Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-03
JEALOUSY AND CRIME.
Serious Assault in an Up Town
BagniO Saturday Night.
A Woman Stabbed MOrtallv
by a Young Man-JealOusy
the Cause.
He is Arrested at to Scene Of
the Affray-0rigin Ofthe
Difficulty.

Annie Melrose has been known Tor the
past ten years as either an inmate or
keeper of house of ill-fame, occupying
the latter position for the past five or
six wears. Last winter she kept place
on Poplar street, near the bridge, but for
several months past has occupied por-
ton of the block on the south side OF
Madison street, east of Rocco's confec-
tionery. 1t seems that her friend " for
some time past has been Joseph Luxton,
young man well known in the city
Several times difficulties arising from
different causes have occurred between
them, and Saturday night was signalized
by an other of more serious nature than
any of its predecessors. The circum-
stances, as derived from various sources,
seem to be about as follows
Luxton has been jealous Of young
man now confined in Jail on criminal
indictment, and whose name is not neces'
sary in this connection, 1t is said that
Annie has frequently visited the latter at
the Jail, taking him provisions, clothing,
and to the extent allowed, liquors. Sat
urday night she was at Washington
street bagnio, where Luxton wentto find
her. When he entered the room in which
she was sitting, he observed on her part
an attempt to conceal something within
the folds of her clothing, which proved
to be a bottle of whisky. She made an
evasive reply to his question relative to
her intended disposition of the whisky
which, by reawakening his jealousy,
angered him. He retorted that doubtless
she intended to take it to the Jail. The
woman, who is quick tempered, replied
angrily that she had bought the liquor
with her own money and had right to
do what she pleased with it. Upon this,
Luxton attempted to wrest the bottle
from her. She resisted, and endeavored
to run out of the room.
The effort failed, and at this juncture,
according to the woman's story, Luxton
drew pocket knife, with blade four or
five inches long, and buried it to the hilt
in her left side. The handle of the
weapon, pressing against the quivering
flesh, severely bruised it, leaving the
marks easily discernable. 1t is stated
that she was stabbed more than once, and
that before withdrawing the blade he
turned it in the wound, literally cutting
out a large piece of flesh, but nothing
positive could be learned to that effect.
Her shrieks brought the inmates of
the house to the room, where she lay,
wcltering in blood. Luxton was also in
the room, having made no effort to escape.
Some one hurriedly left by the back door
in search of an officer, and found patrol
man Scott. The latter quietly entered
the building through the back door and
arrested LuxtoH, who offered no resist
snce. He was conveyed to the station
house and locked up. The stabbing &C.
Cured about half past eight o'clock,
officer Scott reaching the statiou-house
with his prisoner at niue.
Physicians we're at once summoned,
and the woman has received every pos.
sible attention. She was alive this fore
noon, but her recovery was deemed i'm
possible.
This morning Luxton was fined S25
in police court for carrying concealed
weapons, pistol having been found on
his person when arrested. He is not
more than twenty-five or twentythree
years old, and is said, BY those who know
him, to be generally quiet and orderly.
The case will doubtless come mp for ex-
animation before q magistrate in a day
OF two.
MoxEr to loan on collstersls-Hub-
bard, $50 Second street. up stains. 1872
wheatIey a Avent. Collecting ACTS.