Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-13
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN Will
LIANSON COUNTY.
A Citizen is Assaulted by Negro High
waymen wha Drag Him from
his Horse and Rob liial OF Ills 4
MONEY and Watch.
Pouuefnx rpon Two other Mem In n
Ruggy, 0ne OF fhe Negrocs -
shot Dead " bile sisEtng
the Horses Retas-

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atwhich his sriE hsssl k.1rsz cLrt a plunge
that almost uuseats5 ne r16s-. Being
unable to peer tkrc1rl th4 EH-EneFs Of
the night ks sezrxssF isA6 1Ims 10
imagine the es1zss 81 ans EIIImnl .irIgtIt
wker With tke Eu1lzx1,Hgus eiIeEInrE Of
uistoI eoeks. L E.s1-1 HHrsrIll personE
say hAls- AZ tbs irE aHE-D men apranE
I'D 20 Eis s55e- Iz.t Elllls Dns Esizsc tine
reins Of liza trlss WI u mnrs dragged
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cOuld Be apps48s1 r. zrsI Z lneg; viniin
under such threats 3sE-et - TT mn,
be vas ehoked 70 The Erg1zI-. Hnl while
firmly hsld. robbed % 5 "a. EIszsh ant
$40 in money. No< EslE1st E11
this bOOty. the villzizs e1zz=1as1 o.
search his person closely. I-il -z-lnsE %
the poEerless man that BIS ale wsUst
next be taken. While thus suEzEs1- IL
demons, though in the niEht gsco=
scarcely less black than themselves AID
their own depraved hearts. we're startled
bv the rumbling Of wheels short dis
lance from the spot After q kssty de-
liberation, during which they suspended
the work Of search, they determined %
assaiI the occupant or occupants Of the
vehicle, with view Of augmeuting their
III got gains, and II necessary conslgn
the anticipated new captives to tbe fate
that Of horrid death-already await
ing the unfortunate man now in their
power. On came the vehicle, which
proved to be buggy; in which were
seated two brothers, Messrs. Henry
and Thomas McLemore, returning
from Franklin to their. home near
Spring Hiil. Asit neared the spot, one
OF the negroes, with the quickness OF a
wild beast, sprang from the bushes and
seized the horse BY the Bit Two others
followed whereupon Tom McLemore
Jumped from his buggy, aud realizing
the int ntion of the unknown assallants
drew his pistol. A sharp report followed
by a quick fash Of fire, which CLEANED
ike a spirit Of retribution mid gloon,
revealing for moment the brutal conn
tenanees Of the highwaymen, one OF
whom uttering scream, whose echoes
seemed to vibrate long upon the air,
,prang forward and fell dead by the
,ide Of young McLemOre, who lost no
lime in firing at the aceomplices, all
II whom 6ed quickly In the ex.
Element Of the moment Mclgemore, hay
ng exhausted his pistol vaes, drew his
with which he cut the fallen
negro throat from ear 70 ear. Although
unknown to him, the PROSTATE form,
which but a moment before. In all the
savage strength Of brutal power, had
endeavored to commit a bOrrid crime,
was but a corpse, It's life having gone
out mid the dark shadows Of the night I
When the pistol fired so unexpectedly
the endorsed gentleman was forgotten 1
by his captors, who releasing their
hold and fed into the woods, though /
1t is believed that one or more
Of the remaining four was hit BY the
subsequent shots Of McLemore. Upon
searching the dead negro the $l20 taken
from the getleman were found tightly
held in the left hand Of the corpse
Much excitement was caused when it
was known how narrow the three gentle
men escaped being murdered, and all
say McLemore was Unsuitable 10 acting
as he did. His cool conduct and prompt.
ness doubtless saved his life as well as
that Of his brother and the other gentle I
man whose name We did not learn.
Since the spread Of the epizootic the /.
Washington Republican has been print I.
ing reports Of thrilling accidents like
this: A sleek-looking, high-fed man,
attached TO light wagon, became fright
ened at the sight Of steam roller yes-
terday, aud seizing the bit, in spite Of
the efforts Of the man behind the vehicle,
ran away. A policeman seeing the
frightened animal coming down the
street 81 fearful speed, With coat tail
flying and foaming mouth, sprang 10