Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-02
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OUTRAGE AND MURDER.

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From the Arkansian.l
As we 60 to press, we learn that three
white men, who are supposed TO be Ia
borers on the Cairo and Fulton railroad,
Yesterday morning early, met a negro
girl named Catharine Smith, a few miles
from this city, north Of Big Rock, and,
after violating her person, brutally muir
dered her with a cord-stick. The
wretehes fed Immediately the hellish
deed was committed, and our informant
states that the neighborhOod was tre-
,,aendously excited when he left late yes
te,day afternoon, and threatened prompt
lyncKipg of the vile perpetrators Of the
outrage.
THESE fellows, however, had anticipat-
ed the vengeance Of the girls friends,
and fed.
our informant states that after the
girl had been knocked down, and the
Villains had left her, she managed to
crawl 10 a neighbor's house, where she
told her story, and soon after, in great
suffering, and vomiting profusely, died.
One Of the men, she said, was short,
hesvy-set fellow, with sandy beard, and
the little finger 0f his left hand cut OF
The others she was not positive about IN
her description.
We trust the nisereants will be
brought to justice, and that very short
rope will be used in their behOof
TERRIBLE AFFRAY.
From the jackson (Adiss.l Clarion.l
The following are the particulars of a
terrible affray near Sardis, recently, of
which we had brief notice by telegraph.
They are condensed from the Pamela
| Star; Mr.uames Bayles and a freedman,
Mike Redman, whom be had employed
| for the year, fell out in consequence of
the attempt Of Redman to remove some
articles which Bayles had supplied him
with, TO a neighboring farm, on which
Redman had determined 10 labor after
contracting with Bayles. Pending the
alteration, Mr.. William Harris came
up, and proposed that Redman make to
! Bayles note for the amount Of supplies
Bayles had furnished him, and get Fow-
| Ter (the person with whom Redman had
( last cOntracted) to sign it, which was
agreed to. The trouble was supposed To
! be at an end. Redman went to see FoW-
isr, TO get his signature to the note,
eaving with Bsyles two other freedmen, !,
KuySendalI and Bailey (oonfederates of
| RedmalSl one Of whom, without notice,
shot BaEles with pistol In the small OF
| the back. Bayles remarked, zone OF
Won damned Yasosls has shot me-" and
raising his shotgun, shot one, and then
| turning, shot the other-killiRg both
dead on the spot. 1t was ascertained
| that Redman had given Bailey and Kuy-
kendall whiskey, and they were drunk,
and be had also furnished them with
the pistol. Bsyles's wound Is a serious
and painful one, but 1t Is not now
thought to be fatal one.
SAD ACCIDENT.
Prom the Aberdeen (Adiss.) Examiner.l
On Saturday last, little Susie Smith
son, aged six years, was accidentally
shot by her brother. The accident oc-
CURED thus: The young man was pre-
pairing his gun for deer hunt, and
went to the door to shoot II of; was
pointing 1t at tree near the corner ol
! the house; Just as be was in the act Of
shooting, his little sister, whom be had
| ixst left in tho kitchen, being Ignorant
of her danger, ran nom around the
house and stopped in front Of the gun,
receiving TIE whole load in her arms,
isg~ and abdoSsen. She lived In great
rsin for nfteen hoCEs, and then passed
hon ssStA g ose1 = itTe VITA Aeaa
| Forever.