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sionally had a fight, and, according to what he said, was always victorious. The last fight he had was with a man named Lon Clark, in Illinois. They snapped revolvers at each other, but neither of the revolvers fired. The trouble began on the question who should go home with a certain girl. After the revolvers failed, the parties elinehed, when Watson gained the vietory and marched off with the girl.
Watson never made a practice of getting drunk, but would occasionally drink with a friend. Ile had such a disposition as one would suppose was developed by being teased and tantalized when an infant; was frettul, suspicious, overbearing and ugly; but in jail he was always kind to his fellow prisoners and to the jailor, Spencer II. Dallas.
January 9, 1879, Watson went to Iligh- land and purchased of Ezra Compton 25 cents worth of soap, on credit. The next day his brother Florence bought an ax at the same place, and in paying for it he handed Mr. Compton a $2 bill to change. The latter, not being well acquainted with the brothers, and thinking this was the same who had bought the soap the preceding day, reserved pay for it also, in making the change. Florence asked for an explanation, when Compton said he supposed he desired to pay for the soap also. Then Florence had to explain that it was his brother who obtained the soap, and added that it was all right, and inark that debt cancelled also.
Arriving home, Florence told his brother Walter that he thought it was " a little thin" to buy so small a quantity of soap and having it charged. Walter denied the charge, flew into a terrible rage and declared he would have satisfaction ont of Compton. Seizing his brother's revolver from an adjoining room, he sallied forth, despite the entreaties of his wife, and walked to the village, two
miles away, bent on revenge. First, lie de- manded to know of Mr. Compton why he had caused his brother to pay for the soap when he had promised to wait on him till he could get the money. Mr. Compton explained the matter to hiim, but he was too greatly excited to be reasonable. Even handing back the twenty-five cents by Mr. Compton had no effeet in cooling down the boiling caldron. Compton then ordered him out of the store. Ile withdrew for a moment, but stepping baek upon the threshold, he pointed the deadly weapon toward his victim, and exclaimed, "D-n you! I'll shoot you anyhow," and fired the fatal shot, which passed into Comp- ton's body in the inguinal region and lodged in the spinal column. The poor man died the next day.
Immediately after the shooting, Watson started for home, brandishing his revolver and making terrible threats of what he should do if Compton should attempt to follow him. He told several parties in bravado style that he had killed Compton, and had a few more pills left for any of his friends who might sympathize with him. Late that evening lie was arrested.
The next month he was indicted for mur- der in the first degree, and tried during that term of court, Thomas F. Davidson, Judge. The attorneys for the prosecution were Prose- eutor A. P. Harrell, and Messrs. Jump & Cushman and R. B. Sears. As Watson was poor and had no means to employ legal talent, Judge Davidson appointed Messrs. Rhoads & Parrett and J. C. Sawyers to defend him. The jury consisted of William Collett, T. J. Stark, Solomon Hines, M. J. Rudy, Wallace Moore, William C. Groves, J. S. Shaner, R. C. Jones, J. R. Gouty, J. R. Dunlap, Alfred Carmack and John Van Duyn, who on the first ballot unanimously found the aceused guilty. The usual steps for a new trial, com-
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mutation of sentence, etc., were made, but in vain, and on the 3d of April, between 12 and 1 o'clock, Walter Watson was hanged in the jail yard, in the presence of a few spectators, who were admitted by ticket.
Ezra Compton, the murdered man, was a young gentleman of integrity and high char- acter, and had been married but four weeks. By steady, hard manual labor, protracted for six years, he had managed to save $1,300, which but a few weeks previous to his mur- der he had invested in general merchandise, and was commencing as a merchant at Iligh- land. He had not an enemy in the world, except the high-tempered, unreasonable Wal- ter Watson, a few hours before the final tragedy.
The remains of the executed criminal were interred in Helt's Prairie Cemetery, where his father and others guarded the place for several nights to prevent body-snatching by physicians. Becoming weary of such duty, they buried about six inches of heavy plank over the coffin, making it a tedious task for vandals to " resurrect " the remains.
