Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-05-26
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frsa'. ,c VI MURDER.

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ron y, cEoUs MURDER.
oCrhAo outrageous, cold-blooded
The NOS s..icrs. ever recorded in the
J.9f. ss committed in this place,
l,dme, Va bvena, Che deserved not
sN ~ ,sfmanO in human shape, VINO
.aicn ~ Walker upon the person
sl Bu0aj mofIending man, named
,abe ~" The circumstances were as
SON ! ~
vas a mechanic, and had
srh Eno Gin mandatory four or five
rBng ~ abich he had quit, came here
20 toen l,;nr for Canton, whittier he
% sln.n,nnsnied by several ofhis shop
n, l'eo ..;ous 10 parting they went into
nd pIv. Walker was. singing and
M, WIZ AFTER remaining short time,
,inos.,h no hack part of the house, the
sag % Wv led. that ifthey [Walker and
s'sf Nc less noise that they must
idn' ~ Rawlston Immediately step.
be hous ', nart OF the house, and repeated
he HOu q A friendly manner, what had
sconpagGs bar-keeper, particularizing no
adoy w Walker stepped up to him and
ehcreO IN YOU and the bar-keeping too;'
-GCd alnI some reply, but not of an in
gston 0iau W., when Walker drew a Bowie
rg ehaiassS sjupon him, striking him on the
! aad rlsn'Il ,vinr the skull bare from the
i he ao SSe,d 10 the LEFT corner ofthe left
10 81 inS IN r,laee cutting through the skull
% N O So,5c satisfied with this, the de-
y Noi 49,, Osl his victim, who was retreat
~ ap'h6Sd him under the left arm, dri-
nd ;'a 's, 10 the hilt, which entered be-
I .le 'a .scond and third ribs, and ranged to
= WIS.,, v. =, probably passing through the
~ g D.oftbe heart. Rawlston had barely
n Inn a dead man, add then he fell
rpT hrt was caught while in the act Of
a'l,g - by.standard, and eased down to
there he died almost instantly.
.S NJ, ,ben stepped into the street and
bA |, y Mai he had done; but seeing he
ssa y. y " he pursued, he ran to a store not
ii0's Cwb,ch he entered and shut the door
ls s.,' he then caught up an axe, which
- NEAR the fire place, and threatened
s,st man that entered, but soon be-
NJ, M mself to elude his pursuers by play.
,ol.ro.seek.' Here the citizens chose
y, ,om7in, we'll guarded, until a warrant
4 \. arocured,whlch being done,the house
W ~ and the villain soon discovered up
, I.roev. bowie knife in hand; he was
/. sc me legs and pulled down, and, after
Y ~, with some difficulty from having vi
,,,J, laid upon him, no was taken be-
er,rf ofenGuiry and fully committed, Ia
4, t1,l al the October term OF the Cir
S,r,t 5r this county. lie has sent "a
,5o-- lcr safe keeping, our county jail be-
nae.
I No., il the most hardened wretch we
ever scen-glorying in the crime he is
y AZ hut some what chagrined at being
x, HE'S and Old rascal, having shot a
: h NassbubriEc two or three years ago,
'ss T3bshled a manin Columbus Geo,
! npe sace and another somewhere in
iesse When living in Georgia it is said
,nt By he name Of Mcmillan. He has
! eve which, when taken from the CHM
Ms missed, but soon after It appeared in
,ou Place. There are several bench
rsnow N vogue against him-onc in
bee and in Yazoo, and one in this county,
w rood Sheriff has not seen itto serve
n report says he has frequently been
+ company with him; and Il he had done
~ It would no doubt have saved the
.nnnocent man. Such officers ought
be countenanced by any community.
1s,on, the victim, was 9 native Of Ohio
he has left a wife and two children tc
his untimely end. lie came to this coun.
h Jackson, where he had been at work
II Lnch's mansion for some time past
SIX weeks since, and had never been il
ndlthe day Of his death