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The Osceola times., 1875-07-31
MURDER AND LYNCH LAW,
VI y uUDII AIN d u NOIl In w
A Despioable and Wanton Crime
"A Memphian Waylaid, kill
ed and Thrown Into the
Backwater for Ten
Dollars.
The Murderers Captured Confess,
and One of Them Lynched-
A Terrible Tale Of Trea-
cherry, Murder and
Revenge.

Owing to the lateness OF the hour
last Saturday, when the news ofthe
tragedies winch were enacted, as
related below, reached us, u correct
copy Of the report was Immediate
ly forwarded 20 tho Memphis Ap-
peal, by Capt. +. l.. James, in order
to forestall any distorted report of
the disgracofu affair that m ght get
to the ears Of the public, and we
now make room for it, for tho ben
eft of those of our readers who are
unable TO get copy oftho Appeal:
OsCEoLA MISS. Co., ARK, July
2l-I send you the following state
ment Of a terrible tragedy, or series
Of tragedies, which have been en-
acted in this county during the past
few days, and which eliminated to-
day in the committal of Robert Bur
ton, white, and Jesse Carter, negro,
in jail at this point, charged with
tho murder Of Frank Williams, a
Memphian formerly in the employ
oi Fargason and Clay, as drayman.
Williams, who was II young man,
perhaps twenty-five years old, had
bccn for some months in the employ
of Mr.. \. X. Hancock, of Dicken-
sons mills, Frenchman's bayou, in
this county. On last Monday he
was paid of, receiving ten dollars
IN currency, and started to Shaw
nee Village landing, with the inten-
ton of taking the steamer Frank
Forest for Memphis. lie was last
seen alive at Shawnee (Dr, +. &
MGayock's) landing, about eight
o'clock Tuesday morning last, and
MS he didnot return to the null that
day, it was supposed that he had
succeeded in getting boat. On
Monday night last, storeroom on
the plantation of Mr.. Hancock was
broken into and lot of plunder
stolen from 1t. The next morning
two negroes, named "Cy" or John
Philips and John Randolph, who
had been employed on tho place
were missing, and suspicion natu-
rally fell ON them. A white man,
who slept in the house which had
been broken open, peing over on
Dr. MGayock's 5 plantation on Tues.
day, seeing the suspected negroes
at the Village, called upon Consta-
bic James Despair to arres: them,
while he (Burton) went after a war
rant for them. While he was gone
tor warrant, the constable, acting
under 4 misapprehcrsIon rs to bis
duty, turned the prisoners loose,
and when Burton returned with the
writ, the negroes had made good
their escape. In the meantime Mr..
Hancock, from whom the plundcr
had been stolen, procured II writ
and started in pursuit of the fugi.
,ives. On going over TO the village
Mr.. Hancock learned that Nj. vii.
!iams had not taken q boat, aud had
not been seen around tho landing
for some hours. This fact, in con.
nectjon with other circumstances
which, though vague led him to sus.
picion foul play. Al the present
stage OF water, the plantation OF
DR.. MGavock. " Shawnee Village"
SIS an island surrounded by deep
overflow. Many years ago it was
,hc stronghold OF the famous Mur.
rel! elan, and there is still to be seen
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How to Cure the Passion for Ii
quor.

From the Scientific American
There is a prescription in use in
England for the cure of drunken
ness, by which thousands are said
to have been assisted in recovering
themselves. 1t is rs follows: "Sul-
phate of IRON, five grains pepper
mint water, eleven draehms; spirit
of nutmeg, one drachm; twlco u
day. This preparation acts as Il
stimulant and tonic, and partially
supplies the place of the nccustom-
ed liquor, and prevents that abso-
Lutte physical and moral prostration
that follows sudden breaking from
the use of stimulating drinks.
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aboard. The white man, Burton,
and the negro, Carter, are here in
Jail. | will give yoa the par,icu-
lars of their examination when it
comes off.
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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-24
stockholders Meeting.

