Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-21
HOMICIDE ON rnR RIVER.
John Cannon KfiIs n Man named
MorgAn without PHoxocation on
Heard the steamer Phil Ailtn-
Escape OF tne Homicide.

John Cannon KfIIs n Man named
morgan wttboat Propagation 90
noard the steamer Phil Ailtn-
Escape OF tne Homicide.
On tho way up. aud when about City
miles below here last night, revolving
and unprovoked murder was committed
ON tho steamer Phil Alliu, the partieu'
lars OF which are about as follows. A
Mr.. X. Morgan, young man about
twenty.eight years Of age, who has been
engaged at Friar's Point. Miss. .in.tbe SET
vice Of Messrs. Childress 4 Co. had laid
up funds sulIicient,As be thought,to come
TO tis city aud get married, aud ae-
coriingly took passage there ON the
steamer as stated above. When the
boat reached Bledsoe's Landing, john
Cannon, the proprietor Of a store
there, took passage for Memphis, 1t
was noticed by those ON board that he
was somewhat under the influence Of bad
whisky, but no particular attention was
paid to him at the time. Soon after night
had set in, however, he went to the clerk
and deposited package Of four hundred
dollars, and sometime after grew rather
boisterous from the effects Of frequent
visits 10 the bar, and threatened TO kill
one or two persons on board. But little
attention was paid to his threats, how
ever, until late at night (about eleven
o'clock, when he went to the bar
keeper and demanded his pistol,
which had been taken from him
by a friend and left at the bar. The
pistol was given 10 him, after which be
went TO the Office. and not finding the
clerk there, repaired to his room, and
waking him up, demanded that his
money left in the Office be returned to
him at once. Clerk Blakemore, seeing
his situation, tried to induce CannoR to
20 to his berth, but without success, and
Cannon said " | want my money, and
want you to get it id quick. Blake
more then dressed himself and pro-
ceeded to the Office and handed Cannon
his package, both started for the
cabin again, Cannon in the rear. Nor
gan, the murdered man. was sitting in
chair. but few feet from the Office, and
had his feet upon the back Of another
chair. Cannon noticing him, approached,
and addressing him, said: "You are a
Cd id fraud" to which Morgan,
half asleep, replied, "You are a id
liar;" but the words had hardly escaped
his lips before Cannon placed the muz-
zle of his revolver close to Nor
gan's head and fired; the ball
entering Just between the eyes, killing
him instantly. Some confusion followed,
during which Cannon hid himself until
the next landing was made, when he es-
capped from the boat. Upon consulta-
ton with some Of his friends, Captain
James Lee decided to send Morgan s
body ashore at Burgetts in order that
an inquest might be held, which was
done, Captain Wynne Cannon, one oil
the clerks of the boat, being left with il
to attend to the inquest and interment
Of the body.
There was rumor prevalent through
out the city to-day to the effect that
Morgan had been shot and killed by
Captain WyHne Cannon. In justice tc
CAPTAIN Cannon it must be stated that
at the time OF the homicide by his
brother, John Cannon, he (Wynne) wal
r e ...lnL and II, bod nalaan