Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-21
oKoLoNA, MISS
A Fearful TFagsdY-Rurdsr Of Tayisr hlil'
Of Columbus, Mss.
Sas Death Of q PssCe-maksr-A Street
R~snosaHtsF-A Negro GIL Supposed
Fatally Wounded.

A Young gentleman named Taylor Hill, /
of Columbus, Miss, was killed at Okolona
SUNDAY night week. ORe Of the four muir
derers escaped, and has not, IS yet, been
taken.
HOW IT A
Mr.. Hill was ia Okolona, attending to
an aft air of honor between a Nj. Moore
and Mr.. Chambers, and had just succeed
ed in bringing things TO what was consl1,
cred an amicable adjustment. MI III
raj only arrived at OkOlona Snn-
dav morning, and the whole Jay
Was spent in going between PAItlSs
oorresroDding and explaining. When ne
"a 3nie6ed a good days work, as he
Thought he went 90 the hotel contrsLy 70
ne wishes of Mr.. Chambers, whose Irlend
IA vras and who tried TO induce hlm 70
remain with him al night
THE FATAL ASSAULT
On arriving at the hotel, he met the
- T-froinsI in the affair" that didn't
800 Gf &c. Moore, q dealer, OF OkQ-
iona. With him were one Gewln, q CAT
nruter. D. Wilson and John Armstrong
! an heavily under the lnnuenee OF HquO5'
| GaUiD. the most ordinary Of the crowd
ar once iusulted Nh. Hill, by talking IN
! his coarse. defiant tone, and showing his
| month into Mr.. HIPS face, scattering the
| 05ors of bad liquor and onions IN
a ~dfsagreeabIe manner. Mr.. HIS re-
| monstrated with him for this conduct,
/ and told him TO move away, that ne was
not in a humor for bsndyiug words just
| rhen. Gewiu then become violent, and
broke forth in a TRADE Of abuse, cried out
J sOamn Won. don't you live in OkOlOna;
/ Won didn't come from OkOlOna. Amt
! YER name Hil2 We know what ye came
{ here fOr.D Mr.. Hill told them they were
! drunk, and that they didn't know what
] thav were talking about He said, as
IL aarHa thar hn was from Nn=
lumbus. Gewiu then opened in dead
earnest. called him 8 scoundrel, 8 rascal,
a d~isturber and a person who had come
there TO get up a duel. During this de-
moustration, the others commenced clos
ING around Hill, and he saw plainly
enough that there was mischief meant.
He iutimated to them that they We're
acting as towards, aud hat he
was equal to the whole four OF them
81 am a stranger in this city, 1 seek no
dfficulUv with you; but If l must night,
7 sbaII 40 it. sooner than be killed.
Things we're drawing to q Crisis. Inc
hostile demonstrations were unmlsJaA-
able: the crowd rushed around him. put
ont the lights, and commenced urlng
THEIR pistols were loaded up with buck
shot and slugs, as well as bullets.
There were some dozen shots fred Mr.,
Hfl fred three Sc random among
the crowd in the dark, none Of them tax
ing any effect UhaE is known OF. Ihe
crowd rushed out when they heard Hill
fall, for it was dark and they could nor
very well see, and made away TO thell
homes, or to places Of coucealment. MIR
3 Hui was mOrtslly wounded. He wss
3 perforated by foBr buckshOt fired fr0m
% biv deriugsr. HeLived about half an hOul
/ perfectly conscious, 50 that he detailed
Il, the whole circumstance in the cl8ares'
4, possible manner before he died.
AJowL RoKE.
On the following morning, when the eff
fec5s of the previous nights spree were
well over, the four shOO5isJs craWled out
looking for morning cocktails MI ChAm
Z, bsrs was out, too, and he, being aware o
what occurred. was in no humOr TO NEE
! Gewin on terms of overlooking amlty
and good feeling, and G6win knew IL
= Thew accordingly drew upon each Othe
I Al sight and commenced hring promptly
I. Ii was at con p~sratIvely long range, gu
J Gewin was demOraliZsd, after urlng tOGl
, shots. and he turned and He'd. One Otth
shots struck a cOlOreC girl IN the face an
broke her Jaw bone, thus incspacltatlng ne
: in the future for ths business Of "chaw
ing7 corn bread. Gewin made good track
7 and has not yet been seen.
CONSPIRACY.
The other three men were captured tina
A., day and brought before Justices BuiOr'
. and White, and Judge Orr, who was sen
by Governor Acorn. The evldene5 JoOi
two DAYS TO hear. A conspiracy sgaIns
/, the life Of Hill was established between
? Moore, Gewiu and Wilson. Armstrong
was let 90. They were sent to the jail q
Macon without bail.
, R-EsIsTESCE ARE
During the trial Judge Orr thought i
necessary to Increase the guard, and cltl
zsns promptly responded TO uphold hin
- in administering the law. There ws5
however. no demonstration upon the par
of friends Of either the deceased or de
3 PENDANTS, aud the trial was quietly gon'
3 througN with
Mr.. Hin was q native and resident 0
, Columbus, where he was engaged IN th
practice of the law, and intended TO e
r married shortly. He is much regretted
The report that Gewin hsd come 20 Mem
g pbis and YVES arrested here, was wlthou
70 foundation, and the gentleman that cam
here Sunday with the intention Of bring
. ing him back had to go home dlsap
70 pointed.