Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-08-13


surroundings showed the following
facts that there had been a Struggle that
the monster had succeeded in accom-
plishing his hellish purpose only sciM the
aid ola kndte that she had been struck
on the head with a club, and that her
throat had been cut, literally from ear to
ear. Her belt, gloves and shoes, had
been taken, the shoes however, were dis
covered, near by, tied together; il is sup
posed that tho scoundrel upon reflection,
to leave them as he could not
easily conceal them about his person zone
OF hen carriers was also missing and could
not be found. An inquest was held upon
the body, on the spot, and a verdict was
rendered by the Jury, in accordance with
the facts as they are stated. The body
was then borne by a multitude of wailing
relatives and friends, to the grave yard
and by the side of her father aud mother
lit Q Alice o rests in peace.
NhSbs
God is omnipresent, and He directs all
things. Why lie did not extend His
protecting hand to the little agonizing
creature in the hour of her peril, we have
no right to inquire but why He points
out the guilty wretch who perpetrates the
horrid deed, we can readily understand.
Afterit had become known that the girl
had been thus murdered, and while every
one was seeking to find a trace, James
Hardin, a colored man, living in the
community, remembered the fact that on
Monday-the day after the murder he
had been with one Jim Morley, a colored
boy, and that he had borrowed his knife
to cut a hole in his shoe that upon ope-
ming the knife he noticed four or five
long black hairs, which had become fast
to the rivet end Hardin made sJme
testing remark and asked Jim what tina.
meant Jim replied that Suc-a white
girl living with Jim's ~employer-had
borrowed his comb and that in carrying
his knife and comb in the same pocket
the hair had got fast to the knife-Sue's
hair was aaren, Alice's was black-Har.
din then asked Jim for a string to tie his
shoe Jim took from his pocket a LOT, Of
trash and pieces of strings and Hardin
saw a tady's garter which Jim hurriedly
put back into his pocket. These facts
being made known to the authorities,
Morley was arrested without delay.
OVERWHELMING PROOF.
The belt, the gloves and a bloody shirt.
The coat which the accused had worn on
Sunday was secured and in searching the
pockets, Alice's belt and gloves were
found meantime all his clothes had been
seized and among them was discovered a
blood-stained shirt, turned wrong side out
although an attempt had been made to
wash out all evidences Of blood.
THE TRIAL.
The prisoner was then taken before
Esq. James H. Martin, for the purpose
of undergoing a preliminary examination.
BY this time the people had gathered in
from all directions, men, women, and
children, black and white, to see the mis-,
cradle wretch and to witness bis trial
but this was short and without ceremony.
As soon as the prisoner saw that the belt
and gloves and bloody shirt had beer
found he exclaimed 81 am guilty, |
done it, | will tell you all about it."
HIS CONFESSION.
81 met her in the path and told her to
stop she told me to 60 way, and let her
alone ; [ then grabbed her and throwed
her down and checked her l them
the writer will leave the reader TO imagine
this part Of bis confession. | then cut
me a club and hit her three ticks in the
side Of the head I then just took my
knife and cut her throat"
Question Jim, what made you do
this thing,did'nt you know It was wrong ?
Answer, Yes, | knowed il was wrong
and don't know what made me do it, hut
it is done and cant be helped.
Question, How old arc you and who
did you belong to?
Answer,-l am 10 years cid, and |
belonged to DR.. Worley,of Sullivan coun-
ty.
Nothing remained now for the Magis>
trates to do but to pronounce Judgment
and turn the prisoner over to the Sheriff
to be taken to Jail, which was done but
nothing short of swift and summary JUS
tice could satisfy the enraged throng
which had now sweiled TO hundreds.
AN EXCITING SCENE.
Deputy Sheriff Crockett, slipping the
prisoner away, started off 10 the direction
of town but taking through the fields to
avoid the main road. a body of men, white
and black, had stationed themselves at
the edge Of a piece of woods not far of
through which the main road led, evidently
bent on mischief. Finding that Crockett
was %endeavoring to dodge them, and per-
ceiying him as he was passing through a
Geld, the crowd led by negroes, moved of.
On horse aud on foot in hot pursuit. Soon
the Sheriff and his guards were caught
and ov%erpowered and the unfortunate
offender is in the hands and at the mercy
of an Infatuated mob. The spot where
he had committed the deVilish deed was
only a half mile away; to this they pros
ceeded, mid ~deafeuing yells and shouts
for vengeance. 1t was not long until the