Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-29

AUGUSTA, GA.-This city has Just
witnessed and Just summarily and
terribly avenged the blaekest, foul
est and most unprovoked murder
ever recorded in its annals. IL has
seen one Of its best citizens fall
under the bullet of an assassin. 1t
has seen its citizens, for the first
time since it was settled, one hun
dred and fifty years ago, so fren-
zied with passion as to rise in mass,
burst open the prison, take the
prisoner out, and riddle him with
balls. Aud for tho 6Est timo has
the Governor of the State deemed
it his duty to order out the military
20 uphold civil law.
Capt. Butler, who has just been
murdered, came to Augusta from
Savannah just after the war. A
mong the first companies which
left Savannah and Georgia for Vir-
ginia, was the Oglethorpe light in-
fantry, commanded by the after
ward renowned Barlow. Butler
was one of his lieutenants, and
went up by promotion until he be-
came captain. He fought with dis
tinguished gailantry, and at Gaines
Mill was badly wounded in a des-
perate charge. Returning home he
went into the service Of the GeOr-
gia Central railway, and was sent 10
this city as its agent. From that
position he was transferred TO a sim
liar one for the South Carolina
road, which Office he was holding at
the time of his death. In the
meantime be had so won the affec-
tions Of the whole city that every
one loved him. He was known to
each and all alike as u generous,
geutlemanly, upright noble gentle
man.
On Saturday afternoon last, alter
the week and after that days Ia
bOrs bad been performed for his
company, he went to his beautiful
home on Green street, and taking
his wife aud a little girl of a neigh
boris, walked TO the street car, and
taking il, they went to the cemete-
~, and spent an hour scattering
flowers upon little mounds which
held the ashes Of lost household,
priceless treasures. As the sun was
going down they returned 10 the
track, and went on board the first
car that came along. When they
10 nurF Lr.T
corner Of Broad and Marbury
streets, Cap;alU Butler rang the
bell, when the car stopped, and his
wife, himself and the little girl rose
up and walked to the rear Of the
car. On the platform he cncoun-
tered a muie'IO by the name OF
Mike MurreII, aud his brother, who
was sitting on the steps on the side
he wanted TO pass out He requcs-
ted them to stand aside and allow
him TO pass This they did, but
when Mrs. Butler came up Nike
pushed her down the steps. The
Captain, who was now standing on
the ground, a. once spoke 10 the
negro in angry rsmOnstrauce,
whereupon Nike Murrell drew a
six shooter, and taking deadly aim,
shot him through the head. He
quivered for moment, clutched at
his left leg Is if he thought the
wound was there, reeled and fell 10
the earth in commissions. With 4
wild shrek his wife fell upon him,
and endeaFored 10 get one word
utsered; but that lip was closed TO
her forever. Ia moment all the
people around ran to him, and TAX
ing him up, carried the dying nj pa
10 his home, two squares of. He
fingered from this time, : o'ciock,
until IL that night, when he died
On the car was Constable Bob
Ter, d lame man, and walking neat
on the side-wolk was Policeman
Finley. As soon as the shot was
fired Boiler sprang at Mike Mul-'
Ter aud seized him Just after he
leaped from the platform and had
thrown down his pistol. He held
him as in the grip of a vice until
two or three others came 1p and
laid hold on HIM. The other ne
gro, Gabriel Murrell, jumped OF a
bout the same time, and started to
run across Broad street. Police
man Finley gave chase, and, draw
ing his revolver, fired at him. The
/ bail passed the orifice OF his closed
lips, cutting away the skin above
and below. With this the desper-
! ado MLeclel. mt his hand In his