Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-12

fearless Of GER He leaves b iie but no children
70 mourn his loss. BE vas thirty i've years 81 agi
and to-day would have been the seventh annirsl
ssry Of his marriage, which be remarked 10 81
VIE yesterday grsr--,r- 7rsrs-7-
The people, as wen the police, insisted a. 500
as CORY vas brought 70 the police station "a bane
ing him without delay, aud we're about h $780,,
70 the work, When he pleaded for bis life ana ssis
he would tell ali he knew Of the murder ne fker
stated that Marion Crops and himself Esns % IA.
house Of Rigd0ns and going mp the side alls5 fouud
the back door open, when CrcPPs fred Ne faiai
shot.
InformatiO1 Of the eouplieity Of those psriis.
was e. sent 70 the middle district poliea aiior
and Lieut. Carmichael and Sergeant McComas start
/ ed IN search Of the parties They found Crops a.
q drinking house on Holiday street., and Is 0Rcl
took MIN into custody, and conyeysd him % lhl
middle district police station, where be vas locked
mp. Ssrgeauts Loyssad Cook also uent in pursuii
Of the parties charged, and they arrested man
named William Befeitt at the corner Of Fsvetfs and
Holiday streets, and he TOO, Wss taken to the mid>
! die district police station.
/ A .o01sidersble crowd Of persons assembled sud
there we're strong murmurings Of e. snoe Washing
vengeanesupon them. Throughout the city The "a 8
intense Excitement prevailed, and everybody seemed
appalled, - cold bl0oded murder while their m
! dignstion reached veil near up to giolence.
Rgdon, the second victim. vas tha only surTipinr
\ witness against John Gambrill brother 81 HsprT
the murder Of ofhcer Benton, leaves no Wines
against him.
a. The mayor vas ct the middle District poioa station
when the Information OF the murder Of officer Rig
don vas brought down, and himself and Marshal
Herring a. once proceeded e the western ststion,
Together With Capt. Brashears. The police we're az
directed &c arm themselves and be prepared for aEy
emergency that might arise. -..-.-.--
Al eleven o'clock last night after eommiliisz
Cory 10 JAIL be went 70 the middle dsirict and cen
mtted Crops to jail on the ohargoof murder whale
on The way 10 jail without aay previous utimafion
Of the cause Of his arrest he asked Lieut. Carmichaa
II be had been arrested for the murder Of Rlgdon.
He told that he had been arrested for that asr
which be spoke no more. Cory vas eommiitod fSet
only as an accessory to the MURDER but for attempt
ing to take the life Of officer Cook. The ofiegr r.
turned the shots Of Cory and Of his balls passed
through ths cap Of Cory without, however, dong
him any harm. 81.
About nine o'clock last night Information vas re-
eeiVed BY the mayor that the house Of Milton Whit
ney Esq.. the prosecuting attorney, vas threatened
and the officers in that part Of he city, fully armed
were warned 70 be in resdRessfoF scon, and oh sEed
20 20 thIther as soon as summoned A p0riion Of
the crowd loWed The hack in which he went to his
home, and violent threats uttered sgainst hin
A post-mortem examination WAS held curing the
night, during which the following evidence sas
sieited: --... ......-.
Peter Cory vas called and testified that be could
was in street leading from German street aken ar
rested; passed by Rigdon's house with Crops and
another man be did not know could aOI Say that
Crops 6Ted the pistol Was standing e. the end q
the alley and heard pistol, but could not tell Who
fred is Crops went int the alley; Witaess in
toxcated, they passed Rigdon's houses Hent e. far
as Cudney's tavern; took q drink and returned 20
Rigdons; heard the pistol, but could not take an
oath that Crops fred IT. did not see Crops after
the report; witness ran away because be vas afraid
they might suspicion him; is always timid about
such things; before Rigdon vas shot, witness vent
into bis store, not knowing il was his stores say
some Undershirts in the window, and Went in 10
purchase one of them; Crops did not q into The
store With. him; witness leit CrOpps at Cuaneys,
went into the store to purchase the shirt did net
know Rig4on; would not have known him If be saw
him; the shot fired after witness came OUT Of the
store; witness from fear thRt they might arrest
him for somsthing be had not done; witness had no
net know Crops sntil yesterday; did net 20 direct
from the courthouse 70 Rigd0n'E first went 10 sup
per, and afterwards met Crops a. the corner Of
Faystts and North streets; went 20 James MOrgan's
tavern, the eoraer Of EutaF and Ross srees; sad
about fifteen minutes; came dawn EutaE 70 Franklin
streets, and took drink Ct Shellys; then cane
down towards the western station-h5use and passed
out Baltimore street; Crops up RIgdon's alley
and shortly afterwards heard the report; FIVE min>
utes after Crops went up the slley witness heard
ran sHsy and was pursued, and fred 81 By the
officers; witness had no pistol
Several officers were examined, who testified
merely that CORY had told them the sane story ha
had given on oath. Marion Crops vas cOmmitts6
to Jail charged Eilh the murder, while Cory WaH
committed for being accessory thereto and also for
sssauldng and shooting 81 Ofhser Cock Hith infeas
At the assembling Of the corn and -four excha1gs
yesterday morning John Williams, Esq, presi>
dent, called The attention Of the members 70 Lais
proposition
agree 20 pay the amount opposite our names tl ne
families Of the police officers Rigdon and Baa-
ton, recently, assasslnstsd in the performances Of
their duty" .. r
Mr. Williams, on Offering the above Prtfaoed it
with some appropriate remarks he asked the
members to come forward and subscribe, Whioh hey
did literally. Being rather An Indictment morning
the attendance on change vas not large, but IN
the course Of an hour and q half seven hundred
and fifty dollars we're raised The paper RboFs
quoted Uill be open on change next MOnlsy, %
afOEd eli an Opportunity Of subscribing.
The funeral Of the murdered man vail lake place
this afternoon
The Star of last evening says. Marion Crops Is
the sane person az "Aiallory Kroop. who headed
the mob that attacked the fourth ward polls IL
this city, in June, 1857, armed with large ions
shaWk. which he bIandished among che terrIhsd
voters in 8 manner to drive many from tho grouad
Under the aforementioned mama be was after-
wards indicted By the Grand Jury here for being
engaged in the riot OF that day; but, far rs "
can learn, no requisition was ever issued b The
criminal court With view 70 having him br5nght
10 trial He win be recognised b. most ot our
readers who were present on the occasion above re-
ferred to, Who will never forget his bull 5saa,
short>erOPed hair, iron-tOed boots, long legs sad
the deYilish weapon with which he Glove bis way
among the legal vOters Of Washington, scausring
them before him ike 50 many AFT ig8fed sheep"