The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-13

letter in Relation 20 the Murder on
General FOrrest's PIantatiOm-Verdict
OF the COrOner's Jury-FOrrest Taken
90 Friar's POint for Trial.
From ne Memphis Post.
We are in receipt of letter from an eye-wit-
ness OF the tragic occurrence on General For
rests plantation, last Saturday, which gives
more complete and further details than have
yet been published.
1t will be seen that the Coroner's Jury merely
state in their verdict the cause of DEATH with
out asserting that the murder was committed in
self-deense.
SUNFLowER LANDING, Miss. March Shallow
me TO give you an account OF serious and most un
fortunate affair winch tTanspired here this afternoon
General Forrest had just returned about4 O'Clock
from the landing ana, noticing from the paper that
the cholera was reported IN Mobile, went out to the
quarters and set the freedmen, who had been allowed
70 quit work at noon. at work cutting drains about
sne houses ana cleaning up the promises inhabited % S
wards passed along, and was told by the General to
fix about his quarters He made no reply but passed
into his room, and, with his knife In his hand, COM
menced cursing and abusing his wife, The General
followed HIM and told hIm he must not aOuse and
whip his wife; that he would not allow 1t. Tom re-
piled he would whip his wife when he pleased. rhe
General said:-"lf you don't stop and shut up I'll
fail you with this broom;" giving hun. at the same
time, a hight stroke on the shoulder with IL, when
Tom replied by striking at the General with his
knife, cutting him on one OF his fingers. The
General then grasped an axe standing by. ana
struck Tom blow on the head, which instantly
killed him.
about a hundred OF the freedmen greatly excited,
and disposed to mob violence.
Afterwards the General came out and made them
speech deplOring the affair, and stating tine par
lculars, and promising to await legal examination.
While some OF the negroes exhibited an audacity
that not two in thousand white men would shOw W,
The others controlled by the efforts of some OF
the most intelligent and better OF the freedmen and
they finally dispersed to await the future. These
are the facts as / saw and heard them.
The General has sent for the Deputy Sheriff, who
passed here to-day. The citizens of the neIghDOr-
mood are being notified, and Will assemble tO-mOr.
row. when an investigation will be had and an IN
que st held. From the circumstances of the case, IT
Wl merit and attract much attention. That it is
mosluniC rtunate is felt by ALL and by deeply
as the General hImseh.
:. Beng somewhat conversant with the existing re-
latons OF affa rs here for soma time past, would
respt Ctfully request suspension of opinion this
case. both North and South, until the facts are
elected by judicial proceedings.
SUNDAY, April !, 4 +. Nj The following is the
ve dict of the CoroneI's jury
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, CoAHoMo COUNTY, April
l. 1866.-We, the jury of inquest, summoned to view
the body OF Thomas Edwards, negro man or freed
n, deceased, having been duly sworn, find that
the said Edwards came TO his death in the after
noon of the 31st ultmo, from a blow the back OF
the head delivered by N. b. Forrest, with axe
during an alteration between said partles arising
from the interference of said Forrest to prevent the
deceased from abusing his (the deceased'sl 81 wife.
General Forrest has surrendered himself to w. W
Show, Deputy Sheriff OF the county, and will pro
ceed 10 FrIar's Point.