full bench Of the Supreme
Judges to transact business. Notwith,
standing this, however, the Court met at
10 o'clock a m, yesterday. Present
Mcclure, Stephenson and Searle. An
application for mandamus was presented
on behalf of Brooks asking that the State
Treasurer be directed to honor the war
rants of the Auditor given by Brooks to
his Commissary General, Rudd, tor sup
plies. Page, Of course, had refused to
pay the warrants, especially as there was
no appropriation for the purpose. Brig.
Generals Mangum, Sanders and other
Brooks lawyers inside the State House
appeared on behalf of Brooks, and Attor-
ney G. neral (?) Yonlcy for Page-in
(2) to Brooks. Yonley
fought the attorneys on the other side
very hard, and he Court finally took the
matter under advisement until ten O'Clock
this morning. Yonley's fight against
Brooks is said to have equaled that of
Falstaff at Gadshill, against the seven
men in buck ram.
SMALLPOX AND MEASLES.
The Brookites yesterday seized Con.
cordia hall, in the Benjamin block, for q
hospital Both the measles and small
pox have broken out among the Brooks
mob, and quite number are now afilict-
ed, and other are fleeing as rapidly as
they can get away. 1t is enough to give
one the measles, smallpox or any other
disease to get into that crowd at this
time. Lieut.. Hineman, of Devalls Bluff,
belonging to Bancrofts battery of two
guns, died on Tuesday. and was buried
last evening. with military honors-three
volleys of musketry being fired over his
grave The body was inferred in the
State. House Grounds.