Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-09
WOunding Of Capt. Haynes. OF
the Arkansas Militia.
FuIR Particulars of the HGrn
Lake Tragedy.

hat o Sergeant OF police n Colonel OF
Arkansas militia had been killed In at
tempting to arrest s. notorious individuaI
known around Memphis and in CTitten-
den county, Ark, IS "Cub" Harlan
Also tbst Harlan had been shot in trying
to make bis a On making inqui-
ries at heequsrters OF the police We
learned the following facts, which
| though not quite SO tragic as the rumoTr
are sufficiently bloody to create an ex
element even in Memphis
For s0Lue time psst Harlan, who Is an
| outlaw OF the worst description, has
been ed by the police on ssveraI
charges, '9De of them being compteity
with the M urder Of DIR. Ramsay, winch oe-
u red some two years ago. For some
reason or other they hRve never been
able to lay hands on him in the msnner
in which they wished, he always keep
ing himself out of their legal reach For
the past Sc Veral months, up TO the break
ing out Of the militia troubles in Marion,
he remain I'd Over there, but after the
arrest of FGsj. Harvey, MeAllister and
TIGER, be disappeared from that neigh
boThood, ,Ind was sometimes seen
around Memphis, keeping very quiet
and close. About the time of the arrest
of Mai. Earle he left here and nothing
further was heard OF him until Saturday
when he was reported as being down at
Hern Lake, Miss, stopping at the house
If q Nh. jenkins.
In the meantime a requisition from
Clayton had come here for him, and was
in the hands of a Capt. Haynes, OF the
gallant mintis, who, Immediately on
learning his whereabouts, solicited the
sid OF the Metropolitan Police 20 capture
him. Sergeant Brown and Acting S5r-
geant Finch, Of the First District,
were detailed to assist him in making
the arrest, and the trio set out on Sun
day morning, mounted and heavily
armed with navy reporters.
On arriving 81 the house, there being
no signs of lie about, the party kitched
their horses al the fence, aud after rsp-
ping and receiving no answer, Sergeant
Brown and Haynes entered the house,
Finch going around the back way to q
side door. The outer door opened into a
hall, from which doors opened into
| rooms on each side. Hearing voices IL
one OF these, without knocking, they
opened the door and entered, Sergeant
Brown, going in first, followed by Capt.
Haynes.
They found 2 party OF four or FIVE men
seated around the fire, among them the
man they were looking for. He, it ap.
/ pears, was looking for them also, and
before they could say a word Cub y
WIS up ana on them. According to Ser
geant Browns statement ne fired 3 shot
| 1t him the ~eergeanl) when within only
five feet of him, bus fortunately the ball
missed its aim and lodged in the Intel of
the door. All of the others having
| arisen, and the officers fearing that they
would be OveTpOweTed, they Tetreated 20
the hall and thence outside to the porch.
" Cub,n meanwhile, aud q companion
| nsmed Smith, also an Arkansas ref
upee, made their exit through 8
/ side door, where they were confronted
by Sergeant Finch, VINO fired 81
Cub as o es he made his appear
aDee, ami il return was fired at aid shot
! through the body, the ball entering the
right breast above the nipple and coming
ont under the shoulder blade. FinCh's
| slot, although at such close quarters, We
| have every reason TO believe was harm
less.
A struggle then eusuei between "CUb''
and Smith on the Ons side, and Haynes
Brown and Finch IN the other, which
was so mixed up that We nave been una
bic to obtain the straight Q! the story,
and consequently will only give tbs re-
suit, which WIS the wouDdiIg OF Capt.
Haynes in the thigh, in two places, and
the final esGspe Of both "Cub" snd
| smith, who, after empIying their revolt
! yers, broke sway, and crossing a little
ravine got safely into q cR1etTske on the
stber eide.
Finch nor Haynes knew they were
/ shot until the firing ceased, when the
I former fell faintiug from the loss OF
blood into The arms OF his companions
and was carried in the house aud put TO
bed, the landlord, Mr.. Jenkins, aud
family doing everything 10 their power
to alleviate his sutlerings.
The nearest physician, DR.. Bynum, BE-
1 inP sent for, attended Immediately, and
! pronounced the wound OF Finch OF the
| most dangerous and serious character,
| hut those Of Capt. Haynes as mpars'
| lively slight. AS soon as Sergeant
! Brown and the Captain learned thess
facts they started for town, where they
arrived about hAlf-psst six Or sever
O'Clock and reported to Col. Burditt-thi
Reverend superintendent being out al
! Cuba Station holding 3 prsyer-fdesung
Col. Burdltt immediately weat TO DIR
Lynch and made arrangements Tor Mn
to 20 out to see the wounded man, Int
doctor and come mounted police wen
out early yesterday morning, ana on ar'
irving found Finch very far gone. Iii
had never been turned in his bed slnc'
being laid 10 it, and the mattress was
saturated with blood. On examining
The wounded man the doctor discovered
what was not known before, that he haC
been shot through and through in tive
Races, either one being q mortal wound
Ga finding this state Of s~tfAifs, D.
Lynch felt it his duty tOinform FIucl
that his houTs aud minutes were mum
bered, and II he had 2ught to say or d.
ne had best do it.
Finch, on hearing this, made his ar
rRngemsnts for b great change With
compOsuTe and Goodness truly admirable
b behold, and worthy OF Q brave an
noble spirit. He informed DR.. Lynch
whore hsl money and vslus0ies were
and gave him some little trlnkets ar
6is watch 10 send to his relatives. H
o,~ustant fciend end room mate has 81
wa>,s been Sergeant Mooney, OF the Firs
Djstri7t, and the only @esire which tn
living nsu expressed was To "ss
Roo6av.U He Inquired frequently fe
bim snd each time begged that b
migbt he sent for. alter suffering eXcru
cisIinp painp, about o O'clock pm
V~esterdsV, Finch fell into . quiet sleep
aud at twenty minutes pasttWo Urssihe
his last.
The death OF Finch adds another to th
long list of these Of cur Metropolitan Po
lice who have been slain in The dlseharg
of duty. What makes this affair ia
more ismentable, however, Is tie rae
nat Finch was slain In carrying out g.
illegal order, and in snch 8 manner ina
} the men who killed him can never o
punished for it. OF course Finch had n
alternative but to obey the orders or Ia
Eunerintendent OF Police; but wins
rTeht. or what color Of authority, pa
T fbst individual to order the police OF 10
city Of Memphis into Mississippi !
make an sTrest? None under HEAVIER
: and he can and WGuld be legally pros'
cuted therefor if Law and order were M
so completely subveEted. de alone
: legally and morally responsible for "a
death OF Finch, and we hope ms reis
4 tivas and friends will prosecute this re-
ersnd Jsckanapes 10 the bitter o Il
his criminal ignorance or, sometbin
I worse. We ale informed that he ]
Q OF ell the commissioners is responsible