Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-27
JANUARY 81. 1869.
ARKANSAS.
The Militia Still Numbering
Another Victim.
The Bodies of Harvey, MeAllis-
ter and TiceP Exhumed.
The Radical Carnival Still In
Progress.
From the Memphis Appeal. Jan. Is.

By arrivals from the other side yester~
day we learn of the murder on Saturday
oil George Wallace, a young man well
known in Memphis, and a resident of the
neighborhood of Mound City. When
Clayton's banditti first came to Marion,
he fled to Memphis, and remained here
several days. On Friday, hearing that
his old mother, whose sole stay and sup
port he was, was in need, he went over
to carry her some provisions. While go
ing with them to his house he met a
squad ofmilitia, and fearing harm, turned
and fled. They pursued, fired upon and
killed him instantly.
The body of Maj. Harvey, who was
murdered on Frenchman's Bayou several
days ago, along with McAllister and
TIGER, was brought to town yesterday by
the steamer Lady WitHSup. From pas
sengers who came with it, we learn the
following particulars of its elimination /:
An old citizen of Marion, we'll known
in Memphis, named Thorne, who boarded
with Mr.. McAllister, determined to ex-
hume and give the bodies of the three
murdered men decent burial. He ap-
piled to several to aid him, but fear de-
TERED them, and unaided and alone he
went to the place, dug up the bodies,
(Which he found crammed into one hole,
and brought them to Lanisr's Landing.
The steamer Geo. W. Cheek was COM
ing down the river Saturday evening,
and he hailed her and got on board with
his precious freight, and his horror at
finding the ruffian Upham, and company
of militia on board, may be better i'm
agined than described. That worthy, his
adjutant, and about twenty men, had left
0sceoia to go to Little Rock, via Mem
phis, hoping to make the connection here
with the Liberty Ne. Saturday evening.
They seemed much disconnected at
seeing the bodies, and held consultation
on the subject. AT Bradley's Landing
additional militia came aboard, whooping
and yelling like demons, intent, as they
said to themselves, of robbing the pas
sengers and plundering the boat. They
were deferred from this, however, by
Upham's presence, but they seized on
the bar and cleaned it out. 49,
On arriving at Mound City, Upham
announced to the captain Of the Cheek
that he had changed bis mind about go>
ing to Memphis, and would get off there
with his men. This was about one
O'Clock in the morning, and, ordering Mr..
ThOrne to be called, he placed him I'M
der arrest, and had him and the bodies
put on shore. The Cheek proceeded on
her way, and arrived in town yesterday
morning.
At Mound City q consultation was
held, and it was determined to release
Mr.. Thorne, on his giving his parole to
appear this morning at headquarters.
Mrs. McAllister having expressed wish
to have her husband buried at Marion,
permission was given, and after extorting
promise from them that they would not
mutilate the remains after burial, she
concluded to bury him there. ..r... /
Al IWhspE the Lady Withaup came alone,
on board and came to the city. TIGERS
remains were left in Mound City.
The remains Of Maj Harvey will be
buried this evening at three O'Clock, from
the Peabody Hotel. +
We are informed by arrivals from
Marion and above that Upham had a
paper, which he called upon all residents
to sign. We did not learn the nature of
the document, but were told that those
who refused to sign it were to be treated
as outlaws.
We are authorized to say that the
three bodies having been fully identified
by reliable witnesses, measures have been
taken, and the whole band, Upham at
the head, will be legally prosecuted for
murder. Parties-lswyers, men of wealth
have pledged themselves to pursue them
until they are convicted in the courts of
the country Of murder, if it is tho work
of lifetime.
The bodies found were all shot in the
head, McAllister having been shot at least
five times. The others also bore marks
of having been shot more than once.
Nine ladies arrived in this city yester>
day from Marion, and represent that
Crump and Lovelacs are in the Jail, but
Wafford is at the headquarters in irons.
His hands are said to be mass of putre-
faction from the use Of thumbscrews.