Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-04-12
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man by her Husband.
frs.n ne Detroit Advertise, sui
Our CITY has again been the scene Of one o
those horrible Affairs, which al intervals startl
us IRON our general quietude, fit across tn
nearing q our citizens, are commented upon
"a seen forgotten, except By those who's,
near 5 and hearthstonss are made desolate.
tsterdsy morning about half-psst II O'Clock
& most horrible murder was committed on th,
Chicago road below Thompson street, on th
4 Lafferty farm, IN the Ninth ward OF this city
I A man BY the name Of Edward Benedict stab
! bed bis wife Emily with q small clasp poke,
knife, the blade BY which The fatal wound wa,
/ inflicted, being about p inches in length, one
| third OF an inch in width, and sharp AZ tie end
The FIRST that was known Of the affair, was
I when gentleman named Truman W Lsdd
Of Dear5crn, was passing with wagon. HI
heard The cry Of murder issuing from The
small, one story and half house occupied by
Benedict and MS wife; the dosr few open on ths
instant, and he discovered Mrs. Benedict par
tally on the floor, with her husband standing
over her, having the knife in bis hand. ShS
rushed out Of the door, and through The gate
70 The side Of the gutter, stopped and stood
erect for the space Of about one and a bali
minutes, when uitcring cry Of agony, she fel
on Der left side into the mud Of the gutter, and
almost Immediately expired. When she ran
out o. the house, her three little children wert
in the yard, and as she brushed against them
nearly knocking them down When she fel
the children got down By Der side, kissed Der,
and sobbed~as If their little hears would break
As the unfortunate woman left the house by
, The front door, her hspless husband went OF
BY The back door, and into the barn, but in
medistely retrs cling bis steps, got q chain aboui
i've feet il length, and with Il in bis hands
started for the woods, distant about half mile
M. Laad went at once 10 the sth ward house,
where The eleetiSa was being held, and seeurel
the services Of officer MshuusV and Mr. Stuari
Of Wught's Merchant Police, who started a
once in pursuit Of the murderer.
Another person, getting some assistance
earned the body into the house, and placed i
on TIE floor. Tne officers found Benedict in ths
woods about half mile from the house, under
Tree, be having The iron chain, (Which wal
quite heavy) and small whitfield stick IN biz
I Possession.
When the officers came up with him. be in.
I CURED what they wanted, and the answer be.
| ing given that they came 70 arrest hin. be rel
| upon nis knees, with bis hands eIssped. a. I.
% lmPlore Tor mercy. He tod them to send
ne crowd Of rho bad followed the cffcers. FOR
ne would give hinseh up, and further stated
lnal y me chain had not slipped he womb No,
nave been alive when they arrived. He was
takeh % lan a. once, ana stated 70 the officer
ana aiso 70 orr reporter, that he had killed one
! Q n
that b. had been absent from borns. an3 80
his wife gave birth 70 child and tainted mr.
BY saying that be was not is father n -,
that but short tine before he assigned over 4
her al Of bis property, and that beIrg ~. 49,
and hearing from her own lips that ne bss ~
been true @ him, bat that The child of ,vbi-b
she had been delivered was a bastard. he. ,,-ifb-
out knowing what be did, stabbed hef. h,
further states that moment before be had M
idea OF committing the deed, bot passion ovrr-
cane hin, and her death was he result. X,
saws that going 10 safe prison smelling. CON.
pared to The avid thoueht thaf God win no
forgive him, and dat be thinks be wiz not z,
10 State prison. bat before thar time viii 5,
dead
A Coronsr's jury vas rnpanneied By Jasiie,
Of the Peace Martin, but the inquest was de-
ferred until this morning, for the purpose o.
holding post m0rtem examination The poe
m0rfen was held By DR.. Davenport, who fOun,
that the knife penetrated the heart through IN,
left breast. Only one stab was made, but IN.
for' unstely that stab proved fatal At once
After the Doctor had concluded his examine
nons the sisters and other relatives Of the de-
ceased were admitted 10 The room, and a serns
Of ne amost affecting nature ensued. IN,
sounds Of wsiling for the deceased were heart
relding in the extreme, and could Be heard 70
a long distance.
Ars. Benedict was tai, fne looking NO
man, with black hair and eyes, ard a eleai
complexion and would have been tweutY-eigh
years OF age on the 10th day Of August next