Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-29
TRAGEDY.
Bloody Affair on Madison
street.
A Man Shot Down While Walk
ing with a Lady and Child.
Murder, and Escape
of the Murderer

The peace and qujes which character
lied the day yesterday, and was remark
able throughout the entire city, was
rudely broken about half past seven
o'clock, last evening, by an attempt
probably successful-Rt murder, which,
in cold FLOODED strocity, has few equals
in the bloody annals of Shelby county.
The moon was just rising, the bells
ringing for church, and crowds Of people
were thrOnging the streets on their way
to their different places of worship, when
the deed was done.
The victim was g man named Peter
Crowley, a porter at CLARK d Co.'s Jew
elry store, and his would-be assassin an
iron mOulder from the Charleston Rail
road machine shop, named John Ken
Rsdy.
Crowley, and a lady whose name we
suppress by request, accompanied by her
little girl, were walking up Madison
street, and were near Third, when Ken
nedy rapidly approached them from be-
mind, having in each hand a Derrlnger
pistol, cooked. Whel within three or
four steps from the party, he said to
Crowley, who had turned around and
fronted him, damn you, you shall die
Get On your knees ~ Crowley Was ap-
parently too much frightened or taken
by surprise to answer a word, except the
ejaculation, " Oh : oh ~
Kennedy repeated his order to Crow
ley to kneel several times, but for q full
minute he remained in this state, nsIf
frightened with horror, as were also las
may well be imsgiDed) the lady and the
little girl.
Al last his senses seemed to return to
him, and whirling rapidly, Crowley ran
down Madison toward q vacant lot. AS
De did so one of the pistols in KsDnedy's
hands went of, the ball burying itself
n the esrthen sidewalk. Kennedy, not
stopping a moment after Crowley started
TO run, pursued him, and being = faster
runner, gained on him, holding his pis-
Jol pointed On him as they ran. The
race lasted perhaps half a minute, but
before Crowley could Tesch a sheltef
or a place Of safety Kennedy had
gained upon him until the muzzle OF his
Derringer was at CrOwley's back and
touching it. AS they reached the corner
of Thirl and Madison, Kennedy pulled
the trigger, and Crowley, running a rev
PAGES, fell directly in front of 8 little fruit
stand, the ball having entered Just bslow
the left shoulder blade, and ranged
through.
As soon az the pistol exploded, Kenne-
dy turned, and running across a vacant
lot, jumped q fence, and made his es
cape. Up to present writing he has not
been captured.
A crowd gathered around Crowley i'm
mediately, and he was carefully removed
10 his rooms on Madison street, IN the
building in the rear Of the store of MessIs
Clark & &c. He was conscious and able
to speak, but ggs bleeding profusely, and
splitting and coughing blood, which
showed that the lungs had been peTfO-
rated by the missile of death. The Rev.
Father O'Brien IVES present, and soOthed
the sufferer until DR.. Lynch, who had
been sent for Immediately, arrived.
On examination, the ball IA medium
Derringer ball, round) was found
to be almost Immediately under the skin
the left breast, some three inches
above the heart. It's extraction gave
him great relief, but DR.. Lynch pro-
nCuDces the wound mortal. The sufferer
will hardly survive the night.
OF the causes which led 10 the affair,
we are but imperiectiy informed, and are
requested not to mention them until they
are properly brought before the public.
will remark, however, that, as usual
in nine hundred and n~inety-nine cases IL
thousand, s ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
cause Of the dreadful, cold-bl0oded deed.