, 1874-06-03

From tie Nashu'lte t1ttan.l Ea''.1er, Hay 81.

~ E35LE.
4 horrible murder was COnlmiated aiI miles
north or Iiptonylle, in Obion County, at l
o'clock Friday afternoon, by n man bout on plum
der. Tic nalne Of tho lnau was Murphy. IIo
won't to tha house Of q alr. Donaldson, who was
supposed to havo $1,000 slowed suugly away in
au iron safe. Mr. Donaldson was oonBiuered
somewhat eccentric 80 fnr as tho aafoty of his
funds Wns concerned, having ut ono time iii his
life lost quite an amount by tho suspension Of q
hank. lie thereattor resolved nevor again to nut
Lis trust in banls, mud SO bought him an iron
safe, In which lie kept his valuablcB. When
Murphy reached the house lie found M ono there
but 0lrB Milton Donaldson and u ncgreEs employ
cd as q servant. Mr.. Donaldson having gone down
Pouring, perhaps, that thoy might thwart
bis burglarious intentions by giving tho nlaru,
Ae took an ax aud split h1rs. Donaldaon'H sllllt
oprn III two or throe different places. Telling her
to tho floor, aud killing hot instantly, Tie me-
grcss attempted to mahe her oscapo, when ho
cut two grcAt gashch in her hoRd, and left hor
lyisg OIL tho ground for deud. Tile murderer
having, aB he thought, put every living soul
upon tho place to death, ho commenced attempt-
ing to opcn the SAFE anl YVES hard ut work ut
gross having partially recovered gaso tho
alnrul. Two noghbotB. having heard her cries,
ran over to the house, but the murderer and
robber confronted them with 3 doulo. o.barreled
blow out tioir brains. Not being armed, they
called for assistance, md soon quite number
OF citizens Ind gathered about tile house with
guns. secinG tint lo raust either be killed or
took to the woods as fest as 1t waa posuiblo
for his logs to carry him. Tho news
Of The horrible deed spread rapidly mel con-
tinued to pour into tho neighborhood until there
woods after Murphy. Eyary man III Tiptonyillo
mounted hoTsoa and alho joined in securing tho
country over. Under auoh circumstances, it WAS
impossible that tha murderer should successfully
oluda tho vigilance Of hiH pursuern aud eacape.
llo was at Inst caught and taken before the
negress. who identified him as the nun who
Anocltod her down with tho ak. Murphy ut first
utoutly denied having lIl.oeke tho negross dow,
nld murdered Mrs. Donaldson. He claimed TINT
q man namrd hicKonzio had perpo!ratol the
hoon nbout Tho pra,niHes.. After rarleying Will.
him for Hume ti1no, 10 was told tint it
was no uae TALKING; everything pointe!!
toward TOW .n;.a his boinS Tho :. aathor ct ct
dot toll them = atraight story about It,
they would kill him. lilo finally confeshel to
having ltuocked down tla negrosH, but still do
niod having Ind anytAing to do with tho 1nlr-
did not toll oil about tl.e murder Of Aira. Dom
aldaon thcy would deprive him OF h!H existence
instnutor. l1e then begged permission 10 writs
@ letter to his wife at Dover, Stewart County,
telling her good-by, TINT he had heen wrong
fully accused Of tho murder of Mrs, Donaldson,
but nevertheless he was to die for it.. Uo WAS
shot aud killed ut 4 o'clock FriIay night. Mur-
ply was Abnut % yours oll Mrs. Donaldson
had arrived Ut her 00lh year. Tue uegreas is not
expected to live.
IN ALABAMA.
We !oar1 from q pu'songer who arrived hero
JosterdAy that f,roat deal Of excitemont pre-.
vailed ut Oourtlant, Ala., Friday night, over tho
hnuging Of white man, aged IL years, for out
raging tho roraon Of i white girl much
younger tlHn himself. He was haugal to the
limb OF n sycamore tree, 400 yarda south Of
fcs. frorn thu tsunls Of tho troo, and Aia foot
lucsea thu same distance Of touching tue ground.
lie bud committed tho outrage oil tho 1ay proyi-
onh The girl lnado tic most strenuous reslst-
throat with d knife, on each sido, aud also llor
wlrlp!po. but fallst In Ills double purpoHa to
oonltnit nnrtlar aud rape. eho was. still living
when our informant lalt, bRb NTH uttlb hopa Of
recovery,