Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-06

The Desperate Shooting ARRAY and
Attempted LynchlBg Near Fulton,
Arkansas-A Child Burned
TO Death.
HighMsymen Surrounded in a Swamp
A White Boy Killed by a
Negro BOy-The Sid Wal
lace Affair.
Outrage and Robbery in the Indian
TerrltOry-Ihe Horse Thieves Of
Of East TennsSsee-Re-
venue Fraud.

The Nashville Bulletin wants 1,r. w.
Z. Jones TO carry the Republican banner IN
the next gubernatoriaI campaign in 9'ennes-
see. Dr. Jones was the senator from DflY1dson
in the last session OF the Legislature.
James o. Senter, of East Tennessee,
one OF the parties bound over by pnlte,a
states Commissioner Akin, charged with
forgery, pension frauds, etc, VINO iorielted MS
! bond has been rearrested and Is IN jan 81
Knoxville, where he is held FOR trial.
The State convention Of Alabama
oranges as a grand success. Hon: Dudley
" Adams, of Iowa, grand master OF hne ma
tiOnal oranges, and Colonel Aiken, OF south
Carolina, wel-known as an ssTlcniiI'lrlst IN
the south, were present, much 10 the grauh-
cation of the body.
It now appears that Mangrum, My
matt and Loudermilk, OF East Tennessee e, were
not only extensively engaged in the hOfse-
stealing business, but also We're mail-f9boers
The two first are still in custody, ana VIII,
doubtless, go to the penitentlary, ana Inc
latter is being hunted down too closely 10
escape much longer.
The Water Valley Courier 9f Satur-
day saws: HMr. Louis Keil, one Of the most ef-
icient and careful engineers on the M1ssisSlp-
pi Central railroad, had the misfortune, some
ten DAYS ago, to run over man VINO was
either asleep or drunk lying upon tine TRACK
some mile OF two north OF Grand Juhcloh-
Mr.. Kell was at the moment, examining some
of the machinery of his engine, and d1d not
see the man until the engine struck ule pros
trate form, and OF course could moi nave pre-
vented the accident. on Wednesday OF last
week, Mr.. Kell was arrested in accordance
with the verdict OF coroner's jury, and car
rled TO Bolivar, Tennessee, for trial.
The Fort Smith (Ark.) Herald,
of the twenty-ninth of November, says
that, ON the nineteenth ultimO, Watt Gray
son, a prominent and respectable Creek In
dian was robbed of three thousand seven hun
dred dollars in gold by three Th9te t men ESp VINO
some time. Watt Grayson was known TO nave
money, and the robbers, not knowing where
he kept II, tried the virtue OF a rope stIetch-
ing Gravson seven times, and his wife three
times, before Watt would tell where II was.
He could bear much himself, but the torture
OF his wife was too much for him, and he let
the filthy lucre 90, and with IL the three Whlte
men left and are now at large, with Indians
and whites on their track, and we trust they
will be captured.
The Somerville Falcon says: "Mr.
! Joseph Matherly, a citizen of our county, nv-
ing near Oakland, was arrested on last Satur-
day by an officer, on warrant ifom Ihe
| United States commissioner, Tor having man
| ufactured tobacco in his possession not being
stamped, and for selling tobacco TO other than
a licensed dealer, manufacture and exporter
he not having license. The facts in the case
: are these: Mr.. Matherly is farmer ana
! raised some tobacco on his place, twisted II
{ into what is called hands and brought about
three pounds of it 10 town and sold II 70 MI.
l johnson, a grocery keeper in SomerVllIe, ioT
one dozen candles. This Is the OuenSe ana II
Z will in all probability cost Mr.. Matherly a
round sum Of money to get out OF the Difficult
ty A. Mr.. Adams was also arrested for like
ofense.'
a The Fort Smith Herald of the twenty
= ninth Of November learns that sid wallace,
= who has been sentenced in johnson county 10
= be hung on the twenty-siXth OF December, toi
\ murder, made a desperate attempt 10 escape
5 last Tuesday evening. He was aided oy ms
e two brothers who overpowered the guard
and took the jewelry OF II SID. once lOOse
! he became very desperate, and the alarm
o being given, a crowd assembled. and he de-
e iiberateiy picked his men, ana from tnt
house in which he was connned, nred INTO
the crowd, mortally wounding young Payne
and very severely wounding q man named
WitherS, may be the judge, and perhaps some
Others. The citizens were out IN force De
termined that Wallace must not escape, cow
der was secured, and determination 10 oloW
up the house, with Wallace, his two brothers
and the guard that was in the room Win
them. Seeing the fate that awaited him ana q
his com panions, Wallace surrendered; ana j.
now fast in the grip of the law.
The Warren ARK Eagle of thetwen'
e ty-seventh oI November tells this story; al
: OF phan boy by the name of William Hamil
- ton. aged about fifteen years, was sent by M
q | brother to the house OF negl O, Sone dis
y tance from his home on last me1nS51aI hei7S =
e pick cotton. On entering the house ne ioun'
u a negro boy, Jack Miller by name, lying pc
l. fore the fire. and asked him TO move MS Zee
o that he might warm. This Jack refused 10 40
n aud Hamilton pushed or kicked his feet aside
e which aroused Jaok's ire, and he got up am an,
n went in for a fight. After having little sklr
q mish Hamilton left the house and went Int,
'e another near by. followed by Jaek, where the,
re had smother fight, in which Hamilton sIfucl
ri the other over the head with a pine knot
y Hamilton then started home, SAYING ,i-et & N ~
10 alone, l don't want TO have any 9lIhe1IIy-
and was followed by Jack, and When aoou
/ to get on his horse lac came up behlnd an
struck Hamilton over the head once or twic
with stick about four feet long, Whl,en Il, Irae
tured his skull, so that he died Ihursda,
night The negro. Jack Miller, ned as soon a
the deed was done, and was pursued when III
affair become known, but was not capture.
