The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-02

and that there were not men enough in
| Shelbyvllle to take him. He inquired par
ticularly for Caplinger, town marshal, and
his guard, and wanted to know if they
would like to get the five hundred dollars re-
ward which had been offered for him. He
was exceedingly abusive of ShelbyvilIe and
It's citizens. He then got down and went
into the hotel EARNED with six navy revolvers
and Henry rifie) and registered his name,
and came out and mounted his horse
Fifteen minutes later SIX or eight men
started in the direction of the hotel, and
about the same time Terrell and his com
panions left, coming up the street horse
back, and met the posse about midway OF
the square, whereupon one of the party
halted Terrell, who answered with a shot,
and put spurs to his horse. In less than a
minute twenty-five shots were fired, TerreTs
horse falling in the street, but rose again,
riderless, and ran off The other hOrseman
seemed to be unhurt as he galloped down
the street, a stream of fire leaping half way
the street from every door for more than a
square. He fell about four squares from
where the firing began, and expired in a few
minutes, having received four or FIVE buck
shot in the abdomen and one carbine ball
through the breast.
When Terrell fell in the street no one
knew how badly he was hurt, and although
knowing that he was heavily armed, and
had shown only a few moments before that
he would not be taken alive half dozen
ran across to his assistance He begged
them not to kill him, and even after being
taken into the Redding Hotel, he again be-
sought them not to murder him, as be had
but little time to live, and asked for min
1ster, who was obtained IN the shortest pos
sible time. The very men whose lives he
had threatened a few minutes before, and
men who were engaged in the shooting, did
everything they could to make him comfort
able
AS is usual on such occasions, the guilty
suffered less than the innocent VIM. Ran
dOlph, young clerk, who was standing in
the door of Gorham Il Schooler was shot in
the hand, and the second ball cut his collar
half in two, bruising the skin slightly Mr..
Merritt Reddin, Sr., an old citizen, who was
standing in his front door, was shot in the
mouth and back of the head
Baker was killed, and Terrell was fairly
riddled with buckshot, which struck him in
the back. Seven of them were extracted by
a surgeon. His leg was completely para
lyzed.
Terrell was soon after brought to the Jail
in Louisville, where he remained several
months, and was then again taken to Shell
byville for trial It appearing that ne would
never recover from his wounds, he was re-
leased on giving his own bond, and he then
went to and lived with his brother-in-law at
Mount Eden, from which point he came to
this city for relief, and here died on yester-
day. Thompson has never been recaptured.
LEWIsBURG, ARKANsAs.-Concerni the
recent destruction of this thriving town, the
Little Rock Gazette of late date says:
1t appears that on Wednesday night last,
the 10th, about eight O'clock, Gibbons, with
four companies of militia, commanded re-
spectively by Gray, Williams, Roane and
Matthews-the company commanded by the
latter are negroes-entered the quiet little
village with demoniacal yells, shooting
in every direction, and marched up to the
store of Messrs. Breeden & Casey, fred q
number Of shots through the door, and then
set fire to the building by pouring out upon
the floor a can Of coal-oil and setting it on
fire.
The flames rapidly spread and soon com
municated to the storehouse of Messrs.
Howard & Wells, which, together with the
former, was entirely destroyed. Colonel
Eagans store, adjoining, was saved by the
utmost superhuman exertions of the citi-
zens, through the use of wet blankets
placed upon the roof. During the burning,
Mr.. Casey, of the firm of Breeden & Casey,
was shot down by some one of the murder
GUS villains and his body thrown into the
burning flames, Lis pockets rifed of money,
watch, etc., and his trunk burst open and
entire contents appropriated. The militia,
both white and black, while the fire was IN
progress, consumed the time In rifing the
buildings of their contents, reserving such
articles as they desired for their own use,
and burning such as could not be used.
The town is now occupied by these ruff
ans, who perambulate the streets shouting,
shooting and cursing, and no one allowed to
go outside without pass Previous to these
occurrences the citizens had organized a
company to keep the peace, were sworn in
by the sheriff, who informed the authorities
Of his action, and assured them that he
could execute the laws without military in
reference, but no attention was paid to
these assurances.
These are the facts; and the whole mat
ter just resolves itself into this These out
RACES must cease, or every mountain pass
in the State will be made Thermopylae, and
100000 white people be terribly avenged.
A SISTERS OATH OF REvENGE.-The New
Albany Commercial relates the following