Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-26
MURDER.
An Old NAN Killed By Unknown
PARTIES Last Eventag-Arress Of q

An Ola NAN Killed By Unknown
Iartiss Last Eventng-Arrest Of q
Well Known Cfiizen on Suspicion.
Last night about . o'clock palrOlmsn
Homau, hearing an alarm, repaired
rapidly to Second street, heal the cor
ner of BsGl, and found Mr.. T. W. Mead
lying on the pavement in an insensible
condition, aud Mr.. Billy Montgomery
supporting him and ezdeavoring to
get him to speak, Mr.. Mead was a r
ried to Hoerners drug store, when, after
gasping a few times, he died without
speaking a word. Justice Elliott held an
isquest on the body not long afterward,
when the following was elected. Il
seems that Mr.. Mead and Mr.. Mont
gomery, who we're good friends, had
been drinking together all the afternoon
or evening, and that they had taken sew
eral drinks at saloons on Second street,
near Monroe. Mr.. Mead, who is a well
known saddler and harness maker, resides
on Monroe, east Of Second. Both men
weEs intoxicated aud Mr.. Mead insisted
on accompanying Mr.. Montgomery some
distance, as the latter resided in the
southern portion of the city. They
went down Second toward Beal street,
and it ia supposed stopped on the way to
get a few additional drinks. Mr.. Mont
gomery testified before the coroner's in.
quest that when on Beal street, scar
Second, they met two negroes. and
that Mr.. Mead ordered them of the side
walk and to give them the right OF way.
Some words passed and Messrs. Mead
and Montgomery walked on to near
Beal, when the two negroes came up,
and one OF them, a heavy set negro, said:
"D-n you, you s-n of BIB, you in
suited me" or words to that effect, and
then hurled a brick at Mr.. Mead. The
brick struck him square 10 the forehead,
cutting through bis hat, inaicting = long
and deep cash and frRcturiug the. skull,
which latter fact was discovered by DR..
Nuttall, who also testified before the
jury Of inquest. Mr.. Montgomery was
also struck 10 the face by somebody.
He then ran across the stree. to
a saloon to get some water, and
returned Immediately, when he was dis
covered by patrolman Holman support
ing and talking to Mr.. Mead, who was
insensible. Other witnesses who were
near by testified that they heard q row,
then heard the sound caused by q blow
OF a brick; saw the brick break into
pieces aud fly out into the street, and
saw two men run away. The two men
(negroes) we're seen by another witness
running on Second, near Gayoso, street
This is about all the testimony that was
introduced, but patrolman Homsn, be-
fore the inquest was held, properly took
A'. mOhtkOhuCtJ INV CucbVuJ' AO was
taken to the station house, and this
morning the case not being ready for
hearing it was continued over to to NOR
row afternoon, and Mr.. Montgomery was
taken to the county Jail to await the ex-
animation. 10 the meantime the police
are hunting up the parties who are
charged with the commission Of the
bloody and terrible crime. The brick
with which the murder was committed
was broken into several pieces, which
we're recovered and deposited at the
ststion.house.
Mr.. Mead was q well known citizen,
r aged about sixty years and doing bust
ness on Second street as a harness
maker and saddler. He leaves a large
+. family, One of his daughters is the
. wife of Charley Bracket, the well
known livery stable man.
q Mr.. Billy Montgomery is a we'll known
t cotton shipper, who has resided here fol
t years. His friends Indignantly deny
a that he would be guilty Of srch a crime
t and indeed the evidence 81 far proves
e him to be innocent Of the charge.