Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-31
ARKANSAS.
Another HOrr BILE Outrage in
mississippi County.
A Harmless and Sick Cripple
Murdered without Cause.
F~rIgktfaI AtrOesty.

By arrivals from the neighborhood 0
OseeOla, yesterday, We learn the sieksn
ing details of another stTccity perpetra
ted by hends in human form, who sri
" making the murder as they make th'
law" IN Collaboration Arkansas.
On CGTsOn's Lake, some eight mile:
from OseeOls, lived a quiet, ~peaeeabli
man, named Alex. Baugh. During the
war, Baugh, being q cripple, took nc
part on either side, but remained 81
home and cultivated his little farm. a
neighb9r of his, whose son had entered
the Confederate army, dying during the
progress of the hCstiiities, he took the or
phan children to his family, and cared
for them like his own. When the war
closed, the young soldier returned horne
and went 10 work on Baugh's farm,
where he remained until the militia were
sent down to CTittenden and Mississippi
counties, when, fearing q repetition OF
| the atrocities committed by them at
Marion and elsewhere In his neighbor-
hood, be took his sister, O young lady
about grown, and brought her over into
Tennessee, leaving her with an aunt near
or in this city.
A few days ago, he determined to 20
back and bring away his little brothrr
sister-R mere chile. he succeeded in
making the trip, returning in safe'y to
this side; but, unfortunately and fS.aiIy,
as it turned out for his Kind protector,
Mr.. Baugh, he was seen and recognized
while at the house by 3 negro who had
SONS malics against him or Baugh, snd
this demon reported Bsugh to the militia
at Ogcenl2 IS harboring refugees.
Ga Wednesday evening q party, con-
sisting Of sixteen white and four negro
militia, were sent out by Monk, wh5 is
commanding at Oseeols, to Baugh's
place, with orders, 1t is said, to kill bim.
On arriving at the house they found HIN
i'll in bed, and, SITTER cutting the house
OF everything they coveted or wished to
destroy, they forced the poor sick Grip
pie to crawl out of bed. After ironing
him, they commenced asking him where
was the young msn who had run away
from thsm? In vain he protested he
did not know; they WOr thst unless he
disclosed the hiding place they would
kill him. One negro brute asked hin,
"fDamn you. don't you think you ought
TO be killed ?" Bsugh answered that he
did not know OF any reason why he
should. We dO!u was the answer,
and with that they dragged him about q
hundred yards aud shot him to death
this ia the presence Of his h0rror-struek
and agOniZed wife.
Baugh is represented to have been a
singuiarly mild, inoffensive, upright and
good maa. One neighbOr, who had
known him always, remarked TO this re-
porter yesterday, that he did not believe
Baugh ever told 9 lie or did q man al in-
Jury in his life, "Why sir" said he,
1.-THE State ofArksnsGs could not pay him
to tell 3 lie" He leaves a wife aud three
children. No words OF ours are ads-
quate-indeed human language is impo-
tent-to express the feelings that this
murder should arouse in the heart OF
every man who hates tyTsnLs and wan
ton murder.
The same evening asqasd, numbering
about the same number, went to heshop
of q Mr.. 3. +. Bennett, on Erenchmsn's
Bayou, and cleaned 1t oq5 completely.
They then took Bennett prisoner, and
carried him to OscsOla, whsTe be now
lies in Jail, in company with three others,
named J. NJ. Acre, Dell Acre and James
Davis. Davis is said to be in irons, and
threatened with death. There RTe about
nehundred militia still ST 3ceola, under
command of the infamous Monk, About
eighty OF thsse were recruited there.
The murder Of B2ugh has cast q deep
horror and gloom over the remainder Of
ths stricken and Heaven forsaken, long
suffering, patient people. There surely
shsll come q day of vengeance when
their wrongs shsll be redressed. God in
his justice will surely repay their wrongs
upon the oppressor. May his vengeaGcs
come suddenly, swiftiy sud terribly