National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-16
ARKANSAS BANDITTI.

Testimony Of an Iowa "Carpet-Baggsr."
AS sample Of the profound peace aud quiet
which It has been asserted exists in Arkansas
under the Garland regime, and to show the char.
acter Of Garlahd's militia appointments, we COPY
the following letter written by VIM. MeQueeu,
an otheer In an Iowa regiment during the war
but ior commercial reasons has been, as he states
Identified with the Baxter-GarInnd moyement
having himself signed and circulated the state
ments ABOUT the peaceful condition OF the State
last May.
- Mr.. Mcqueen writes to the Pine Bluff Press, q
Democratic paper. as follows:
had gotten of the train at Medford 10 attsnd
10 some business OF commercial character and
was making arrangements with harrison Nelson,
eolored man, to get me o horse to take me 10
Watson station that evening aiter getting throurh
my business. While talking to Nelson heard
reports Of firearms, but supposed 1t was some
Nelson remarked there was q row going on /
went round TO see what was going on and saw two
men mel nave hold Of Mr.. Meade, the conductor, as
the train moved of, and saw one OF the men,
whom afterwards got acquainted with as o, ID
sample, shoot In the direction the train was
gOlngi and the other, Walter Quilting. shoot
throuahthe roof OF the station. house. After tho
train got of they came to me and asked me nv
name, business, etc, all OF which answered
They then called me epithets with prolaue pre-.
fixes and obscene Examinations, and said was
eowardly, etc., or would resent the Insult at
the same time menaeing me with cooked reviewers
told them was not armed, and was certain
there were too much elements OF q gentleman
about them to shoot at IN unarmed man and a
stranger, and that they must be mistaken in as
saultlng me; that was an entire stranger to
them, or they were to me. Sample then called
me TO the back part Of the station-houss
they thought / was HaycOcE, OF Pine Bluff.
remarked TO them that was not, aud was never
taken for Mr.. Haycock before; that our physlog.
Monies were different, and the only resemblance
was in stature and build. He said he knew Hay-
cock, and guarded him for a week. aud saw his
mistake; said they had shot at Mallory and that
MallOTY could frvn
minutes. told them that If this matter was on
political grounds that HaycOck and Mallory oc-
euped opposite political grounds In the late BIx-
TEXTBOOKS war from me, and ! favored the
present State government. Sample then said he
was captain IN militia, ana was In command OF q
district, and that Quilting was to be q Lieutenant
and he would protect me, and exhibited what he
called authority to raise q company, which was
signed W. N. Ports Brgadier General, etc. 1
had now supposed had gained peace with them,
and they invited me to drluk with them, which L
pretended to do, and then went about my bust.
protection. Quilting clme after me again, in
sultipgly and in threatening manner, SAYING he
was going to shoot me any way, and II 1 took my
Dumas. @. Taylor, (station aeent,) and = NIL
Ter, used their utmost endeavors by persuasion to
keep them quiet. The station agent advised me
to get away and they would keep Quilting quiet,
which advice l needed Immediately by taking
the railroad track in the direction Of W atson
stS Sy si;ng S% NEST thirty
to stop and come back. l at first started 10 CON.
ply, when he turned his back to me. then
turned In the direction ! originally started, and
was again commanded TO stop. Turning arounl,
| saw Sample with revolver In hand aimed at me-
but did not comply with his request, aud was
Immediately fred on by him, when I TOOK the
woods and went parallel with the railroad for
about half mile and then tVok the track for
Watson for five miles before ! could get trans.
portatlOn.
Both Mr.. Hayeoek and Mr.. Mallory referred to
are prominent Republicans, the former State
Senator, and the latter an ex-senator,
The Little Rock Gd=site admits Its entire be.
lief In MIR. McQueen's statement, and dennunces
rs "barbarous, outrageous aud o crime" the co.,
duct Of the militia, but TO be consistent IL should
similarly denounce the murder OF the prisoner,
Adams, last summer by o deputy sheriff and
poste OF militia, as well as dozen other similar
occurrences IN the State OF recent date Sill Wo
are told by the Associated Press thai the grand
Jury at Little Rock report that they mud no EVIL
dence o. terrorism, violence or White Leaguers
In the State