Evening star., 1877-08-27
Carrie Anderson 20 Be Aye.ge.,
scNDAY.....

ef~on To Be ANeaged
THE NCRDERoUs rKoLIC oF aKrNrT,,xx
shkkItf, EN-sHERIFF AMI scHooI.
TEACHER. "S'-
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IN ne early morning of July d. William
Anderson, 81 unpopular resident OF Carr,li
county, KY, discovered that his holss w.
OF IRE. He aroused his family and tbex
hurried To the door. As the door was or.eaef
i've or six shots were simultaneously frei-
apparently by men concealed behind tha
trees In front ~ the house. Carrie A AndersDn
sbeaaiiful young girl, fell mOrtally wounded.
Her last words were " hope nay murderers
may not suffer As have" A detective and
constable worked up the case. and the result
@. thelr inquiries WAS the arrest OF Joseph
Mgrlcks James II. Sullinger. Charley Osardi-
her, Julius Pettit. Edward Thompson and
Newton Orr Myrick is sheriff SuIlinger il
sh.sherlfi. and Gardiner L. the deputy OF
81 Mya,Ss ;y,'s thompson teaches school, and Pet
Al The preliminary examination, Orr the
lsst OF the SIX ierreted out and arrested.
tu'ned states evidence His teTtimony WAS
r. follows was al Oieorge petfff's On the
morning OF July i6 last. Mr. Julius pettit
asked me N ! dtd not want 10 40 and have
some ian that night ! told hun \ didnI
know, and asked him how. he said we
are going over 10 help Joe Myrick run An
derSon Of 4 told HIM 1 would. About dark
I'D. Thompson, Julius Pettit and I started
down the road toward Carrollton. aud near
The Gap hill a point sbOut two miles from
Sarrolllon', Al about % or A. O'Clock. We met
Mr.. Myrick, Mr.. Sullinger, and Charles
Gardner. We got there firSt and waited a
snort time Tor the Others % come up. I hal
gun - bad I'd Thompson and Julius Pet
IL. MI Sulllnger had none. Charley Carl
ner aud Joe Myrick had guns. We then
turntd around and went up the worthvtlla
rutd al n moderate rate. w stnpnat ~ tina
church about a half mile from AuderSon'S
aud hltcbed our horses. aut. ater waiting
about a half hour We went Ga foot 10 And,,r-
sons house. We arranged ourselves in a line
IN frOnt Of Lle house. ~ulIinEer AMI I bnfng
on the right. and the Others on the Ieft. Mr.
Myrirk took "a ball of candlewick saturated
with turpentine, llt h with match. and put AZ
down beside the house, from which it took
fire. " Meheard u rumbl lng noise m the house.
and when the door opened sOmeor the parties
There were four 10 six shots. ant We heard a
woman scream. Mr.. Myrick, AZ the same
time with the rest, iret his gun IN the afr.
lie exclaimed. My God, boys. don't shoot
any more, We have kiilel a woman" We
then ran 10 our horses, and rode. sometimes
m pace aud trOt, 10 where the road STRIKE
the point the point where we met. aud there
Mr.. Gardner lefr us aud came On toward
CarrOlltpn, aud we-Sullingcr. MyrtCk. Ju-
Illus Petit FL. Thomus0n, and f-went on
back TO Mr.. George PrttiUs. Sullingsr and
MyricK went 10 Pctiits mill. beyond the
house, and Julius 1, Utlt. Ed. TnompSon and
j stopped al Mr.. PettiUs house. We got i'm
at Just good daylight.
Judge Fisher committed an the accused
without bail, expressing a. the same time
hts cOuyi ctiOn That when they went - TIE
, house they d!d not intend 10 commit murder,
4 but merely 10 give the AndersOns good
scare. The prisoners were removed 20 Iafl
by a guard OF tWent y-four armed men. who
have been watching over Them Tor "A week
past. and who were IN open court with them
throughout the examination.