Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1866-06-23

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M. MAURY.
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A terrible tragedy was enacted 90
Thursday evening. but three miles
from tbe city Of Memphis, 90 ths Pi.
geon RoOst road, arising ont Of q feel
Jog for revenge, which resulted iu The
death Of two men BY pistol shots, and
the seriously woundiug Of two others
Such sfrsys are becoming frightfu!Iy |
common in OHr midgt, aud the reckless
use Of firearms whether from feelings
Of revenge or others causes, Ougth tobe
deprecated by all. 1t will be remem
bered BY the readers o. the Bulletin,
that a farmer named Thomas Paine.
residing on the Holly Poga road, about
siz miles from the city. was shot doW0
in cold blood, BY three men who bad
gone to his place in search Of some
steers, on Friday night. A man nam
ed William Carmichael was vppnded
in the thigh at the same time. He
was BOt SO seriously injured, however,
but that be was in position 10 iden'
tify his asrailants and the murdersrS of
Mr. Paine The warrants we're placed
in the hands Of Sheriff Winters. who
deputed Mr. VIM. J. Saint to proceed
! out the Pigeon ROost road. and use all
the means in bis power to spprsheOd
} the murderers. Saint Who was related
to the murdered man, went 10 work on
Wednesday evening, with the greatest
: slacrity, and on Thursday morning he
! had succeeded in ArraSting Eubank'
! and lodging him 10 the country jail.
" When Eubank found himself secure
behind the bars. he was seized With {
!. remorse, and offered to devules tht
: particulars of thp frighful murder Il
: officer Saint He was told that BIZ
b evidencs would BE- used for the beOef
I = Of the State 10 tie trial Of the other
|, implicated and then he Determined tt
ID make clean breast Of IT," BE In
y - fOlmed the officer that the parties i'm
" pliCated in the murder of Mr Peine
20 besides himself we're Frank Mdngat
!. y and Sam BCwett. He did not stat
Is who fred the fatal shot, but warrant
r. were Immediately procured from Squir
to Hall for the apprehension Of WiHgat
r, and Bowett. II
en- These wsrrauts we're also placed i
y Ss the hands Of Saint for execution Q
de Thursday forenoon. A pOss commit
'% u atus was promptly summoned, COnsiH
be ing Of Richard GrOoms, 4 j. Singl
his ton, william Carmichael aud DAM
+, Henderson, The latter I brother iD.la
'ay Of the murdered man, and nephew
H. Il Saint by marriage, The arrangsmen
'se y we're quickly formed. and Eubank v
Of taken out Of Jail to act % . guide
'sa as The party. and to point out the nuFd'
srs, as II was fully, anticipated that Sc
90 sral miles Woald have TO be travers'
~ OpfOrs the prisoners would capture
0dy HOrses aud t@ules we're procured ~
BY the party left tie city under comma
,oU Of Mr. wR. Saint On leaving I
lion city the sfEcers. s.Of jastice, or those v
leos ! ,. werc for the time pCting'as such ?
| M. T. ceeded out the Pigeon ROOS read
'O!s several AIlos. To their way out u
nO.. IO'c dsrsOn strongly urged 90 the pa
and that they should kill thsn q. the p
Fsss He said Ne wssted justics. To
~ '".d proposition Gsiut strongly ObisO'
rs. and psrempsOrily told Henderson :
nads he would DO ell 10 HE power 70 :
fuse then prisoners alive. as be was oct
here, iu the capacity Of an officer Of tie
AssO' 'sss end hs We determined % DO his d
IAer. Henderson, who seemed bens %
! 60. vengIng the death Ofhis brOthsr-in-
! =. ~. did not seen 10 relish The remark
'sih> Saint, aud seeing that that Oaioer
'srr 10 determined 70 Do bis duty, Be Isit
: % q party and rode back q Mort
,auOe into the wCOas and was soon
, e~s .SsIl Of sight. M. ~
! lhal By this time L was about IL o's
poEIa . at noon, and The party were aso
49,, 49,. front Of Wingasss house, which y
: tree aaed % The Pigeon Rooss rosd, !
y sasn = Isss uiass from NsmphA =
= = 4 4 distance iFoa sAs Aoass sAsy Obse
: swO men working n . iaia waOm
Il 49,. 4salf T.
Y -. 60 bank pointed ont y Wingate and
sssda. sts ths saspssssd nssasrsss.
as.sss =, immediately entered The Geld, q
!, y. - pauisd y his posse. ne infOsniE