Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-30
TERRisLe hJEEa.
A Well KnOwa River Pilot Shot by a Wo.
man.
Mysterious and Fearful Tragedy-The Mur-
deTess Arrested.
Narrowing soene-Grsat Excitement.

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An appalling and bloody tragedy, at
tended with mysterious and apparently
iueNplIcabls circumstances, occurred yes
terday evening at six o'clock, at the store
of Van Pelt 81 Gibson, opposite Court
Square-the victim being a Young river
pilot, named Gus Banks, wen and favor
ably known in this city, where he was
brought up, who was shot by a woman
under the following circumstances, which
we CLEAN from various sources:
About quarter TO six o'clock yesterday
evening, Mr. Banks was observed by a
friend % be standing around the door Of
Van pelt 81 GibsOu's store, as If
waiting for some person. Very soon a
young woman, very neatly and styllsnly
dressed, walked up and reckoning 10
him, the pair entered the store together
and quietly seated themselves near each
other ON a settee. They commenced q
conversation i'm a very quiet, low tone
and Mr.. Van Peit, who thought that they
we've customers waiting 90 be served,
walked forward to wait upon them. On
nearing them he discovered that
he was mistaken, and that they
were DESTROYS of having q private
conversation. he remained uear them
long enough TO hear the woman
ANa -Aa W. w .AhAH me -@.
responded. " ibid mott This was repeated
twice. MIR. Van Pelt turned and started
back TO the desk, and had got half way
down the store when he heard a pistol
shot. lie Instantly turned back % saw
Mr.. Banks IN the floor and the woman
deliberately firing at him with a pistol
which she held firmly pointed al his head.
Mr. Gibson, who was at his desk, rushed
forward, end got near enough, as the
fourth shot was fired, to hear her say.
''You viii tell another lie on me, Will yOU2'
At this instant a police officer, who had
been standing at the corner of the park
when the woman drew the pistol, rushed
and tool her into custody. She sur
rendered without a word, except remark
quietly, He wrOngod me, and [ paid
hIm for &c." or words to that effect. Sine
quickly conveyed TO the station
house, where she gave her name as Myra
Day, residence city. At the sJatiOn-hOuso
she repeated the remark that be Banks
had wrOnged her, and she had paid him
for it, She gave up the weapon which
She had used-a Our-barreled repeater of
The sharpe patent, apparently perfectly
new.
A crowd instantly gathered around the
wounded man, who was lying on the
mating in the vestiDUie of the store,
bleeding from three wounds in his head.
Dr.. Rogers, DIR. Nuttall and other physI-
'ians were quickly in attendance, and
the wounds were examined tuay I
found to be three i'm uUmber-One
entering the skull near the temple, and
Odging in the upper portion Of the brain,
supposed 90 have been the first shot .
ircd1: another entering the throat and
angling upward, lodging In n lower
portion of the brain. The third was near
he first shot, and though an ugly wound,
s. not thought to have penetrated the
.kuIl. Either of the two first are suld-
lent under ordinary circumstances TO
produce death.
The wounded man was removed from
be door back to the office, where he was
laced in a more comfortable position
han that in which he fell, but he never
poke or showed any signs of conscious
from the moment he fell.
A hoar~J-reudiuE scene occurred i'm the
curse of a few mOmeuts-Wheu his sis
brothers and father arrived. the
rief of the sister was something awful
ma uuuerveG the stOuJest heart. The
lIler, our old and highly esteemed
1wusmau, Colonel James Banks, was, Of
curse, more stole, but the scene is one
TO be remembered. As soon as n
l~BLtre-s and a conveyance could be Sc
Ired, the bodY-stiu breathing, but dead
ali the purposes Of this earJh-was re-
loved to the family residence.
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{ the desperate deed IS TO a certain eN
sut "a mystery, as the murderess refused
, have any conversation with the TepOrl-
r.. We we're compelled, therefore, TO
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