HFFICE OAKLAND COLD AND SILVER
~ Mill and Mining Company, san Fran
cisco. August I. lo75.-An adjourned meeting
OF the stockholders Of the above named Com
pany. for the election of Trustees for the en-
snine year, amendment of the bylaws OF the
Company anu transaction os such osher busi-
ness as may be presented will be maid at
the oinee Of the Company, Rooms, and q,
No 3l1 Montgomery stJeet, San Francisco,
california, on SATURDAY, che 2lSr DAY OF
AUGUST, inst, at ! O'Clock P, NJ. ,
Transftr b oRs will b. closed on the 18TH,
and until after the meeting.
nni 2w WM. Ii. WATSON, Secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-24

(NAME INTO MY ENCLOSURE AT THE
~ Tule Ranch, six miles east OF Winnemuc-
ca. in April last, one BALD-FACED MAhE,
aboet six years old, color black, with four
white feet, shod in front, and very gentle.
with no brands. The other IL CHESTNUT
SoRREL, branded " d" on right hip, and
dim brand on left hip. The owner is requested
I" prove property, pay charges and take them
away. JAMES SLOAN.
sloan's Ranch, August ., 1875 aus LIN
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-24
NOTICE.

COMPETENT AND EXPERIENCED
N Nurse has excellent accommodations
for Females during ACCOMPLISHMENT at her res
isence She will also attend to them at their
own homes. For Terms, inquire OF
MRS. ANNIE M. KtMP,
At her Residence, Second Street, Winnemucca.
aul7 I'm
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-24
BULLION TAX.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN Tax on Proceeds OF Mines ior the Vuar-
ter ending June 80, 1875, is now due and pay
aide at my office in the Court house, IN the
coanty of Humboldt, and that the laws for
it's collection will be strictly enforced.
JAMES BUCkNER, Assessor.
Winnemucca, August Is, lsIo-tf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-24

HUR STAGES WILL H-&AH1
leave winneIauoca every y2KEG
WEDNESDAY at y, O'Clock A. N. Returning,
will leave Cornaeopia every SATURDAY, at
10 o'clock An.
Our stock il all young and in excellent con-
dition, and our Wagons are all new. The Road
over which we travel is FIJI ST-CLASS. and
acknowledged to be the only direct route to,
and from the West for the NEW CAMP.
Winnemucca Ofice-CENTRAL HOTELand
FASHION STABLE.
iyiAtf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-24
N oTIC e.

N7oTrcE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT W,
~ h. HOLT is no longer authorized to
transact any business whatever IN my name
FRED HUTCHlNS.
winnemucca, New, August II, ls75-lw
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24