Many citizens thought that Florence Wat- son was as much to blame as Walter, if not more, as lie, knowing his brother's ungovern- able temper, inflamed his passions by inti- mating that Crompton was afraid to trust him any more, etc., and left the county after- ward refusing to help his aceused brother.
But there is a sequel to the above tragedy, portrayed in the Indianapolis Herald in terms characteristic of the old-fashioned novel. It describes Mrs. Watson as a remarkable hero- ine. She was determined to accompany her linsband to the scaffold, despite the remon- strance of all around her. One of the attend- ing ministers remarks in gentle accents, " Mrs. Watson, this will never do." As quick as the lightning's flash she turned on him, replying, " I should not have expected this
from a minister. When I was married I promised a minister that I would cleave to my husband . for better or for worse,' and 1 am going to keep that promise as far as Go:l will let me."
Mrs. Watson was a small woman, but with a great soul. Her face was a study for an artist, being a blonde of pronounced type, with high and broad forehead, irregular features, but exquisite in their delicacy and mobility; eyes large and intelligent. At one moment her mouth would indicate great tenderness and sweetness of disposition, but in an instant her lips would compress with a firmness that would fill one with surprise.
She assisted in arranging her husband for the final scene, and even contributed some articles to his wardrobe-a neck-tie and a pair of slippers. The latter, with her own hands, she placed upon his feet, and put the tie around his neck with a care and de- tail that could not have been out of place had she been decking him out for a marriage feast. She then combed his hair, and, after having finished the last loving touch, re- marked, " Now you are ready, Walter, and I will go with you." Holding her husband's hand, the brave little woman accompanied him to the scaffold, amid the stillness that was absolutely painful. They took seats side by side; she, tenderly taking his hand in hers, caressed it, and then, giving away to tears, she fell wailing upon his breast. Thus they sat, while prayers ascended to heaven asking mercy upon the doomed man, slie sobbing upon his bosom and he calm, await- ing his fate.
The sheriff changed the scene, saying, "Stand up, Walter Watson." The wife arose with him. " Good by, Walter," were her parting words as she once more passionately kissed hin. Then turning her pale face, full of bitterness and reproach, upon the specta-
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tors, she fell into the loving arms of some female friends and was borne away.
After the execution, the body of her dead husband was delivered to her. She had been weeping loud and bitterly, but she heroically dried her eyes, approached the coffin, looked lovingly npon the dead face, kissed his lips, eyes and brow, arranged the neck-tie with tender hands once again, and quietly said, " Now please elose the coffin and let no one see my Walter again. I ery no more. God have merey upon me and little baby! "
EARLY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
The following are the names of all the jus- tices of the peace, with dates of commissions, who were appointed for Vermillion County previous to 1830:
James Blair, Zeno Worth, William Ar- nold, John Hair, Sr., Michael Patton, John Porter, James Andrew and Joseph Schooling, August 7, 1824; Christian Zabrisky, October 10, 1825; John Gardner, December 17, 1825; Samuel Rush, October 16, 1826; Nor- man D. Pahner, November 1, 1826; Jacob Custer, March 19, 1827; John T. Chunn, June 11, 1827; Isaac Keys, January 2, 1828; John Anglin, February 24, 1828; John Ar- mour, June 13, 1828; James Groenendyke, June 13, 1828; John Payne, December 8, 1828; Thomas Chenoweth, June 19, 1829; Joseph Shaw, September 18, 1829; George Hansneker, September 18, 1829; Joseph Schooling, September 18, 1829.
OFFICIAL REGISTER.
Below are given the names of the ineum- bents of the several county offices, with the dates of their legal assumption of office, from the organization of the county in 1824 to the present year, 1887. The names and dates are strictly correct, being obtained from
the official records in the Secretary of State's office at Indianapolis.
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SHERIFFS.
