Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-11
HOMICIDE ARRESTED.
A hoy Kills the InsuIfer OF Hi
Mother I'm Arkansas, aud - ar
rested in this City.

ested in this City.
Cur reporter visited the station-house
last night and found therein a boy aged
sixteen years, named George W. Turpin.
who is charged with killing q man named
Williams in St. Charles, Arkansas
county, Ark, about one year ago. The
boy tells a plain, unvarnished story;
About a year ago Williams, who was a
cattle buyer, purchased a tax title to
Mrs. Turpin's land for four dollars, and
proceeded to the home of the widowed
mother, where he took possession of a
COW. Mrs. .Turpin demonstrated with
Williams, who thereupon slapped her
jaws, and subjected the helpless woman
to other indignities. Young Turpin,
upon returning home two days after the
occurrence, being told how his mother
had been treated by Williams, armed
himself with a shotgun and proceededto
the house Of Williams, whom he asked
about his conduct toward his mother.
Williams answered insultingly, and said
that he was responsible for the thing,
whereupon the boy, to use his own Ian
guage, " let him have it." aud Williams
passed away to the land where purchas-
ing tax titles and insulting women are
unknown.
The boy was arrested and imprisoned
in the Jail at Dewitt, Ark, from which
he escaped, but soon afterward went
back home, and after a while was again
imprisoned; but he again escaped from
the rickety old jail, as nobody seemed
particularly DESTROYS to keep him i'm
prisoned or to have him punished for
killing the insulter Of his mother.
Turpin came to this city a few weeks
ago and went to work, his father, D. L..
Turpin, a stonemason, having resided
here many years ago.
Yesterday the boy was met by Sam
McCarty, who was some time since a
Radical ofice.holder in Arkansas county,
but since that RAdiealism and McCsrty
played out in that land. He met young
Turpin, whom he treated to beer, fat
tered with kind words and assured him
that he did not wish to harm him.
Awaiting a favorable opportunity, Nc
Carly had Tlrpin arrested and informed
the police authorities that the Governor
of Arkansas had offered a reward Of
$500 for his apprehension. Early this
morning McCarty and a partner ap-
pealed to Chief Athy for the body of
Turpin to carry him back to Arkansas,
but the Chief not liking their appear
ance or manner refused to do so unless
a requisition was obtained. This fore
noon McCarty had young Turpin held
to bail before Esquire Winters for twenty
days to await a requisition. Our repre-
sentative took stock in the young mar
who resented the indignity done to his
mother, and advised him last night
not to 60 to Arkansas without a requisi-
ton. Our man applied to Judge T. W.
Brown to act as counsel, and the judge
Immediately volunteered in the cause.
Judge Brown applied for a writ of habeas
corpus, which was granted by Judge
Ray, Of the Probate Court, and made re-
turnable at eleven o'clock on Monday
morning, when the Ease will be heard on
its merits. McCarty and his carpet. bag
giug partner have been lounging suspi-
ciously around town for some time, and
the police have been watching them as
suspicious characters. They are after
blood money" or the supposed reward,
which we understand has never been
offered by the Governor of Arkansas.
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