The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-04
WORSE THAN KENTUCKY
BLOODY WORK OF THE
PISTOL IN TENNESSEE.C
THE MURDER oFJUBIA HAYDEH

THE MURDER OFJULIA HAYDEN
noe y 3l-4-4+rr-rI..AFHOL
IDr. Reddeld's letter in the Cincinnati Com
mercial.l
s.. Nashville, Aug. ~, lSsfls4ln nc
section Of the civilized world, OF equa
population, is murder so frequent as il
Tennessee, In China and Japan, where
we are wont to send missionaries, the
laws are enforced better than in Tenn
essee, and murder is far less frequent.
1t is doubtful if Mexico itself, sup
posed TO be the most lawless of all coun
tries, can compare with Tennessee in
the number OF murders committed dur.
ing the past eight months. In the past
eight months, in tho counties OF Ruth
erford, Sumner and Gibson, there hav,
been thirty -nine murders. What re.
cord is this for eight months in three
counties, tho aggregate population of
which. all combined, is less than one
seventh that of Hamilton county, Ohio.
II murder should be proportionately as
frequent with you, you would have had
in your county, since January, two
hundred an seventy five murders
| can not go into the long, long
sickening list, but there was one COM
United in Trousdale county, few days
ago, which is Of such particular afro
city that l give few details. Any
man who has wife or sister, or any
man born of woman, might say who
can know the facts of that murder with
out chill Of horror, does not deserve
the name of man. sROHY
Julia Hayden was bright, intelli- |
gent and rather handsome girl, from
near Spring Hill, Alaury county She
had negro blood in her veins, but not
more than one-fourth, il that. She
was slave before the war; Her fam-
lily is as well behaved and respectable
as any colored family in the state.
Julia early manifested strong dispo,
sltion 20 educate herself and for the
past two years has attended the Central
eolored school, in this city, under Pro
fessor Braden. ."' ~
. The professor speaksSoi jhcr in the |
highest terms. She was one OF the best !
of his scholars, and devout Christian. |
Having acquired a. reason ably good
education, she desired a position AS
teacher of colored school. Professor
Braden got her a school in Trousiale
county, at the eOunty-seat, Hartsville, !
as he supposed but it turned out that
the school-house was located two miles
from Hartsville. She left here about |
the middle Of the month forIthe field |
OF her labor She opened her school
immediately, having procured board at
The house of Henry Lowe, worthy
Golored man, living upon the farm Of
Il. L. Lowe. wa
About two o'clock on Friday morn.
ing, the list inst, two white men, one
wearing light suit OF clothes, rode
up TO the house Of llembry Lowe, and
banged loud y against the door calling
for shat teacher" Hembry went 10
the door and asked what they wanted,
They replied ave do not want 10
. hurt you, Uncle Hem. We want that
teacher The poor girl was in an
oeher room, and ofcourse badly fright.
Hhed' She ran into the room. and
Womahlike, got into bed with Hem -
wife Tor protection. Hem. meantime
would not let the scoundrels in anJ
they Kept banging away against the
door, and threatening to break il down
and shoot. The testimony il dial
Hem. IA his fright, yelled for MIR
Lowe, crying out 'Massa pipk
ciasSa Pink r. This frightened one of
inc men, and he lkaia 10 the other
we had better get away from here >
ana at the same time firing through
q ,he, door,, or through crack in he
door, at the inrnaies The cruel bnI.
no let did its perfect work poo,
Suiia was hit IN the right breast and
died in few moments, the red hIana
streaming out over the sheets THa