Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-27
CALVIN N MOODY.
Arrival Of the Condemned Men and
their COmmittaI to Jail.
TRey Attempt to Break LAD IN
Brownsville but are Fooled.
The Trip from brownsville The
Appearance Bearing, ETC..
of the Men
! The Va Of the TransgressOr
is Hard"

: shaft Curry, attended, by q stro1l
2 arrived in the city on the l2:AC
- Yesterday, having in charge the two
eo1emned criminals, Calvin and Moody.
sentenced TO death for the muir
. Az of officer FentOn, on Christmas day,
~year go, land also a German lad, killed
., at the 6me timel, and the latter for the
more rcent murder of Capt. Perry, of the
: Secod District police, (klledonthenight
of Jhe 4th, 1861
J awe stated yesterday morning grave
a~Drehensions existed in the minds
: ~ the officers of the law, that q
lescue would be attended by the
z friends Of Calvin. Sheriff Curry, aided
morally and physically by the Metropol-
itan Police, who had lost a member by
each of the p~risoners,) had. however, so
arranged his plans, and so thoroughly
guarded against the possibility of the loss
Of his charge, either by violence OF cum
ming, that before the roughs knew that
their friend was moved from Brownsville
he vas within the iron bound walls of the
Jail of Shelby county. ~
We areinf0rmed by several who were in
the Sherif9s posse, that Calvin did not
dream but thai the plans which were laid
by his friends would be successful, and as
he wastaken ont Of the jail at Browns
vile, he remarked that "he didnOt think
he would 60 far
Indeed, during their confinement at
Brownsville, both prisoners came near
escaping by their own eXertionS, as we
are informed. II appears that previous
to sentence being passed upon them,
Calvin, Moody and a man named
Cross, were confined in the same cell,
all being mauacled hand and foot. Gal
vim had discover red a very simple method
Of taking of the gives, and Il few nights
ago freeing himself from them removed
them IRON his companions. The three then
went TO work with two knives, which
Cross had managed 70 smuggle into the cell
on his person. and sawed a hole through
the floor, saving in tWo three of the iron
bars which formed the grating under it.
They were then proceeding TO work upon
the under woodwork, which is very thick,
when the attention Of the %jailor was at
tracted to them, and they were again Sc
cured and their implements taken away.
On arriving at the station they We're
hurried 10 the jail and immediately con-
fined in tie cells prepared for them,
which. different from the cells OF con-
demned prisoners generally. (which are
lmOst always the glOOmiest in the jail, }
are the last on the highest tier. and are
cool light and roOmy.
Both men Kept up their accustomed
spirits. and those who a been with
Calvin and seen most Of hN, declare
that he COMFORTS himself exactly as
he did when frst arrested-bOld,
defiant and unruly, leuTsing and
blasphcming al who came in his way.
Only once did he seem for a moment 10
give way. and that was when ne met his
brother in front Of the jail. as its gates
were about 10 open and admit him 70 its
gloomy precincts, whence, as a living
man, he would, in all human probability,
never again emerge. Then, for moment,
his brazen bearing failed him, his glance
qUailed, and he showed signs Of the keen
est mental agony.
Moody Is quiet and resigned. He
protests his innocence, and declOres
that r. c.. Bedford, the negro
was sentenced to ten years i'm
prisOnment on Friday for being accessory
10 the same deed, is the real culprit. His
story is that he belonged to the sons of
Ham, of which Bedford was an. officer.
president, We believe) and that he left
the society to Join the cOiOred young
mems benevolent association. This caused
hard feeling between HIM and Bedford,
and whenh he applied for admission to the
Loyal League, Bedford. who was in the
meeting, opposed him violently. This
was on the night Of the murder, and at
the time that it occurred, and
IN hour or so after the debate.
he was waiting to see Bedford. He alleges
that Bedford admitted in the presence Of
witnesses, that he had accused him
Moody only to save his own neck. Be
as il may, he now sees nothing before
him but the gallows, and we believe fully
realizes the awful position in which he
stands.
We understand that numerous applica-
lions were made TO SheriffCurry last even
ing TO be allowed passes to see the two
men-mOre especially Calvin, but thew
we're in all cases ~refused-and under the.
circumstances very Justly so.
Nothing that has occurred in years has
'reated the same impression as the sen
ence Of these two men, and il has been for
wO days the subject of general eOnversa-
ion by all classes, andvarious arctic Opin-
ons that are expressed as to whether the
entcnce Oft law Will be carried ont or
lot.
iii is, and should they pay the eN-
RENE penalty, 10 win be the first execu-
ion that has occurred in Memphis since
$50, when o white man and anegro were
iung-the first after remaining in Jail for
weary years, and who at the date Of
rs death had passed his ffty-ninth birth
lay.
We are not special advocates of the
cath penalty, but when it is taken into
onsideratiOn that during the eight years
Which have elapsed since its last enforce
here, the number of persons who
ave met their deaths at violent hands
7ill average for every fortnight, it
VII be admitted that il is high time that
omething should he done to effectualIv
heck this wholesale butchprv. Ifnoth-
no but the gallOWs will effect a change,
hen let the law do its dread work, until
viii be known and felt that to commit (
murder l. 10 place the rope around the !
eek of him who does the deed: and let I
here be n distinction between murder :
rs; let not able legal counsel so hOOdwink !
Judge and Jury hat murder by the hand I
the Flch man shall appear as aught else !
ian murder, and that the punishment for }
lurder Is Of a less degree than death.
nee this feeling is established. there viii S
no statute needed 10 prevent tbe carry .
lg Of concealed weapons. 3
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SrLESDID line Of Millinery Goods b
the trade, At &l Second street. a
CLOSING SALE or REMNANT REDUcEpl =
RICES.-Menken Bros. having reduced :
~ prices ol tnef Remnants, VIII con-
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le rooms are neat and well ventilated.
q the servants are polite and attentive -