William Fulton, February 1, 1824; Caleb Bales, September 8, 1825; Charles Trow- bridge, August 14, 1828; William Craig, August 28, 1832; Allen Strond, Angust 16, 1834; William Bales, Angust 13. 1838; Charles Trowbridge, Angust 8, 1842; Owen Craig, August 20, 1846; Eli Newlin, August 25, 1848; Richard Potts, August 12, 1852; James H. Weller, November 18, 1856; Isaac Porter, November 18, 1860; Harvey D. Crane, November 18, 1864; Jacob S. Steph- ens, November 18, 1868; Lewis II. Beek- man, November 18, 1872; Spencer II. Dallas, November 18, 1876; William C. Myers, November 18, 1880; John A. Darby, November 18, 1884.
CLERKS AND RECORDERS.
James Thompson, April 22, 1824 (deelined to qualify); William Kennedy, September 8, 1824 (died in office); James T. Pendleton, August 29, 1826; Stephen B. Gardner, An- gust 27, 1827; John W. Rush, June 8, 1833; Alexander B. Florer, April 22, 1838. Offices separated in the spring of 1852.
CLERKS.
James A. Bell, April 22, 1852; William E. Livengood, April 22, 1860; James A. Bell, April 22, 1868; William Gibson, April 22, 1872; James Roberts, April 22, 1880; Alfred R. Hopkins, April 22, 1884.
RECORDERS.
Alexander B. Florer, April 22, 1852; An- drew F. Adams, November 2, 1861; Robert E. Stephens, November 2, 1865; Jacob A. Sonders, November 2, 1874; Cornelius S.
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Davis, October 26, 1878; Melville B. Carter, November 13, 1886.
TREASURERS.
William Utter, November 23, 1852; George II. Sears, November 23, 1854; George W. English, November 23, 1856; James A. Foland, November 23, 1860; James A. Bell, November 23, 1864; Samuel B. Davis, November 23, 1865; James A. Foland, November 23, 1870; James Os- borne, November 23, 1874; John H. Bogart, November 23, 1876; Henry O. Peters, No- vember 23, 1880; William L. Porter, Novem- ber 23, 1884.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Jacob Castleman, April 22, 1824 (resigned); Jacob Andriek, April 22, 1824; Christian Zabrisky, February 4, 1828; Joseph Hain, August 14, 1828 (resigned on being elected Judge); John Porter, April 22, 1831 (resign- ed); Alexander Morehead, August 19, 1831; Matthew Stokes, March 4, 1835 (resigned); Robert G. Roberts, August 18, 1835 (resign- ed); Charles Johnston, July 11, 1836; Joseph Shaw, August 9, 1836 (removed from coun- ty); Alexander Morehead, April 22, 1838 (resigned) ; Joel Hume, August 27, 1838 (resigned); Ashley Harris, August 11, 1840; Eli Brown, August 11, 1840 (removed from county); James M. Morris, October 17, 1842. Office abolished by Constitution of 1852.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Asaph Hill, August 14, 1829; John W. Rush, January 8, 1833 (resigned); Rezin Shelby, May 6, 1833; Francis Chenoweth, August 19, 1847. Office abolished by Con- stitution of 1852.
AUDITORS.
David Shelby, August 30, 1854; Henry D. Washburn, June 7, 1856; George W. English,
November 18, 1860; James Tarrence, No- vember 18, 1864; Thomas Cushman, Novem- ber 18, 1872; Elias Pritchard, November 18, 1880.
SURVEYORS.
Greenup Castleman, March 6, 1824; James Osborn, November 11, 1826; John Collett, August 30, 1854; Edward Griffin, November 18, 1856; Jolin Fleming, November 2, 1857; David Shelby, November 2, 1859; B. E. Rhoads, November 2, 1860; Daniel Shelby, November 2, 1861; James M. Laey, Novem- ber 7, 1862; Buskin E. Rhoads, November 2, 1863; John Davis, November 7, 1864; Martin G. Rhoads, October 28, 1865; Will- iam F. Henderson, October 26, 1870; John Henderson, October 30, 1872; Richard Hen- derson, October 30, 1874; John Henderson, October 30, 1876; Platt Z. Anderson, Geto- ber 30, 1878; Fred Rush, November 13, 1884.
