Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-17
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/" He that Lives by the Sword shall
Perish by the Sword
Haynes, the Arkansas Highwayman
Sent up by Clarence COllyer--
Particulars from an eye Witness
The Negroes of Crittenden on the
Rampage Reign Of Terror, etc.

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About half-past five O'Clock Thurs
day evening, a rencOnter occurred on
Front street, Marion, Ark, between
Capt. Haynes, the late infamous COM
mander of ClaytOn's militia, and Clar-
ence Collyer, which resulted in the
death of Haynes. The affair is thus
described by an eve witness:
Collyer was in Meetings. grocery, |
where he had previously left his
double barreled shot gun. He had
been fishing in the morning, and had
not caught any fish, and expressed his
determination to go squirrel hunting.
Taking his gun, which had been
loaded with buckshOt for some time,
he started out of the grocery and
walked toward his horse, which was
hitched a short distance of, remark
ing as he did so, that if he couldn't
! catch any fish he intended to have
some squirrels" He had hardly said
this when he encountered Haynes,
who was walking down the street.
As soon as HAYNES saw him he
stopped and put his hand behind him,
as if to draw q pistol, a habit of his,
I IN lAAC way = " AANAAINGA ~ me- my
Of the young men, several of whom
land Clarence among the number) he
had recently threatened to shoot on
sight. AS O as he observed this
motion of HAYNES, Clarence dropped
his gun to a level and fired, pouring a
load of buckshot into his left side.
Haynes did not fall, although terribly
wounded, but turned and faced Coll
yer-stin attempting to draw his pis-
toll. As he did so, COilyer poured the
| other load of buckshOt into his breast
and body, and he fell to the earth,
| calling for help. COllyer, on this,
| took his gun, which wa now empty,
in his left hand, and drew his pistol,
being then five or six PAGES from
HAYNES, and fired one shot at him,
ohe ball taking effect in his body. He
| cooked his weapon again, and leveled
it at his victim, but the cap snapped.
A second attempt was, however, more
| successful, and the pistol exploded,
the ball striking Haynes in the head
and producing instant death.
"COIIyer, after assuring himself that
he had finished Haynes, put up his
pistol, and remarking, as if to him
self. You CHaynes) will draw a pistol
on me again, may be?' walked DELHI
erately to his horse, mounted him and
rode off"
The affair produced the most III
tense excitement in Marion, and the
news of Haynes death spread like
wiId-fre, especially among the ne
groes. In a few minutes Marion was
full of an Infatuated mob of them,
who vowed vengeance against not
only Collyer, but all the young men
of his acquaintance-especially Nc
Chung, Dowell and Bellows, who were
with him previous to the shooting.
squads Of them heavily armed, and
well mounted, set off in pursuit OF him
and secured the country for miles,
visiting every house and hut, but up
to noon yesterday they had failed to
find him.
The steamer Cheek on landing at
AppersOn's place, some miles below
the city, night before last, was boarded
BIZ one of these parties, and not until
her officers assured them in the most
solemn manner that COllyer was not
aboard, would they allow her to pro-
coed on her way.
\ gang of these who remained in
Marion, drunk with whisky and ex-
AAANAAACAAs bNAG tOBNAA wv NAOANg O0- /
tpnSibly to search Tor some Of the
young men. Not finding them, they
quilted the house Of everything pOrta-
bic. amounting to about $500 TO $1,000
worth Of groceries and dry-gOQdS. |
After cleaning il out they set ire to
il and left. Fortunately the flames
were discovered in time to put them
out.
Ar,tL.r ..,Dr won't 70 tbo b,,,.a of |
Nj. McPeak, where there were a num-
Der Of young people sitting up with
the corpse of his daughter. They
clattered up to it in a most bOiSterOuS
manner, and when they stopped at
the gate they arad a vOlley into the
house. Two young men who were
present took to the woods, and we
understand made their way safely 70
this city yesterday.
We learned yesterday evening that
a perfect reign of terror existed in the
country around Marion, and that all
sorts of excuses were dreaded. Wei
were informed that One Of the rowing
squads 0fnegrOes caught a white man
near Mound City; about eleven O'Clock
yesterday morning, aHd whipped him
nearly to death.
Thus matters were Standing at oar
last advices from the other side late
last evening. The death of Haynes
is the cause of very, very few tears,
and not a little graduation, for a
blacker hearted, more infamous scOun-
drel never existed. He was guilty Of
all crimes that a ferOcious and blOOd-{
thirsty coward like him could COM
NIT.
With his own hand be committed
the most cOWardly and cruel murder
that disgraced the records of the late
hOrrOrsi in Crittenden cOunty-the MUIR
der Of Organ at Fifteen Mile Bayou
in January last. twill be remembered
that Organ was waylaid and shot at
the bridge n night by a party in
comEsnd of Haynes. His wound
was slight and Organ asked Haynes
to send for q physician or surgeon for
him. Haynes answered that it was
no use as he had but a very snort time
to live, and told him that he had
better employ that in making his
peace with God, In the course of
eight or ten minutes Hay2es de-
liberately put his pistol to Organ's
head and killed him.
Organ was a prisoner, accused Of no
crime ave that of being a white man,
wounded and at the mercy of Haynes,
and yet he murdered him. Thus do
the mills of TIE gods gFiad. A fearful
Nemesis constantly follows the foot
steps of those who shed the blood of
the innocent; and they fall as Haynes
fell, and their crime-laden, blood
stained souls are hurried without
warning into the awful presence Of a
God whom they have outraged and
insultedi
LATER.
Since writing the above we learn
that the police of this city yesterday
evening arrested a Mr., j. Z, Bellows,
lone of the gentlemen whom the ne
gro mob compelled to flee from Ma
Tion as detailed above), on charge Of
being accessory to the {" murder" as
they are pleased to term the killing.
He wa confined in the Adams street
station. As o Is his arrest was
made known TO Col. Lysle, of the law
firm Of Brown 4 Lysle, he immedi-
ately made efforts to obtain a writ Of
habeas corpus. Late in the evening
a warrant was issued for Bellows from
Squire Foley's Office, and he was sent