Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-18
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
One Han Killed Almost Instantly, and an
other Seriously Wennded.

One Han Killed Almost Instantly, and an
ether Seriously Wounded.
The wonted quietude which has reign
etl in our city for several years past was
broken last Monday evening by terri
bic tragedy, enacted near the n. o., St.
Louis and Chicago r. r. Depot, in which
one man was almost instantly killed and
another severely woundcd. While we
deprecate crime in all its forms, it is at
least gratifying to know that the parties
engaged in this fatal ARRAY were not resi-
dents of jackson, rs the sequel will show.
The origin of the difficulty, and the facts
i'm the case we give rs detailed to us by
an eye witness of the killing. Two men
named Jack Casey and VIM. Kennedy,
the first brakeman and the latter an
engineer, had been boarding at the house
of Mrs. Humphries, at Water Valley Mis-
sissippi. For some reason or other they
left Water Valley, and also left their
board bill unpaid. They arrived in this
city Sunday morning, where they re-
manned until Monday evening following,
when young HUMPHREYS, son of the
lady mentioned above, came up on the
train, for the purpose, it seems, of col
leeting the board bills due his mother
Casey and HUMPHREYS were seen about
AZ o'clock, engaged in conversation at
the railroad crossing. About this time
Kennedy came up, shook hands with
HUMPHREYS, and after few moments had
elapsed, all three OF the men walked into
An adjacent saloon. Kennedy asked Hum
phries to take drink with him, but he
refused, remarking that he did not drink.
Kennedy then asked HUMPHREYS to smoke
with him, which he also refused, saying
he never smoked. At this juncture Ca
sey asked Mr.. Lewis, the proprietor of
the saloon, if he had any writing materi-
al convenient? Mr.. Lewis answered af-
flrmativsly, and handed him a pen and
ink and some paper, when he, Casey, COM
meneed writing an order on Mr.. Kemp,
the Superintendent of the n. o., st. l..
and c. r. r., for services rendered the
road The order was intended for Hum
phries, TO 90 towards liquidating the I'M
paid board bill. HUMPHREYS rather OBJ
iected TO the order upon Mr.. Kemp, and
wanted it upon Mr.. Berl, the paymaster
of the road. While Casey was arranging
TO change the order, some one came into
the saloon and addressed Humphries, in
quiriug after his and his mothers health.
HUMPHREYS replied that he was well, but
his mother was getting along badly, and,
continued he, the reason of it is that 50
/ many of her boarders chad gone back on
| her, like Jack here, referring to Casey
leaving their board bills unsettled
| Here Casey interrupted the conversation,
saying that he hadn't gone back on hi;
/ (Humphries') mother. Casey further
stated that the lunches given him by Mrs
/ HUMPHREYS, while he was running on the
road, did not satisfy his appetite. Hum
/ phries replied that the lunches were suf
ficient for any one, whereupOn Casey
gave Humphries the d-n lie. Hum
phries then gave Casey the lie, and at tn,
same time drew his pistol and shot Casey
i'm the left shoulder. Kennedy, who VA
standing near, commenced walking to
wards HUMPHREYS, as if to strike him
when HUMPHREYS turned upon Kennedy
aud shot him under the left shouide
blade, while he was attempting to maxi
his escape through the door dividing tn,
saloon from the dining room. Afte
Kennedy had been shot he ran hurried,
through the dining room, and fell unde
the coal shed, a short distance from tn
house, and expired in 4 few minutes
HUMPHREYS walked out upon the railrOa
crossing, where he talked with an engi
neer minute or such 4 matter, and the
left in haste for the Forked Deer bottom
since which time nothing has been hear
from him, although the officers of tn
law eXerted themselves to capture ia
perpetrator of the heinous crime.
/ The coroner summoned jury of in