Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-25

The Militia StlH Numbering
Another Victim.
The Bodies OF Harvey, MCAIlis-
fer end TtCeT Exhumsd.
Major Earney's brought 10 the
City.
The FuReraI To-Day.

By arrivals from the other side yester.
day we learn OF the murder on Saturday
OF George Wallace, g young maj well
known In Memphis, and . resident OF
the ne~ighborhoOd of Mound City. When
CLAW TONS bsnditi FIRST came TO Marion,
be fed to Memphis, and remained here
several days. On Friday, hearing that
mis- old mother, whose soils stay ana sup
port he was, was in need, he went oyer
TO carry her some provisions. While GO
ing with them 10 his house he met 8
squad of militia, and fearing hsrm,
turned and fed. They pursued, fired
upon and killed him Instantly.
The body Of Maj. Harvey, who Yves
murdered on Frenchman's Bayou sew
sral days ego, along with McAllister and
FiceF, wss brought TO town yesterday by
I the steamer Lady Withsup. From
| passengers who came with 1t, We learn
the following particulars of its exhuma-
ton /:
Al old citizen of MsrIos, well known
ia Memphis, named ThOrne, who board
ed with Mr.. hcAlii5ter, determined to
sXhume and give the bodies OF the three
murdered men 3 decent burial. He sp-
piled to several 10 aid him, but fear de-
TERED them, and unAiaed and alone he
went 20 the place, aug up the bodies,
which he found crammed into one
hoie,) and brought them 20 Lsnier's
Landing.
The steamer Geo. w. Cheek was
coming down the river Saturday ven
ing, and he hailed her and got on bOsrd
with his precious freight, and his horror
at hadiDg the ruffian Uphsm, and 8
company Of militia on nosTd, may be
better imagined than described. That
worthy, his adjutant, and about twenty
men, had left O5eeOla 70 90 TO Little
Rock via. Memphis, hoping 10 make the
connection here with the Liberty No. .
Saturday evening.
They seemed much disconnected at
seeing the bodies and held 8 consultation
On the subject. AT Brsdley'slsnding adj
ditiOnal militia anne aboard, whcOping
and yelling ike demons, intent, as they
said themselves, Of robbing the passen-
gers z p.undeTiDg the boat. They
we're GsteTTed from this, however, by
Uphsmis presence, but they seized on
the bar and cleaned Il CIT.
On arriving a. Mound City, Uphsm
announced to the Captain Of the Cheek
thst he had changed his mind about 60
ing to Memphis, and would get eff there
with his lGCu. This was EOJut ~
O'Clock in the morning. and ordering
M AAtALD ~ 70 t41tElf sc BAA-EA AiuA I
under arrest, and had him and the bodies I
put on shore. 1'h= Cheek proceeded on
her way, and arrived Ia town yesterday !
morning.
At Mound City a consultation was
beld, and 1t was determined TO release
Mr.. ThoFne; on his giving his,pag0!e 10
appear this morning at headquarters.
4Es, MOAliisier having expressed a wish
to have DER husband buried at Marion, /.
permission was given, and after eKtOrt-
ing S pronis3 from them that they would
nG5 mutilste tbs EeE18ins Eflef buElal,
she c3ncluied to bury hiD .here.
Whsn the Lady WlthRup caue Along,
nr. Theme put the body Of MAJ. Harvey
on board and CamG 10 tbe city, TicEr's
were les ~ Mound G,tYI
Toe remsiGg OF MAJ. Harvey will be
this evening 1T three o'clock, /
from the Peabody Hctei.
We aFs informed by arrivals from Va
ron and above that Uphsm had o paper,
he called upon all residents TO
We did not learn fbe nature OF
the document, but were told that tboss
rho refused to sign Il we're 10 be treated
u O2ttdUs.
We are authorized TO say that the
three bodies having been fully Identified
~ AStAabto "lAuGS1CSi tsa@1 AH1o ttEA
taken, and the whole band, Ephsm at
The head, will be legally prosecuted foF
murder. Parties Lawyers, men of
hEye pledged themselves TO pur-
sue them units they are convicted in tn
OF the country OF murder, Il Il !s
work Of 3 lifetime.
The bodies found were all sh0t IN the
head, McAilister having been shot at
least FIVE times. The OthsEs also bore
Of having been shot more than
once.