Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-07
CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE.


A mar named J. G. Rsbb was yester-
day swindled out of 500, by q couple of
confidence operators in the stereotyped
way. R2bb, who it appears is a citizen
Of Ripley county, No, had engaged pas
sage on the Liberty, for JacksoDport,
ARK, on bis way home. While waiting
on board the steamer for her departure,
he fell into conversation with q very
friendly individual, who, In o short time,
Informed him that he was a merchant
doing business In Jseksonport, and was
going round home, ith his family, on
the Liberty. The stranger, after talking
3 miIu-e or two disappeared in the cabin,
shortly after reappesriDg and in
forming Rsbb that bis baby was
sick, and he would have to go up
town for some medicine, inviting
him at the same time to accom-
psny him. Rsbb having nothing to
do aequiesced, and the pair walked
up Madison street to the Kit Williams
Book hunting for 8 drug store. Just at
the stairs of the Kit Williams Building,
on Madison street, another stranger
rushed up TO stranger No. /, and after 8
hasty greeting, asked him II he could
change 3 1900 bill. Stranger No. l pulled
cut a roll OF bills and counted. He did
not have quite enough. Turning to Mr..
Rabbi he introduces his friend Mr.. Jones,
also of ~Jscksonp0rt, who is to be another
fellow passenger. Jones is in 8 desperate
nurry-nlUst psy q little bill-and would
accompany R9bb and stranger No. / right
down to the boat. Glow much do you
lack OF making the change ?" asks Rabbi.
Nc. l has Just three hundred dollars.
Rsbb Immediately finds the other two
hundred, and $500 bill is transferred from
stranger No. 2, Mr.. JONES'" to No. 1.
No. darts eft 70 I" pay that little bill"
and leaves Rabb and No. l together.
l asks Rabb to wait for him q moment
- Just g few minutes while he runs 10
stairs TO tell q friend goodbye and runs
up stsirs in the Kit Williams Blocs,
Z lib waits a moment-a few minutes,
ten minutes, a half hour-and no stran-
ger No. /. He smells q mice, in fact a
large sized rat, and hunts 3 policeman,
and they come back to search the block
fer stranger No. l. But It wss too
lsts. He WIS gone-gcne a half hour
before. Ia fact ne had Just walked up
one psir Of stsiTs and down another,
come out on Second street snd vamoused,
leaving Rabb waiting for him on Madi-
son. The csse was put in the hands Of q
detective, but up to writing no arrests
bsen made.
Row on Presidents Island.
A Mr.. Z. II. Carroway was brought to
the city yesterday morning, seriously
wounded, in charge of a gang of armed
neggCes, some ten or 8 dozen in number.
Snd logged ia the Second District Sta
tionhouse. The negroes who had him
10 charge were very much excited, and !
when they brought him ia entered q
OF arson against him. When
questioned as to the snlir, they gave q
long rigmar0le, from which it seems al
most impossible to extract the truth or
make head or tale Of it. It seems, how
5ver, that Mr.. CsrrowsY was sent down
to the Isiond by Role Saunders, Esq, to
AXE charge Of some property on which
.hst gentlemAn had a lease. When he J
got down there he found q lot Of negroes |
qdatted o. tbs place, having built :
i4oins and regularly settled there. Q
Carroway called them up and offered Z
o permit them to remain on the land If q
hey would 60 TO work and hire them S
to him (ior Mr. Saunders.) II 2
hey would not, he gave them ten days 1
o l0ove oil the land. Most Of them re- q
Isst 70 do either, and Mr.. CarroNsy at Q
ne expiration Of the ten days forced '
hem 70 move and burned the buildings. l
his excited fhe negroes, and they .
themselves into q vigilance COM 8
S-A1N1 M OGAANW AE auA SLhIJCU -
Nth him TO town. During the melee
ne Of them shet him, the ball or buck
hot taking effect Ia his leg, and @ akiug h
severe wound. Commissioner Burditt a
xsminsd the case yesterday, and sd II
ised thst warrants should be gotten Va a
" the arrest OF both parties, and the y
ase be carried before a msgistYate. We N
Understand Mr.. Carrowsy has caused =
to DO issued for the arrest Of all =
le negroes concerned. q,
MISCELLANEOUS. Il
The carriage house of Mr.. r. A. Par. r
s, IN R.yburn avenue, was entered "
81 Friday night, and two sets of bar NJ
almost new, stolen therefrom. W
Louis Curiie, at Persons woodward, sc
IS robbed on Wednesday % g valuable SC
ule. Il is supposed that the "critter f" tr
. been brought to this eity for sale. to