On the night of June 27th, 1864, Absalom Harpold, a citizen of this county, was hung by the militia at Cameron. A week before he had returned to his home, west of Kingston, from three years of service in the Confederate army, having gone out with the Caldwell
county company. Finding that it was dangerous even to surrender himself to the militia, Mr. Harpold determined to leave the country and go to California and remain until the war was over.
Accordingly after a stay of one week with his family, Mr. Harpold boarded the cars at Kidder one night and set out for the West. But a man who knew him saw him at Kidder, and learning in some way that he would be on the night train for the West, galloped on a swift horse to Cameron and informed the militia. When the train arrived it was searched and Mr. Harpold discovered and taken off.
Without any investigation of his case, he was taken to an old building in the town and hung: to one of the beams. Word of his death was sent to the family and they sent for and buried his body. Mr. Harpold was 43 years of age, and left a wife and several children.
On the night of June 27th, 1864, Absalom Harpold, a citizen of this county, was hung by the militia at Cameron. A week before he had returned to his home, west of Kingston, from three years of service in the Confederate army, having gone out with the Caldwell
county company. Finding that it was dangerous even to surrender himself to the militia, Mr. Harpold determined to leave the country and go to California and remain until the war was over.
Accordingly after a stay of one week with his family, Mr. Harpold boarded the cars at Kidder one night and set out for the West. But a man who knew him saw him at Kidder, and learning in some way that he would be on the night train for the West, galloped on a swift horse to Cameron and informed the militia. When the train arrived it was searched and Mr. Harpold discovered and taken off.
Without any investigation of his case, he was taken to an old building in the town and hung: to one of the beams. Word of his death was sent to the family and they sent for and buried his body. Mr. Harpold was 43 years of age, and left a wife and several children.
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