The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-19
nRY GROVE. JnlY I. 1S1G

DRY GROVE, July Z. 1876
r.. ,f,,e was the scene of an unpro
,.a,. oyy4r,llv murder last Wcdnes
T4.n4ms OF the murderer is Leno Car
~. Ian A Lani lgweIl, that OF his inno
l.ar aaI ltHeusad victim.
r. .l,ief feature Of Dry Grove Is tn
r.t,a Green Training school for TIL
r.n. Protestant Episcopal church
"-...mtat.s4i n .ut OF the Rev. w X
r....,.is. y. j.. There We're, during th'
Inn fg--cl5-cI. nine students attending
,...a.ssl.i,a. Under the firm, but kline
...laf-te Prlucfpu. aud the III therlN
-,ctbf. 200 wife, the young men fell
.s,B.v were really members OF the Chris
90. s.rIflv with IS hom they were living
n.,b-.s,. there were jars and heart-bu
..,. from time to time, a is the case il
...,- family: bat there was one among
,...,. vino. 5y the consent OF all Judging
saea,raay all bv his daily walk ia life
rbf~.,rgI .lu maxim d thought Of any
Although sin mere youth, he had
.r-aa5y established for himself the charac-
,.r,fl true Christian gentleman. H. pos
,...alIr excellent mind, and mis- consci-
..,..r, sense OF duty leading him to DO
3 ,.H ,yrI4tcver he undertook, had not per-
h mrueT him % neglect any opportunity for
4 n.,o~pyiagft. Such was the victim select
4 sabg tie murderer.
i T,.lfr-rfl g. connected with the Training
4 sb,,l. is rhe o.ii .c OF the Diocesan Record.
4 ,fui..fs.rppl. amonthIy periodical, edited
i bvDr Douglas The Office was removed a
r,lreg, from Vicksbu-g to Dry Grove,
oi.h che lcrstauding that one of the stu
f.er-. Il practical printer, should take
rItrs. Ol &c. buJ he having left the insti-
,,.ian uu cxpcctelIy, DR.. Douglas was un-
der tIe necessity OF employing another
PRINTER. aud in an evil hour, engaged the
service, Of Carbalio. The latter soon ter
M. arrival at Dry Grove underwent the
r.rp Of Baptism, and for time seemed
well lrrsd for his new place. But he
soon began TO show what he really was,
man OF low, grovcliing mstincts-sus-
oirion,. euvjous aud malicious.
Ths,uI M, ofthe Train NJ School. form
the nucleus Of literary society, which is
open to the young men of the ncighborhood
generally. ClrblilD became mem bcr, and
f,5k plrt in the exercises that closed the
session; bat he mad shown, while the prep
aratious were going on, great dissatisfac-
ton with the parts ass igncd him in the lit
lie plays that were afte rwards performed
and he became highly cnraged because 4 so
called essay, that he read in public failed to
take the prize, The exercises lasted till
An, Wednesday. The murder took place
Wednesday evening.
Our Rectory * in the form of an L., gale
ries run alon. the inner sides of both wings
and al the angle formed by them hal
passes through the shorter wing, being =
prolongltiou of the longer gallery. Opening
into this hall l. the libr ar y,whcre the family
are in the habit OF as4embI ing for morning
and evening prayers.
The faulty had dispersed after evening
prayers on Wednesday, some still lingering
in the library and the hall above mentioned.
Young Leltilgwell wIs among the last to
eouptered tarbalio. The latter was intoX-
icate i. aud was at the moment addressing
himself Ia an angry tone to student
hamed Mccoy. Tho sight of Leningweli
seemed % a ID fuel ~ the vi llain's rage. He
broke forth in such profaue and obscene Ian
gage that Dr.. Douglas, on his way from
his own chamber to stop the tumult, thought
it best TO end Tor magistrate Before the
doctor could reach the spot the fatal Low
had been struck. Tie murderer's knife
had
pierced his innocent breast.
Ana scared the angel soul that WAS its earth
~ gueat.'
LeaingweIt's only reply to Curb dos
brutal language had been with the question,
" Are YOU abiding to me, SIR" Whereup-
on the iAtter Sprang upon him and drove
knife to the hilt in his bosom. The blade was
only au inch and All eighth in length, but it
reackel the ugighb)rhuCd of the heart. II
anything can add to the atFoeity of such
crime, it is that it wax committed in the
midst Of family OF delicate ladies' and lit
Tie children, where tho murderer himself
had received Kindness aad consideration
wholly new to him.
1T Is the bloodiest shame,
The viii sieSt Savagerv, the vileSt stroke,
That ever Wall-cyed wrath, or staring rage,
Presented ~ the tears of soft remorSe.'
Al V 5 dpue 90 save poor Leilingwell
shat promp action. sAQed by great presence
OF mini could do It Was not realized, at
hT>t chat he had been st tbbed, for tka bleed
lag WAS Internal, bus when such was found
10 be tue cI>e, good Mrs. Douglas applied
her lips to the wound aud tried to turn the
How Of the blood outward, But all was III
vain Within half hour after the blow
was struck the angel SOUL had fled. lie
had spoken only few iUQistinct words, and
died apparently without suffering, and even
'htgn rance of the fact that mUrderer's
FED hand had robbed him of his God given
right To live for himself and for others,
sc was buried on Thursday in the quiet
Fhurssya OF the Holy Comforter, amid
ihe >oaS aid tears of all present; and the
ANemblaEe c9s a large one for sparseIy
settled country. IT any in the neighbor-
mood tailel to attend. AZ vas because he had
act heard Of the tragedy in time 10 do So
An uniformed stranger coming upon
shat last scene, would nave thought that
Sohle dear relative of all there was about 10
De lowered into the grave. and not that 1t
was tae funeral of one who. iistle more
ta'n ye&t ego, was unknown TO single
person preseEt. J. X. E.
He's many sentences have | seen more
criminal than the crimes themselves?