Monroe-Baldwin-Escambia County AlArchives News.....A Sad shooting at Mt. Pleasant in which two men were mortally wounded March 13, 1888
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Monroe Journal March 13, 1888
This community received a severe attack by the news that Mr. T.D. Hestle of 
Mt. Pleasant, one of the best and most revered citizens of Monroe County had 
been shot and mortally wounded on last Friday by Ike Lambert, well known in 
that section.  The facts as we learned them are substantially as follows:
Lambert armed himself with a double barrel shotgun and two revolvers and made 
every other preparation for his contemplated deed on the evening prior to the 
shooting and rode over to a neighbor (Mr. McCall) and requested him to tell 
Jake English (a colored blacksmith) to be at his shop early the next morning 
as he intended to kill him, which the neighbor, of course, did not do.
Lambert then returned to his home, it is supposed, but was discovered at the 
shop from which the blacksmith was absent.  Early Friday morning he told a 
Negro that McCall had fooled him for which he intended to kill both McCall and 
the blacksmith too, but first he would ride over and kill Mr. Hestle, which 
threat he proceeded to execute.  Arriving at Mr. Hestle's house he called to 
that gentleman, who invited him to come in.  Lambert replied that his business 
was to kill him and before Mr. Hestle could get out of the way or defend 
himself, he fired both barrels of the gun at him.  The balls of the shot 
taking effect in his left arm and chest,  Mr. Hestle fell to the ground 
unconscious  while Lambert rode off at full speed.
He then went to Dixie Landing for the purpose of killing Mr. Henderson, who 
has a store there, and his clerk. Neither of these parties being present, he 
fired a load into the body of the Negro left in charge of the building who 
will doubtless die from the effects of the wound.  Sheriff Burns left for the 
scene of the bloody affair as soon as he received the news.  Lambert was found 
Sunday by the roadside near his home in a drunken sleep.  It is supposed he 
fell from his horse, and was captured with little difficulty though at great 
risk, brought to Monroeville and housed in jail.  Lambert is very reticent on 
the subject and seems much annoyed when questioned, though he says he is not 
conscious of having done anything wrong.  Lambert is about 35 years of age and 
bore a good reputation in his neighborhood for his honesty, sobriety and 
industry, but about 3 years ago he began to drink heavily which he has kept up 
continually until his reason has been almost destroyed.  No other reason is 
assigned for the shooting.  Mr. Hestle is mortally wounded by best accounts. 
His physicians express a possibility of his recovery,in which hope his many 
friends earnestly join.

Additional Comments:
It was hard to read the date.
Mr. Hestle and employee survived and Lambert was charged with Assault with 
Intent.  

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