New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-27
A SHOCKING MuRpER.-The Memphis Eagle OF
Wednesday last has the following

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A day or SO ago we gave an account Of the re-
cent murder of an unknown man, at junkers
Point, some five miles above this city. We have
since learned from the officer who made the arrest
of Boyston, the supposed murderer, that the name
Of the murdered man was John Capley, and that
he resided at Ripley, Lauderdale county, in this
State. He had employed Boyston as an assistant
in managing the raft. short time since Boyston
came to this city, and endeavored to sell the raft
to Mr.. Winn, stating that he had purchased i OF
Capley whom he had just sent home. MI. Winn
declined purchasing, and Boyston next endeavored
to negotiate with man named Prentss. He did
not succeed and soon after left. Prior to leaving,
however, he showed Prentiss nearly $500 In gold.
which he said he had made. Boyston, the Wednes-
day previous to the discovery OF the murdered
man, engaged as hand on another raft, and started
with it down the river, aud was overhauied by the
officer at Cypress Bend, below Napoleon.
A number of Capley's friends from Ripley, with
whom the officers conversed, state that previous 70
leaving home he had borrowed q considerable sum
of money and was supposed to have in bis posses
sion quite large amount. The raft was on sand
bar, about two hundred yards from the shore,
where little log hut had been erected by Capley
and Boyston, and it was in the woods, short dls-
lance from the hut, aud not in the shallow water,
as was first stated, where the murder was brst dis
covered. Gapley was found lying on the ground
behind log, his head beaten almost to . jelly. A
club about two feet in length, having on one end
sharp, ragged knot, was lying among some leaves
a short distance from the spot, and fsem the APP
pearance of one of the gashes in Capley's head,
the murder had evidently been committed with
that weapon Some articles Of clothing left behind
by Boyston when he embarked on the second raft
have been discovered, and portion Of them coy
cred with blood, identified byyarious persons as
| the property of the murdered man.
\ ANIMAL. AFTAeHMENrs.-Close observers OF AMI
NAL instincts Of habits have frequently Witnessed
strong attachments between the horse and dese
The Calhoun (Ga.) Platform reports the foiloWng
instance:
A few DAYS since, a friend of ours detsrrsined
to visit his neighhor living some SIX or seven miles
n distant When ready, he mounted his morse ana
saartad his faithful dog attending him: and having
zone about half tne distance, and passing neigh
hors house. his dog was suddenly attacked by That
| of his nefghbor. and was about obtaining the
mastery at this jnncture our friends horse rushed
across the road and raising his hoof stamped tho
1 about repeating when our friend turned him aside.
/ A MAMMOTH TuRTLE.-ln q letter OF the 18th,
| from Beaufort, S. c., we find the following.
monster turtle was caught on Broad River by
Mr.. s. E., the 18th instant. 1t weighed $40 lbs.
| and measured 6 feet II inches in Length 81 feet
| across the back, and sported head rs large as .
| bushel basket
A popular difine tells q good stosy as q hiE ut
those kind of Christians who are too indolent TO
pursue the duties required of them by .her faith.
He says that one pious gentleman composed ter
vent prayer TO tho Almighty, wrote Il out leghty,
and affixed the manuscript 10 his hedpost Then,
on catd nights, he merely pointed 10 the document,
and with the words, a0h ford those arc my SEN
unents e blew ont the light and nestled amid the
blankets ssa
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