Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-19
FREE LOVE.
Tie Victims Killed BY FreHedliat6d Gun
powder Expl9slGa.

We reported on Thursday an extra
ordinary tragedy which occurred on
I Wednesday morning at Eweii, Surrey.
A man named Huggett had been liv-
| ing with 8 woman named Lizzie Rich
arGSOn for some months, and she left
I him, going 70 live with her sister, the
/ wife Of q garmau named SDO0ner, in
( Wett street. There was also lodging
/ in the house q Southwestern Railway
| compaDy's porter, named Smith, an
/ other man and Sp0oner's two chill
/ dren. Huggett came down to Ewell
/ by the last train On Tuesday night,
and his strange appearance was no
/ ticed by the stati0nn}aster, who order
ed him out Of the premises. He went,
/ as subsequently confessed, and stole
/ beg OF powder from MessTs. Sharp's
mills, where he had worked as a car
man some time age. He hid himself
| Ia ap uuthOuse, ana when the woman
Richardson came down ia the morn
ing At 3 o'clock TO get SpooneF's break
last, Huggett got into the house. She
screamed. ana Snooner ran down
stairs, stopping Huggett from follow
ing the woman.
During the struggle between SpOOner
and Huggett the latter broke away
and threw the bag Of powder into the
fire. A fearful explosion was the re-
suit, the partition wall Of the next
house being blown down. Huggett
,<sA blown through It, and SpOOner so
seriously Injured that for some time
his life was despaired Of Huggett
died at half past ten on "Wednesday
morning; SMITH, who was u the
house, was removed 10 Guys hospi-
tai, snd SpoOner 70 the Hop Pole,
,Silare be now lies ia a dangerous
II. The dead man, whose name is
sSs. 5SS. Nae Huggett, had lived with the
.i-'-.y, ! i'O- Hschardson about siX months,
WI "OLloi- l.aI-,, az when they parted has not
pus t.,,y,,i2yad VIZ Ste had been employed
il LailS tir1a zine si,,;e n bringing kegs down
so.,1S se,n5 Tendon 10 he powder mills OF
1ir III Tobn Carr Sharp, a2d thuS was
1tai, vi eenuainted with the premises
f,oIn wheDca ne stole the poHpst WIN
which he blew mp the house.
TIia body is much blackened, ana
when DIR. Barnes was called to hum
a few minutes after the explosion, ne
fo1nd him lying Ia the adjacent
house. having been blown through the
nSrfifIon wall, Snd tor some tine he
conl6 NOT be reused to c0nsciOusness.
JTnon the examination made ID ms
dying condition 1t was seen tnaG nc
had q wound in his LETT SIDE, ana Sinee
his death itappears to be between ttie
ifth and sixth ribs, penetrating 70 tpe
heart. There is also a scratch on tile
throat, as If an attempt had oeeh
made 10 cut it. There was a knlie
found by Huggetts side, and the plade
corresponding to the wound, Wnleh
had penetrated to the heart; but how
the wound was inflicted Is at present
I.vstery. The man Spooner has mace
no statement as 10 the knife Delng IN
Huqge3tis band at the time OF the
struggle. 1t is clear HGggett could not
have stabbed himself alter the explo-
SON. though ii he had the knife In MS
! hand the stab might have been done
nv accident when the deceased was
| driven by the shock through the par
fiti0p. His clothes were satefateu
| with blood. Huggett had streWed tne
/ hoor of the cottage with gunpoWdeF,
so that of his Ciiabolical intention there
can be no doubt. DR.. Barnes enter
tains strong hopes Of Sp0oner 8 Feeoy-
arv. although reports have been rlIs
I'm the village that he could not live
many hours. Rumor also assigns the
cause to jealousy of the man smith,
who lies at Guys hospital, but there
does not seem to be any foundaLlol
for If. so far as can be ascertalned. Inc
woman Richardson Is, OF course, reVi-
cent. Mr.. w. Carter has appointed
Monday for holding the inquest.--Lon
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