Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-18
TEE nuHDr.. Of ToUSNs wOoD.
The Facts Of tHe sIntaR es M. Tssn
Wood ~ sheriff kurlssh1 Col
oFedl. Of Marianne. AEtz.

We aseertained yesterday the follow
ing particulars Of the Wood -furbush dim
Guilty Il Mariana, Arzansaai oE Wednesday
night. Is grew out Of the political treachery
Of W. H. Z uIDush, the e0I0reG anerln 81 Lee
county, at the recent election Tor county Off
GERS OF thai county. A fusion ticket was egrefi
upon, with furbush az the bead as q eancl-
date for reelection 70 the Office 81 shenA,
which he had filled % the satisfaction Of
every body. A northern white man named
Abrahams, and also a Republican in politics
Was the nominee for clerk Of RE county
court, the remainder of the ticket sing filed
with Democrats and Reuuoi leans al i-e. Ev-
erybody was well pleased With The lcket, aud
satisfied that the election would be quiet
one, and that the Ticket was sure OF success.
A few days before the election Furbu-h had a
large quantity ofucksts printed IN this city,
on which the name OF Frank GOran appeared
A. the candidate fOF county court CLERK
instead Of Abrahanls, as FufDush had
distributed to lie negroes all over the cOun-
try, ana the fraud was no; discovered until
too late % be remed4ed Dy the Democrats and
the white Republicans who uad entered into
the combination Nevertheless. the Demo
crats voted tor furbush almost solid, and nj
Wood, the gentleman he murdered wa
among the number After tte election Fur
bush got drunk, and came across negro
man named jesse who was IN the employ Of
NJ. Rodgers, who was also under toe innu-
ence Of liquor al the tine they had an alter
cation, and jesse knocked FurDush down A
cry was raised that's fight Was going o., Wnen
Mr. Thomas Wood ran dowa 70 zee 4. His
supper with him, went tuto and fastened up
the store securely and remained there. Az
Jesse and Furbush were separated, and the
latter was rising nom the ground a derrIuZer
pistol exploded In his pocket. AT the same
time some one cut FurDush IN The
neck, and he cried out, II am cut-
or somebody has cut me- A bysJandff
said IL was Tommy Wood, WheFaupon Far
bush raised and fired at him with an army
ffacturing the bone IN such Inann-r as o.
necessitate ampuialiOu, from the effect cd
which Wood diec. VI oou was slandi ~ about
twenty steps from EErDush at II e time ths
latter shot him, a I'D had not been nearer nor
partlci patf-d IN the no ass As soon as urous d
fired lie fled and went 20 tie p-antaill n of
Colonel ". II, Wood, summoned about forty
hands on his place, ordered them 10 arm
themselves and 20 with him and arrest A bra
hams Rodgers, Wood ana otaers. be found
themi and put them in Jall. The Two tortaei
gentlemen were not present during the DIM
Guilty, and took no hand in IL FuroUsh had
sent runners 20 the country Tor the co cred
people 10 arm themselves and come TO ma
rianna at once, as hisl LIE had been threatened
by mob. He tBen repaired TO the house
OF the man Jesse with the posse broke
in, and finding him in bed asleep. went
10 his bsdslue, placed two cooked re-
yolyers II his face, and ordered hlm TO
surrender. Jesse knocked hlli down. made
house, and while running away was fired 20
by the entire party. 10 was then De received
a scratch In the arm Colonel WOOD came 10
Mariana, saw Furbush and told Elul he was
making fool Of himself; that he had stirred
up the whole county, and unless he stopped
and ordered the men under ais charge % dis
perse aud 90 ONE, there would be no telling
how the matter would e1ld- Furbusl followed
his advice and sent the men home, telling
them at the time he would need part OF them
next day. Thursday Messrs Abrahsms zuI
Rodgers were lei Oubon bail FurOu-l, learn
ing that the young men desired 20 0gng The
remains OF yOung Wool here Tor burial, 5ut
to q cOlOred magistrate and tried prevent
their departure, declaring that he wanted 70
be tried at once, but they succeeded Ia get
ting away, and arrived here with the remains.