The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-18
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Attempted Assass,natio. In Caldwell

tho hinSs ana Oh N1Oh$sOy
80 bout twelve o'clock, he heard some
noen on the gallery, calling for Capt..
F:verett. who got up and asked tnesn -,
what thew wanted. They told nlm =;
thew had a warrant for Hiiburn, anu
ostret1 him where his room was ne
told them, and they proceeoeo W .n
room with guns and pistols drawn, amu
burst the door open, WIN tmell -,
nons presented at Hilburn, telling nl
st the same time, they had warrant
Tor him and to surrender. dhDurn
said w0entlenen, II have done any
th;no wrong. I am willing to suffen
dor = and surrendered to them. iney
nroceeded into the room, tied han
kerchief over his eyes, ana aiso ~
his hands with q rope benlno n,s 49,
4 Thev then took hold Of him, LED nun
o,,t If the house into the road, ana up
the road two or three miles into tne
| s,oofis They rambled about In tne
. .,oods for some time, and came 10
d th;c,ret. and halted. Hilburn saao;
l. H13entlemen, II you are going TO 1i..
;, me-. please tell me what It Is torr ., pas
, thew would not tell NM. az .e, LIZ.
tod chem. II they intended to KIN nm,
20 ton .,ease Pill him near q road, where
n Tia ioodv could be found and outleo'
q Thev then proceeded with him again,
an1 halted a second time, ana SAT n1n
~ Iovn near tree, with his back a&alns.
u tt,o tree. and united ithe rope afounu
" h;s arms. and told him to pray !of
himself, which he did FOX . lew m no.,
utes. He said he did not kn1 %,, III"
~ f,ray for him which he dld, anu
ne was told to stop praying by "a. Eo
as orts and to let him pray for hifnsen.
le. IL Roberts then said: "Prepare 10
49, IT, ?. 3. hre!" Four shots were ,;
. 6refl at him; he was struck, anu 'el,
over on his left side senseiess 10. !;
Nv while. He heard one OF the . ..eM
IS he was dead. he then "en Wiz, dew
nat the motions Of dying man, uIew ,s
49,. ,nnr breath and remained pertecti!
JUS st;,i for some time, and holding nv
de. anaa+h at the same time. One OF I'll
ON .,ae., sa;d sHe is Dead" and one
las, them said : "Let's co." and they stal'
in ei off in a run. Hilburn ren,a rHe
ton perfectely still for about ten oL NJ. en
minutes raising his neao siom.S 600
SION looking in every direction 70 ~
trict ,s~ aa,,5d Gee or hear anything OF then
as a and not hearing or seeing tnem,
not ;umned up and ran as fast as ne co"r
ot knowing in which dlrectlon
ne VOC going for some time. lie cane
that a road shortly, and took down tne lu.a
y to he came to a house shortly anu ca ~
IRE hut they would not let nun ~, az
nder said he was sick. he tnen ho,,
NJ
}, in which was John ]. Mckeltaen
Trade where he called again, and was .as
igor " and Doctor Wright was SEM
horo. Who came and examined ms Wout .
"nd found that he was shot IN
natse nIaces one ball penetrated the 81
re the and passed out again, ana one
pport penetrated his side, when was &C., Co.
effort ed. Hilburn is up ana Will ie'o
,,ra- from his wounds. u,,,o,
re accused Capt. John l.. d. EsI -
John S. Tyler, (Everett,s son and
John r. Gayle, John Fowler anu
mas r, roberts, as the men VINO a.te"l
ats put - assassinate him. The iour
h post. named are now in Jail, but fSooef
graft at large. .;...,
, than rsince the above was "fA''e.'
arsons accused of the attempt I
fo,,er soss,nate Mr.. Hilburn were release
,eosant hail. in the sum Of $3.50 each, e.
.a;ct NJ Everett whose bond was IKE
euoace- 1900. Their preliminary trial
~, hot yesterday before Judge Barry,
heen NV Judge of Caldweli.-ED. TELL
sia. Mr. Murch was discharged iro
wtno"' Rockland stone quarry two yea
Or. Ably, ~ ,,otinu the Democratic TICK
l. ropt AcA ,~..rocaman Hale. liz