CORONERS.
Matthew Stokes. September 8, 1824; Carter Hollingsworth, August 29, 1826; Matthew Stokes, August 14, 1828; Edward Marlow, Angust 28, 1832; Matthew Stokes, August 16, 1834 (resigned); Peter J. Vandever, August 18, 1835; Alfred T. Duncan, August 9, 1836; William Malone, August 14, 1837; Leonard P. Coleman, August 10, 1841; Will- iam Malone, August 8, 1842; Durham Hood, August 23, 1844; Daniel C. Sanders, August 25, 1848; Joseph E. Hepner, August 23, 1850; Andrew Dennis, Angust 12, 1852; John Vanduyn, August 30, 1854; Robert Elliott, November 18, 1856; David Smith, November 2, 1857; George Luellen, Novem- ber 18, 1858; John L. Howard, November 2, 1861; R. Harlow Washburn, October 30, 1868; Thomas Brindley, October 30, 1870; Hezekiah Casebeer, October 30, 1880; Thomas Brindley, October 30, 1882,
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EARLY CAMPAIGNING.
As a relic of the enthusiasm which existed in the old Whig party at the date mentioned, the following letter will prove interesting. It was signed by prominent citizens of Per- rysville.
PERRYSVILLE, IND., July 10, 1844. DR. R. M. WATERMAN, Lodi :
Respected Sir :- Owing to the political excitement of the times, and to the expected visit of Mr. R. W. Thompson to our place on next Friday, with all creation besides, we
have been induced to ask you to favor the Whigs of this place with the loan of your cannon for Friday next. We wish to put a stop to the noise of this little loco-foco pocket piece, with a few rounds from a Whig gun.
Yonrs, etc.,
Thomas II. Smith, - Barnes, John Kirk- patrick, David Hulick, James Blair, B. II. Boyd, M. Gookins, C. R. Jewett, R. HIaven, W. H. Brown, Joseph Cheadle, W. B. Mof- fatt, J. S. Baxter, R. J. Gessie, S. Barnes, A. Hill, C. F. McNeill, Jacob Sherfy, Austin Bishop, J. S. Stephens, B. R. Howe, John R. McNeill, A. Dennis, G. II. MeNeill.
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THE CIVIL WAR.
HE greatest difference between the Northern and the Southern States of this Union evidently has always related to the institution of slave- ry; but this, in the early his- tory of the republic, engendered other prejudices, especially in the Sonth against the customs of the Yankee, so that, in course of time, and in accordance with that feature of human nature' which inclines to find other faults than the main one with the opposite party, the South- ern people began to hate the Northern more on account of certain " Yankee" customs than on account of abolitionism itself. Like a mass of food in a nauseated stomach, the slavery question would not remain settled, after all the attempts at compromise in 1820, 1850 and 1854, so that, on the approach of the Presidential election of 1860, it became evident, on account of the division of the Democratic party, that the "abolition" party
would for the first time elect their nominee for President of the United States. He was elected, and the most hot-headed Southern State immediately led off in a rebellion, other States following during the winter. They mustered their military forces, and by the 12th of April, 1861, concluded they were ready to commence shooting. On that day they opened npon Fort Suinter and compelled it to surrender.
As to the part taken by the Vermillion County people in suppressing this great in- surrection, we give a brief sketch of the re- spective regiments in which this county was represented by volunteers.
FOURTEENTH INFANTRY.