step ~ this tins. size thought. Yet it
was not his habit to neglect business
aud lt, had said it was needful 20 reach
their pIi.ce of destiny by dark. that he
might % esent hims-if to his employer
ia tue morning.
Impltiently she waited. Bat the
moon had arisen, aud still he did 20;
c,me. All that she coud do was to
turn back aud seek him at the tavern.
She had no money-uo food. Such as
he was he was her husband, and in q
sort, her protec or. She arose, took
up til, bundle and the baby, and
trudg ed back to the tavern. Strotcher
wa not there. A msn drers,,d as size
described him had drank there about
noon. but had gone the other way.
A I'd now Kate began to understand
that BIZ had abandoned her. At first
going by herself to "A spot where no
one could see her, sho cried over it,
aud fel. very wretched. Then hope
filed her b. art. Nov her m1thor
would relent. Oh. assurediy her
mother would relent and take her
home.
she returned to the tavern, and asked
the way to Grapnmere. 1t was uearer
t',an she thought. Only fifteen miles
away. Towards 1t she SET her face.
Slowly aud painfully sh~ toiied ON.
begging her bread as sne went.
She slept in bans at times. Once
| 4 "a poor mau's garrett, with his little
children, Once in an old lir,e-klln.
1t last the white spire Of a church
where she had ben baptized arose
from ti,a green dIstauca of trse-encir-
c "a GrapeinHre.
4 L.. IN
'vilict. she was familiar. aid it's farm
ilture, and group OF haymaking peO-
| pr.
The last farm on the road TO Crap
mere. ana new hope gave her stre:g II.
! sla wuuld not lag uutil she MT her
| mother.
81. wash d her own face and that of
| iIar c!li.d III little pnud. She shook
some Of the dust irom her clothes, ana
walked on none slowly, coIu ug al
! ;,ngth ipto the tam strees, with It's
| Il .u-es haf hidden in their fine gar
lrns, in which stood her mother :
| dwelling piac-. Yes, she must ~. for
! gu.tou-she must. she would.
| But wat WIS this? U-u.tiY the
street WAS 40 quiet Now i CT wi fl
| I'D 1t People. ran to and fro, som =
~hnut'ng. some crying And the den
Sest of tile crowd was ahont her m 9TH
er's honse. What hid happ-"+d
| With her heart beating vi dly, X .te
| c!u' CHI d the ara Of a poor woman VINO
was GEAR.
"Wl.at is the matte: q she ask d
why, ITS a murd-r," said the w0-
mnu, sh.vrrIng u, oh- spoke. "1on're
:. .tra ger, amt you? You don't kn""
old Mrs Arm ur She was killed last
might Tor her money. Seems she kept
considerable sum under her bed i'll
chest. Shes been slain with hatch
ct
"Oh my God" schreamed KITE.
"Who did 1t 2
sW-li,' said the woman, ''they say
a man that used to work for her, ana
ran off with her daughter. was Se' Il
here last night; may be chats all talk
Why how sick ylu look. YnnlI drot
your ably. Here, help help! Here's
d woman in II fit ur som thing
And help came
Kindly hand did all they could
for the stranger with the lady's fac
and beggars clothes. whom no one hat
recognized.
But God had been merciful.
She was dead.
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ter, a disaster equally as great to the
State, to the kepabl can party. and
greatest Of all, to those communities
which hall be doomed to feel the full
effects of the presence of Moses and
Whipper upon the bench 1 did year
ago speak publicly of Whipper, who
was a candidate for the Very position
to which he has now been elected.
Then / denounced him as incapable
and utterly unfit for the Gfiae of Judge.
o. Moses no honest man can have diff
ferant opinions. Neither Whipper nor
Moses have any qualities which APP
proach to a quslltictt ion for Judicial
position. The reputation of Nose Is
covered deep with charges which are
believed by all who are familiar .i1h
the facts of thu C lrrupt,,n. ri1ery
and the utter prostitution of All his
official powers to the worst possibla
possible purposes Thia calemitg is
iefnite y greater in my judgment ahau
any which has yet fallen on this State,
n I mighe add, To any part of lie
Sonth Moses as Governor il endara-
BILE compared with Moses as Judge"
Questinu-'What il your judgm ut
will be thu. effects of tae election OF
:hese men %
''i'ise gravest cons quouces of al
kinds will follow. OG" Immed ate eff
fees wilt obvinusiy b. the Fe-orgauiz;-
tiOu If the Demucrutic F;tr5Y within
.n., STATE a to- IL II a3"s !. Il il the
ipdg :eut "a rs m"InbeF5 for opposing
- solid and Liable ftoslt to this terri
oi- crtvasSe Of n.i~gnVernmo.it atad
,'npiiH deb tuchery. L could have
WISHED rs Republican. III have kept
eff =n'h an issue, hut 7 have IA pro
found belief in the logic events ana
Providence 500 that shapes events,
AID "a not allow myself - I'll. that
tie good 4nd honest ma f S4,.;!i
Carolina will fad 1t Isop"s~.h''- t,3-
Cause they ere ,'rp2'szad - :}.u,cc "a
- give their help II wLnTGsOec. :,5tt'i
be able to undo the terrible wtni z; Of
last Thursday. an ire IT, say t's1t
my h CHEST ambition A. GDvtrnGr, has
beet t., make tue scend" ucy o. the
Repnblican party III South Carolina
compat bic with the attainment and
maintenance OF as high ana pure love
in the administratiO of pubiic ffli-s,
as can be exhibited with the pruHd+e,.
Dem ocratic Suite ot the South, aud H.
was also my fOndeat hope ny peacr ful
agencies here in South Carolina, aiooe
OF the Southern States to lave worked
ont, through the Republican parry, The
solution OF the most dIficuit and one
of the most interesting political aud
sociais problems which this century
has presented Ii these result. shall
not be reached, the responsibility for
the failure Will not rest upon me nor
upon the Conservative citiz rs OF South
Carolina, Who have hith rto, with nv
waverIug fidelity and generosity, stood
ny me in my work, hard upon those
aud all like them who dealt the cause
Of good government SO deadly Ia blow
on Thursday"
Ihe Governor went on to say that
there were grave daubts on Constitu-
tional grounds, of the validity OF the
jndici ii election as to four ont OF the
eight circuits. Whippnr aud Moses be
ing among the doubtful cases. The
action of the Legislature continues t.
be subiect of great popular excite
ment all over the STATE
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
n n TilOs 8. ASHE
Nome OF the Impressions 81 Br iugs
with II ..n From Warrington.

