Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-11
AN INCENDIARY DONE FOR.
A Negro Preacher, who Intended MuT-
der, Robbery and Arson, Killed
in the House OF his In.
tended Nfetimy.

NASHVILLE, October iO.-The Banner
of this morning publishes two long cOinmun-
icauons, detailing tue particulars of a desper-
ate encounter between J Oe Ravages, a negro
preacher, and Dr. Shy, at the residence OF 81
mon Shy, near Franklin, on the night of the
eighth Instant. An attempt was made TO fire
the residence Of Mr. Shy, on the nineteenth Of
september, by some unknown party. The
communication says the facts were immedi.
ateiy communicated 10 Governor Brown, who
offered reward Of five hundred dollars for
The arrest and conviction OF the perpetrators,
TO which reward DR.. J. y. Shy, sen of Simon
shy, added the sam OF two hundred and Nifty
dollars. Ever since the attempt nothing has
been left undOns by the family and frlenus TO
ferret out the villain and bring him 10
Justice; a negro detective from Nashville
some days since appeared In the neighD0T-
hood disguised as q labOrer, and found en-
ploymenG at wOod-chopping with quite u
number Of other negroes. BY adrot ques-
tioning, aided by information received from
cOlOred woman in the neighDOrhood, he was
led to suspect That one Joe hHyages, a negro
Ogiesby, adjoining Mr.. -hy, was the man Tor
wnom ne gas searching Accordingly, by in
sinuating himself into the confidence of Joe,
he learned rom him that ne indeed had made
the attempt. He remarked thai he had failed,
out the next time he would maxi better work.
Immediately 10 was agreed tnRt Joe and the
Ito hIm) unknown detective were to combine,
and on Thursday night proceed 10 old man
Shy'a and effect an entrance, when Joe
Was TO proceed TO the old foikss
room, xiii them, and then rob and
burn the house. DR.. shy was in formed Of
the plan by the detective and accordingly
repaired to his fathers house on Thursday
night, accompanied by Mr.. j. A. Cayce aud
Mr.. Thompson Allen, Of this place, for the
purpose Of seeing tue thing well done. They
barely arrived IN time TO arouse Mr.. and
Mrs. shy, who live alone, and inform them
OF what was 90 take place. When the villain,
followed by the detsctiVe, entered the house
by the front door, DIR. shy, who was near by,
heard the murderOus victim remark in a
whisper to the detective that he would frst
proceed up stairs and kin tne Old folks, Sc
cure their money and then finish the Job by
firing the house. AS he was proceeding 10 the
to carry out his hellish design, DR..
Shy opened fire upon him. The INST shot, the
doctor thinks, missed him, when the negro
leYelled pistol at the doctor and snapped IL
at him, and then closed in ON him, the doctor
nring rapidly all the while. a hand-to-hsnd
struggle ensued, the negro vainly trying
mist, and the doctor having emptied his pistol
and caught the weapon or the villain with
his other hand was pelting him over the head
with the but OF MS pistol. At this stage messrs.
Cayce and Allen appeared and commenced
nrlng, when the negro unioOsed himself and
made for the stairway. \ double-barrel shCt
gun was fired by Mr. Allen and repeated by
DR.. Shy, and joe RavageS fell a corpse in the
pSrlor OF his intended victim, his body per-
fOrated with pistol balls and buckshot. DR..
Shy, in the scuffie was shot through the hand,
by one of his own party he thinks, but except
this, RlthOug the negro fired twice, no dam
age was done 10 the inmates. An inquest was
held Uy Coroner W. K. Haynes on Friday
and verdict returned in ac-
oordance with the above statement.