Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-06
q ARKANSAS.
Fuli Account az tine Fulton
C0Stngy Murders.
Horrible 8usTages OF Missouri
BespeFadGes.

The Fulton county raids snd murders,
says the Little Rock G32ete, hsve Il
Tesdy been laid before the public, but
there q an sddiJiohsl chapter and q
moral. The original cause Of the out
RACES seems 20 have been 80 old gTudge,
originating long before the wss, between
one Simpson Mason, a shosmakeg, and
s family Of Martins What the cause Of
d ference was, or whether OF not the
cause wss subsequently, aggravated does
not appear, aud in fact Is immRterisi,
since the first shedding Of blood occurred
in the spring Of 1864, when psTty Of
men, alleged TO have heen led By Mason
tock James Martin and his son from
their home and deliberately shot them
down. L Is unpleasant to rake up old
scores, but the TefsEeuce is pertinent TO
the conclusion. A few days later Frank
M8T,in was taken from MS home a the
head Of Polk bayou, ia Independence
county, con sucted shout half mile into
the woods and shnt down in the same
manner. Ga the llth Of June, 1865, sub
seGIent 20 th6 surrender, 3 party Of
twenty men led by MssoD killed in 3
similar manner sam. POgue and John
Hl!iirgswOr u. These two men we're
taken about Cne and hGlf miles into the
woods aud shot down. The four muT-
dereG men who were residents Of Fulton
county, low lie buried together in the
came cnUrchyard, Ia September last
simpson Mason was himself snot
down Viii g passing along 'he foau,
Bg unknown parties. soon eI.er
this The Sheriff ot Fulton county
made several arrests, and \ desperate
named NEoukg. from Ecross the Missouri
fne-Fulton county joins Missouri
made his appearance 50 suddenly with 3
gang Of men as TO induce the Ueliei oi
Urf0Oneerted action. Monks, G14er pre-
:, 81, OF IcssistiUg tie sheriff IN The en-
f9Tcem60t Of Tbs law, tooE possession Of
the prisoner7. but released them ON
writ Of ha6ecs corpus i@aUed from the
Circuit Court Of Lnat county, Judge
Baxter presiding. O1e OF these, Ori&n
3. Bush, fsrfd Unfortunately. he wac
delivered 70 Deputy sheriff dfner sitter
dark and shot down by party g! men
in disguise. who ere believed, on the
strongest evidence, to have been pcr-
lion Of Monks' hand. Monks then r.
tired scross lie 81 Iias0Ufi border, too late
for g posse OF about $50 cigE7aSj WnC
gathered and offered their services IS q j
Dgsge. to resch tim, Il indeed the sheriff
would bave consented 70 sFsii hlmeeli
Of their services at All. It IS believed. OF
course, that ne would not, bat plausi- !
bic excuse must suffice for test Of the
question, aud the sheriff is welcome to /
lJs benefit. /
Thus matters rested uatH the 22i Of
November, when oEa CJl. Dale suddenly
mace bis appearance viii ABOUT one I
hundred mlliyia, gathered up in fulton I
sna adjscenJ counties, aHG few dsys f,
IstzT Ge Was Joined bg MONKS, Eita I
band Of from ten 20 twenty-five Missou- I
risrs. This force made iJs headquarters /
8. TelbeTgs miE. ia the northwestern 1
porti0l az Fai.On county gnd after gut 4
eUng aDureheusiOns ia B)ns r1sesure .
bv fre2tiBg the citizens fsiriy, they sCd-
denly commenced a raid On the people
OF q character ss dom If ever OutdODe 10 Z
time CT war. csQ ads Of from ten to /
tEzsltv or thirty, secuted tie country Tar
and nssr, taking horses, clothing, ETQFis-
i0us OF every so<tr TObbing, s;e2l5ng and
generally. Ssces-lty does
HoL seem 90 nave iimite1 the uhIaRial
act- OF tGess Gssrsrsts men. zee 551e
esused will doUGtisss fsT exceed what
wss required, aud tho terrorism spread
fas sua near, resulting ia great portion
Of the cHizans leaving their hOmt enc 4
g.ecuug their crops and business. "a /
the IA, We learn from private c0mmu
nieejiCus they were still there. 1DGS IGF /
nearly a month, an hundred and thirty /
or forty men, IS va are iUfJrmedi ha /
fed AUD half ciaG, Lsge ggppled tner .
wants il The way Ct food, clothing aud /
hoGs e., aad have plundersd and robbsd i
to satisfy cupidisy snd |
private revenge. -
There is no extdse or p2lliatlon for I
these acts We do no. need Missouri /
b1rder-rU tilans - assist in maintaining
the pesce, even ifthey esue by authority, |
and tae sudden and unofficial manner 10 .
which The militia msde its appearance IS (
even If good was intended |
by il. When acts Ike these are to end /
none can tell. Thus fAf, the sufferers ID
thla revengeful work OF blood Sad ear
mage have been rebels with the single 1
exception or Eimpson Mason, VINO
claimed 10 be 3 union man, aud who
committed his bloody acts BEdeg that
cloak. ~ The dead, and ths past, Should !
rest in peace, hut for their inseperable
connection with the prsseut. We shat 4
b. glad to see this wsntJn Teis! All, q
cease and justice meted on. to the offend
ing