Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-02
From the LoInisriile IousnaL
THE JEFFERgONEILLE EHEgTE-
ErruarNr -Er = aRIIG.Tn rs.

We have made considerable eXertiOn
70 ascertain the facts Of the fatal dis
tlIrbauce III Jeffersonyille, and, through
the Kindness Of Gen. Watkins, COM
mandant Of this post, are enabled 10 give
our readers all the essential Information.
The following communication from
Surgeon Goldsmith, addressed TO Gen.
Watkins, Adjutant-General, gives one
side of the case
IrFPFIssoSyIILE GENERAL HOSPITAL. 3
JEFFEEsoSYILLE, lSn., Dec p.
Curtain: The past night afforded no
disturbance shout the hospital except the
firing Of two or three random shots from
some boys in FultOnyiile into the hos
Dital enclosure.
To show YOU the state Of feeling exist
ing among the people outside, / have To
state that one Of our engineers coming to
the hospital last night about twelve II 4,
was assaulted hy two men, with revolver
al his breast, declaring-as he called the
men whom he happeped 70 know by
name-it was Wei he spoke as quick-as
he did, for they took him for d-n nlG =
ger. and meant TO kill him.
The affair cut Of which the present eX-
eitement grew appears 70 be as follows J
Saturday night the Sergeant in com
mand Of the c0l0red guards came to me
after had gone 10 bed, and told me that
some of his men, returning to hospital,
had been attacked by the rowGies down
town. I directed him 10 report 70 Llent.
Morrison, the officer Of the guard and,
ia the meanwhile, gave instructions to
the guard at the gate not 10 allow any OF
he 0olored soldiers "a pass out excspt in
charge Of a white officer
III seems that Lieut.. Morrison directed
The Sergeant 70 take half dozen men or
30 and 20 and look for the two men VINO
were missing, and bring them iD. de
gave tbe Sergeant especial instructions
fo guard against coming in contact with
anv collection Of drunken men, and TO
avoid al possible difficulty.
The Sergeant, who appears 20 De
more than commonly good and careful
man, reports that, having gone 70 me
scene Of disturbance, ana not hhllhS
1 his men, he proceeded p some riAqe
Z in Jeifersonyille who're the men were ,.,
{ known 20 CO. ana OilA'l "lllie
/ passing GlOng the street, nm W
| sfeupad out Of an alley or from be
/ tween two houses, and fired )n him. lie,
I the Sergeant, at once called out TO the
man moi 10 Are in that direction; ihe
man fired again. The Sergeant stepped
out IN frcnt Of his men, oRe Of whom
called out " ! am hit" Tie Sergeant
says his intention was tc arrest the
man; he told his men not 10 fire but
afte. one Of the men said " am hit y
some Of the men fired upon the man,
and he fell. 1 am told Ihst the testi-
m0ny on the coroner's jury sghstal tia
ted, IN a manHer, the Ser9eants state
ment such Is, as near as can find out,
the history Of sAe matter.
/ have 10 ask f9r instructions IN the
premises. ! am satisfied that il will not
Be expedient 20 allow any 60iored soldier
10 show himself in Jeffensonville or FuI
tonville. and that il perehance anv one
oF them should be caught out al uight ht
will h. killed in al probability. ] hav,
therefore to suggest that the negro troop
( be relieved from dSiy at this post, an,
that a white Sergeant ana fifteen mel
be- sent TO replace them.
snbsoIn tbe names Of the men VIII
: were I'M the squad when the shooting Wa
done:
Charles Dillingham;, sfsTgeAall com
] pany K, one hundred and tSSsiith ID. a
2 Burd johnson, Horace Williams, oi IN
same company, were unsrmed' fsst