The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-03
SEEKING MORE GORE.
Col. Hamilton and His Brother
In-Law Assault the Editor of
this Paper i'm Ladies'
Car.
4 Bad Showing for the "AIan of
Peace"


Peace"
When Jones :. Hamilton, 10y the
Ftcchnicalities of the law, periured
witnesses and the vast social and pO-
.litical influence which wealthy crimi-
mails can always WELD so cffcctually,
managed to escape justice at his late
1trial for the murder of Rodcrick Gam
ibrcll, most people thought he had
7quite enough of that sort of expert
ence for awhile, but it seems not so.
The Editor of the LEADER took the
Etrain here Tuesday night to so to
& jackson in response to Il telegram
s that his friend John Martin had been
slain by Gen. Adams. He entered the
rear end of the ladies' coach just as
the train was pulling out, and as he
Ibid so observed Colonel Hamilton
standing in the space just to the left
: of the door. The car was crowded
: with ladies and gentlemen, and find
Z ing no vacant seat near the rear, the
4 Editor, valisc in hand, moved slowly
down the aisle seeking one. He had
{ NEARLY reached the front end of the
car, and failing to find an empty seat,
turned to go back to- the rear of the
Near to take one that he remembered
! on entering was half occupied 10y n
3 drummer. Entirely unknown to the
! Editor, Col. Hamilton and his brother
. in law, DR.. Robert Buck, had follow
Sed him down the aisle, and, as he
/ turned to go back, without notice or
warming of any kind, he was struck
in the face by Col. Hamilton with his
sfst. Hamilton then made step
4 Backward. and before the Editor had
recovered from his surprise and the
zeffcct of the blow, DR.. Buck had
ea large 45-calibrc Colts revolver tan
exact copy of the one with which
I Frederick Gambrcll was murdered)
Slevcled on him and said Hamilton was
zunalmed, but that he would do his
shooting. There was wild STAN
5pede among the passengers, who be
! gan running out of both doors and
sdOdging behind the seats, and the Ed
SitOr, who had no arms on his person,
4 then turned to Buck and said deci-
xsively that that was no place for such
sa difficulty, but that if he and Hamil-
aton wanted to murder him any how.
Ito shoot. The two assailants then
Sturned and went back to the sleeper,
I and did not enter the ladies' coach
Sagain.
There will probably be other YER
sions of the affair circulated by Ham
Elton and his friends, but this is IA full
Rand correct statement of the facts
EjuSt as they occurred, and we ask
Ia discriminating public to decide
! how we'll Col. Hamilton is sustaining
hthe reputation as ga man of peace.
(which Il cloud of witnesses were so
swift to give him during his late trial
sat Brandon. When he was then set
sfrcc, the people looked anxiously to-
sward jackson to see what his course
would he. Although ii great majority
sof the citizens of the State believed
5justice had not been done, they were
! willing to accord Hamilton the free
sdom given him by the Brandon court.
! but if We mistake not, the course he
shaS chosen will do him no good, but
smuch harm. If it is his policy to kill
sOr br0w-bcat every man who believes
1 him guilty of the crime laid to his
.charge and says so, he certainly has
IAN immense contract on his hands.
He may go ahead on this line and kill
some who do, but there will still be
more than enough left not to change
sthe popular verdict. In the meantime
he will be showing what his real char
sacter for peace is.