Newspaper April 25, 1863 The Defiance Democrat

"On Monday afternoon last, three men one of them known as Capt. Jenkins, called at

the house of Linus Doud, in Washington Twp, about 10 miles west of Defiance

to arrest his son. Albert, whom they considered as a deserter.  Albert it

appeared, served three months service in 1861, and in 1862 was drafted, but

suffered to return home not then being fit for duty.  He stayed at home during

the past winter and on the issue of the Presidents order calling on the

absentees and deserters to return to their regiments he made his case known

to Adj. Gen. Hill, who authorized him to remain for the present still at

home.  These circumstances were made known to the arresting party who still

claiming him to be a deserter, ordered him into their buggy and on

resisting, or as some say, running away, the Captain shot at him with a

revolver three times, the third shot passing through his body, felled him.

These officers then attempted putting him in the buggy but on his fainting

away, they left him.  This occurred at Mr. Doud's and is what is reported.

The young man after intense suffering and agony, died on Wednesday evening.

We regard it as a dastardly piece of business.  These men we do not

understand to be officers or even agents of the military authorities, but

merely volunteers who make a business of picking up men absent from their

regiments, for the standing reward, so we believe, $26.  They had made other

arrests in the same neighborhood, but with better success.  They hail from

Indiana.  These men should not be shielded from punishment by the military

authorities, but given over to the law, to answer for the cold blooded

murder committed.

    Father and boy both claimed that the papers were sufficient to exempt,

at least from the charge of desertion--but expressed entire willingness to

obey, if not sufficient.  This will not be doubted by any one acquainted

with the elder Mr. Doud, who is an honest, straightforward and peaceable

man.

We take the liberty to add that Linus Doud is a Republican, holding for

years anti-slavery opinions.  When the war broke out two of his boys, Albert

being one, volunteered in the three months service; and last year two other

of his sons went for three years in Capt. Southworth's Company.  One of

these latter, died this winter in Kentucky.  Beside this one more of his

son-in-laws are or have been in the army.  His house has been a kind of

recruiting station, and he, while urging sons of others to go kept not his

own at back.

There is hardship in his case--but this last affliction as an outrage for

which there can be no possible palliation."