I ItElI daU evening.
tween fourteen and fifteen years old, but'
, So is very small for his age lie Is now 4ouge
in Iail at this place to await q trls4'''
The sonerville Falcon tells this heart
repding story. Last Saturday Mrs, w. va
lace OF Somerviile, went out IN ine I0Ienl o
. 10 nav a call She left her little girl, Florenc'
z in charge OF negro girl ABOUT IIteen ~ 5oss' @
old. About noon the child commenced CT!
8 mo The servant left the room and went ou
a as She afterward said, to get an orange VIII
which to quiet IT, When sne Iii, S,si
{. she found its clothing on nre, Vhl!e tne 81
y. ding flames were rapidly enVeioplns lls Dou.
y Losing all presence of mind, she turned an
49, dsd down stairs to call Tor assistance. Beioi
this could be obtained the coming on u
poor little unfortunate were ourheq 70 S aSne
"a and the entire b0dy, from few inches aD0N
ne fine ankles WAS a solid, blacken6d crisp. Il
% surface OF the bowels was as hard as 2 bflcK
the ears, eye-ids halr nose iId SHd I,rpse,t
n, an apuearance hideous ana heart-slehenlh II
NJ several physicians we're called IN at once AZ
/
-. SaS11 In ave hours after frightful sufieT1n
er the gentle spirit was sci Tree rom ~ ~ =
1r Of cfay, and passed beyond the sphere OF
D. pain
Mr.. L. J. Slay, mayer OF RQ1ne! GIl'e:!
u, Mississippi. sends 10 the Nicksburg HerG
Ier The following account of bold and uaIl,
res rohherv bv n party of four htghWaymepi WI
are now concealed in the swamp lust aoo' 10,
| waterproof, which is surrounded Dy 90
~ ot one hundred white and BLACK citizehs, q
~ ~ termined on their capture. Mr.. stay say
ie- Dr Johnson states that on Frloay nlgt
an INST about eight o'clock, just as he was sittll
u down to supper, four men ro9e up " u
~ front gale and asked some OF the nsgroSs
els the nlsce to go in and ask Dr. Johnson !
soma whisky DR.. johnson sent them wo
eet that he had no whisky, when two OF the m
nd dismounted and wenI IN ~, sng I,Ty 5af IN
had been sent after IL, with the Instruction
itv kfU him If ne refused to give II up DE " JOn on
Ii,.s son Is q country merchant, and told the IN
M that what money ne led was out al the sl0l
81. but they told him that u was no' use' ~ ~
lsje his money was in Lis Dedroonl anu ma ai
an him 90 with them 70 lAe rOoH, tiiV NJ 80 80
.s H1ne1 that bureau drawer and get IL pu
81 DT johnson saw at once that they knew
's'' ahont II. so he delivered TO them eight thC
Sa0S dollars in currency, forty in gold a
ear ear silver, and his gold watcn anu slal1 1 w. WI
IN IN about two hundred dollars. lie oneIt q tne
~ tile 0Gsoupt for the arrest Oh tne l"ooei''
ing The Washington Ark Ietegra
zee. nublishes in Its issue OF the twenty.sixth III
mo the particulars OF a shooting ARRAY gro
i,o inc out Of the prize fight at Fulton. II appe
M, ! mat amer the Fight, dlnculIy arose pes"e
NJ, | . gambler BY tile name OF Paeketl, ard
stilt l. others members OF the briage coilpul
CHI relative 10 the prize fight. ine uLnepaity ay
CURED In the saloon OF 9T. JONI oLOo ~
Svhere the man Puekett shot one oil the Dro
~ shrouoh heneck with six-shooter, q
Saf The 6ther one considerably with his !
Sew toi Fortunately an queer wa wa ciysV - Ia La
ors ana caDtured the murderer itSt u u suppDo
rtly the man is aesdl on heggage-ca car OF the 7
bv ana Fulton RAILROAD. lie Was put IN the ga
era hose. bat the eX0iteIuent increasing, ~
Ioa,,ced advisable by the ofheer To RENT
nth. hin and send him TO jail at tins place.
rla- cordinpIy, the officer engaged two hors-s {
I, ,ng s!arted the prisoner to Washington, IN cha
the of a man named Robinson. SOoh after U
tre caIaboose was surrounded by about {
htly hundred men, and the prisoner qeihtne 10
erIy Rot the officer having succeeded IN u
i,ar, 81 of course he was not TO be 1ounC.
sast- Tnrfber appears that shortly after the gu
,ser- - urtsoner left Fulton, that &C
= Davis, az enginesrt lGpntng an
ERA 1ine of the Baltimore bridge &C
55any. got on his horse and followed tn
HaavSs came up with the prisoner and gu
- and n half miles from Fulton, on
Washington road, at creek known as Bri
creek. Davis rode two or three hundred va
with the parties, threatening that the 2
oner Woufd never reach the jail, telling
mid maj he would not shoot MN, Out mat u
=, ,--iv in pursuit WHO were determi
soou sS w tase his life after which he drew ms
49, ~ Shot the prisoner from nls hotsel Nns; +,
ales and Sot out Of resefl Deto . Z ~. ~ =
ports his pistol out; ~ ~ riFhf breast, and y
1'aHdcuffs on, jumped into the creek
i,,' isiiuS soroe distance, and, seeing no one n
o, v SMt.lll ~ IS.ed ahout two hundred yards