The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-29
MURDER OF CAPTAIN A. +. BUTLER
AT AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.

The Memphis Appeal brings us the
particulars of this the most cold BLOOD
ed and atrocious murder that has yet
been perpetrated in the cause of civil
rights. The Appeals special cores
pondent gives the following account of
the killing
On Saturday afternoon last, after the
weeks and after that days labors had
been performed for his company, he
Captain Butler) went to his beautiful
home Oh Green street, and taking his
wife and little girl of a neighbors,
walked to the street car, and taking it,
they went to the cemetery, and spent
all hour scattering flowers upon little
mounds which held the ashes of lost
household, priceless treasures. AS the
sun was going down they returned TO
the track, and went on board the first car
that came along. When they reached
the point. nearest home, corner of
Broad and Marbury streets, Captain
Butler rang the bell, when the ear stop
ped and his wife, himself and the lit
tie girl rose up and walked to the rear
OF the car. On the platform lie ell
countered Il mulatto by the name of
Mike Murrell, and his brother, who
was sitting on the steps on the side he
wanted to pass out. He requested
them to stand aside and allow him to
pass. This they did, but when Mrs.
Butler came up Mike pushed her down
the steps. The captain, who was now
standing Oh the ground, at once spoke
to the negro in angry rem0nstrance,
whereupon Mike Murrell drew six
shooter, and taking deadly aim,
SHOT HIM THROUGH THE HEAD.
He quivered for a moment, clutched
at his left leg as if he thought the
wound was there, reeled and fell to the
earth in convulsions. With a wild
shrek his wife fell upon him, and en-
deavored to get one word uttered but
that lip was closed to her forever. In
moment all the people around ran
to him, and taking him up, carried the
dying man to his home, two squares
off. He fingered from that time, seven
O'Clock, until eleven that night, when
he died.
The Murrell brothers attempted to
make their escape Immediately after
the shooting, but were captured and
carried to the Jail. AS soon as the ter
rible tragedy became known, storm
of indignation swept over the city. AT
eleven o'clock an orderly but res0lute
band of armed men moved upon the
Jail and demanded the prisoners. The
jailor seeing the hOpelessness of resist
ance, yielded at once to the demand.
The prisoners were carried to the fair
grounds, in the suburbs of the city.
What followed is thus told by the same
correspondent:
Taking them to the fair grounds, the
crowd halted, when court was opened
for testimony. Boiler, Finley and
Others solemnly stated, and with as
much minuteness as If in the court
room, what they had seen. After this
was over, which required full two hours
time, Mike was led TO the front of
long line of men. The order was given
by little boy twelve years old: Zone,
two, ihree-fire !" A volley from the
mouths of one hundred pistols was
poured into him. His body was found
there next morning and quietly buried,
by no one knows whom. 1t was de-
eided that, as Gabriel had not fired the
pistol, and at most was only accessory
to the murder, he be taken back to Jail
and put in the hands of the law. This
was agreed to, and he was remanded
accordingly. and the crowd dispersed.