The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-06-14
BLOOD FOR BLOOD.
AN OHIO TRAGEDY.

q. s. MARSHAL SHOT BY THE CAPTAIN OF
A TowBoAT AND Is HIMsELy SHOT DEAD
The May special to the Enquirer
gives the following particulars of the Ser
rible tragedy at that point. reported yes
terday morning by telegraph: A terrible
double tragedy occurred here this even
ing at o'clock. resulting in the Infant
death of United States Marshal A. J. Har-
rington and Captain James Taylor, OF
MeKeesport, Pa. The steamer Kate DICK
son, commanded and owned by Captain
Taylor. about ten days ago was tied up at
Louisville for claim of so due two negro
deck hands. Captain Taylor disreeaTded
the order OF court, and removed his boat
to Cincinnati. The negroes followed and
took out papers against the bOai in the
court at that place. The claim was there
settled 10 full. In the mean time the pa
pers on the suit at Louisville were
sent to Marshal Harrington at Covington,
with directions to take charge of the boat
until the claim and costs were satisfied.
The Kate Dickson LETT Cincinnati last
night, 1t is claimed by her crew, to avoid
trouble with the marshal over the matter.
That officer, finding the boat had left, took
the steamer Champion No. and followed
her, leaving Cincinnati early this evening.
he overlook the Dickson at Ripley, and
CnOCtNOI0Q " OOdIu ucT, DuI WAS WdIu6u
off by Captain Taylor. who threatened to
kill him If he set his foot on board. Hsr-
rington then LETT with the Champion, arriv-
ing here an hour in advance of the Dick
son. He summoned
POSSE OF ABOUT THIRTY CITIZENS,
who armed themselves, and, with a light
piece of artillery, repaired on board the
Champion just as the Dickson appeared in
oiD h. Lat
lower edge of the city wharf Harrington
showed of. and running alongside the
Dickson, which by this time had gotten a
line ashore below Aberdeen, he was met at
| the guards by Captain Tsylor's son, who
said, "Who are your Harrington replied
81 am the United States Marshal, with a
warrant to take charge OF this boat and ar
| rest Captain Taylor" The words we're
hardly out OF his mouth when Captain
! Taylor, who was looking out of state
1 room, fired q double-bsrreled gun, the
charge of buckshot entering HsrriDgton's
heart. He exclaimed as he fell, Fire,
| boys" and died In a few seconds. Taylor
rsr from his stste-room by another en-
trance, and appeared on the guards with
pistol in his hand. AS be appeared four
shots were fired by the Harrington party.
| one of which struck Taylor in the heart
and killed him instantly. Maj. HsrriDg-
toms body was taken charge OF by the Ma
sonic fraternity, aud now lies at the Ban.
croft House. Capt. Tsylor's body is on
| the Dickson, in the stste-room near where
he fell, in charge of the Knights OF Pythias,
of this city. There Is considerable excite
ment here over the distressing affair.
More than q thousand people are at the
river where the boats are lying. Capt.
Taylor was an old river captain and was
6S years old.
THE KATE DICKSON IS A SMALL Tow-BoAT,
and took a tow of produce boats South
last fall. She spent the winter In the
bsyous South and returned here last
week. She was libeled by two of her
crew in the United States Court In this city
for wages, but the matter being sstisfsc-
torily settled, she went over into e, OK
ing river after one or two empty bsrges,
which she had engaged to tow to Pitts
burg. A. j. Harrington, United States
Marshal OF CoviDgton, held writ of
seizure against the Dickson forwarded him
from the United States marshal at Louis
Vile, from whose clutches she had escaped,
and went down to the Licking river to
take possession of the boat yesterday
morning, but found the bird had flown
from bis grasp as we'll as from his
brother Marshal at Louisville. Not to be
out-done, however, he started the Cham
pion No. to go in pursuit, expecting to
overhaul her before reaching Msysville.
The result is told in our dispatches above.
Marshal Harrington resided on Indiana
street, near Powell, Covington, and leaves
a wife and several children. His wife had
the supper table SIT waiting his return,
and was at the gate snxiously looking for
him when the telegram came announcing
his tragic death. Captain Taylor is un-
known in this vicinity. The announce
ment of the sad event when received in
Covington created a profound sensation
throughout the entire community, while
at the home of the murdered marshal the
grief and agony occssioned by the sudden
heart-rending announcement were beyond
the power of words to portray.