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Brandenburg and Horace Bell
Thrilling Adventure Los Angeles Man - Interesting Story From Early Life of Major Bell
When court convened Horace Bell, Walter Gresham and Colonel Marsh came to plead the cause of the Bells who were in prison, and while Colonel Marsh was standing near the entrance of the courthouse, conversing with Bell. he was assassinated by a young man named Stanley Young. The murderer was never arrested, and the court refused to release the prisoners. Hundreds of Indianans offered to assist in their rescue if force were needed, but Horace Bell refused to permit anyone to risk his life to effect the desired end, and insisted that when the right time came he would accomplish the work himself.
Horace Bell made a fearless speech in which he said that he had no desire to encourage war between the two states...but that if proper action were not taken then he, himself, would go in broad daylight and, breaking open the jail, release the prisoners.
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