Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-21

a Man SEurdered-lzIs Three Murderer
Shot - The Man Who Shoots Then


a MAN SIurdered-His Three Murderers
Shot The Man Who Shoots Them
Killed.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 15.-Last Tuesday three
men called at the house of VIM. Carmichael about
six miles from the city. The Holly Ford road and
took Joseph Paine aud Wm. Carmichael from the
house into the woods. where they mortaly wounded
the former while the latter barely escaped with his
life.
A warrant for the arrest of tho nurdWers was
issued Immediately after the information Of the
murder of Paine received, and the officers sue
ceeded I,2 in capturing one of them named Ewbank
no ocer could conveniently go out in search of the
others, v. j. Saint reluctantly consented to be
deputized to serve the warrant, He rode out the
Pigeon Roost road, taking Richard Graves a. ].
finkieton, and W. Carmichael to assist him in the
arrest of the murderers and Ewbank to identify his
associates, he having confessed the foul crime. On
their way. Daniel Henderson, relative of Paine,
the murdered man. on learning their business.
that FinkIeton asked Henderson to go out. 1t is
more % than probable that he went with purpose.
They found the other murderers, Wingate and Be-
gett, living at the John Herson place. the Pigeon
Roost road, about eight miles from town. They had
been at work in the field. but one was just then on
his way to the house. Saint by himself, approached
tho latter, and told him he had warrant, and would
arrest or shoot him. The murderer at once gave up
his arms and surrendered. The other, who was sur
prised in the field at work, did the sameon summons,
The party then started back toward the city.
Henderson rode in front of Saint. and commenced
DIS Is odlt tHtJ Ile uurueferS
blood should be taken then and there. Saint told
him he had disarIned them and received their sur
render. and he would shoot any man who attempted
to harm them while in his keeping. IL was acting
as an officer of the law, and the law should have its
course.
y Henderson continued to curse for time. but at
length became silent The prisoners were coming
along peaceably when, about dusk, Henderson drop
ped behind the cavalcade After dark, about eight
o'clock in the evening, while Saint still at the
head of the party Henderson rode up and shot Ew-
bank in the back, the bali taking effect in the spine.
He rolled off dead from his mule. Henderson then
shot at Wingate, shattering his the elbow,
and Immediately turned upon Bogett who was start
ing to get out of the way and shot him twice wound
ing him so seriously that he can scarcely recover.
As as Saint heard the firing. he turned and
rode toward Henderson, telling him to desist or he
would shoot him., His horse was restive under the
pistol reports and galloped up near to Henderson.
The latter at once fred upon him, but missed Saint
e9Sd in ten nGie a & m shooting 6 oce2rred in
fifteen seconds. Henderson shot as fast 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 scene
of the tragedy that he satisfied; he had had his
revenge. Saint was uncle of Henderson.