American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
TIE KILLING OF LEFFIEf H-ELI.


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From the Jackson Clarion
Dry Grove was the scene of an
unprovokcd and cowardly murder
| last Wednesday. The name of the
murderer is Lcno CarbalIo. and a.
Lef1ingwell, that of his innocent and
lamentcd victim.
The chief feature Of Dry Grove is
the "Bishop Green Training School,
for the ministry of tho Protestant
Episcopal Church, under the man
agemcnt of Rev. w. X. Douglas, ID.
D. There were, during the session
Just closed, nine students attending
the institution. Under the firm,
but kind control of the Principal,
and the mOtherly care of his good
wife, the young men felt as if they
were really members of the Chris.
tian family with whom they were
living. Doubtless there we're lars
and heart-burnings from time to
time, as is the case in every family /;
but there was one among their,
who, by the consent of all, Judging
him as they did by his daily walk
in life, never harbored an unkind
thought of any one. Although still
a mere youth, he had already es-
tablisled for himself the character
of true Christian gentleman. He
possessed an excellent mind, and
his conscientious sense of duty lead
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undertook, had not permitted him
to neglect any opportunity for i'm
proving it. Such was the victim
selected by the murderer.
Indirectly connected with the
Training School, is the office of the
Diocesan Record, a monthly periodi.
Cal, edited by DR.. Douglass. The
Office was removed year ago from
Vicksburg to Dry Grove, with the
understanding that one of the stu
dents, a practical printer, should
take charge of it; but he having
left the institution unexpectedly, DIR.
Douglas was under the necessity of
employing another printer, and in
an evil hour, engaged the services
of Carballo. The latter soon after
his arrival underwent the rite of
baptism, and for time seemed well
fitted for his new place. But he
soon began to show what he really
was, man of low, grovelling in.
stincts - suspicious, envious and
malicious.
The students of the Training
School. form the nucleus of a literary
society, which is open to the young
men of the neighborhood generally.
Carballo became member, and took
part in the exercises that closed
the session ; but he had shown,
while the preparations were going
on, great dissatisfaction with the
parts assigned him in the little plays
that were after wards performed :;
and he became highly enraged be-
cauae social essay, that he read in
public, failed to take the prize. The
exercises lasted till A. M. Wednes-
day. The murder took place We'd
nesday evening.
Our rectory is in the form of an
L., galleries run along the inner
sides of both wings and at the angle
formed by them a hall passes through
the shorter wing, being a prolonga-
ton of the longer e allery. Opening
into this hall is the library, where
the family are in the habit of as
sembling for morning and evening
prayers.
The family had dispersed after
evening prayers on Wednesday,
some still lingering in the hall above
Young Leffingwell was among
the last to step out upon the gal
lery, and there he encountered Car
ballO, The latter was intoxicated,
and was at that moment address
ing himself III an angry tone to a
named Mccoy. The sight
Of Leffingwell seemed to add fuel
to the villains rage. He broke
forth in such profane and obscene J
that DIR. Douglas, on his
way from his own chamber to stop
The tumult, thought it best to send
or a magistrate. Before the Doc
or reached the spot the fatal blow
lad been struck. The murdcreI's
Knife had
f'Pierced his innocent breast,
Ind scared the angel soul that was its
earthly guest"
Leffingwell's only reply to Gar
,allo's brutal language had been
With the question, "Are you allud-
ng to me, slr 7" Whereupon the 1
after sprang upon him and drove a 8
lnife to the hilt in his bosom. The
,lade was only an inch and All
Eighth in length, but it reached the
of the heart. If any
hing can add to the atrocity Of
UGH a crime, it is that it was COM
nitted in the midst of family of
elicate ladies and little children,
There the murderer himself had re-
eived a kindness and consideration v
ew to him.
set is the blo0diest shame,
he widest savagery, the vilest stroke,
hat ever wall-eyed wrath or startling rage
to the tears Of soft remOrse."
All was done to save poor Letting
'ell that prompt action, aided by
reat presence of mind, could do.
t was not realized, at first, that he
ad been stabbed, for the bleed
lg was internal, but when such