Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-03

We Iearn the following terrible and
startling facts from two of bur most re
spectacle aud responsible citizens, who
only Yesterday returned from the scene
OF the horrible outrages that they relate,
Were it not for the well known charac-
ter Of our infOrmsnt5, we would be dis.
posed 20 disbelievs the statements our
selves-even though We know so we'll the
b~!oodthirsty, devilish character Of Radi.
cslism.
On Saturday night last. about nine
O'Clock, while Judge Gatlin and Mr..
Cfump were conveying q notorious horse
thief, robber and scalswsg, named Jake
THOMPSON, alias Frank Baldwin, from
Kingston to Marion, to lodge him in jail
they we're met nes the house of y widow
named Wilson, by q party of fifteen or
twenty armed mounted men, who COM
| PEELED them to release their prisoner
and then rode off with him. The band
wss disguised, but from their converse
ton, and the language they used, both
gentlemen express a firm conviction that
they were negroes. This conviction was
strengthened by the msuDer IN which
they were mounted aud rode.
After being relieved of their prisoner,
these gentlamen, Messrs. Gstlin aud
Crump, went to the house OF Mrs. VII
son, where they remained that night.
Some three hours a~fterWsTd, about mid
night, several shots were heard in the
direction Of some negro houses on Mrs.
Wilson'S place, end o few minutes after
ward some negroes came TO the house
all breathless and terribly frightened,
aud stated that an armed band Of men,
On horseback, had come to one OF the
negro houses and called out the negro
inmates. As sOen Gs they came out
The mounted men, without saying g
word, shot two OF the men down, kill
ing them instantly, after which they
rode of down the Bay Ferry road.
A Mr.. Crsbtree, who lives on the road
neal Mrs. Wilson, saw this band, either
SIS they we're going to or coming from
Mrs. Wilson'S on their errsnd of murder,
and from his description there could be
no doubt on the minds Mr.. Gstlia and
Mr.. Crump that they were the same par
ties that had met them. They were
armed, Mr.. Crabtree s6ys, with Enfield
rifles or Springfield muskets-militsry
guns and accoutrements-and from the
words and sentepces he heard them adj
dress to each other, Mr.. Crabtree was
confident that they were negroes.
On the following day no traces Of the
psTtY could be found, and the negroes
and Whitez were alike terribly excited
over the circumstances of the preceding
night. Nothing was done, however, and
that night about III Of II O'Clock, the
same party appeared at an adjoining
cabin, forced the inmates to come
cut, and deliberately, without saying
2 word, shot down two more
poor, inOffensive negro men. After com
hitting this horrible crime the party rode
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survivors OF the cabin last attacked,
state positively that the band uCcTe ne
0roee snd that they were strangers TO
that part OF the country.
Words can convey but 3 faint idea Of
the excitement which thase deeds Of mid
murders ana ou.rsges have aroused
10 the n~eigh0orhcod of Kingston and Ma
The people are at = loss 70 account
for the acts, and the general OPiui0n pre-
vsils that the band who committed
them were sent over by the Radi-
Gals OF Memphis To teTTiiy the
negroes into leaving their homes and
70 the city Of Memphis.
This, ne hare reason to kpOD, Is THE
FACT, and zoe are prepared TO prove that
this band of nlurderer8 are the en1isSarieS
Of W. J. SMITH and his party and,
moreover, that over FIVE hucGred ne
proes have left their homes and fed 10
this city, where they Eiil be mSnufac
tured BY the Smith party into voters
for their ticket. White men! men
Of the South will you allow
such = low born, tbieving, numbering,
cowardIy scOundFsl,-such a beast, such
q suborner OF all that ia villaiuOus, such
3 perjnrer, such an abortion Of infamy
Rnd crime, such a dog-thst the mRngi
EST cur would be ashamed to own Tela-
tiousnip with, such, to sum it up, an
spitome OF 81 La-s il vile, base, coward
", loE aud ~infauzoUs, to lord it over and
is g he pieases with yOq asd your
To the polls! Guard every ayenue!
Let no man vote whom you do not know.
White or black, challenge him. The
scoundrel that dsres come Haunting this
before you, SCOTCH HIM AS YOU
WOULD 4 RATTLEsNARE.