Tt.is distinguished North Carollnion
from the valley of the Pee Dee, q
worthy representative OF family
name which has for generations been
iliustrious in the annals of tho State
and of the Cape Fear region particu-
lerly, arrived in the city last evening,
direct from Washington, en- route for
his bome i'll Wadesboro. We regret
our ability to give SO few of the many
interesting incidents related by Mr..
A-he, of the political doings, wire
workings, aud prospects of the various
parties. wings and factions that are
now centered at the National Cap tai
He THU ks that the President las
made himself and his party exceeding
~ vulnerable IN that part of his mes
sage which has reference to the GATH
Ole question, and the Sc'ooI ques-
ton. when the Know Nothing
party sp,ang up" said Mr.. Ashe, "I
was left high and dry on
the shoals OF i'll favor with both
parties. thought then that the poi
ton taken by the Know Nothing party
on the Catholic question. and on the
question of Foreign element, was ,,n-
sound, and wrong in pri .ciple, and
therefore refused to enter this new
party. The Old Wing party was
d on these dangerous rocks;
and now it seems thnt one of them.
the Catholic question, is destined to
prove the complete destruction of the
N party under Grant"
Mr.. Ashe stated that Bayard, Til
de-. Mr.. Justics Davis, of the U. s.
Supreme Court, and Hendricks, were
all prominently spoken of in connec-
ton With the Democratic nomination |
for the Presidency, but the question,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
Robbery I'm a Hotel.

On Sunday morning as Capt. e. W.
Manning. proprietor of the Manning
House was on his way from his room
at about O'clock, down to the Office
c the Hotel, he saw man apparent
ly a guest of the Hotel in the corridor
Captain Manning accosted the indl-
vidual, vino replied that he was search
i ng ior certain room. which Captain
Manning pointed out to him, and then
Yassed on. Captain Manning on re
turning to his room, learned from
his wife that man had been in there
and had Immediately LETT again, hav
ng taken watch. Mrs. M. thought
t was her husband. Capt. Manning
having his suspicious already aroused,
at once returned to the room occupied
by two strangers. and fo und them both
undressed. He had police man sum-
Isoned, aid both the individuals in
question, were arrested andl lodged
in the guard house. The watch was
subquently recovered in closet which
it was known one OF the parties had
visited. On being arraigned at the
Mayors Court the individuals gave
their names as Fred Lour, and Albert
Miller, although they had previously
= gistered as Fred Miller, and Albert
Iour. They we committed to Jail
j u default of $1,000, eaGh. for their ap
lIearance at the next term of the Su-
l,arioI Court. On examination Of the
1>om which had been occupied by
Lour AID Miller. burglars 'jim-
my" was found. Capt. Manniug's alert
j ess on this &C ,asIon shows that his
house is a very unpropitious place
or the tricks of such gentry.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
Pender Superior Court.

