The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-12
A TENNESSEE MURDER.
A Desperate Vlllain..A Terribl
StTuggIc.sA Bloody Ending.


SuuggIc..A Bloody Ending.
NASHVILLE, TENN, October 1O.-The
Banner this morning publishes two long
communications detailing particulars Of
q desperate encounter between Joe RaV-
ages, negro preacher, and DR.. Shy, at
the residence Of Simon Shy, near Frank.
lin, Tenn, on the night Of the Sth instant.
An attempt was made to fire the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Shy on the 10th Of Septem.
Der by some unknown party.
The communications say the facts were
Immediately communicated 10 Governor
Brown, who offered a reward OF $500 for
the arrest and conviction OF the perpe-
traitor, 10 which reward DR.. j. L Shy,
son Of Mr. Simon Shy, added the sum Of
$3.50. Ever since the attempt nothing
has been left undone by the iamily and
friends TO ferret out the villain and bring
him to justice. A negro detective from
Nashville some days since appeared in
the neighborhood disguised as lsborer,
and found employment at wood choppirg
with number Of other negro men. By
adroit questioning, aided by information
received from a colored woman in the
neighborhood, he was led to suspect that
one Joe Ravages, negro preacher who
lived on the farm OF Monte Oglesby, ad-
Joining Mr.. Shy, was the man for whom
he was searching. Accordingly, by in
sinuating himself into the confidence Of
Joe, he learned from him that he indeed
had made the attempt. He remarked
that he had failed, but the next time he
would make better work. Immediately
twas agreed that Joe and the to him un.
known detective were 10 combine, and
on ThurGday night proceed to old man
Shy's and effect an entrance, when Joe
was 10 proceed to the old folks room, kill
them and then rob and burn the house.
DR.. Shy was informed Of the plan by the
detective, and accordingly repaired to his
fathers house on Thursday night, ac-
companied by Mr.. ]. A. Osyce and Mr..
Thompson Allen, Of this place, for the
purpose Of seeing the thing well done.
They barely arrived in time 10 arouse Mr..
and Mrs. Shy, who live alone, and inform
them what was going to take place, when
the villain, followed by the detective, en-.
tered by the front door. DR.. Shy, who
was secreted near by, heard the murderous
villain remark, in whisper, to the deteC.
tive, that he would first proceed up stairs
and kill the old folks, secure their money,
and then finish the job by firing the house.
AS he was proceeding 10 the stairway to
carry out this hellish design, Dr.. Shy
opened fire upon him. The first shot the
Doctor thinks missed him, when the negro
wheeled and leveled pistol at the Doctor
and snapped it at him, and then closed In
on him, the Doctor firing rapidly all the
while. A hand to hand struggle ensued
the negro valnly trying TO thrust his pistol
into the face Of his antagonist, and the
doctor having emptied his pistol, had
caught the weapon ol the villain, and with
his other hand was beating him over tho
head with the butt Of his pistol. At this
stage, Messrs Coyce and Allen appeared
and commenced firing when the negro
unloosed himself and made for tho stair
way. A double barreled shot gun was
fired by Mr.. Allen and repeated by Dr..
Shy, and Joe RaVsges fell corpse in the
parlor OF his intended victims, his body
perforated with pistol balls and buck shot.
DR.. Shy, In the scuflle, was shot through
the hand by one Of his own party, he
thinks; but aside from this, although the
negro fired twice, no damage was done to
the inmates. A Coroner's inquest was
held by Coroner W. r. Haynes, on Friday
morning, and a verdict returned in accor-
dance with the above statement