The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-29

HORRIBLE MURDER.-We learn from the San
Augustine (Texas) Union that most atrociOus muir
der was perpetrated near that place by a man
named jackson Cheshier, upon another called
BENZ. Pullum. The circumstances of the horrid
affair, related by the Union, are follows
Is On the 9Th of August, the prisoner, Jackson
Chesher, in company with his halfbrother, Joe.
Swift rode up to the house of Benz Pullum and
inquired of Mrs. P for her husband. She told them
that he was at the river, at work on a boat at
Weiss Ferry, distance of about six miles from
Ps house. Not satisfied with her assurance, they
dismouned and searched the house for P, she still
repeating her first assertion Without speaking,
Cheshier and Swift shook hands in the middle Of
the floor and then mounting rode off at full speed
towards the river. Before reaching it, the horse of
Swift stumbled, and so crippled him that he was
not able to proceed. Chesher continued his route
alone, On arriving at the river he concealed him
self behind some bushes; this was at Weiss Ferry
Weiss, Brown, Pullum, and James Cheshier,
CbrOther OF the prsoner) were at work on boat
on the opposite side of the river. Prisoner called
to his brother James to come over 10 him, telling
him that his child was dead He accordingly
crossed over. After few minutes close converse
ton, James Chesher called to BENZ. Pullum to
bring over his &C.. 81 shoes. ThereupOn the whole
party crossed over, Weiss going over to take the
boat back. Upon lunding, Brown and Pullum
assembled the bank to the spot where the two
Cheshler's were standing. Jackson Chesher was
stripped to the buff, as for fight. He Immediately
attacked Punm. After the fight had continued
for some time and Cheshier had got Pulum down,
Brown proposed to interfere and separate them;
Wherupon James c. seized heavy club and told
b. that II he interfered he would kill him. Weiss,
who was still in the boat, was now about to go up
the bank to the relief of Pulum when he perceived
ms wife, who had witnessed the fight from the
opposite side OF the river, about entering a canoe
which he knew to be unsafe; he, therefore, imme-
dlately recrUssed the stream to her assistance.
When he arrived at the bank he saw the prisoner
bring Pullum to the river and throw him in the
body sunk but SION rose, when the prisoner Jumped
with his feet upon the body of p and sunk him
again. This he repeated two or three times. AT
length p rose and caught hold of a canoe the
prisoner Jumped into il and knocked him loose and
again sunk him. p again rose and attempted to
swim across the river, the prisoner followed him
in the canoe, seized paddle, and swearing, with
a hOFrd oath, that he should never get out of the
river, struck him again the unfortunate man sunk
to rise more. Il is said that the canoe well
nigh covered with blood The body was found
next daV.
Verdict Of Inquest That Benjamin Pullum
was murdered by jackson and James Cheshier, by
having his eyes gouged out, his ears and nose bit
of and his throat cut
James Cheshier is still at large-but unless he
leaves the country, we have no doubt he will yet
be apprehended. jackson Cheshier, the real per-
petrator of this most shocking and diabolical muir
der, is in prison awaiting his trial.