Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-15
FRIGHTFUL ARRAY.
DOubIs Kurdsr at Shelby Depot
Two Men Shoot Each Other Dead for a
Triling Cause.

The Godshaw-Linde affair has fonno les
counterpart, indeed, has been SURPASSED
in horror by an ARRAY which occurnSu ..
Shelby Depot. on Tuesday evening, ABOUT
five O'clock. the particulars OF when are
thus detailed, and by which W gen IN
the prime OF youth and iose
their lives. Mr.. CASTOR fIelhlne,
who was formerly consteole OF 'n g
SheIbv Depot District, and latterly q
livery stable keeper at the depot, having
mad some words with al old man named
Daudridge, who loafs about the depot, re-
marked 10 Mr.. s. j. Dickey, who was
standing near by, that he had q good no
lion 10 give him a thrashing, or words 70
that effect. Mr.. Dickey replied thaS 10
would be no credit to him or ANYBODY
else to do so. This caused bot WORDS anu
personalities, but the gentlemen sePan
led without coming to q coliislohIon
Dicksy) going to Jones' grocery and the
other TO Squire Brewers store.
Mr.. Fleming, on entering squire
Rrawer's. asked him to loan him a gun TO
shoot some chickens. The Squire Tor his
clerk moi knowing anything about the
difficulty, and judging from tlemings
quiet manner that he really wanted the
gun for the purpose indicated, loaned IL
TO him, and b latter, after possessing
himself of the weapon, went out and
seated himself on the platform near the
railroad track.
MT. Dickey seeing Mr.. Fleming thus
armed. thought IL was best to arm him
self. and Immediately procured a gun
from Squire LONESOME, we understand
left there 10 be repaired-and walking
TO the door, remarked that he
believed that he would go home. AS
he did so, Mr.. Fleming got up from bis
seat on the platform, walked toward him,
- -.s.s-- hsa wnn % he annrnQphhd him.
fired both barrels at Dickey, the entire
charge entering under the right nipple
and ranging toward the left side, two
shots passing entirely through the heart.
EDickey. as il by the spssmodic action
of the muscles, caused by piercing the
heart, raised his gun to nearly a level,
and fired almost at the same instant, the
charge striking Fleming on the left shout
der. Tearing it almost on and blowing the
heart almost out of the body. Both men
fell at the same: instant and within ten
feet of each other, stone dead-almost
without equiver.
Information was sent to the relatives OF
each and the corpses were taken care o.
i~mmediately. Squire Brewer held an
inquest on them before removal
and a verdict was rendered in accordance
with the facts given above. Yesterday
morning Mr.. d. ]. Rittenhouse, brother
in-law of Mr.. Fleming, n Mr.. G. W
Dickey, brother of Mr.. Dickey, came to
the city together and ordered from Fla
herty's, two metallic cases for b de-
ceased, exactly alike, which were SEM
out on the one O'Clock train, and the re-
mains were committed to the grave last
evening. We forbear comments on this
horrible affair, and hope, for the honor
Of Shelby county and of humanity, that
we will never again be called upon to re-
count another such. Mr.. Dickey was a
farmer and resided three miles from Shell
by Depot. He was thirty years of age.
was a widOwer, and leaves n child. Mr.
Fleming was tweRty-seven years old.
and leaves a wife and child.