Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-22
THE MURDERED MOVERS.
Further Particulars Of the Murder Of
the Richardson Family, from Gas
cOnade County, Missouri.
What MedlOck's Wife Says About it
AccumUlating Evidence OF Guilt
Lynch Law Threatened.


From the Little Rock Gazette.l
No one was permitted to see and talk with
Cass Medlock, yesterday. He is still securely
sheriff. took Medlock's wife into his office, yes
terday and she made the following statement:
at is better than three weeks ago that my
husband rought the team home lust at dark.
II was Monday evening. He lett nome about
ten o'clock, in the morning, TO come TO town.
He had no team then, nor did be own any
mules. They had ali died. She did not see
him again until he came back with these four
mules and wagon, at night, with lot of boxes,
bed clothing, wagon bows and cover. l was
were with me all day. When my husband
came home he said: We'll, l have come
bought the whole outfit l re-
marked there were some things in
the wagon; he said yes, made Jumping
trade; he came in and ate ms supper l
said / wanted 10 see the things; he said, well,
we will go and get Them and we went and
got them; he handed them to me out OF the
wagon, and we took them into the house and
Opene1 them; l never noticed any biood on
anything; l thought II very strange that he
should have such a lot of things, but he told
me they wanted to take the cars, and sold
him all he did not appear uneasy; asked
him If they did not take anything; ne said
yes, they packed two trunks with the best !;
we looked at nearly everything; l said, to-
morrow I will look at them, and put them
out TO SUM- we went to bed about ten O'Clock /;
q. ked him about the dog; he said he bought
il also; he never Kept his money al nome, ne
always kept his money IN bank; BnOW
when he had money he always took IL OF,
but never came back with il; often saw money
in his pOcketbOOK when lie left for town; I;
but when he returned he had but little pocket
change left; often he would have good roll
brought II back; atout four weeks ago he
had a good roll OF money; he brought II
home on Saturday night; saw II Sunday; he
went to town with IL on Monday, and never
saw the money afterward; / saw his pocket
book when he came home with the team; (;
there was nothing, hardly, In II; he said, My
money Is all gone now, but have got team
to show for il; but we are broke, and must go
10 work now; saw my husband with fot OF
papers-lOOking at them-about Two days
after he came home with the team don
know what he did with them; was not sur
prissd at the team, but was at the things for
know he must have had money in town,
and he did not spend IL In the family; have
5, en- him have his pOcket-book full OF money; T;
! asked him afterward why he did not give
me his money; he said, Il have 8 safe place
the house might burn up; he got back from
Fulton the Tuesday before he got the team;
he got the team the next Monday after
wnen my husband was arrested, thought
they were thieves who were going 70 kill him
for his mules; the white man (the one arrest
ed with herr has been with us about week /;
we had the team two weeks before he came
mad not heard OF the murder until l came TO
see YOU about my husband being arrested, on
Monday last; when you asked me about the
team and horses 1 began 70 think something
was wrong; 1 kept thiDki~g, ever since the
things came, that it was queer, but he never
being in any scrape, thought il all right;
think il Look bal now, sud he has deceived
me; 1 saw him looking into the photograph
album: he said hey (meaning the pictures
were not the people he bought the team OF he
took eighty collars away nom me when he
went to Fulton; ] d ave ses a no change in him
since: he has goa - y 90 icgularly and has
slept as welt a. ever; have never noted any
difference In his actions since he bought the
team; he has been to work the same Rs ever ;
q day or two after he got the mules he was SIT
ting down reading paper which looked IKE
this. (here the bill OF sale was shown 70 her.l
4.gH~aa n inn hat q ValnHnUs
about dark; he said il was the bill OF sale OF
'''' MONEY OR No MONEY.
The witness was then taken ont and shown
the boxes and other property brought nom
her house. She recOguized them as the things
he brought home with the wagon; never
noticed the blood on the boxes before; see IL
now: my husband Is bound 10 have money
somewhere. In this connection II may be
proper TO state that Medlock has no money in
any OF the banks Of the city.
THE WHITE MANS TESTIMONY.
The white man, DAVID L Thayer, said he
came 70 Mediock's ON Thursday OF last week.
He came from Magnolia, Columbia county
remained ia the city about three weeks; went
out Do Medlocks, and commenced work on
Friday OF last week. He said Medlock told
him that he bought the team and wagon at
Fulton, and the man brought IL to Little Rock
Tor him. He said he paid six hundred dollars
for the four mules, wagon aud a set Of har-
ness. He told him nothing about any other
property. l was 10 garden for MedlOck. He
10 give me nail anu AuAnAAh every AtAAAi q
Thayer was released fIOm jail and sum
mOned as a witness. MedlOck 5 wife was also
released. IL is reported that Medlock had a
white wife also, who is now living in Town,
with whom he was accustomed 70 stay when
he came 70 The city.
WHAT THE SHERIFF SAYS.
Deputy sheriffs D. c. Adams and Gabe Jones
visited MedlOeks house again yesterday, OBJ
tanned several additional articles, and brought
the two sons Of AIedlock 70 town with Them
one aged about six, the other about ten yea S.
They obtained two boys SHIRTS, which the
boys were wearing. They stated their mother
shortened the sleeves for them. They get a
Quilt-a suit of black clothes, coat, pants and
vest; truss, aud haby's wOolen undershirt.
| The lattler was bloody ia ffOnt, il had been
washed, but the blood stains were clearly per-
| eepubie. They obtained two razoFsY a pccs ct
knife, and pair Of tooth -pullels. A lady s
Jacket was found Of the same goods which the
dead woman had On. A snail gold bTsast-pin
was also obtained. A large dry goods box was
found, upon which rockers had been nailed,
on the sides blOOdstains were clearly visible,
although there was evidence that efforts had
been made 10 remove them The broken lids
of the other boxes were found, all with blood
on them. On these there was evidence that
Al effort had been made TO remove the blood
swans THE LARGEST BOYS STORY.
The largest boy stated that ali the thing'
vuere opened the night his fathef came home
with them. While his father and mother
were opening them, his father made MIN and
his brother 90 10 bed. he says his mother
told him the next morning tEat ms ialnei
burned lot Of papers and cards that night
LYHCH-LAW THREATENED.
The bodies Of the murdered family were
winch tlsV were buried was taken %. Il
compares exactly with that found az Med
locks. Evidence Is almost constantly &C.
cumulating against tho negro Al preAsll ~
Is 20 plain as to leave little doubt ia themlpt !
OF the public that MedlOck is guilty.
Archbishop LedochOWski declines to
l.onnr.no . % didaia lnr tha Eeiohsl stag.