, 1874-06-06

colorau fotlow-laborur, oannot bo hung owing
to tho Civil Rights bill.
| 4 Kentucky Tragedy.
Ltrfnoso"' Ky. Ja"e " cer1esp"ndenese ef ths cnet-
As thu ,ull n.raua,s nat z9@1to af t1
Will Hughes by Granville Smith BECOME known,
ono becomes Impressed with lhe fact that it waa
enc Of tho coolest aud moHt promeditatcd deeds
of blond in tho annals OF crime. Granville
Smith WAS security for Ills nophew will Hughes,
largo stock-raisor Of Fayotte County. Tho
failure Of HuBhon involved the impovuriahmont
Of his unclo. IN tho eottlomont Of Hughes' CO.
tate, his wifes dower-intorest WAS gocurod, tho
creditors agreeing to give her tho old farm loft
her BY her father. Tho sala Of this farm ona-
hlod Hughes to purchase place in Boylo Coun-
ty, tho farm Of Slr. John Tawmoy. On yoetor-
day ho moved his family and effocts to his new
| homo.
| The Huddon failure Of his nophow, and tho ut
tor obstruction which it brought to him and hts,
overwhelmed Granville Smith, m old mnn in hls
| 9th year, Ho sought by every means in his
| power to avert tho imponding loss of hia prop
tY. He cano to this city only laat week. and be-
sought the lawyers to do aomothiug for him.
! They could give him no consolation, and ho sat
| down and wept like child. 10 moro than ono
| le declared hiB intontion TO kill Hughes, who
know Of tho throats against his life, but took no
stops to proyont thor execution. IIe avon told
Ills frienda TINT ho know hia ''Uuclo Gran"
| would kill him. Still ho did not carry 4 weapon
to defend himself. He 10 ono Of thoHo tonior-
homicide, cyon in aolf-dofouso.
Granville Smith learned Of the movements OF
Hughes, aud as stated. proceeded him on tho
road to his :, Boyle s. County home. Those who
crossing near the mouth Of Hickman know that
the road from tho river to the tablo-lands above
ia worry steep and edged with rayinos. Smith
arqy1 ap Il r bis buggy as far as I That il known
bsrreled guu-swo riasd barrels and two shot-
barrels, auch as he lad nsod in boar-hunting.
Lowing ls horse md buggy in tho road ut tho
point nboyo mentioued. he took to tho woods.
This was nbout II o'clock in tho norning Pro-
ceeaing down tho hill about 900 yards, he scloct-
cd point which overlooked tho road. aud from
which he could tako deadly aim, That thoro
should be nothing to distract him or affect Ills
ain, he 60 arranged aomo hougha Of treea and
bushes so as to protoos him from tho sun. III
this ambush lo lay until Hughoa camo along
about half-past in tho afternoon.
Hughes and bis vito occupied one buggy; tho
boys wore driving wagons bohind. Contrary to
whnt we muat SUPPOSE waa tho expectation Of
Smith, Ills victim did not sit Oh tho usual driving
side. That was occupied By hia wife, who, At tho
time of tho shooting, was leaning forward. Her
his Bcat and litt!o over toward tho road, on bis
loft Bido. the awkward position being duo to a
large hrd-cage which waa accommodated with d
placo hatwaon Hughos and his wife. Whom tho
tho latter could not fro without killing the lady
He waited until tho horse moved gtep or two.
when he fired behind tho lady's back, striking
her husband in tho right side, the bali passing
out abovo the loft nipple.
Tho horse instantly scared took fright and
ran oil. Hrs. Hughes hold lor huabaud With
ono hand, and aei2sd tho lines with tho othur.
Tits grew tho horse to tho edge Of the eIi and
party were pitched. The buggy WAS smashed to
pieces. but fortunately, beyond scratch or two,
neither MrB. Hughes nor her husband received
any additional injury. Hughes, as ho lay
that ho had recoenized lis uncle Gran, md re-
marked to he son, boy about II years old, that
''it Haa very bad Of his uncle Gran to shoot lis
nephew that way" Thoro was another horse
and buggy IN tho tram of vehicles. This was
brought up and Mr. Hughes placed III it. his son
driving. They moved up tho hill, when, ~ tloy
noared the toll-gate, Hughes recognized his
uncie'a hosao aud buggy, aud ut onco told Lis
son to turn round aud drive back for his lifo.
laps mortally wounded man, went down the hill
at q fearful ratio Rnl gallopod over tho BRIDGE
ncyor stopping until n houso was reached, whore
tue wounded man was cared for. Medical as-
slatanco noon arrived, and but littlo hope waB
held out Of thu wounded mans recovery. At
101l1 o'clock this morning, however, he WIS still
alive. with somo hopo Of ultimato recovery.
hloanwlle tho lnurderor walkod down tho road
to tho river, and up tic Garrar ado about mile
and q half. uoro ho heckonod to u mai to tako
him across In bout, whiol Was dono. Whom lo
reachea tho 1ossasnlno aldo ho won't up tho bill
ittlo way to Q house. Here no wrote few
notes, ono Of which he sent to Nioholusyilfe. to
Mai: A. L. McAfoe, directing him to purchase
a suit Of clothes for him, about tho Majors own
aize, nnd incloslng the money. Ho told tho nun
at vhoHo house le stopped Of what ho haa done,
and decared that " no courthouse mob should
eyor Aayo tho satisfaction Of greeting him on
trial. Whom lo hoiHtod tho black 1la9 against q
man hc was prepared for the Consequences" Ho
said ho did not want to coyor the mans floor with
Lis blood, but TO would go up the hill 3 pioco,
mud whom ho hoard . shot Ao hoped tho man
would come and Icy him out Ho moved OF mp
tho hill. and, placing Smith i Wosson revolver
to his tomple, tlrod. Aftur living few hours lo
died. 1n his pocket was found note stating
that ho was in sound mimi. Ilo oven 8clactod q
nhaly spot whereat TO kill himself, no tha1 whom
ho lay down tho auu alould not shine Ia his face.
Daring Robbery ut Cold Spring, n. 7.
P0ushktep'te. y. =; lJans ~ Correspondence af tie
The quiet little High'urld village, Of Cold
Spring on tue Hudson, IL considerably. excited
CURED ut = NJ. ut tho office Of tho Went Point
Foundry q Paulding, Kemblo i Co. Tho story
or tho robbery Ii boHt told by JaMeA Lolnax, ono
Of tho night-watchmon. Tho following ID hia
gtxtomont;
NJ am one Of tho night-watohmon at tho Wcst
Point Foundry, Inst ntght / wont On dutv as
usual ut about p. III. first wont to tho oltlce,
aud staycd III thoro until 1925 O'Clock. tlosl
wont to an oyon IN the moldlng- shop to warnl
ny toa' AZ waa in tho act of putting my
aasa tlSsn thai aGwn before Tho tire, asos mo
out OF tho building, one OF them atoppol up to
my loft side, one OF tho otAors to tho front OF NO.
and tho third ono bohina mo- with lalltorn III
hia hand. The tirht man said to mo, 'Aro you
ar!ng up7' 1;spliod. ,,Yea.', Then 10 rid,
old man r 10 said, Tho ono that watohoa with
you ! SAld thought hs wa in tAe oAaos, Ths