Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1877 — A Murderous Mayor. [ARTICLE]

A Murderous Mayor.

A very unfortunate occurrence for the city of Hot Springs has just transpired. A new daily paper called the Sentinel, having commenced its publication only about forty days since, deemed it essential to criticise several classes and individuals in reference to their habits and occupations, among whom was the Mayor of the city, T. F. Linde. The Mayor, feeling aggrieved at the course pursued by the employes of the Sentinet office, met the city editor on the street, drew his revolver when near his victim, and commenced firing at Mr. Matthews, the city editor, who clinched with the Mayor after he had been shot through the wrist, and in the engagement with Mayor Linde received another shot through the right breast, also breaking his right arm below the shoulder-joint. The editor finally secured the pistol, which in the melee had fallen to the ground, but did not use it. The Mayor then drew another pistol and shot Aid. Davis (colored) through the thigh, and another man by the name of Atter, who was peddling canes, through the shoulder. Another colored naan also came in for a share in fee way of a woued (<# being in fee vi-

entity of the random discharge of the revolver. The latter were probably not dangerously shot. Mayor Linde was psomptly arrested by the City Marshal, and was discharged, after giving the required bonds for his appearance.— Hot Springs (Ark.) Cor. Chicago Times.