The Cairo bulletin., 1875-02-09

iht NbNT, AND MOST HORRlBLE MURDER
ended the career of DIR. Vincent IIinch-
cliff, u resident of Eight Mile Township.
| IN the following fall. DIR. IIinchclil. il
Will be remembered, was postmaster at
Fredonia, and testified that old man Rus
sci was the only one in the noVhberhood
| who took the weekly Globe. pieces of
which were used as wadding in the guns
| from which the shots were fired that kill
ed. Young David Bulliner in the lane.
In addition TO giving In his testimony.
one faction had another spite against him.
| Gordon Clifford, alias Texas Jack, had
ono day while drunk boastcd of numcr-
| ous crimes, such as murder and horse
| stealing, and DIR. lIinchcliif. who heard
| him, determined that Jack, ifgllilty. rs he
said he was. should suffer for it. lie nc
cordingly placed a pistol to Clifford :
| head and marched him to the nearest
magistrate, where he was placed under
| bonds. The bond, our informant thought.
| was forfeited, but at any rate the case
never came to trial. Jack was an adher-
ent of the Russels and Ilendcrsons, and
| the statement may perhaps explain what
followed.
One fine fall day DIR. llinchclill, who
was returning from a visit to a patient,
rode along the highway near his residence.
Country physicians are often called to go
long distances. and frequently remain
over night In the houses of their patients.
This had been the case with DR.. llinch-
| cliff, and he was doubtless thinking Of his
| wife and family TO whom he was devot-
edly attachcd), and his pleasant greeting
on reaching his home. but a short dis
| tancc ahead, when death suddenly ended
his pleasant mcditations.
y volley of buckshot was fired at him
| from fence corner at the side OF the road.
| sixteen balls struck the doctor. many OF
them passing entirely through his body,
| and rs many more struck the horse.
| Both ofcOurse fcll,and, from appearances
neither lived one minute.
This distar1ly murder raised the great
est excitement and Indignation, aud in
| quiries were at once made for the pcrpcr-
traitors of the foul deed. One OF the neigh
bors affirmed that he met three Disguised
men in the woods shortly after the sup
| posed time of the murder, but he recog-
| nized none of them. All of them were
armed with shQt-guns. and he did not
care to address them.
| Circumstantial evidence. however.
| pointed to Tom Russell, Gordon Clifford
| and Field Henderson. and all were i'll
dicted when the grand jury met last Oc-
| tober. The men are supposed TO have
been in the neighborhood since. but from
some cause none of them have been ar
| rested.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF COLONEL
sIsNEY.
About two weeks after the murder OF
| DIR. IIinchcliff. Col. George Sisney rose
early one morning and went to his barn.
1 "a Ia.F ali hgt e. l...t
| after his stock. On the opposite side of
the fence along which he had 10 pass
grew thick patch of weeds, and as Sis
ney was opposite this patch he heard the
| ominous click of gun locks. The Colonel
| sprang TO one side rs the hammers came
down on the caps. but the latter failed to
| explode. probably having been saturated
by the dew while the would-bc assassins
were lying In wait for their victim. Col.
Sisney ut once ran to shelter. and from
his retreat was able TO watch the couple
in the weeds as they stole away. One OF
them he recognized as James eagle.
Colonel Sisney at once took steps to-
ward having eagle indicted. and eagle,
it is said, openly threatened to have Sis
ney's life should he perseverc in his de-
signs. In spite OF these threats Sisncy
went OH with the matter, and an indict-
mcnt was procured.
After the fall session Of court the cleo
ton occurred, and Col. Sisney. who Is
and always has been Republican, was
| candidate for Sheriff, but was defeated.
The election passed off quietly, no trou-
BILE being raised, and Sisney had almost
forgotten the threats OF eagle.
| Six weeks ago Sisney was sitting al
home. playing dominoes with George
llindman, the half brother of his first
wife, (he has, by the way. been married
| twice., when he received a. unpleasant
as ii was an unexpected shock. The
! players sat at the corner Of table, about
| six feet from the curtained window, on
| the ground floor, but the position Of the
| light was such that their shadows were
| occasionally thrown on the curtain. They
heard no sound outside to warn them OF
| danger, and one OF them was anXiously
waiting the play OF the other, when a
| charge OF squirrel-shot, fired from a dou-
| ble-barrel shotgun, placed almost against
the window, came crashing through the
glass and curtain. Without waiting for
Il second salute both men sprang to their
feet, and rushed towards their guns.
llasty footsteps were heard running from
the window, and before either could reach
the door all trace of the would-be assas-
slll was lOsJ III tnc uarkncSS.
On taking an inventory of the effects
of the assault, ii was found that almost
the entire charge had lodged in or passed
through Col. Sidncy's right arm. tearing
and mutilating ii in n irightful manner.
His arm probably saved his life, as the
charge was doubtless intended for his
side. Hindman was also seriously
wounded, having received several OF the
shot in his neck, side and arm. Both re-
covered, although it was at first thought
that Col. Sisney would lose his arm,
which he still carries in q sling. where
it will probably remain for some months
yet.
Brave as he was, Sidney did not care to
take chance on the third trial, doubtless
believing the old adage, "rhe third
times the charm" and having been shot
twice, and another attempt having been
made upon his life, he concluded 10 move
his family to Carbondale. and placed a
tenant upon his farm. lie did So. and
now rests in comparative security, al
though he is doubtless expecting that,
sooner or later, the animosity shown to-
ward. him will extend to his ten
ant, and that the latter will be driven
away.
A number of people living in the vicin-
ity Of Carterville and Craneville have ac-
cording TO our informant, moved away
in consequence of these troubles, and the
most respected residents say that the feud,
if carried further, cannot but depreciate
the value of property, which it has al
ready commenced 10 do.
For the information of our readers, we
present the following rough
DIAGRAM, SHOWING THE LOCATION or TnE rARMs
OF THE VARIOUS FAMILIES ENGAGED IN Tue
FEED, TAKING cARrERyiLLE AS CENTRE.
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