Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-27

killed at Mrs. Hurts clearinghouse, No.
As Poplar street, near the corner Of
Second. Our reporter not having any.
thing else TO do at the time, and being at
the Station-house, repaired to thu place
and entered the front parlor.
THE TABLEAU.
Ia the room vera a half dozen men
including 4 few officers. Ga the floor
lay the dead body Of white man, Albert
Gibson, deputy United States marshal.
The lower portion of his face waa cover
ed with blood that besmesred his whis.
ksrs and mustacbe. A pool Of blood
wa on the floor near bis head, and an.
other could be seen beneath his body or
back. At his head was q metallic bowl,
In which was water discolored with
blood. The lickerinG glslight threw a
R%embraut-like phase over the scene. The
folding doors leading into a second par
lor, or si%ttipgroom, we're open, and with.
in could be seen several women Tto
occasionally crept stealthily toward the
folding doors and gazed with borri6ed
looks at the dead msn and the pools OIL
blood. Conversation was carried on 10
whispers in the presence Of death. Our
reporter seeing a man seated in a chair
and evidently overcome by the scene,
approached him and soou learned that
be was the crippled brother of the muir.
dsred man
H WAY IT WAS DONE.
From what our commissioner could
learn the facts concerning tie bloody
tragedy are as f%olloss: At Mrs. Hurts
6osrdiDg-hou,e Deputy United States
Marshal Gibson, his brother and a mum
Der Of others boarded and lodged. Gibson
resided in Carroll county, where he bst
a farm aud a family Of FIVE children
de possessed a thorough knowledge o
the county and knew the haunts OF al
the illicit distillegs and couuterleiter,
who iDfest that section Of country. Sem,
time since he was appointed deputy
United States marshal, his knowledge o
the country and the criminals therein
being most useful 10 the internal reVe
nue. officers. Old man Tom Drury, biz
son Robert Drury, and others, we're sus
pected Of Showing the queer or en-
gagged 10 passing counterfeit money
Two years ago Bob Drury was arrested
tried before the United States Court il
this city and was sentenced to the peni
Tertiary. Not long since his father
Tom Drury, was arrested on a simila
charge, and his trial was to have beef
called up in the United States Court OF
Wednesday last, aud in the mesutim,
Drury has been an occupant of tn,
county Jail Deputy United States Mar
shall Gibson was the uncle Of Bob Drury
but as a United States officer he haC
something to do with the detection and
ArreSting of the senior Drury on tht
charge of passing counterfeit money a
Huntington, Carroll county.
A few days since Bob Drury, having
served his term out, was discharged from
the penitentiary, and learning that BIZ
uncle, Albert Gibson, was a party to th'
arrest Of his father, he came to Mem
phis from Carroll county, ostensibly tC
attend his fathers trial, but in fact tC
kill his uncle.
THE PARLoR ENTERTAINMENT.
Last night in the parlor in the second
story of Mrs. Hurts boarding. house, &
number OF ladies sssembled-Mrs. Mary
H. Donovan, sister.in.law to Bob Drury
Miss Florence Chappell, Miss Maggie
Hurt ald others. Bob Drury boarded
with Mr.. Lord, Of Lord & Diehl, the we'll
Known soda water manufacturers. Las
night be visited Mrs. Hurts boarding
house, and was in the parlor with
tho ladies aforementioned. Misl
Maggie Hurt, who is 6 musician, was
playing an air on the violin. at thai
hour Albert Gibson, who boarded at the
house, arrived and prepared to go to bed
Before doing SO he went into the parlol
and took a seat 10 o rockingham, ht
being anxious to hear Miss Hurt play
on the fiddle. When be took his sea-
Bob Drury turned bis eyes on him in {
threatening manner Gibson seeing tbs'
something was wong, and apprehending
violence, got up from the chair, intend
ing to leave. AS he did so Boo Drury
drev o ~6ve.shooting pistol aud l%evelinS
it ut Gibson, bis uncle, fred The bal
entered his face near the nose and lodged
in the back part Of his head near thi
base OF tho skull. Gibson sprapg NJ
and ran toward q closet, aud as he did Il 81
he received another ball, which euteret
his back aear the left shoulder and passet
out Of his left breast near the nipple
Gibson then ran down stairs and fell il
the sitting.room below on the grount
aosr. Drury followed after him, pisto
in hand, and rushed out OF the front doc
into Poplar street Turning down Il
Second he fed to the alley between Pop
lar and Washington and ran up the allie.
toward Main, and since that time be ha.
not been heard from
Deputy Coroner Nooe held an iaques
on the body, and the jury, after examin
inc the Witnesses 10 the bloody tragedy