Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-14
HORRIBLE CRIMES.
Shocking Dseds--An island Made Desc
late---Twe Old People kur.
dered for Gold.

RAVES. .
Two old people, man and wife, named
Goode, were sole occupants of Favorite
island, forty miles below Memphis. They
had toiled industriously, lived parsimo-
niously and accumulated a little money,
Few people knew them; their lives
were spent In almost perfect solitude.
They were hospitable and kind to
each chance visitor of their island,
and never imagined that by any
possibility they would be harmed be-
cause they held a little wealth, the gains
of steady toll and rigid economy. UnfOr-
~tunately the two supplemented, honest
old people had spoken of their boarded
possessions to one Billy Sanders, former
~ of Illinois, who, employed as a laborer,
aged couple. In fact the old gem
tleman, Mr.. Goode, had counted his
treasure, sever hundred dollars in gold,
in the presence of this man Sanders.
Last Wednesday :morning.planters liv-
ing on the Mississippi side of the river,
seeing no one about Mr.. Goodies house,
no accustomed smoke issuing from The
chimney of Mrs. Goodies kitchen, anu OBJ
serving the uneasiness of the cattle about
the stables, crossed over to the island
and soon discovered the terrible facts
that accounted for theincidents which had
only excited vague apprehensiOns. h
dead body of Mr.. Goode was found in a
stable. He had evidently been killed by
some one near at hand and by a gun
heavily charged. The whole posterior
lobe of the brain was she away. A
thorough examination of the humble
dwelling was made, and blood stains
marked the floor and bed, through yard
and gateway, to the waters edge. Plainly
enough Mrs, Goode had been murdered
with her husband. Why her body was
committed to the waves and that of her
husband left unburied, Is a fact not yet
satisfactorily explained.
Sanders. who owned a skit and some
personal property, has disappeared with
all his effecJs. There is nothing easily
portable left in the house of Mr.. GOOde,
and no one doubts that Sander and an
unknown man, often seen with him OF
late. are the assassins and robbers who
have done this brutal, CHASTITY work.
Sanders supposed associate in crime only
landed onthe island from a steamer a few
DAYS ag6Se He mas been arrested, and will
probably hang, unless he can give some
satisfactory explanation for his presence
on that lonely island. Sanders must
have sent for him to do this fearful deed,
| or aid in its execution. He could have
no other business there.
ANOTHER SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
The evaporation of the people in the
vicinity of favOrite island was already at
fever neat when the fate of the Goode
family was made known.
Tuesday-more han q week ago-at
Hamlin's Landing, not far away from the
now desolate island we v named, an
atrocious, malicious murder was commit
ted-the victim named Lee. He had
charged a fellow named Leah with steal
ing a gun, the latter seemingly caring
nothing for the allegation. Really he re-
solved IN his heart 10 avenge the offense.
With towards malice and brutal cruelty
he wreaked fearful vengeance. He
went away quietly, but a day
or two later returned with a dirty
accomplish, and seeing Mr.. Lee stand
ing in his own doorway, in the very
presence of his household, the vii
lain, without a word of warming, shot Lee
dead. The murderer n his aecomplice
lied. These two crimes V so shocked
and exaspersted the people of the vicin-
ity thai II either OF these murderers are
caught they will very speedily pull hemp
and dance on nothing.