The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-09-10

Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.
NASHVILLE, August 81, 1874.
In no section of the civilized world, of
equal population, is murder so frequent
as in Tennessee. In China and Japan,
where we are wont to send missionaries,
the laws are enforced better than in Ten
nessee, and murder is far less frequent
1t is doubtful if Mexico ITSELF supposed
to be the most lawless of all countries
can compare with Tennessee in the num-
Der of murders committed during the
past eight months. In the past eight
months, IN the counties of Ruthtord, Sumner
and Gibson there hare been thirtynine mur-
ders. What record is this for eight
months in three counties, the aggregate
population of which, all combined, is lees
than one-seventh that of Hamilton
county Ohio If murder should be pro
portIonately as frequent with you, you
would have had in your county, since
January, two hundred and seventy-five
murders
MURDER OF JULIA HAYDEN.
can not go into the long, long sicken-
ing list, but there was one committed in
Trousdale county, few days ago, which
is of such particular atrocity that give
few details Any man who has a wife
might say, who can know the facts of that
murder without a chill of horror, does
not deserve the name of man.
Julia Hayden was a bright, intelligent
and rather handsome girl, from near
Spring Hill, Maury county. She had
negro blood in her veins, but not more
than one-fourth, if that. She was slave
before the war Her family is as well
behaved and respectable as any colored
family in the State Julia early mani
fested strong disposition to educate
herself, and for the past two years has
attended the Central Colored School in
this city, under Professor Braden.
The Professor speaks of her in the
highest terms. She was one of the best
of his scholars, and devout Christian.
Having acquired reasonably good edu-
cation, she desired position as teacher
of a colored school. Professor Braden
got her a school in Trousdale county at
the county-seat, Hartsville, as he sup
posed, but it turned out that the school
house was located two miles from Harts-
Vile She left here about the middle
of the month for the field of her labor.
She opened her school Immediately,
having procured board at the house OF
Hembry Lowe, a worthy colored man,
living upon the farm of E. P. Lowe.
About o'clock on Friday morning.
the 2lst inst, two white men, one wear
ing a light suit of clothes, rode up to the
house of Hembry Lowe, and banged
| loudly against the door, calling for chat
teacher" Hembry went to the door and
asked what they wanted. They replied :
ave do not want to hurt you, Uncle
| Hem; we want that teacher" The poor
girl was in another room, and of course
was badly frightened. She ran into the
room, and woman like got into bed with
| Hem. S wife for protection. Hem, mean
| time, would not let the scoundrels in,
and they kept banging away against the
door, and threatning to break it down
and shoot, The testimony is that Hem,
in his fright, yelled for Mr.. Lowe, crying
out "Massa Pink Massa Pink p This
frightened one of the men and he said to
| the other, 1--WE had better get away from
here" and at the same time firing
through the door, or through crack in
| the door, at the inmates. The cruel bull
let done its perfect work. Poor Julia
was hit in the right breast and died in q
few moments, the red blood streaming
out over the sheets. The scoundrels
knew what they had done, for piercing
death shrek from Julia followed the re
port of the gun. Her pure white soul
white as the whitest-went to its Maker
and Hembry Lowe and his wife were left
alone with the dead.
Is there a God of Justice in Heaven
Is there a hell deep enough and black
enough for the murderers of this poor