Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-30

JUG hliihEi mduutuR says, uiu 80 at nlt
request, and are in no way implicated ia
the crime"
THE CONFESSION.
The statement or confession of DR..
Phillip E. Chapman, John NJ. Regain and
Harald Christensen, the three men who
were with Captain NJ. j. Manning the
night Of the 9th Of November, vixen
James B. Harvey was murdered, has
been taken before the clerk at Austin,
and is now in the possession of Gala
CHER, the Justice Of the Peace before
whom the preliminary trials we're had.
The statement of Dr.. Chapman is prob.
ably the fullest, and ia substance as fol.
lows:
Late IL the evening Captain Manning
called at Dr. Chapman house, and after
some general conversation with the doc.
tor, his wife and others, remarked to
him: Doctor, | shall want you to 20
with me to.sight and arrests man who
is coming on the boat" and, turning to
Regsn who was present in the room, said,
"snd you, too, John" After some other
conversation Manning rose to leave, and
told the doctor and Regsn to meet him
over at the saloon. On going over to
the saloon Chapman and RegaE there
met Manning ana Christensen. After
some delay, and the doctor says.
without knowing who they were
going to arrest or for what offence,
the four started for the river, Chapman
and Christensen walking together and
Manning and Regain together. On reach
ing the landing, a mile and a half from
Austin, they waited several hours before
the boat arrived. When TIE boat cam,
Chapman and Christensen arranged
themselves on either side OF the patl
coming up from the landing, while Man
ming concealed himself in a tree.toI
some distance above the landing, anC
Regain went aboard Of the boat to intro
duce himself to Mr.. Harvey. Soon Re
gan and two strangers came up the land
lag together, and as they passed Chap
man aud Christensen dropped behinC
and followed after them. When the
reached the spot where Manning wa
concealed, Regan stepped back ant
Manning came forth. Regain said, 9Th
man on the right" and Manning said
Is that James B. Harvey2' One o
the strangers answered that 1t was, an,
Manning at once replied, God ID
you, | will kill you" Harvey answered
For what 2 Before any other word
were heard Manning fred and Harve,
fell. Manning then shot him the seconI
time with the shotgun. Manning, ad
dressing the other stranger, said, "Wh,
are you q my name is Dunlap, from
LAGRANGE, Tenn. am a stranger her,
aud . stranger to the man who has beei
shot Manning cursed him and toll,
him to fly. Dunlap obeyed,
The four men started back TO Austin
leaving Harvey on the ground where b
vas shot. Manning cent Regain back Il
get Hatvey's yalise. They all then wen
TO Regaa's saloon and cut the walls
open. Manning, after taking out som
letters, burned the valise and the bal
ance Of its contents. No weapons 0
any character were found on Harvey
On the way back to town Chapman ask
I, ed Manning why did he kill Harvey
Manning replied that be was obliged t,
do it, and drawing a pistol turned b
Chapman and said: Doctor, / neve
did have much confidence in you, and
you squeal on me, God d-n you, l vii
give you worse pills than ever you mad
Tor these niggers,"
MRS. MANNING ADMITTED TO BAIL.
On last Friday week Mrs. Manning
was brought before Esquire Gallaghe
for preliminary trial, she being repre-
secuted BY Mr. W. L. Clapp, of the frn
of Clapp 4 Meux, of this city, and tn
State being represented by toe Perkin.
Brothers and Me-, W. v. Sullivan. Mrs
Manning was admitted to bail in the sur
Of $4,000.
THE RElGN OF TERROR
Manning is an Irishman, who reside
prior to the war in New Jersey. or som
other Northern State. He entered th
Federal army and afterssthe war settle.
in Tenioa county, Miss, as the agent O
the infamous Freedmen's Bureau. Il
popularizsd himself with the negr
population, and being a mau of VI
doubted pluck aud courage soon beeam
a power in the lard. His word was la
in the "shoestring district" and b
stood fair With the Southern people i
that section, many OF whom while the
, respected him also feared him. Tudee
. it might be said that he overawed th
entire community in that section. DuI
ing the last election he aided and CAV
valuable assistance to General Chalmers
who was elected 10 Congress from th
'Shoestring district" which has q YER
large negro majority.
FAMILY BRoILs AND SCANDALS.
Manning, some 1--WE or six years az