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Domestic News
February 3, 1866
Evansville Daily Journal
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
What is this article about?
Lawsuits filed in this county against Home Guards for unlawful arrest of Hon. Andrew Humphreys, Wm. Holsten, and others; guards claim acting under higher authority in Southern Confederacy context.
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Suits have been commenced against certain parties in this county known as "Home Guards," for the unlawful arrest, or kidnapping, of Hon. Andrew Humphreys, Wm. Holsten, and others. They profess to have had no personal malice towards these gentlemen, but were acting under orders from higher authority. Their misfortune, the is that they should have put themselves under the authority of such unprincipled principals.—Sullivan Democrat.
No, their misfortune was that they lived in a detached portion of the Southern Confederacy.
No, their misfortune was that they lived in a detached portion of the Southern Confederacy.
What sub-type of article is it?
Legal Or Court
Politics
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Home Guards
Unlawful Arrest
Kidnapping
Sullivan Democrat
Southern Confederacy
What entities or persons were involved?
Hon. Andrew Humphreys
Wm. Holsten
Where did it happen?
This County
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
This County
Key Persons
Hon. Andrew Humphreys
Wm. Holsten
Outcome
suits commenced against home guards
Event Details
Suits against Home Guards for unlawful arrest or kidnapping of Hon. Andrew Humphreys, Wm. Holsten, and others; guards acted under higher authority without personal malice, criticized for aligning with unprincipled leaders in Southern Confederacy.