The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-02
TRAGEDY.
A COIOred Citizen Killed in Tennessee
His Family Driven TO the Woods.

His Family Driven to the Woods.
TIE Memphis Post OF the 28th ult. publishes
the following:-
Marion, Crttenden county, Ark, is becoming
notorious for the many horrible deeds OF
murder and ourages committed upon loyal
men aud negroes. Hardly day or nlght
passes but we hear of some bloody deed having
been committed by the Ku-Klun. Monday
night, the 23d inst, party of these chlVairouS
bastards of sickly Democracy surrounded
the house of an old negro by the name OF Aleck
Fauner, residing about two miles from Marion.
They called him out and as he stepped TO the
door they shot hin, inhicting a wound from
which he died the next day. When shot, he
fed to the woods mid shower of bullets,
which they fired at him as he ran. They then
drove his family into the woods and plundered
his house, taking every ything that was Of value
to them, and destroying the balance.
1t appears TO be the object OF this Klan to rob
as well us murder, as they have in every Case
robbed their victims of whatever they possessed
that was of the least value to them This man
would probably have recovered if he had had
proper medical treatment; but this he could
not procure as the Doctor residing at Marion,
aud who is dependent TO a considerable extent
on the patronage of the colored people, refused
to give him the assistance that might have
saved his lite. This is but the execution of their
threats made previous to the election, that they
would kill every man that voted for Grant.
The question asked by every loyal citizen of
Crittenden county is, Have we State govern
ment adequate to project its citizens from these
foul outrages that are being perpe.rated upon
them daily?" If so, why is it that these bands
OF Rebels are permitted to trample in the dust
and defy all laws, both human and divine, aud
yet 90 unpublished? And they ask ho much
longer is this state of things to continue? The
loyal citizens of that county have suffered insult
heaped upon injury, without retaliation even in
a single case, trusting that they would be pro-
tected In due time; but there is O time when
forbearance ceases to be virtue.
The Delaware County N.Y. Wife Murder.
Further particulars OF the murder of Mrs.
Elisha e. Zero, of West Davenport, have been
received. 1t was first reported that the murder
was committed by burglar who had entered
MIR. Feros dwelling to commit robbery; but
subsequent Developments led 10 the arrest and
committal of Mr.. Zero. 1t is said that the land
lord of the hotel at West Davenport visited
Fefo's house at about IL O'Clock on Monday
night, and that when he called both Zero and
his wife were up. 1t is added that the family
residing in the house adjoining Fero's were
clamatioDs :-"Oh, dear! oh, dear oh, dear
don't kill me:n that they made a slight
search, aud again retired to rest; that soon
afterwards they were alarmed by the dis
charge OF pistol, and an outcry from Mr.,
Fero. fastening out they met him, aud he said
that burglar had made an attempt to rob
him. but had escaped. They then entered Fero's
house and found Mrs. Fero shot through the
head. post mortem examination developed,
in addition to the pistol wound, three severe
fractures OF the skull, measuring eleven, seven,
and three inches. The physicians gave the
opinion that the fractures were made previous
to her being shot. There were marks OF mans
hand on the face of the victim. The bali that
was found in Mrs. FerO's head was found to tit
the barrel of the pistol found on Fero. Nume-
rous other facts and circumstances seemed to
point to MIR. FerO as the murderer, and the
verdict OF the jury was that the woman "came
to ner death at the hands of her husband"
Ihereupon the Coroner committed him to the
iail Qt Delhi,