Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-06

Is not much regretted by law-abidins
citizens.
JEALOUSY AND MURDER.
WHEELING, w. VA, July 5.-Aboui
eleven O'clock to-day a man named
Martin a. G. Evans, a printer by trade,
but at present in the employ of the sig
nal service at Cincinnati, went TO visit a
Mrs. Dunlay, of this city, whom he was
very desirous of marrying. He was very
jealous of Mr.. Flanagan, who boards
with Mrs. Dunlap. Upon entering the
house he went directly to Flannagan's
room, and finding him laying on the
bed, drew a revolver. Flanagan
jumped up and seized the weapon.
When in the scuffle il went off, the ball
injuring several fingers Of Evans's hand
and passing through Flannsgan's hand.
Mrs. Dunlap and her sister rushed into
the room, and Evans, upon observing
her, tried to direct the weapon toward
her, but Flanagan averted it every
time, the second shot passing through
the skirt of Mrs. Dunlap's dress and
lodged in the door; the third shot in
fiicting a scalp-wound on Evans, and
the fourth shot lodged in his (Evans's)
brain, causing death in a few minutes.
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any intention to turn the course of the
weapon toward Evans, his aim being
evidently to secure the weapon or, fail
ing in that, to prevent any injury being
inflicted until the revolver was emptied
At the inquest this afternoon on the
body of Martin A. G. Evans letters
We're found on his person addressed to
his mother, as was, also, one to a lead
ing physician of this city stating that
it was mis- firm intention of shooting
Mrs. Dunlap and then killing himself
The jury acquitted Mr.. Flanagan, las all
the evidence proved his attempts were
only to save Evans from blOOdshed.
wALWORTH SENTENCED.
NEW YORK, July 5.-Frank H. Wal
worth who shot his father and was con-
viCted of murder in the second degree,
was sentenced this morning to imprison-
ment for life. Walworth was attended
in court by his mother, brother. sisters
and a number of relatives and friends.
His counsel, except Mr.. Beach, were
present, MIR. OCOnOr sitting beside the
young criminal. WalwOrth preserved a
demeanoT which characterized him
throughout the trial, apparently wholly
insensible of the position he occupied ia
the estimation of the great body of Eco
pie. He heard unmOved the sentence
to the State prison for life, and at the
close retired from the courtroom accom-
panied by his mother and sheriffis Off
GERS. Mr.. O'COnOr is said to be endeav-
Oring to induce the shenfftO allow Wal
worth to remain in the tombs in hopes
a pardon from the governor may save
him from the State prison.
Judge Davis, before passing sentence,
Said the evidence in his opinion justified
the verdict, and he was not sure but it
would have Justified the verdict of MUIR
derin the first degree-althOugh he could
not understand the motives prompting
the verdict which the jury rendered.
He then continued: "The duty am to
perform is rendered doubly painful by
the fact that you belong to a
family hOnOred and distinguished
in the civil and military an
nails of your country. Your grandfather
on one hand was, as has been truly
said by your counsel, for long time
judge Of this great State,
and he left a record for purity and in-
tegrity and for all private virtues that
adOrn and elevate man second to none
who have attained so high a station.
Your grandfather on your mothers
side fell nObly fighting for his country
on the field of battle, and left a record
Of which ali his descendants may well
be proud. 1t is with grief that l
feel bound to express my sor-
row that the memory OF these great
ancestors should not have restrained you
from the commission Of such a crime as
that of which you are convicted. Your
poor mother had indeed cause to regret
her relation to the father YOU have
slain. You, also, undoubtedly had great
cause to feel, not aggrieved merely, but
and indignant at his long
course of outrages toward her and his
family, but, bad as he was, you were
rot to be the avenger of those wrongs.
he had done nothing to forfeit his life |
sven to the laws of his country, and !
east of all had he done anything !
70 forfeit bis life at the hands of his own |
aud eldest son, who may look back |
lpon that moment when you consti- |
uted yourself his executioner and slew |
him. In that room, with no one pres
INT but yourselves, / cannot but feel |
hat that death must have been to him /
more horrible than thousand deaths in |
my other form. Called by you to your
presence, apparently for purposes of
peaceful interview, to settle family diff
iculties; invited to a seat in your
Oom, and apparently almost instant
y confronted with the weapon of
ieath in his own sons hands, /
What thoughts must have rushed on him |
It that moment when he found that the
,erson whom he expected had come to
lin for the purposes of peaceful arrange
nent had come to kill him? What
houghts, what terrible thoughts, must
ave rushed upon him when he received
he leaden messenger Of death in his
Iosom rom the hands of his eldest boy? |
shudder when ] think of it, and think
'ou ought to devote your whole life to re-
such as God can only accept
or 50 horrible deed.
WalwOrth, on his way TO the tombs,
fter the sentence, said: 81 am glad | |
lid not have to endure the lOrg lecture
had anticipated Judge Davis would
nfiict upon me. l thoroughly under
tand my position, and did not desire
NY instruction in relation thereto. |
imply wish time to arrange my affairs,
nd ] shall then submit myself to my
ate with all the equanimity can COM
nand.n Upon being taken TO his cell,
-e parted cbeerfully with the deputy
heriff, saying that his was q. case which
Ie thoroughly understood, but did not
lame the world for not understanding.
[By Mail
I.YNCHED BY MAsKERs.
Information Just reached here yester-
ay, saws the Nashville Banner of Fri
ay, of the shooting of negro named
Allen Ward, near Thompson station, on
he Nashville and Decatur road, by
twenty-five or thirty masked men, a
week ago from last Wednesday night.
some time since an unknown party sat-
lrated the floors of Thomas II. Bonds
lwelling, at ThOmpson's station, with
,oal-oil, and then fired it. The conse-
luence was that the house was destroyed |
md Bond and bis family turned out of
lOme. Ward was strongly suspected of
having perpetrated the crime, circum-
8tantial evidence having pointed direct
y toward him. He was arrested and /
aiken before Justice Thompson. Ward /
that he would not be ready to
enter upon an investigation until the |
morning following. The case
was, Therefore, continued until thattime. |
AS it was long distance to send him to
the Jail at Franklin, and Is he did not |
prefer it, he was placed in a cabin |