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North
Arkansas Times
Batesville, Arkansas
March 13, 1869
Page 3
Murder.
We were pained to hear of
a fatal occurrence which took place last week in Howell county, Mo. This county
adjoins Fulton county in this State. Gov. Clatton’s
militia, when in Fulton county, took from Mr. Azariah
McKinzie a fine horse, (supposed to have been taken
by some of Monks’ men.) Mr. McKinzie made search for his horse and found it in the
possession of a Dr. West, of Howell Co., Mo., the father a lieutenant in Monks’ command. Mr. McKinzie went
to the seat of justice of that county, and procured a writ to recover his
property. The writ was placed in the
hands of the Sheriff to be executed.
The Sheriff, in obedience to the command of the writ, went to West and
demanded the possession of the property.
West refused to give it up, and the sheriff attempted to take it, when
West drew his pistol and fired upon the Sheriff three times, one ball took
effect, and the wound was mortal. The
Sheriff then drew his pistol, while in the agonies of death, and fired five
times at West-three of which took effect and he died in a few moments. The Sheriff was dead in a moment after his
last shot. They were both radicals. –
The way of the transgressor is hard. – God, in his own good time and
mysterious way, takes vengeance upon the wicked and the oppressor. Last fall, when the Missourians made their
raids into Arkansas, and murdered Uriah
Bush, and others, Monks and the Allsops were
united, and participated in the outrages perpetrated upon our innocent
citizens. The however, afterwards
disagreed. The Sheriff was an Allsop partisan, and West a Monks adherent. As to the merits of their quarrel we know
nothing, but God, in His providence, is taking vengeance upon the guilty.
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