, 1874-06-02
ned In newspaper. which ho Ind to undo,
t1plging Mt tho Bame tino bohind \ largo trco for

effect, and took rof,lKo tn tho 1nennttmo boh!lu
tho remaining load from ha SHOTGUN and empty
tpg tho contents Of his revolver, aal scattered
wsstofully mud intellectually about into yacant
Bpace.
at intervals and Gridor had Bin ohanoo to
shoot with succcas, SO after losing two valuable
cnargos. md bar1ting Tho Jog oacl time, he cooly
roBerycl tllroo shota for cloncr work.
Finding ho waB likely to get tho worst Of It,
and bong, 1t IN tl!onght alroatiy wounded,
B,lrgets retroated to ha skin, whlci, he tried to
push into tho rivor. While doing this, Grldor
advanced from bohlntl his protecting tree fred
oloso rnngo. gathered up bis, gun previously
capped tl,e gun-barrol elil1 loadod, and, With
careful en fred directly into the body Of Dur
from his porson u dorringor, ovidontly forgotten
in tho excitonlont, and fired up tile bank at
Grider as parting Aalue, laying before 1lo shot
thathIB ammunition WAS exhausted and he could
fight no moro.
Tho MORALLY wounded man sank in tho soft
mid by tho waters brink, holding on to tho
edge Of tho skin with QUO hand, aud as hc did
30 Ills eyes turned toward tho Captain OF the
amid: s' Capt. Loo. tie d-d scoundrol has killed
nc. don't liho to ilio with mY boots on, nor by
the lnnds Of such raAcal. Please cut MY boota
or and tako me to alomphis. DON'T forgot to
protect my boy"
Repeating Ills request. tho crow Of tho steamor
wont ont and carried tho dying man OH to tho
lowor Guards Of tllo boat, whcro an hour later
ho breatlled Ills last, sayIng before tho final
cIoso of hts lips TINT llo Ind boon Q very bad
mau, but ntill ho dlsllked to dlo by tho hand OF
such q villain.
The fatLcr Of tao Durgetts-threo ous Of four
brothers Of whom hayo fallen victims to 1eaden
| bulletH--Hettcd 80 1nileB below this city nomo
| 1Tnrk1or0des, against the wish OF her parents.
Soou after marriage ho set In ~ wooa-choppor,
the young lady serving ms laboror to help carry
md po wood on tho bunk of tito river for eale to
| pasang boats. Suoh industry was soon rewarded,
| and Durgctt purchased 4 wagon Aud team to oase
aud advance Ills lahors. Ere long ho entered
| large tracts Of wild lands, became . thrifty
Four boys.-J ohn, Tetor, 1atau. and Ilonry,-
with two girls, wore the ipBuo Of tho original
| Durgott-H t-Hhrtierolcs con1!ubial alliance. Tho
boys grew up, wild mud reckless, fond Of hunt
counlrics. WHOM tho old folks dropped OF tho
boys wero as boistcrouB and unruly q Het ~
could 10 found iu dny'n travel
| Henry Durgctt administered on the parental
estae and at ono time lal possession OF oser
squandcrcl At tho gaming table inside Of aitl-
| clio wook. Largo nunH wont In the saue way at
subsequent periods uutll much OF the parents
wealth wns frltterea away. Tho two sistcrs n,ar-
! ried aud both died sonlo years ago. One "as Tho
I wifo OF jessie Grdor, who. for yoar or moro
| after he became d wllowor, served US travelling
| agent fora mercantile houHo in st. Louis. Ho
bad brother na,nea John, who remained IN tue 10
ago, IAanc Burgctt mot aoatA incidentally from
| his own lnndH. WIilo i'll M incbruted state, he
threw pistol careusty on the floor Of his house;
| it went OIL, and e1nplicd tho leaden conteutH In
bis body, from tho effects Of which hc diod q few
| months later.
About six moths ago Potor Burgott was Killed
willie riding in company with Ma1. 0oabey
noar his farm, a young nann Ianed Smith NAP
II. Az zrf7f
Jcsso Gridor, aud tho latter hearing Of tic trou
blc wcnt to the vicinity nna nnud hia mems and
influence to clear his nephew OF tho charge.
Wills engaged in this Horvlce, Col. Grldcr, who
| gained distinction during tue War soldier on
lilo Southern eide, became onamorcd Of tho
widow of deceased Ike. and q matrimonial con-
tract resulted, tho perfection OF which doubtless
onrngod Henry, he having hin1sef evidently en-
tertaincd desire to win the place thas Gridor
hold.
The trio wi,oso tragic ending Is above recorded
have long bocn terror to tile people Of tl,oir
ncighhorhoo1 RIB well as 10 travellers on steamers
goinG VI, and down thu river, III Which they hap
pened to he passengers. ronceabls nciined per-
Hons have often taken othof bonts ct onr landing
in preference to travelling on ycEEo. where these
violent mud hoisterouB ncn happened to bn, anu
NUMEROUS rarrow escapes arc related OF brnwls,
quarreln and contcsts IN which they wero At w
rio,lH times eugagou.
.....Apout Rix years ago Henry Bnrgett, whoss
tragic end is hero recorded had d hostile meet
. | iNE With John GTiu0r, q br0tier OF jesse, hna
;; slice dead, Burcott eecreted Aimeelf in cane.
brake. fred upon tic wounded Order, when the
latter aftor being bnd}y hurt, emptiGd }oaa oi
, buckshot into tho body ot tho latter. Altor be-
; iur shot. Nursutt boartsol tho steamer Eatoms
to como to tls city for treatment, when
upoa o1,onins his Earmonts to oxn,nue thi
wounds. half d dozen or moro Of bl,ckshot fol
IRON Tho inside Of his clothes When the deat
ma,,'s body was lnid ont for intorlneut here yes
tcrdny, tho marks OF tho holes mado bS thls hho
were plainly visible.
. Stories are told OF bloody dcous porpotratet
! OH innocent victims Of tho wrath OF these .vio
!. lent men. and it is ru'noreu that not iosB thai
: four coio.ed men were called upon and shot il
. regular order in front Of Bnrgcses houEo, a fcs
! years back, All accouplco tying a rope arount
!. their nccka, hitching Il mule to the name,, an'
: dragging thcln sngy to l:lte near by, 'Slolt
b they wore hidden from view. The cnuao OF tiles
nlurdcrs was said to be that their victims ro