, 1870-08-27

sAAu DcGGnOcEs AAu NAAt UECntnC
OF IT.
From the Memphis LeL7tr, Augu,f q,
The deatl, Of John II: Ward At tho hands of
nertlay, was the result, indirectly, Of clolib-
crate and coId.blooded attempt made by Ward
rome weeks ago 10 take the life OF his own
eol-in.law. Ar. W. A. Ammous, Of this city.
Tho Ward-Amlnons family history has been
toc'dedly eEentful and abundantly unpleas-
aht. Mr. Ward IL kentuckian by birth,
though he has lyed in Tennessee. Arkansas,
New York, and California and various
other rlaces. He las been desperate
man, alway. in difficulties, GENERALLY
killed his man and always managed to get
eics1, 80 hs toasted: He IL sail 10 have
4so ho separated from his wife she lives At
uslenn, Arkansas. Sotns time before thu war
Lo bought seventeen thousand acre+, OF land
around Hot Springs. A Mr. Barnes. Of
shreveport, Mh gel that be advanced tho
snut,cy ~ buy the land on speculation, and
waa to have boeu an equal partner. The des<is,
howovcE. wero iu Wards name, and Mr..
harhes was the laser iu a long unsuccessful
Law suit. Ward went TO caIirorma and il
said to haze been conspicuous On the Vigilance
3nt ho came back, probably, during tho var.
his daughter, A..ss Jamie Wati. Was mar
.ietl. about ths breaking nit Of tho war, to
Mr.. Le~ts Jones, ot Souteryllie, Tennessee,
young man Of wei'thy aud highly respectable
Connections. They removed to Ila,rie County,
arkansas, where he had i.iGe property III
taud- Jones and lis wiles brother, young
Nard, belonged to son,c Confederate COM
manu-, hut operated chiefly lleAs hosue About.
ot during the year 1864, band Of Confedc-
ratcs called Que evening and stayed all night.
Next morning. their horsea we're mssit,g.
.hyE SUSPECTED Jones, and forced him Il, i
confession, and to take tt,cm to tho woods,
uhcfe they found Ward holding the hors,a.
lAey huEg Jones and Ward both ou the
epot. This aoutle tragedy was soon almost
forgotten amid tho st,1tiug events Of tue
na1, aud the young widow Jones returned to
store III Helena Being well educated and
very Intelligent, MEa. Jones supported herself
comfortably for como time forward hy teach
lug school.
Two or three ycarp ago Mr.. Ammons, we'll
to-ao widoWer Ut 20, renuveu from S:Joseph,
Mo-. to Helena. lie went into business, aud
Sas 1epoEttd quite wealthy. He Was native
| Of Virginia, hal lived in California. vas intel
ligent-par1icularly in business mastcr4-i,ad
TWO boys, and Was doubtless considered by the
Young widow Jones and her shrcwdo no:heg
good catch"
| Ae WAS caught, or sue WAS. or both we're,
ior the name OF Jones WAS soon merged into
| sliAt OF Ammosls, and their two }learts were
supposed to bc beattug With one-hoese power.
| They removed to Forest Hill, 4 handsome
piece ct property on the Memphis 1 Charles
ion Railroad. eighteen uailes from Memphis.
which NJ. Ammons bought, but did not make
over to his darling l;ttlo wife, AZ sho insisted
ile should. They lived together there over =
aoves. They aiseoveTsl SOMEHOW 's,t that
they had not struck their ra-pec-
plearan. Forest Hill w1s sold. Nrs. Am
1nons went to visit haE mother q: Helena. Mr..
Ammons went to Forest CitY, on the Meu1-
phia ! Little Rock Kaitroad. Then hc came
back last spring. with lis two boys, nearly
Grown now, and settled in his present resi-
dence, on Allen avenue, where he owns eevar-
- housce. Having anaesed sufficient means,
lie desired to settle down and spend his r..
inaining days in peace and quiet.
Seven weeks ago he went to Hot Springs in
charge Of Doctor knodes two lit;le daughters,
Nho tad 1seen at st. Agne-, and Mrs. Smith,
Dr.. Els slster-,n-1aw. Mr.. Amnons sad I}r.
hnode h.sc been fr1euds for tho last twenty
| ycars.
At Hot Sprirgs he found his young wife
teaching SCHOOL under tie u.m. OF Mrs.
Jones. from her first husband. lie: father,
NJ john II. Ward. was also there. looking
aster bis lald and whotstous quarry interest,
Ee ard his daughter lad always pcen on good
is1ns, hut lie Was cntY slightly acquainted
Mth Lis hoh-in-lax, il scems. They mot on
lie street. and merely for three Gays 10 red
ns. Ahinons Has uor known to tits public as
l
sae Eutst Of 1T. knole. On the fourth day
W. Ward ~sa very Cordial He desired u
tneet reconciliation, lie said. between lus
dsuGnter aud son-in.law, and, after a loug
sAA, 1.uGeea Af. Ammous to write kiud
letter TO 4lTs, Joner. proposing to forget ths
rast, AEd live together II man auti VII,
should. Nr. MAtd c,11ied The letter h,maalf
Lu, brought uo reply.
p0n.Sunaay. si1 weeks ago sester,lav. Mr.,
Waia invited bis son-in-lAw 10 take wslk,
I .vt.ttr tYT,fY f1h1 1ty r..
uie has been rick, but will reply in = dAy o,
TWO. and can almost assnrc sou that Il vii
lie favorable, and then Ill these hills" poiu.
iuG to his nhetstoue ridges in sight, - wit! bt
yours ard mine in COMMON. Mr. A. rerlie<
that be Lad property enough alrcAdy, hut i
..Jenpie would como back he would buy he
nice home in Hot springs or Ncmrhis, au'
treat her we'll. They separated in the mos
friendly manner
On Monday morning about II o'clock, !
Nr. Ammons was returning from visit to
rick mau, he saw Air. Ward step into = hous
and come out Win donbie-b,rrellod gun
when he came IN front Of the houso, Ar. Has
raiactl the gun, and Ammons looke-1 in Al OF
| ;toelte direction to see Whist he Was gol1lg
shoot at. Al that Instant the guu MS fieed
and AmmouH felt his aam fall powerless b
! Lis side. He broke for DR.. hnole's Office.
hundred yarls of, and Ward tried TO hea
him OF, aud fred the other barrel al him, bu
: without elect. Mr. Anlmous escaped to th
; office, aud Dr.. Euede !rcssed his wounds.
full luad OF buck~hot entered the Geshy pal
!; Of the left arm above the elbow. cut AL the a
= teIies. and lUdge1 directly against his hear
+ without going through the skin
- 1he rest Of thus pnpleasAutneBs ia 500
= tou. Nj; Ammous labored under the inpret
= = s'on that Mr. Wsrd was lurking around to Ii
q In In, ~ hls red. Dr. knode guarded his "
q asn, eaisiu!ly, and thereby incurred W1r1
i. san'easnre. e; lhey lad not been previous
II iAaseo; While Mr.. Atnmons WAS get
n ih.q, ah Old !s1y fsem New Orleans, with
=. i,15sG ~ ven on hcr neck, csliel and .nsls:el c
"a III. liz uso! pe1;orming An operation ue d
W >" Shneu, ieiiing her j. would bo certain de.t
II o,'e eaea m ,sgsin and said she had only d
il responsibility on herself I a Toa!6 q t.Se 4
L. sen'id iS;ae'an'ls.-o,hers had positively - ~ ,