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After this brief quarrel the affair appears to have been abandoned for a few minutes, and during this intermission there was a Colored man figguring conspicuously for Young, and reports to Young that the boy had made some additional threats, whereupon Young drew his revolver with an oath and said, he had paid tax upon his revolver expressly to shoot all such damned rascals - his peice being discharged he fell on the spot and died in a few days. The Post Master at Larkinsville would not give a blanket or quilt to lay the boy upon, and another one of his stripes hollowed out "hurrah for Young". William Young was a reb. Lieut. 
I am also told that application was made to the justice of the Peace who lived in the village for the arrest of Young but he failed to recognize the case as an inditeable offense while Young deliberately rode off in a wagon.
About 10 O'clock next morning I received the report of this death (or rather of his mortal wounds) of the boy and gathered a squad of Union men and pursued Young but without any success, for it was very perceptible that the rebels all sympathizes with him in this atrocious deeds. 
Another circumstance not connected with the above however, will go further to illustrate what kind of characters inhabit this section of the Country. On the 14" I organized a colored League man Larkinsville, and because of the participation of two hands that was working at a steam mill near Larkinsville they were thrown out of employment, and am listening for other cases Very Respectfully
Eph. Latham