Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-16
THE LITTLE TRAGEDY.
Particulars Of the Most Shocking Mas
sacre that ever Disgraeed
Virginia..
A Mother aud Two Brothers Wounded,
and One Brother Killed In
Brutal Fratricidal
ARRAY.
From the Baltimore sun.

From the Baltimore SUM-
BERRYvHLE, July THE citizens OF
the vicinity of White Post, Clarke coun-
! ~, Virginia, were thrown into terrible
state of excitement by the report Of the
killing Of Clinton Little by his brothers,
Oscar Little aud Eycmgus Little, and
T, the wOunding OF their mother and sew
eral other members of the family. As
far IS can be ascertained, the facts are
these: Clinton Little had occasion to
/ take several horses tn Washington, Dis
trict Of Columbia, aud make sale of
them, and on Saturday morning, fifth of
July, as Clinton Little, his mother, his
! brothers, and other members of the fam
{ ily were sitting at their breakfast table,
4 they were surprised by the entrance into
the room of the two brothers, Oscar and
LvcurgUs Little who, locking the door,
walked up to CliutOn Little and made a
demand for half the money that he had
received for the sale Of horses, and if he
did not hand over they would murder
him Suiting the action to the word,
both brothers, Oscar and Lycurgus Lit
tie, presented their pistols and cem-
laeuced firing on their brother, who fen
rlu-tally wounded While on his knees
he was beaten in the face and temple by
one Of his brothers, whose pistol failed
10 ire. During the melee the mother
was seriously wounded by q pistol shot
in he thigh. The room was literally
covered with blood as seen by several
witnesses. After Clinton Little had
been killed, the two brothers, Oscar and
Lycurgus, attempted to escape, when a
younger brother, picking UP a rife, dis
charged it at his brothers murderer,
and inflicted 8 wound in his leg, and
the remaining brother fired shot at
him and wounded the one firing the
rife. The whole result was the killing
Of one brother and wounding of the
mother and two brothers. The two muir
derers are now confined in the Clarke
county jail at Berryville, Virginia.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
WINCHESTER VA, July 7.-Mr.
Little, ST., the father of the family, is
engaged il Washington City, and
hastsned home on Saturday evening, on
learning the news of the terrible affair,
which is now the great theme of con-
versatiOn in this whole section of the
country. As yet ali the facts in the case
are not known, beyond the account of
the desperate struggle, which has been
given. Oscar Little is a druggist,
and is generally called DR.. Little
Some time ago, it is stated,
he and Lyeurgus secured what
they were entitled to, or would 5e enti-
tied to, from the family estate, and went
west, but spending their property, re-
turned, making other demands, which
were resisted by the three other brothers
and the mother. In the fight Oscar
Little's pistol snapped several times,
and proved worthless as a weapon.
Lycurgus, at the first fire, missed his
brother Clinton and shot the mother,
and fired agairi, giving Clinton the NOR
tai wound. In the subsequent melee
Oscar and Lycurgus We're OVerpOwered,
disarmed, and driven out of the
house. Columbus, one of the brothers
acting on the defensive, is a.
very powerful man, and Gilbert,
who fired the rife, is very delicate.
They were both badly cut and injured
about the head by the attacking party, |
with the butt-ends of pistols. After
ward, il is alleged, Oscar and Lycurgus
again returned 10 the house, the former
with a Tifie-ball in his leg, and took a /
large dose OF morphine, which, however, |
did not have the desired effect. Finally, |
Oscar and Lycurgus were placed under
arrest and conveyed to the county jail
of Clarke county. There was no inves-
tigation to-day.