The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
TuE ALrRED MURDER-.M MORE Cow


| PLICATIoN-TRE PLoT THICKEEs -
! The negro George Miller Alfred, row
10 prison in Washington county. and
/ under sentence of death for the murder
| of Dr. Alfred, was. a few days ago,
| furnished with tools. with which TO
effect his escape from jai! He made
rhe attempt, and failed. Subsequently
| Dr. Robt II Parker. Of Mercer coun
| ~, was arrested, charged with having
furnished the prisoner the tools. The
Lebsuon Standard Of the oath says:
"He (Parker) was taken before 'wo
magistrates at Springfield, Morday,
waived an examination, aud was held
in $500 bail for his appearance in she
Circuit Court Being unable to give
the bail, was remanded to Jail Our
informaiioH is. that several persons
identify Parker as the person who gave
George Miller the implements iuteud
ed to aid his escape
"Parker.i- Mrs Alfred's physician,
and attendyg her last fall during a tenn
porary illness. Al the time that DR..
Alfred was murdered Mrs. A fired was
thought to be eucienfe but. if child
was boru to her, it has beeu destroyed
That her physician should turn up a.
the instrument for comprising the es~
cape Of her husbands murderer, has
rise to many dark surmises, which, of
course, may prove unfounded.
Since the arrest of Parker it is said
that George Miller Alfred has been de
pressed in spirit. But no doubt he
has other friends outside the Jail, who
will not relax in their efforts to aid
him 10 escape. We learned on Mon
day that a party was being organized |
te@uard the jail"
TO this the Louisville Commercial |
d.
der thickens. One physician mur
dered, his negro hired man under
sentence of death for the crime, his /
widow under indictment for the same /
offense, and new second physician is
put in Jail on the charge Of plotting
The release Of the negro man who is
uuder the death sentence Persons
who delight in mysteries will probably /
have their tastes gratifed by the deyel- /
opments u the Alfred tragedy"
AN EDITOR TIGHT-We believe it
ia rare that editors indulge 10 a drop, /,
but when they do, their readers are
sure to find them out. \ coutempo-
raTy was 4 ,ied upon to record mel
anco,y event at a time when his head /
vas rather heavy, and did it up after .
the following manner: Yesterday .
morning at ) O'Clock a. N D., 4 man with .
a heel in be hole of his stocking,
committeV arsenic by swallowing
dose of suicide The inquest Of
verdict returned a jury that the decease
came to the facts 10 accordance with
his death. In death we are in the
midst of life T.
4 NUMBER of highly respectable
aud strictly moral young gentlemen Of
s., Louis have organized IN assoeia-
tion whose object is TO furnish young
ladies who have DO regular beau or
escor; to church, concerts, lectures,
and places Of amusement All mem
bers have to undergo rigid examjna-
ton as to character. &c, before they
are admitted, aud they obiigate them
selves to obey all orders Of the Execu-
tive Committee. Any lady wishing
an escort has only TO apply 10 the
President OF the society, naming the
evening, aud a young mau i detailed
Tor the purpose. A. soon a. youug
man becomes engaged he must will
draw from the organization.
IN 10 part OF the country have fe
male crusaders met with a more obsti
uate and successful resistance than
from Mrs Ward, Of GreeuvTfle, Te6rn--'1
esseee The contest has lasted for
several weeks, aud been conducted
with determination on both sides In /
rain aud sleet the women have stood .
before the saloon, singing, praying and /
abjuring, while Mrs Ward stood in /
side defying aud laughing. She has
even taken out another license. the old /
one having expired At the latest /
adyices, noon OF 81, Patrick's day, she (
showed no sigus of yielding. The /
ladies' are equally resolved. and Green
vile thinks that lis getting monoto
nous.
There has, no doubt, been very de
perate fighting at Bilboa, Spain, be /
tween the Carlist aud Government
troops, but the list OF casualties, fatal
N.r