, 1869-03-27
The ISLAND NO. 10 TRAGEDY
4 Bloody and y1l.atnous Affair.

EScul Iht AyAS gEtIc tlEt IeukcaE4 A3sch III
Ihs telegraph, dsT ;siS ~ siEe, nseqEat .a Us
scsed Ut ls1aro No. 10. IN the Mississippi
From Captain John B. Niles ne learn further |
details OF the bloody affair, and more correct |
than the account teat By telegraph.
A difficulty Lad arisen between family
which Grated some talk In the rei2hho1hood,
aids Ecullemsn named Eowasts, a school
teacher, had incurred the displeasure Of the
Daruens BY rcma5 ks he had made With refer
ence 10 the d.ti1cuity, and theS had made
tbreats against him.
The coLdnlon Of affairs b:carne ~ unpleas-
ant that Edwards determined to le4Fe the
reighborheod. The Darnells learning Of his
puipose, kwo:e that he should reTer leaTa
Tho neigbborhood alive; Asestta1n'n9 re
who had vile and one child, three Of the
Darpell-, two brothers and q cousin. armed
themselves with doubie- barrel shot-gnna. IT
volvers ard ktives, and tooS passage lfom
Da1nell's Landing on The Belle Aemphis-
detlrsd to come on board. As The
boat laIded, TWO Of the Lanes, Ed
wards, and his vie and child. and =
man named Watson were seen on the bank,
which there Is very hlsn. a. tic old maa
Lane. with Mrs. Edw al d. md her child. were
| comll z On board one Of the Darnells took his
| potitfou at the head of the stairs by tho sido
| Gf the Clerk. Billy Blas ker, Wbo was pass sing
down 10 eecort the lady. As old Haan Laue
aud fred. ntneteer huckshot taking effect io
Lanes 'ef, bsast, kiltirg rim Instantly. AZ
the same moment the other two assassins
took aim at seung Lane and Edwards. who
were coming down the ba.k, aud lEinc,
they both fell deed. Edwards rolling
against the bank Immediately alter shoot;
i+g old mEn LaEc, tie Gerd who committed
the deed alked down stairs to Mrs. Edward!
ard told her aha had batter go back aud seq
what had become of her husband. Affer "a
wsrds as 6eao. ore Of these lnhunan darll
eut to him Al d, placing his revolver agai. g.
the back Of his head. fred, thin turplrs hin
over, be again shot him through the tirs
bead. Thy also 1led At Na'sop. who ha<
accompanied the LaCe} to the boat. bu
missed him. The bloody work wAs dont
10 suddenly aud 70 unexpectedly that III
officers Of The boat were for moment terror
sttickep, and before they had fully recovered
the sssassns had lefs The boat. and, indeed
j ary attempt at interfererce would douot1es
hnyc ii yoiyed a further lo.s of lite, - n
three dcspe1edoss ~ete, fully armed t. til
! teeth. Alter Leaving the boa. they wake
| mounlt ID and rode away. ~.
As soon as the awful tragedy hccaln
know, the whofa Eei!hb b-rhood turned Oh
10 hunt down the assasslus, who, 1t fount
! would, no doubt, receive summary punisl
| ment. The Lanes were buried Ct Islsod NJ
; 10, and the Norman brought the remains {
Edwards to Hickman, together with ri
, | widow ard child.
This Is urquesticpat1y orc Of the mo:
atfreious, cold-blooded and rtlIatoous a
tas.lnalions ttat ever transpired IN th
West. Edwards ia Represented as quiei
inoifersive and worthy gentleman. and b!
wife as beautiful and accomplished lady
The Dsrrclfs were known as desperate chAl
sctezt. who should be hunted from the lac
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