Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-29
4 mrssrssIpeI TRAGEDY.
The killing Of Capt. Aveat and IN


The killing OF Capt. Aveat ana tne
Fate of the Murderer, y
From the Memphis Ledger we gain iur-
Their particulars of the killing of Capt,
Benz. Avent near Holly Springs, Miss, a
few days since, brief mention of which was
made in our telegraphic reports. The
Ledger says; Yesterday brought by tele'
gram the sad intelligence TO DR.. b. W.
Avent that his con, Capt. Benz. Avent, had
been MORALLY wounded. He Immediately
started by train for the scene of the muir
der, which place is known as Hickory
Hollow, on the Mississippi Central rail-
road. seven miles north of Grand Junction,
which town, with the surrounding country
has been for a long time infested with a
| hand of horse thieves and robbers, whose
depredations are well known to every one.
Capt. Avent has had drygceds store al
Hickory Hollow, where he has been living
for short while with his beautiful BRIDE
married only few months since. On
night before las! negro came to the store
about nine o'clock, and stated that there
we're four armed men ashort distance down
the road stopping every one, and wanted
to know of him where he was going. On
hearing of this, Capt. AveRt and small
party who were 10 the store at the time
armed themselves, and waited the coming
of the robbera, expecting they would be at
, tackled and the store robbed, but nothing
: transpired during the night. The citi'
! zens next morning met to determine
r measures for their safety, and It was con
cluded that a party of mounted men should
90 in search of the band of horse thieves
y who were thought to be in the neighbor
e hood at the time They had an idea tina
i one Reynolds, notorious desperate, VIII
II had been driven from the country som
time ago for theft might have been in th
party of the night before. The mounte
citizens in search of the robbers conclude
to 90 by the old home of this man Rey
nolds, and see if he had returned 10 th
county. On riding up to the gate OF tn
yard, Capt. Avent, in front, hailed an
wanted to know from Reynolds wi
= whether her husband was at home. She r
! piled in the negative. Capt. Ayent, not b
! ing satisfied, got down and started towal
= the house. The woman shut the door, b
= the Captain-forced itopen. On his ente
:, ing, double-barrel shotgun, loaded wi
!. No. 8 shot, was discharged at him, Of
-, entire load entering his forehead, .and t
= contents Of the other barrel ranging lit
: downward. He fell 10 the floor mortal
" wounded. The party of citizens then
manded the surrender Of Reynolds, and
In did surrender and was taken back a
- placed under charge of three guards
started to the Bolivar jail. On the 70
- the robber, with his guard, were confront
by a party CT unknown horsemen and
H. prisoner demanded; the guard resisted, |
On was oyerpowered, and nothing more
seen of the robber until his body was fou
70 in a well near MiddIeburg, badly sh
=, Cant. Ayent was removed 10 the house
a friend where his demise is looked
:. hourly. He is a noble young man
,,s heightened gentleman, aud was bra
no chivslric soldier, and will leave yor
r. wife. father, mother and a host Of friend;
! mourn his lose.