Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-19
ARKANSAS.
Another Radical Murder Preparatory TO
Martial Lew in Mississippi
County.
Arms Distributed TO the Negroes Of
Clark County, in Preparation
for Strife, Outrage and
Robbery.


l5spubhcIn q very Radical paper, in ana on
OF the state. having. for political effect ni,-ar
versions OF this affair with their usual disre
gard for truth, We publish the following state.
Ffent Of Mr.. W, :. Harris. who was Dresert
and saw the whole transaction. He l. ready
10 make affidavit 10 the truth Of hts Statement
and support H. II necessary, bv the evidence
OF other parties present, both white and col.
Oreu. The night before the difficulty JDdga
@ sLlzpatrleh had made n speech in Osoeola,
RON me step oI the postoit1ce, where the sub
Sequeut difficulty occurred. In the co5,rSa M
his remarks, he made certain oheElses aeafnSi
MI Murray, sheriff Of the ceuuty. Of Specu-
latlng on the payments due teachers ami ~
school fund, by collecting the latter IN r-rsssr,
backs, and paving out state and county scrip
susts-ining the charge.
Eurray, II present. made no denial or re
Sponse OF any kind. but met Fitzpatrick az
the postoIlce the next evening, an hour or
Two before sunset. They saluted each other.
Fitzpatrick speaking first, and Offering Muir
ray his hand, which the latter declined say-
sRg: No, Fitzpatrick, 7 understand YOU told
some id lies about me last night, which 1
can prove and don't wish 10 shake hand
with Eeu-' Fitzpatrick replied: az have
mlSrepreSented you- and you can prove il, as
you say you can, 90 and get Your proof and
come here with IL"
Murray replied: "If you We're not such a
d-d rascal, would bring the papers to prove
you a lar. on have nothing to talk 10 here
but set OF ignorant negroes, who cannot un-
deEstand what you are saving. Icarp nothing
Tor your politics. but If YOU mean in vour
Speaking 10 tell lies on me, viii cut your
id throat.
Murray continued to curse Fftzpa-riclz- and
shook his 1st in his face, and finally struck al
aim with brass knuckles, and when Harris
attempted 70 appeaSe him declared he would
settle the difficulty then and there al the
same time calling FITZPATRICK a id r-7guiSh
~on-of-a-b-h. Fitzpatrick then fired al Muir
faE ana struck Harris on the right hand
Murrayithen l1edFitzpgtrics oti. the o0rrb
win the knuckieS. and iuFuped as II 10 furllf1
On On LiLis Mhen Fitzpatrick fired the second
aine, again missing Murray. Upon MuIray's
ieehng Tor ms revolver, Fitz patrick fired The
Iblrd time. which was the fatal shnt
Judge Fitzpatrick then walked out OF town
Went 70 j. ucEe g l. MO0re'S a half mile away
and delivered himself Up, the Justice DrrriT5
him under guard as some threats of mobbine
Lne prison had been uttered.
In a short tine these rumors reached the
c9iored men near Osceoia, when a company
0f about seventy Of them NJ once assembled
ana went 70 town 20 learn the truth of il.
They found the citizens at least the leading
ones, protesting great anxiety for reace and
Offering 10 pledge their lives that lie Judre
should not be illegally interfered with, which
was kept The Judge subsequently gave bail
and Is now al large, but ready 20 meet his
-Fial. livery body there regards the act as
purely one Of self-deferSe, and the Judge as
Justhable. The J0slrruI and the howlers OF
tne opposition are welcome 10 all the capital
llley can make out OF this case against J udye
Fitzpatrick. or the Republican parry
In this connection Mr.. Harris tells US there
are a lew Greeley and Brown Democrats there
who have threatened some of the colorrtl men
who were prominent in this matter; and have
also threatened 10 break up the colored Re
teI @ these gentry once, for all, they had better
do nothing OF the sort,
ARMS FOR THE NEGROES OF CLARK
COUNTY.
During the present week. says the Arkadel-
pnla eJdHduTd Of the fourteenth instant, we
nave been informed that several boxes of guns
win the bayouets attached-abOut eighty
= ialu.-arrlveu here, and WeFp safely stored
- tne tsad Hole. since then there has been
q olstTlDuton OF the same, either partially OF
entire 10 The coiored men in our midst
W neither the distribution is confined To thos.
who belong 70 the cOlored military COMPANY
here we are unable TO say. In common with
an the good people of CLARK, We regret 10 see ]
ms " taieNer may have been the design in /
distributing arms 10 the exclusion OF the
otiieL az tils particular Juncture. in the heat OF
a political contest. we Cennot helm Thinking II
wa, an injudici0us and uncaued-for act.
The citizens Of Clark county are law-abid-
lng' peaceable, and love good order. Under
accumulated wrongs and oppression thev
nave ever been opposed 70 strife, and now. !
more than ever, yearu for peace and good or
ueFr ana II left uDCisiurbed by the deviliSh Z
Vaccinations OF some base plOtter and Z
scbemer, peace viii still prevail.
We can but repeat the advice which we /
nave ever heard the good old citizens OF the I
county give: Let all determine 10 do no act l
that Is in the least calculated TO create dis 1
turhance. show by your conddct that YOU /
alS oeslrous OF having order and quiet. Let /
tls have no repetition OF the disgraceful acts
shat have been witnessed in some other cOuu-
ales- lie on your guard. and refrain from the J
commission Of any act that viii bear the re- 4
mOtest sembiance Of violating law in any \
manner do this and we still preserve the rep
utatlon OF our county for good order and /
quiet
We appeal TO all parties, white and coIored, /
10 unite IN preserving peace, and let disap-
p0lntment and chugrin meet those who would \
stir up bad feeling.
Our colored population have heretofore
oeen orderly and well-5ehaved. We hope
they VIII continue SO, and believe they viii.
unless excited and melted by wicked and bad /
men e warn them againt those who would |
make llie Impression that collision viii take
lase IA lhe approaching political struggle.
~. y no mend OF theirs ours, or Of the cOun-
~; Let them join with the white citizens,
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