The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-03-18
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ANOTHER OuTRAGE-On SATURDAY. =
says the GAINESVILLE (Texas) MESSENGER basenlhe
down and dark, Elias Rice, keeper Of tha t wen 4
at the crossing of Sulphur, on the CIar,V ol BIZ
Mount Pleasant turnpike road, killed ono ~ Vile
nor, resident of Titus county land neobbo.. nos e
The particulars Of the outrage so far a. wa Rs
able to collect them are these; Rice and ConIVe
in GAINESVILLE, on Saturday, and both indui,naS%
freely in the use of alcoholic stimulants 5Tn Ht
evening they started home in company. Ivy
riding horse belonging to Rice and at ;pSa ls
request took charge of q small parcel of eo.. at
he (Rice) had purchased before leaving tow VII
way the parcel was lost. Conner on arriyns. WI
disrnounted for the purpose of leaving the s.aH
being Intercepted by Rice, about the coAss VI
having had it. sharp controversy ensued ~. de%
becoming Infatuated, ran into the house "a, t y
and Conner walked off in the direction of ~
Rice having got possession of the gun, eane W.
called on Conner to stop, which he did, and WY
round facing Rice, exclaimed, Rice don't sbas
At the same instant Rice discharged his gunsn1S
nor fell MORALLY wounded, eight buckshos4~A
penetrated the lower part of the abdomen. H.
ed in q few moments. Rice mounted horsas,S
to the woods. He has not yet been captured "
Rice's sons testified before the coroner, that w
was advancing on Rice with a knife drawn, vS'@
latter fired. Rice is supposed to be about fs+rS
of age, is about five and half feet in hei5i.A
black hair and eyes, sharp features, and ~
complexion The governor viii no doubt a.
ward for his apprehension.
C. G. Jones, an account of whose misdeeds ~,
appeared in the Messenger of the 18th ult, b.A
overtaken by fearful retribution. He washa
from Paris to this place under writ of habeas ~
examined before Judge Todd, and discharpal Z
law having proved powerless 10 punish bin !
Bell, a resident of Lamar and brother Of tba ~
whom Jones had seduced, armed himself with y
tol, and meeting with a favorable opPortupi.r
Jones through the heart as he was passing H.
dler shop of Wilson & Co., on Main street I
ran few steps after he was shot and fell dead Y
Immediately fled but was shortly Afterwards o,s.'
and brought back to town. This occurred e.S
28th ult Bell has since been removed to Lama
ty, and is now in Jail awaiting his trial.
The Nashville Union says, in Septemberlss
mails between Memphis and Louisville andks$
Memphis and Clarksville We're robbed, ajas
taken from the letters contained therein. nth
fatigable agent of the department, colonel PnIt
Martin, has been for sometime in search ofSTT
predators, and has at length succeeded in ds'S&
ing them. The robbery occurred at Holyoke h.
county, and was perpetrated by negroes. az
money, s., 400 was recovered. The neeroe, ;,
severely punished. Carelessness had oceurs
the Holyoke Office, but no white person was imps
ted in the robbery.
Mr. David Hume, well known citizen Of Al
andria, Va, who attended the presidents leya
company with his daughter, on the 9th ult., war
eused by colonel D. G. Lee, clerk in the pers
Office, Of picking his pocket. Angry words pas
between the parties aud cards were exchanged. !
next morning Mr.. Hume proceeded to the pension
fee, to demand the retractiou of the charge BY D
Lee Mr.. Lee declined to answer, when Mr. h,
struck him with stick. Lee then shot hind
with pistol, and soon delivered himself upt
officers. Lee is all aged man and menberd
common council of Washington.