Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
MRS. Martha aOrEnn Assaults Mr.. John
BeIIamy, of DesOtO County, Miss,
wish a Razor, and Cuts Hi5
ThrOat-Ehs Man In
Critical Condition

Last Tuesday night Mrs. Martha Nor
gan made an effort to assassi1ate 8
blacksmith named john Bellamy, at his
house on Mr.. H. Brewers place, in De-
Soto county, Mississippi, two miles
south of White Haven. Sometime ago
Mr.. Bethany lost his wife, and having
four children, the oldest being not twelve
years of age, hired the abOve-named
woman TO serve as cook for himself and
family. She had been at work in his
family about six weeks, during which
time nothing whatever of an unpIeas-
ant nature had occurred between her
and Mr.. Bellamy. About nine o'clock
Tuesday night she stole into the room
where Mr.. Bellamy was asleep upon the
bed and assaulted him with what is
supposed to be a razor. A lamp upon an
adjoining table WAS dimly burning, and
Mr.. Bellamy being
AROUSED BY THE KEEN BLADE
of the instrument across his throat, threw
up his hand and shouted murder. As
he jumped out of the bed, terrified by
the dripping blood and pain from the
wound in his neck, he threw up his
hands toward q spectre-lOOking form
which, with cleaning eyes and some
thing like knife, was bending above
the bedside. AS he dill 80 he accident
ally grasped the blade which the person
held, and it cut one OF his hands severe
~. Recovering somewhat from his sur
prise, he recognized the person as Mrs.
Morgan, his cook, who, seiZjng her na-
ked child in her arms, rushed with it out
Of the room, and fled across the fields to
the neighbOripg woods. Mr.. Bellamy,
with the blood streaming from his throat,
ran to the nearest house, that of Air.
Brewer, about one hundred and fifty
yards distant, Mr. Brewer being aroused,
staunched the wound as best he could,
sent for a physician, and summoning
several Of the neighbors, started
IN SEARCH OF THE WOMAN.
By the aid of lamp, light they tracked
her across the field, but were net able
TO continue the search because Of the
darkness. Mrs. Morgan is about thirty
five years of age, OF medium size, is
dark Completed, and has rather Q deli
cate face, with short, dark, curly hair,
somewhat sprinkled with gray about
the forehead. Owing to her hasty de-
parture, she took but little clothing
with her, being bsrefOOted and attired
in greasy, ragged calico dress. 1t is
said that her child was almost naked, a.
she mad taken it out of bed and laid It
on the floor near the door of the room in
which she attempted to murder Mr.
Bethany. She claims to have come
from Alabama, and is said to be
woman Of some education. No motive
can be assigned for her attempt to assas-
siDate Mr.. Bellamy, with whom and his
she lived on the most pleasant
terms, Mr.. Brewer sent dispatches
down the railroad, and came to this city
to gee Chief Athy. Up to last accounts
she had not been captured.
THE WOUNDED MAN
was in critical condition when last
heard from. DE-. Shaw treated his
the severe one extending across
the throat from the esr to the windpipe.
When the neighbOrs reached Mr.. Bella |
my's house in search Of the woman his
oldest son was awake and in search OF |
his father. Mr.. Bellamy Is 8 hard work |
ing blacksmith, and his neighbOrs are
Dained because of this misfortune to
such a worthy citizen and inoffsnsiye !
man.