The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-01-17
A "Reminiscences OF q Remarkable Event.

The suit of George NJ. Pinney against
William Hamilton and Vernon Seaman
.of New York for libel recently heafd
brought out the admission by the COM
~plainant that he killed a man named
BeaI a few years ago. The Beai releffeu
to, SAYS the Evening Wisconsin of Mil
waul5ee> is the late Gov. Samuel Wotton
Beall, for many years u Of the most
conspicuous characters in Wisconsin.
He was born at Montgomery, Md, IN
1907. of rich blood on both sides OF the
house, his mother being Lore Baltl-
more's cousin. He was educated at
Union college; married Elizabeth Feni-
more Cooper in 1927; IN 1928 he took up
his residence at Green Bay with his
lovely bride as receiver of public moneys
for the Northwestern appointment Sc
cured from John Quincy Adams by
Roger B. Taney, subsequently chief
Justice of the United States. Six years
later he returned to CooperstoWn, ana
lived until 1910 amid a %congeniai circle
composed of James Feninlore Cooper,
Washington Irving, Watson, Webb, etc.
At that date. the panic of 1887 having
made him poor. Mr.. Beall returned to
Wisconsin, settling at Green Lake. At
about this time his mother died, leaving
him large estates and o large number or
slaves. Like the lofty patriot he was,
Mr.. Beall at once freed the slaves and
devoted the inherited property, which
he himself sorely needed, to their main
tenance until heyshould learn the ways
of liberty. Soon after Mr.. Beall estao-
lished himself at Taycheedah, near
Fond du Lac, in the practice OF law,
and was from there elected to both con-
stitutional conventions. He was elected
lieutenant governor while Nelson Dewey
was governor, and for two years presided
ever the senate with that scholarly Dug
nifty and courtesy which only q true
gentleman of the SCHOOL, could assume.
He newt went west as an Indian agent,
and was n of the first to resort to the
expedient of taking chiefs to Washing
ton. All history readers and students
of aboriginal literature will remember
the|famous speech of the Indian Quincy
before congress, which stands recorded
as a marvel of simple but lofty %eloquence
and deep and tender pathos. The still
letto of truth takes the wind all out of
that romantic story, for Samuel w. Be-
all wrote every line of Quinney's speech
and taught it to him-words, accents
gestures, facial expressions, and all.
Mr.. Beall was one of a few foresighted
men. who located the city of Denver, in
Colorado, and he went alone to Wash
ington and procured a charter-a long
and dangerous winter journey in those
days. To be short, Gov. Beall entered
the army with his brave and fiery sons
by his side and fought like tigers-the
governor alone returning home. But
his wounds were SO severe that he was
taken from the field and placed in COM
mand of the rebel prison at Elmira,
| where he was a most kind and humane
officer. At the close of the war he went
to Montana, locating at Helena. This
| George M. Pinney was then editor and
postmaster of the place. The people
were complaining of him, and Governor
| Beall, in some I'M connected with
the federal government, charged him
| with whatever the derelictions were.
| Afterward, when he entered Pinney's
office, he was shot twice by him and
died from the wounds. Ajury-a mill
tary court martial, if memory is not at
fault-which had no more jurisdiction
of the case than the vestry Of a church
in this city, acquitted Pinney. And
thus went down one of the most pol
ished, courteous and whole souled men
| Of his time, and thus escaped the man
who killed him. Pinney has not been
much account before the public of late,
though he has not it seems from his tes-
timony, "pacified his career He has
distinguished relatives in this State, but
they take no delight in honoring him.
He is, like his victim, GOV. Beall, a re-
markable man, but in a different man
ner. He is no more afraid Of arrests,
processes, indictments, courts and juries
than an eagle is Of the rainbow or the
light of the sun.
Arrested for Burning the Newhall House
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16.-Geo. Schiller
the lessee Of the bar room at the NeWhal
house, was arrested this afternoon or