Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-03
SHOCKING AFFAIR.
A German Horribly Murdered I'm
NOncOnnah Bottom.
His Neck is Hacked 10 Pieces with
IA Hatchet.
The House Robbed and the Dying
Man Left to His Fate.


Early yesterday morning little cabin
on the Mitchell place, in Nonconnah
bottom, four miles from the city, was the
scene of one of the most hooking TRACE
dies we have ever recorded For sew
eral months past German named
Joseph Wolfnsburg has lived in the
cabin referred to, alone. His occupation
was that of cutting wood for the Men,
phis market. After sunrise yesterday,
some neighbors saw him sitting on the
floor of his cabin his head buried on his
breast. In response to the question
whether he intended going to town, he
feebly raised his hand and pointed
toward his neck. They went in, and on
examination, discovered that his neck
had been horribly gashed, and that
Wolfnsburg was barely alive. The bed
near by contained large quantity
of blood, and Ratchet, crimson
with blood, was found on the floor.
Being asked il he knew who as
sauited him, he slightly inclined his head
forward, but could not speak. 1t was
evident that he had been assaulted in
bed, and that, holding his head back, the
murderers repeatedly hacked his neck
with the Ratchet. The weapon was TOO
dull to cut the jugular vein, but severed
the windppe, inhicting several horrible
gashes. The poor man was breathing
through the aperture thus made, but was
unable to furnish the horror stricken
spectators any facts, it being impossible
even to trace words on paper with a
pencil.
DIR, E. A. White, of this city, was at
once summoned to the cabin. He ar
rived at IL o'clock a. M, but seeing that
if any attempt we're made to close the
cash death would at once ensue, found
it impossible to administer any relief.
Williamsburg died about one o'clock in
the afternoon.
Violin sburg was known to have $50
or $50 in his trunk, which was found
open, its contents being strewn about
the floor. Letters revealed that the de-
ceased resided at st. Clair, Illinois,
where he married seven years ago; that
he was at one time in Prices army, en-
listing in a Missouri regiment. He was
about forty years of age, and there is
little doubt that he was murdered for his
money.
Dun jon OFFICE.-The PUBLIC LEDGEl
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You can get good meals at the Post
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FoR fue ready-made clothing Eand
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