The patriotism of Vermillion County was quick to demonstrate itself, as a company was formed at Clinton within three or four weeks after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, the first overt act of rebellion. This was organ- ized as Company I of the Fourteenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, with Philander R. Owen as Captain, who was during the war promoted Lieutenant Colonel, when John Lindsey was
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commissioned Captain to succeed him. Cap- tain Lindsey, who enlisted as First Lieuten- ant, was mustered out June 24, 1864, on the expiration of his term. Upon his promotion to the position of Captain, William P. Has- kell, who had been appointed Second Lieuten- ant of the organization, was commissioned First Lieutenant to fill the vacancy, and was discharged November 25, 1863, for promo- tion in the Fourth Regiment of United States colored troops. James M. Mitehell was pro- moted from the office of Second Lieutenant to that of First Lieutenant. The Colonels of the Fourteenthi, in succession, were: Na- than Kimball, of Loogootee, who was pro- moted Brigadier General; William Harrow, of Vincennes, also promoted, and Jolin Coons, of Vincennes, who was killed in the battle of Spottsylvania Court-Ilonse, Virginia, May 12, 1864.
The Fourteenth Regiment was originally organized at Camp Vigo, near Terre Haute, in May, 1861, as one of the six regiments of State troops accepted for one year. Upon the call for three years troops the regiment vol- unteered almost unanimously for that ser- vice. The new organization was mustered into the United States service at Terre Haute, June 7, 1861, being the first three years regi- ment mustered into service in the whole State of Indiana. On its organization there were 1,134 men and officers. They left Indianap- olis July 5, fully armed and equipped, for the seat of war in Western Virginia. They served on outpost duty until October, when they had their first engagement at Cheat Mountain, with Lee's army, losing three killed, eleven wounded and two prisoners. Their second engagement was virtually in the same battle, at Greenbrier, October 3, when they lost five killed and eleven wounded.
March 23, 1862, under General Shields, Colonel Kimball and Lieutenant Colonel Har-
row, they participated in the decisive battle of Winchester, when they lost four killed and fifty wounded.
Besides a great deal of marching and other duty, they marched 339 miles between May 12 and June 23, a part of which time most of the men were without shoes and short of rations. In July, for some twenty days, they were kept on outpost duty in the Army of the Potomac, coming in contact with the enemy almost night and day. Angust 17 they participated in the great battle of Antietam, serving in Kimball's brigade of French's division, it being the only portion of the line of battle that did not, at some time during the engagement, give way. On this account the men received from General French the title of the "Gibraltar Brigade." The Fourteenth was engaged for four hours within sixty yards of the enemy's line, and, after exhausting sixty rounds of cartridges, they supplied themselves with others from the boxes of their dead and wounded com- panions. In this fight the men were reduced in number from 320 to 150! Soon afterward they were still further reduced at the battle of Fredericksburg.
April 28, 1863, being a little recruited by some of the wounded recovering, they were at the front in the battle of Chancellorsville, and also at the desperate battle of Gettysburg, where they lost heavily, but did splendid work. Even after this they engaged in sev- eral severe fights, and some of the men re- enlisted, December 24, 1863. This noble regiment-what there was left of it-was finally mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, July 12, 1865.
SIXTEENTII INFANTRY.
This was first organized in May, 1861, as a one-year regiment, containing some volun- teers from Vermillion County. Pleasant A
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Haekleman, of Rushville, was the first Colonel, and, on his promotion to the brigadier- generalship, Thomas J. Lueas, of Lawrence- burg, was placed as Colonel. Horace S. Crane, of Clinton, this county, was mustered in as Second Lieutenant of Company I, and mustered out with the regiment as Sergeant.
May 27, 1862, this was re-organized for three years service, but was not mustered in until the nineteenth of August. On the 30th of this month it took part in the battle of Richmond, Kentucky, losing 200 men killed and wounded and 600 prisoners! After the defeat the prisoners were paroled and sent to Indianapolis, and were exchanged November 1. The regiment afterward participated in the Vieksburg campaign, and did great duty in Texas and at Arkansas Post, where it was the first to plant the Union colors within the fort. Its loss was seventy-seven men, killed and wounded. In April it participated in a successful engagement at Port Gibson, and during the ensuing several months it was engaged in the siege of Vicksburg, in whiel it lost sixty men, killed and wounded. Sub- seqnently it had several skirmishes with the enemy in Louisiana, and, in the expedition up the Red River, sixteen engagements. The regiment was mustered out at New Orleans, June 30, 1865.
