, 1866-12-03
BLOODY AFFAIR At MITCH.
ELLVILLE, TENN.
a Negro Murders His Rival.

A Desperndo Attacks mn Omccr Of the
LaW-One Of the Dtsperndoes Killed
and Another Mortnlly Nounded-A
Justice OF the Peace Dangerously
Wounded.
tF1om the Louisville journal, November aa.1
We have just learned from reliable ger
t!elnan residing near AIitchellville, Tenn,
The scene of bloody rtneoutFe, the particu.
iars Of desperate and fatal conflict between
lhe othcefb Of tue law and q posse Of citizens
summoned 10 as=lst them. and party of des-
peradocs who have long been terror to that
section.
On Sunday last, about two miles from
Mitchellville, Tennessee, just on the Ken.
tucky border, two negroes, David Groves
ana Charley Gisens, got into quarrel about
dulsed in fair pronisee to both, and Invited
attentions iro1a both, through the influence
OF assurances given to each at their every
call, that she would soon crown their cHorts
to win her love by giving hand and heart In
marriage. Whether Or not It was true love
that the course OF true love never did run
smooth" We cannot say. We cannot even
affirm that any true love existed between the
parties.
The quarrel grew daily more violent be.
tween the lovers, until on last Sunday, the
two foes met. A few angry words we're in,
tcrchanged, when the two came to blows
that resulted In the stabbing Of Groves, so
9 verely that he died On Tuesday, the eth
instant.
Givins. the homicide, was arrested, md
9Th, for trial. large and boisterons crowd
was present, composed Of the friends Of law
and order and q few lawlcss characters that
were determined to defend the prisoner.
Among the prisoners adherents were tho
ssfs 71sRf'e sDas isfDa. rhe hsss' n1e a
outlaw has been the hero Of SO
OF the law that he assumed the captaincy
Of the band. The case WAS disposed of in
the preliminary examination, and Givins was
remanded to the custody of the officer for
further trial before the higher courts. Bill
NcDatc here llaucurntcd the anticipated
difficulty, when Albert C. Byrum, the con-
stable in charge Of the prisoner, moved to
the IL: arrest Of NeDale, aud called upon the
pistol and fired at the officer, when d general
light ensued. Both parties were heavily
armed, aud ready for the encounter. The
light lasted for some moments, and ended
with the killing Of Press McDalc, the mortal
peqsea s. Of tbaae En- @ NH wa0s th BODY
woundiug Of officer 4. Z. Byrum, who was as
through the thigh.
Esquire Brynm was very severely. cnt on
the head By knife in the hands Of one Of
the dcsperadoes, but his wound is not con
sidered dangerous. Almost every man in
either party received painful stabs or pistol
wounds.
We sadly regret the untimely tate Of officer
Byrurn, whose family we we'll know. Both
the deceased and Esquire ByFum are among
the most highly respected, and, indeed,
among the most Intelligent and law.abiding
citizens Of that region ef country. As filth
full offices of the Law, their services will be
1ohg remembered With gratitude By their
neighbors. We condole With Esquire Byrum
anu wish him an early recovery.
Both the gentlemen were we'll known
| among the machfpists of Louisville, with
| whom they were once associated, and who,
we are sure, lament with their families the
| unhappy OCCURRENCE.