Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-04
COLD-BL0ODED MURDER.
Geo.ge W. W. Mitchell, Ex-JaiIer Of
AleOrn County, Mississippi, Kills
Thomas Clemens.
From the CorInth No. &C.,

From the Corinth Miss News
The escape Of Rives, better known as
Red, " who was in custody under charge
Of the murder of DR.. r. 7. Dunn, Of this
place; the attempt on the part of United
States Marshal Pierce to arrest George
W. Mitchell, under some kind of process
from the federal court; MitcbelPs resis-
tance and fiight-his halting in the
suburbs Of Corinth aud giving Marshal
Pierce q pitched battle, In which Nit
chel killed the marshaPs horse, and
Mitchelps escape-the messages from
Mitchell and Red" that they were to-
gether, near COrinth, with 8 double
barrel shotgun and two Colts navy
skies each, ready for the combat, and
did not intend TO run, but could be
readily found If the marshal would
come cut, are 81 facts fresh in the
minds OF CoriLt-i as, being OF very
recent date. Su, was the situation
Of affairs until Monday night Of this
week, when these two men boldly
marched into COrintb, carrying on their
shoulders each double-barrel shotgun.
They moved about town, freely going to
the groceries and taking their drinks.
aud, while 50 doing, Mitchell shot and
Filled the eOlOred man Thomas Glenn
eus, better known as "Shanks." A
Coroner's inquest was held, which re-
suited in the verdict Of murder against
George w. Mitchell. We give the most
important witnesses testimony before
the jury Of inquest. Marchant, police
man, is at this writing Thursday, on
trial as an accOmplice. As TO his COM
plicity we make no remarks for or
against. Such crimes are q disgrace to
Corinth and TO our county. The citi-
zens are showing no sympathy with the
perpetrators Of this deed. The crime is
universally condemned as cold-blOOded
aud entirely unprovoked.
The following testimony by John
Henchamp explains the affair fully, and
is corrobOrated and sUbstsntisted by
similar testimony from other witnesses: /:
G leo. w. Mitchell and James Randolph
were in the Hill House saloon talking
10 each other. Thomas Clemens came
in drunk and called for q drink. l re-
fused to give il 10 him. He turned
round to Mitchell and shook hands and
talked to him. While they were talk
ing, Policeman Marchant stepped In
and said TO the deceased: A'Shank, i
heard that you said l had been i'm
posing on you" The deceased
said ''No, Mr.. Marchant," and
Msrchant struck him twice on the
head with q stick. The deceased
commenced hallOOing, and ran out OF
the door on the sidewalk. At this mo-
ment the gun fired. The gun was In
the hands OF Michel. There was but
one shot fred. ] saw the flash Of the
gun. 1 diu not see it raise or pointed al
the deceased. l thought il went Off &c
cidentslly. / heard no angry words be-
tween Mitchell and deceased. only
heard Mitchell tell deceased that he
heard that there were twenty or thirty
negroes who intended to arrest him.
Msrchant did not attempt to arrest de-
ceased as an officer of the city. De-
ceased denied having said that Mar
chant imposed upon him. Deceased
made 10 attempt to resist the attack
made upon him by Marchant. Mar
chant and Mitchell immediaeely stepped
out Of the door together. Msrchant
made no attempt to arrest Mitchell.
The shooting affray occurred between
hslf-past nine and q quarter to ten
O'Clock on the evening of October q,
1913, in the county Of Alcorn and State
Of Mississippi.