Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-14

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Sad Accident
A distressing accident occurred IN
Germantown yesterday morning about
ten O'Clock. In which a negro woman
named Mary Thornton received injuries
which, it is thought, will result fatally
1t seems that boy about thirteen years
Of age had backed the butcher wagon
belonging to Mr.. Joseph Peters, a well
known butcher in that locality, uI
against the pavement in front of Mr.,
Peters's meat store, and together they
were unloading it. While thus engaged
the negro woman came out of the store
with her purchases, and when at the
corner of the street the horse, either be-
| coming frightened or endeavoring to run
to his stable, dashed off at full speed.
| Whenpassingth the spot where the woman
| stood she was unable to get out of the
way, and the horse and wagon striking
| her knocked her down and ran over her
body. She was picked up senseless, ,hav-
ing had her skull crushed, one Of her
ears almost severed and several ribs
| broken. Her injuries are Of a character
o severe that it is but barely possible
that she may recover. Mr.. Peters and
the boy, anxious to do all in their power
to make amends, gave themselves up
TO the police officers, but as the act in
| volved no criminality upon their part
they were not placed in custody. They
will be examined before the city court
this mOFning.-LOHtsDille COuTier-.JO
nal.
Terrible Accident.
On Thursday last our citizens were
painfully convinced of the truth of the
old proverb that ''in the midst of life we
are in death.' Little do we poor NOR
tails know ''what day may bring forth"
Bright and early on the morning of
Thursday the huntsman's horn was
heard resounding through our streets,
summoning those desiring to join the
chase to horse, and among those who
responded to its alluring sound wss Jo-
seph Tazewell Green, a bright, intelli-
gent youth Of seventeen summers, full of
hope and life, but destined in one short
hour to travel that road "from whose
bourne no traveller returns" The party
of huntsmen crossed at the upper ferry,
and hied as fast as possible to the usual
hunting ground. But all of that party
were not, as is usually the case, free
from care. Some of them seemed to have
a presentment that something would
happen, and Mr.. Waddell remarked to
MIR. Lynn that Taz., poor boy, being
young, and, as a matter Of course, not
quite as careful as those of more mature
age, would shoot somebody; and, true
enough, he did-himself. The grounds
reached, each huntsman took his stand,
Tazewell, because he did not have a
horn, and to prevent him from separat-
ing from the party and becoming lost,
being placed between Messrs. Lynn and
Waddell. A short time only elapsed
before deer was started and came
rushing through the undergrowth in
front of Mr.. Lynn, who, as soon as it
came in sight, fired both barrels of his
gun at it. The excitement at such
moment would have carried away a
much older aud less enthusiastic person
than TaZ.; and, fatal moment, it lured
him to his death. Seeing that the shot
had missed, Frank Carpenter pushed !
his horse rapidly forward in order, i'll
possible, to get sight of the game, Taz- |
well following with his pony in lobe. |
IL was here he met his death, and no 1
one knows exactly how he came by it. |
Ii is supposed, however, that be cooked |
his gun, and in the excitement of the |
moment neglected to let the hammer
down; that in going through the dense |
the butt of his piece
caught in some of the vines, drawing it |
back and throwing the muZzle forward |
and he, not thinking Of the consequent
ces, continued to hold on to the muZZle, /
when one of the vines coming in con-
tact with the trigger, the gun discharged,
the entire load entering the left side of |
the head, Just behind the left ear, csus-
II al
town as soon as possible, and informed
the relatives and friends Of the unfortu-
nate boy of the sad occurrence, and they
repaired to the scene with a hack aud
brought the body home. Joseph Taze-
well Green was born July 9th, 1856, and
was, consequently, seventeen years and
four days old at the time of his death.
He was q step-son Of our feliOW-towns-
man c. NJ. MOntell, and a nephew of
Colonel l.. G. Cause, and had for some
years been an inmate of the latter's
famIy.-JdcksOnpOTt Ark.) Statesman.
The Bath County Tragedy.
William Satterfield, whose name has
recently become so notorious by revela-
lions made by the horse-thief HAYDEN.
was killed by Charles HOon, of OWings-
vile, at that place on Friday last.
Satterfield's trial was set for the day be-
ore, but was postponed till Friday. 1t
came up on that day, but was waived
ill the meeting of Bath circuit court,
and as Sattertield was going home from
he courthouse Mr.. HOOn came ont of ,
tore and fired the contents of both bar
els of Shotgun loaded with buckshot.
Dur informant, who came from Owings- !
lille on Tuesday, was with Satterfield's
amily, and heard the statements of his !
on and sOn-in-law, as well as of some |
citizens of the town. His ac- I
ount, therefore, is entitled to some |
redit. While Hayden was giving his {
in the trial against Satterfield ,
N Thursday, the latter's counsel accused
lin of swearing TO lie. The witness :
made at the counsel, when Satterfield I
lmped to his feet, but not with pistol /
b hand, as the dispatch stated. His OBJ !
act, his friends say, was to keep Hay :
en- from attacking his counsel. This !
reated q stir in the crowd, and many :
Court adjourned till next
ay, and in the meantime it reached q
looms ears that Satterfield had threat s
ned to kill him. An ill-feeling had i
xisted between HOon and Satterfield.
aused by some transaction between
hem some time ago, and this fact, to-
ether with the alleged threats against q
be former, prompted him to be on the G
efensive, and the killing of Satterfield 9
ecame the sequel. Our informant says I
e learned at Owingsville that two other
ersons were also armed with shot-guns,
nd stood by their friend Hoon when he |
red. Satterfield lived three. or four o
ours, and was conscious until death.
lis dying testimony was to the effect Il
hat he did not make threats against the o
ives of Hoon and others; that he
hreatened two witnesses that if they I
wore to lies in their testimony d
gairst him he would kill them, u
nd it was only against these that a
e had made threats; that all the b
harges made against him by Hayden o
-ere false; that the only thing he ever C
id that he regretted was the killing of v
oung Warren, some time ago, and be
rsyed for the pardon of that young .
lan's mother; that when he left the 5
Ourthouse that day he did not expect a
ny difficulty, and that he did not know q
t the time who it was that shot him. d
hese are the dying words, in substance, 3
nat Satterfield gave, and we publish d
lem for what they are worth. Satter-
eld was an impulsive. quick, strong v
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