Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-17
A TERRIBLE AFFAIR-MURDER AND
REVENGE.
From the Memphis specials to the Louis

From the Memphis specials to the Louis
vile Courier, we extract the following;
Last Tuesday three men called at the
house Of WIN. CARMICHAEL, about six miles
from the city, on the Holly Ford road, and
took JOSEPH PAINE and Mr.. CARMICHAEL,
from the house into the woods, where they
MORALLY wounded the former, while the lat
ter barely escaped with his life.
A warrant was Immediately issued for the
murderers after information of the murder
of PAINE was received, and the officers sue
ceeded in arresting one Of them, named Z.
w. BANKs, on Wednesday night
The next day, yesterday, as no othcers
could go conveniently out is search OF the
others, w. J. SAINT reluctantly consented
to be deputized to serve the warrant. He
rode out Pigeon Roost road, taking RICH D
GRAVES, A. J. SINGLETON, W. CARMICHAEL
and f. w. BANKS TO assist him in the ar
rest of the murderers, the latter to identify
his associates, he having confessed to the
foul crime.
On their way one DANIEL HENDERSON,
a relative of PAINE, the murdered man, on
learning their business, mounted his horse
and rode with them. Some say that SINGLE
TON asked HENDERSON to 60, but it is more
than probable that he went with pur
pose.
They found the other murderers, WINGATE
or WINGAY, and BoYETT, living at the JOHN
HERON place. on the Pigeon Roost road,
about eightmiles from town.
They had been at work in the field, but
one was Just then on his way to the house.
SAINT, by himself, approachedthe latter, and
t,lI he ho1 orlI
arrest or shoot him. The murderer at once
gave up his arms and surrendered. The
other, who was surprised in the field at
work, did the same on summons.
The party then started back toward the
city. HENDERSON, who rode in front of
SAINT, commenced cursing, as it is said, and
declaring that the murderers' should be
taken then and there. SAINT told him he
had disarmed them and received their sur
render, and he would shoot any man who
attempted to harm them while in his keep
ing. He was acting as an officer of the law,
and the law should have its course. HEN
DERsoN continued to curse for time, but at
length became silent. The prisoners were
coming along peaceably. About dark HEN
DERsoN dropped behind the cavalcade. At
ter dark, about o'clock in the evening,
while SAINT was still at the head of the par
ty, HENDERSON rode up alongside of Ew-
BANK. As they were riding together on the
same mule, EwBANK was resting one hip by
reclining upon the other. HENDERSON at
once shot him in the back, the ball taking
effect in the spine. He rolled off, head first,
on the side on which he was leaning, draw
ing WINGATE with him.
While this was transporting HENDERSON
shot at WINGATE SCATTERING his arm near
the elbow, and Immediately turned upon
BoYErT, who was starting to get out of the
way, and shot him twice, wounding him so
seriously that he can scarce recover.
As soon as SAINT heard the firing, he
turned and rode towards HENDERSON, tell
ing him to desist or he would shoot him.
His horse was FESTIVE under the pistol re-
ports, and galloped up near to HENDERSON;
The latter at once fired upon him but
missed.
SAINT then shot HENDERSON, and he fell
from his horse and died in ten minutes.
All the shooting occurred in fifteen Sc
conds. HENDERSON shot as fast as he could
cock his pistol and draw the trigger. He
was so near the prisoners that every shot
took effect. Before HENDERSON died he
told man living near the tragedy that he
was satisfied; he had had his revenge.