EIGHTEENTHI INFANTRY.
Company C, of this regiment, was wholly made up of Vermillion's noble sons, and all its officers in the roster are eredited to New- port. John C. Jenks was promoted from Captain to Major; James A. Bell, from First Lientenant to Captain; Josiah Campbell and William B. Hood, from private to Captain; Harvey D. Crane and Osear B. Lowrey, from Sergeants to First Lieutenants; William II. Burtnt was promoted from private to First Lieutenant; William M. Mitchell, from pri-
vate to Second Lieutenant; William W. Zener, from First Sergeant to Second Lieutenant, and then to Adjutant; Jasper Nebeker was Second Lieutenant, and died in the service; Robert HI. Nixon and John Anderson wer eSergeants; the Corporals were Samuel B. Davis, soon disabled by disease, and now editor of the Iloosier State; John F. Stewart, James O. Boggs, Alonzo Hostetter, Aaron Hise, James Henry, Charles Gerrish and John A. Henry. John F. Leighton, of the recruits, was pro- moted from the ranks to the position of Cor- poral. Hugh H. Conley, another recruit, has since become a prominent citizen of the county.
Thomas Pattison, of Aurora, was the first Colonel of the Eighteenth, and on his resigna- tion, June 3, 1862, Henry D. Washburn, of Newport, succeeded him. The latter was brevetted Brigadier General December 15, 1864, and mustered out July 15, 1865.
The first service rendered by this regiment -which was mustered in August 16, 1861 -was in Fremont's march to Springfield, Missouri. Soon afterward at Black Water, it participated in eaptnring a large number of prisoners. In March, 1862, it was en- gaged in the fieree contest at Pea Ridge, where its brigade saved from capture another brigade, and the Eighteenth recaptured the guns of the Peoria Artillery. After several minor engagements in Arkansas it returned to Southeastern Missouri, where it was on duty during the ensuing winter. The fol- lowing spring it was transferred to Grant's army, and, as part of the division commanded by General Carr, participated in the flanking of the enemy's position at Grand Gulf, and May 1, in the battle at Port Gibson, eaptur- ing a stand of colors and some artillery ; also, on the 15th, at Champion Hills, and on the 17th, at Black River Bridge. From the 19th until July 4, it was employed in the famous
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siege of Vieksburg, where, during the assault, it was the first regiment to plant its colors on the enemy's works.
After the capitulation of Vieksburg, July 4, 1863, tlie regiment moved to New Orleans, and during the fall participated in the cam- paign up the Teche River, and in the opera- tions in that part of Louisiana. November 12, it embarked for Texas, where, on the 17th, it was engaged in the capture of a fort on Mustang Island, and also in the successful attack on Fort Esperanza, on the 26th. After a furlough, in the winter and spring of 1864, it joined General Butler's forces at Bermuda Hundred, in July, where it had several severe skirmishes. August 19, it joined General Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah. In the campaign that followed, the regiment par- ticipated in the battle of Opequan, losing fifty-four, killed and wounded; also, in the pursuit and defeat of Early, seven killed and wounded; and in the battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, losing fifty-one, killed and wound- ed, besides thirty-five prisoners.
From the middle of January, 1865, for three months, the Eighteenth was assisting in building fortifications at Savannah. May 3, it was the first to raise the stars and stripes at Augusta, Georgia. Was mastered out August 28, 1865.
THIRTY-FIRST INFANTRY.
This regiment, in which were a number of volunteers from Vermillion County, was or- . ganized at Terre Haute, September 15, 1861, for three years' service. The colonels were, in order, Charles Cruft, of Terre Haute, John Osborn, of Bowling Green, John T. Smith, of Bloomfield, and James R. Hallowell, of Bellmore. It participated in the decisive battle of Fort Donelson; in the battle of Shiloh, where it lost twenty-two killed, 110 wounded and ten missing; in the siege of
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