This tribunal commenced its second
session since the formation Of the new
county, at the temporary G courthouse
at South Washington, Judge Mccoy
presiding,
There was large attendance of the
good people of Fender, being the
largest assemblage within its borders
perhaps, since the county had an indie
pendent existance.
There were thirty five cases on the
State docket and about twenty on the
Civil Issue Docket His Honor and
the Solicitor expressed a determine
ton to finish all jury cases if possible
before Saturday, SO that the atten-
dance of jury will be required.
TIE JUDGES CHARGE
was unusually full and comprehensive
in its scopes and lucid in it's expiana-
ton of the duties incumbent on Grand
Juries, explaining the different cffan
ces which would probably come t.
their attention. We do not propose
even to give g synopsis of this
'charge,', but cannot refrain from
mentioning the fine reasoning Of
fered the grand jury, to induce them
to appreciate the Importance and ne
cessity OF attending to the apprehen.
sion and punishment OF the criminals
of smaller degree. He stated that
it was not unusual 10 hear the remark
made that too much public money,
and too much time of the Courts were
consumed in the trial of petty offen-
ces. These expressions proceed fl, m
error OF Judgment, and misappre
tension of one of the objec,s which
criminal Courts of justice verr
instituted to accomplish, the pr
vention of crime The certainty that
these minor offences would be punish
ed, has most salutary influence in his
direction. And then again, those who
are guilty of the minor offences, should
they go unpublished, would continue
to grow in Grim until they would
become capable of committing the
highest offences against the law; if
your courts should fail to punish for
these minor offences. the crimina
dockets would soon be crowded with
cases of crime of the deepest dye.
THE COURT HOUSE.
He charged the Gran 1-Jury that ii
Vas the duty of the County Commits
sioners of Pc, der County to provide a
suitable court house, county jail and
other necessary public buildings for
the county. If these Commissioners
failed in their duty, which was made
plain and unavoidable by the statute
creating the new county, they had be-
and should b. indicted.
The authority with which the
law clothed the foreman of the
Grand jury, which IN this in
stance was Mr.. Jesse Bowden, was also
explained. after which they were dis
missed to their deliberations.
There we're several cases OF assault
and battery tried during the day, and
work of the week was fairly begun.
The cases If the five tax payers w.
the several county officers, intended
to require them to show the suff1clency
of their several bonds, undcr q statute
enacted for that purpose by the last
Assembly, WAS set for hearing on
as was also the Mandamus
case against the Commissioners, to re-
quire them to locate and lay off the |
town for the county seat. The week |
promises to be one of interest and |
to the people of Fender.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24

BOARD OF County Com mi ssh o m ers.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at o'clock p. m. yesterday.
present Chairman Wagner, and Com
missioners, Morris, VanAmringe and
Nixon.
The application of Solomon Price.
for reduction of taxes, not granted.
The report of the Auditing Com
mittee was received, approved, en-
dorsed, spread on the minutes, and
placed on file-
Ordered that the township claim in
favor of John Lexington, not being
correct is referred back to the Com
missiopers of Pender County.
Ordered that the Clerk of the Board
be authorized to pay the following
township claims !: Emanual Nichols,
SlS.O5 Henry Brewington $1,000.
Anthony Howe, $50. So; J. 81. High
smith $4.72.
Application of Emanuel Schsff, for
a renewal of peddlers license from
Dec. 18th for six.months, granted,
The application of DIR. w. J. FL. Bel
lamy, county physician, for an IN
crease of compensation for the causes
stated in the application, was acted
| upon and the amount was Increased to
$500 per anrum instead of as it here
toiore stood.
! Ordered, that the Chairman Of this
Board be authorized 10 advertise for
bids for medical attendance at the
county Jail, for one year, from the 1st
day of January 1876, to January 1t
1877.
The Board then adjourned, reso'v-
ing itself into county Board Ct
Education,
1t WAS ordered that the paper pu'-
porting to be deed sent by VIM.
Hahn, of Holden Township, be sent
back to him with instructions tina.
when he gets the deed up in prop I
form and probated, then the sum al
lowe ed him by the school law will be
paid to him.
1t was ordered that the following
appo. ii onment should be made flom
the OLD school fund now on hand, be.
ing IS cents per capita for each town
ship IN the counties Of New hanover
and Pender. and that the Secretary Of
this Board notify the County Treasu-
re" OF said appointment.
Tie appointment alluded to is