Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-06-28
HORRIBLE AFFAIR AT SALISBURY.
A Man Arrested ana Imprisoned without
PORN OF Law-He IL then Taken Ont
aud Murdered.
The Body Found Partly Devoured by
Hogs---AImost Parallel 60 the
SchOneId Murder.

The Body Found Partly Devoured by
Hogs---AImost q Parallel 90 the
schoHcId Murder.
From the Memphis Avalanche, 2lst.l
One of the blacklist and most damning
deeds that ever disgraced q community
claiming TO be civilized was perpetrated
on Saturday night last at the little town of
Saulsbury, q station about fifty miles from
this city on the Memphis and Charleston
railroad. The particulars, rs we CLEAN
them from parties both well informed and
reliable, are substantially as follows:
Some time during last week DIR. Pegram,
living in or near salisbury, lost horse,
which was supposed to have been stolen.
On Friday man named William Garrett,
who formerly resided near salisbury, but
for some time past has been engaged on
the river plantations of Mississippi or Ar
kansas, was discovered in the neighbor-
hood of his old home, and, without any
legal process whatever, was arrested by
two citizens and conveyed to Salisbury,
where, without hearing,
WITHOUT FORM OF LAW
of any Kind he was locked up in the Gala
boose. The parties making the arrest
whose names are John Bowden and Levi
Smalley-gave as a reason for the proceed
ing that they suspected Garrett of stealing
DIR. Pegram's horse, but entered into no
particulars as to the nature or causes of
their suspicion. The prisoner remained
in the calaboose during Friday night and
Saturday without an examination and on
Sunday morning was missing. 1t appear
ing that he had been
REMOVED FROM THE CALABoosE,
several citizens made inquiries as to his
whereabouts, and finally Il search was in
stituted, which was kept up the greater
part of the day without success. Towards
night, however, a negro entered the town
op Il ctata1 hot q lyinnr IaaA in
a piece of woods about mile out. \ num-
Der of citizens Immediately proceeded to
the spot indicated and found the body as
described
A SHOCKING. SPECTACLE.
The dead man lay with his face upward.
1t had been fearfully mutilated by hogs,
and showed the marks of blistering sun.
In the forehead was bullet-hole from
which the brains were oOZing and purify
ing, and the neck bore the impress of a
rope showing that hanging orstrangulation
had also been resorted to by the murderers,
though it was evident that the wound in
the head had been the immediate cause of
death.
AN INQNEsT
was held over the remains, which, as is
usual in such cases, resulted in a verdict of
death at the hands of parties unknown,
etc. The murderers, KukluX, outlaws or
whatever they are, rest in security, and
are perhaps even now engaged in plotting
if not executing more dark deeds in def
ance of law and society.
THE VICTIM
of this hellish outrage was about thirty
five years of age, and leaves wife and
several children who depended upon him
for support. He married near Salisbury.
1t is said his character was not the best,
but that is no justification of the crime
committed nor of the mere arrest on sus-
picion without form of law.
Heavy is the responsibility resting upon
the community in which the tragedy was
enacted, and the people owe it to them
selves, and to the well being of society
generally, to leave no means untried which
would be likely to lead to the apprehen-
sion and punishment of the guilty par
| ties.
| SALISBURY
is an incorporated town of about 500 ia
habitants, but has no officers. Its inhab-
itants are generally clever, enterprising
and well disposed people, but the vicinity
has for some time been invested by gang
of outlaws, who, under the intimidating
cloak of kukluXism, have both threatened
and committed violence on respectable anC
well meaning citizens. 1t is time for the
good people to unite in opposition to these
Outrages and exterminate these scoun
drels.
THE MURDERERs OF GARRETT
are not known, but suspicion is fixed. Al
seems by the statement of negro, made
after the body was found, they were five
or six in number and visited the calaboos'
about eleven o'clock Saturday night. TIL,
murder was probably committed abou
midnight. No noise was heard. The even
is the latest sensation in Salisbury anC
will continue TO be until the communit!
is shocked by some new act of violence an'
death.