Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-12
Msyne, Disguised as a Negro,
MsFauding Around the COun-
Lry with "a Band of
Armed Negroes.
startling Revelations and More
40 Come.

According to our promise made som
Line ago, We present cur readers to-ds,
with a continuation OF the D OF III
horrors and deviltries OF Clsyton's mur
deTers and thieves, perpetrators OF deed
50 dark and dAmnable hat the reEnem
Drancs OF them will make the word mill
tia OdiOUs and hateful to the people o
he South aud Southwest for al time d
cOme-deeds, which when we contem
plate them now, and reflect that the per
p~etratoTs not only walk Our streets with
IMMUNITY, but are the hoRored represen.
tstives OF the dominant power, make u.
blush for tia manhood OF the South
All crimes and shsmss, outrages thRI
aouid have disgraced the darkest day!
Of the dark ages, have been committed
openly snd with the sanction Of the
highest authority.
All law, Snd justice, and right were
stricken from thsir thrones, and hurled
pOwerles5 20 the earth, where they nov
lie under the iron heel o! 3 military des
posism, at the head Of which are men
convicted CT all crimes, thoroughly de-
PRAYED and vile, the scum Of the earth.
But, however high they hold their
hesd5 now, however brazenly they lord
il Uver justice snd Law, however boldly
and Cnblushingly they outrage every
right Of the people, g Day Ct reckoning
ID s5 bsnd, and vengeance il certain to
oVeftsk7 them. L may be slow, but So
surely I'd : God Of Right lives ia Heaven
it will come, and when it does, their de-
stTuctlOn will be utter snd complete.
/ sMeanwhils, all we can do is to expose
the people their vilIainiss and crimes,
and abids 1 patience 80! CAR incomes.
Our lsst eEp0ss proved Upham 8 muir
dereE and : thief-siving It's seeret his.
tory Of the murder of John B. Thorpe.
We have to-day 8 continuation Of the
ssme-R1Other link ia the chain Of
crimes, being
THE EXECUTION OF JOE LITTLE.
for the murder of Capt. John Davis. II
viii be remembered thst we proved that
was killed for having told Davis
be could find ais stolen mule. We
SSe nQg able 20 prove that Capt. Davis
murdered by tne sasae band-cr
By order Of the same man.
When Davis was murdered ths mar-
isIer, ice Little, was arrested aud coR-
ined in Marion jail. He was perfectly
shout tbs affair, and paid 10 at
10 9 cOUFt-usFtiRl or its finding.
Abcat two hcgrs before his execution
us sentence gas read TO hiaa. This Ees
be first intiu2ti0n Rat he had OF his
ate. the cc0med nan cOQld not and
gOni0 not believe il st first, bet hs was
thst the sentence was irreVOcs-
lie, aud that be mad bat two short
Iours to i've.
Being a believer in the Roman Cetho-
10 religion he asked to be allowed to see
priest, and ne request W9s refused.
the moments feeied by and hs saw
ae scaHUld being made resdY for him
nth death staring him in thS face, con-
long GSieep in his brssst, awoke
Id with ire scorpion lash began even on
10 inlet the tOFmeDts of he'll upon
be wreteoed men. The losd was too
ce9t 70 be boEne&ld he called bis fell
~ prisoners srO8ST him and made the
CONFESSION.
{" Z came from Missouri with Upham
ID NOuk. We belonged to q band OF
thieves that had connections all
yer the country. 1 ana still a member
fit. Uphsm is the captain, and Nonck
the treasurer. When we started
ON Missouri they said that We would
down into Arkansas, and that un-
sE the pretenss OF buating ont K1 Kiux
paid kill q few men and get all the
0Tses and money We wanted. We have
seen engaged in this ever since We came
ere. l have sctsd under UDham's or
ers in everything When | killed Da-
| vas seiipg UGcer his private orders
hsse orders were the best sort, for We
ere never punished for anything done
nder them. 1 was sure [ would be pro-
oted in 10. When l was arrested i
as offered my choice of q trial either
vii or military. Upham told me, and
/, did others, that it would only be a
'rm any way, and that / would be ac-
1itted so l felt easy and chose the
rs l could not believe they
-oDld 60 back on me this way. You see
ley have though. They told me all
org, since l have bsen ia here, that it
as sll a blind, and thss | would be re-
pretty soon. They were afraid to
me that ! was going TO be hung, for
1 would tell what l know. I am
.uTdeTed because 1 kDOW too much. /
e it sll-tool, blind fool, that | am.
Oys, all Of you, these are my dyiBg
They sre true, 80 help me- GQS."
Our ~infcrn1ants, BGo hsard this Are
Hing to make q deposition Of the facts
they are related. The doomed man
len went on, snd il g full and clear
amer detailed all Of the circumstances
,nnected with the
UEDER OF HABNEY, M'ALLIsTER AND
TIGER,
bich we are in possession of, but which
9 reserve for future use. The details
10 psEisStly horrible, and show better
anything else the character of the
villains at the head Of affairs in
rksnsas. Little. bslOTe being led to the
made a full confession st head
and it was taken down by Capt.
coke, four informant thinks Cooke took
down, but is not sure IL eve saw
IL light, as may be imagined. Where
it? viii some OF tbs heightened,
rave gentlemen " that the Post speaks
tell US?
CRUMP's CASE.
We gave our readers some time ago
ls details OF what occurred ia court dur
x Crump's trial. There we're, how
YER, certain details which we thought
est lot 10 publish then, and which we
now
During The court martial, Judge 7. w.
roWD, CFump's attorney, made a mo-
to be allowed TO read certain deposi-
ons, testimony Of witnesses who could
OF be present, and give it Ia person.
apt. Cooke, the Judge Advocate, was
favor OF sllosing it, and so informed
Re court. AS in all c2sts Of delibera-
on, thscourt Wsscleared ofslI parties not
oft, the prisoner b-eingremoved
sn aOjoining ROOM, where he could,
.ithout Il cir knowing it. overhear a.
lest everything that was said in the
0UrtroOm. As sooa az ths Court was
cared the prisoner heard Haynes say
!, Cooke that it YVES 10 use wasting
me Hs6ning either to dispositions or
Illnesses, and he vas therefore opposed
|, allowing them. No matter what
rump proved, or the witnesses proved
rump had to die. He ought 70 be, and
IoDld be served like the others.u TO
,is Cooke, who 10 SO fair and Just man
could be in such an infamous service,
.plied hat be had promised Crump a
iir trial, and q fair trial he should have,
he Cooke would Vesh bis hands o.
10 whole business ; that be was tired Of
lis " organizing TO convict aud mnr,
ring men, and that be would not be on
le Court that hung him. Some other
.oTds we're PASSED, but the Court finally