Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-08
TvyOEuOGensiye WayGarers Shot
Bead.
The Murdered Men We'll known
ga Memphis.
LctieF fram a Prisoner in Ma
riOn Caunsy jail

TIE painful and hear.sickenisg rumo
shicE prevailed on the streets at an ear
ly hour yesterday morning, to the effee
taat several young men well known Ii
he city had been killed by the militis
/ across the river, was later in tie day yer
ihej, by passengers and messengers from
/ The scene OF the tragedy, from n o.
/ whom We learn the foll6wing particular;
% the horrible affair:
Three y3urg men, named John Or.
gan, Wm. Montgomery and g.. BroWni
had been in HOpeheld on Wednesday
aad were returning to their homes IN
the neighborhOod Of Marion. When
q. "FiUesn mile bayou" about
dark, as they turned from the
msitary road into q cross road,
avoi!ey OF musketry was poured in upon
them, without a word or sign OF warning.
Organ aud Brown, and all three OF the
horses, were instantly killed, and Mont
g0aery escaped with q slight wound.
lie was, however, We learn, taken pris-
0nsr by tlie murderers.
The only excuse for this devilish and
inhumal deei is tAat the party did not
halt when they were hailed. We are in
formed that il the militia hailed or halted
the party the call or command was not
heard by them,
A gentleman named Jones came to the
city Yesterday morning for a coffin in
which TO bring the remains OF Mr.. Organ
10 this city, where he was widely and
well Known, being the brother of Mr..
Charles Organ, Esq. The body OF Mir.
Brown Ras reclaimed by his relatives
and inferred yesterday. Mr.. Organ was
sboIt tWenty-Ssvsn years old. q native
Of Georgia, and IS represented as 3 most
exemplary ana excellent young a
Brown vas an overseer for DR.. Merri-
Wether, and also bore 6 very high char
setter. We do not know whether Mr..
Montgomery is Yet held by the wFetches
gr not.
ca Monday night another man named
james DIiard, was killed by the militia,
on tbs same bayou. We have not been
able 10 learn the circumstances of the af-
fair. Numerous other outrages are re-
ported, among which wss the firing into
3 steamer By u band who, after " bring
ing her to-" went aboard and completely
Quilted the bar Of drinksbles and cash.
MARION JARS, ARK, Jan. ,, 1863.
Well today I must write = letter to
somebody, know not whO-but any
one who viii read, and ~sympathIss with
DOOR dsvIls in misfortune, confined in
his horfl ble prison. I viii first describe
cur admirable quarters, 50 kindly fur
Us by the proprietor, Mr. Clayton,
yh0 resides in Little Rock, and is 81
Gc.i0g IS Prince Of Ar6GRSdS-o
lrobabiy only IS Duke. Well, for the
Ill. i IS = Si!ck structure, twenty FIVE
5v twenty fest, q stCfy nigh, one
prick thick, e-d Inside Is an iron csga, |
~ Ui,5sD, containing four cells,
shieh take UP al The space. Il hss two
ioars ana no windows, and Is ventilated
trough the a.r-bCle JIG the middle Of the
i1or. Inside O! this P!ac5 are seven per-
5ls-tW0 old negro residents and i've
y5ites. who sre charged with being jar
or Water Drinkers, as they are
lied by the Dltch Lieutenant and the
lack warriors, who axe ovsE-yigilant ss
Il-v dream OF ghosts and white sheets
lay AID night, and consequently do not
lsCp L2uch.
Now, bow came I here? IN this way:
When these igGTTigl4 arrived at Hope
ie.d, their road led them by my house, 1 |
icing there when they passed. They hs--
TIE Assessor OF the county with them,
knowing ne, and he aud l bsiEg
rieuds, requested the C0lonel's permig- |
10 arTtsC me, which was given, and |
wss ordeTSd to have my horse sgddled
sad % with them 10 thi5 officers house, !
bree miles from Marion, Ga my arri-
,.l I was d5smJunted and marched iato
ne house. sad there confined with three
gentlemen who had been arrested
b a similar E2aDnsT, In about twenty
ii asss we were ordered out into the
-yaG. as / supposed, 10 &c shOt-but not
80, We were placed in the rear Of their
column, with four men to each Que Of uS,
and twenty-five men IL the rear Of these,
,ho were ordered to sloOt us IL We
moved EithOut their orders, which came
being executed several times, if
.brests and punches OF the bayonet |
gere any sign. From Haynes Che As
house We moved to Marion, |
through mud knee deep, snd while rain
very nErd. The guard would lag be. |
hind the snGin column, and then double
nick Us 40 1t The point Of the bayOnet, |
Z, the urgst amusement Sf the officers |
and qualification Of tue Ganibais and cav
To our relief, we reached the iron. |
,iaI ysst-hola IN safety, and if We had
,yetg elocks we would have been
shaken 10 pieces the Grst mile, but az it
a did not break in three miles,
or thel- arrival they dismissed the
Sheriff, took his keys, and locked us up
here in ons Of Ci6ytCn's pCriOyS, with
5uE water, blankets OF bea, and no wood
Or lizLt. and ordered the guard to shoot |
oa5 who spoke TO u5, and fire in upon
Is II We made any noise. They left u
ssfs for tie night, ana next morning a.
o'clock they permitted S kind lady to
sgad two OF Us something to eat, which
divided With cur fellow-captives, in |
,luting the negroes who were confined
with Us. We we're arrested on last Tues-
and were not permitted to speak, or
We books, paper, or even water 60
With, for three days. have not |
ny head fer four days, IS they
would not lei Us have u comb, and only |
rs one bucket of water 10 twenty
hours. Tle siqkhGies have been
stopped up Ter months, and nave run Over
the Eo0f, and consequently We are COM
polisd 10 occupy q space only six feet
square 10 sleep on. In order to read, we
20 light = candle, ss It is 50 DARK. |
To-day (Supdsyl We are Sl cCUered uita
csyu3ip. Oar people are 50 selfish ia our
DAYS, tails lsct may not be OF any inter-
est. Strength makes might here, and
there is no hope for the better. The |
Young gentlemen in here complain very |
Of their suffering, aud are
alarmed for their, safety, IS one of u
best citizens Ws5 shot down Ia his own
ward by the cannibals, which no doubt
you have heard Of ere this. This is the
third letter hRgs WEitten, and the MILF |
tia officer who stops this, / hope will be
accommodated with one OF Tristan
Shand's bulls. / viii do il, il l have to
read one to him myself. Tne command
General has not examined Us YET, or
SPOKEN 10 us, OF even shown his august
presence. He may be Gen. Grant in
disguise, get thst can hardly be, as he
have sworn bis negroes in as Tegu-
lar militia, which is not the case here, as
they aaVs q mob OF loose negroes follow
for plumber, ana not sworn ia the
service. Yesterday VI Christians,
officers Of the UGited States Army, be-
TO the tennessee department,
Us AID inquired hog We felt,
which were the fret words of kindness
t0us by strangers since cur con
6neUent. e .LjsBteaknE eauas IN this
moaning and said be would furnish Us
plenty OF water, which viii DO thank
July received, and probably there may
10 Ssttsr treatment in store for Us yet.
Yours,
Prizes FOR THE Mosr POPULAR
PHYSICIAN AND Coal MERCHANp.-The
voting at the Hebrew Fair on the splen-
did brOhzs statues for the most populsr
ceal merchant, and Office chair for the
favorits physician, will close
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