Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-12

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Found Hanging to n Swinging Limb.
Special to the Cincinnati EnGuirer.l |
EIIzABETHTowN, KY, July 8.-Informa- |
ton has lust reached here of the lynchlng OF |
a negro named George Bullltt, near VINE
Grove. about twelve miles from here. Bullltt |
had been arrested for an attempted outrage OF |
one of the family of Mr.. S. c. Heney, a farm
er living near thete, and bis examination trial
was to have been mad on the fourth But few /
witnesses were there that day, and the trial /
was postponed to the fifth, and the prisoner /
was placed under guard of Robert Enlow, /
constable, and S. f. Harvey and James Craw-
ley. They state that about twelve or one |
o'clock that night they fell asleep and the |
negro, whose hands were tied behind him es-
capped; but he was found hanging to a tree |
the next morning about a mile and half
distant from the guarding place. No citizen /
in the neighborhood seemed to know of the |
matter, and, coupled with the fact that all |
the guards fell asleep at about the same hour, /
and the fact, too, of the prisoners falling in |
to a mob after escaping from the guards, |
seems to indicate a set up job. The magis-
trates of that district propose to have the af- |
fair investigated by the grand jury of the |
criminal court, and to this end will sift the |
matter to the bedrock.
Human Brutes Too Kindly DesIt with. |
CLEVELAND, July Slate last night two |
men, who gave their names at the Central as |
John O'Leary and Daniel Cash, were caught |
in criminal relation with two young girls not |
over ten or eleven years of age. They had
nearly stupeGed these children with beer to |
accomplish their british purposes. As soon |
as the little girls had recovered from the stu |
DOR caused by the beer, they were sent home. !
These human brutes were brought up before |
the police court this morning, and alter
hearing were fined only twenty dollars and |
costs.
Burned to Death.
very sad and terrible accident happened
this afternoon at the residence OF Jerome
Jackson, on Hough aYente. 1t appears that
DIR. A. Maynard and wife have been lTlng
with Mr.. Jackson for some time past, and 1t
was apparent to every one that Mrs. Or
MAYNARD had arrived at that stage OF lie |
when her condition had become very precarl-
Gus and her friends FaSr5 tery solle'tous about
her, owing to the fact that she had OF late
exhibited unmistakable signs of insanity on
several occasions, and pretty strict surveil-
ance was consequently kept of her move
ments Abotit half-past one O'Clock this at
ternoon, in one of her periodical seasons or
alteration of mind, Mrs. Maynard, unseen by
any person in the house, went INTO her bed
room and as Quick as thought saturated her
clothing with coal oil, and in a moment she
had ignited the inhammable substance with a
match and in an instant her clothing was IN
flames. Mrs. Jackson, upon entering the
roer,, a few minutes afterward, was horrlted
to behold her charge enaeiopea in the burn
ing oil, and Immediately took steps to release
the poor woman from her perllous condition.
Alas! it was too late. Mrs. Maynard had,
like martyr, completed her own destruction
most effectually, and half an hour after be-
ing found her noble spirit took its flight to
peaceful rest. Upon examination it was
found that her body had been considerably
burned, but death had done its work by stf-
location, Through all the long years OF Mrs.
arH' 70 oho nr1n Of
workers in charitable deeds pertaining to the
welfare of the poor and needy, and during
the late rebellion, when she was In her prime
of life, she was very active member OF the
Soldiers aid society. 1t is understood that
Mrs. Maynard was about fifty years of age
at the time Of her death:
sIocum's story.
Special to the Globe Democrat
QUINCY, Ill, July S.-The case of Slo-
cum, the alleged bigamist, who was married
to the widow of the late J. J. A. Quealy, of
Hannibal. was to day again postponed On
account of the non arrival of the woman from
Elmira, who claims to be his wife. She is
expected tonight. Owing to the great in
terest taken in this matter, especially in
Missouri, where Mrs. Quealy is well
known, brief statement of Slocum 8 side of
the story is given. He says he was first mar
ried at twenty to woman In New Y ork
State, seven years his senior. With her he
lived for several years, and has a son twenty
one years old. He was away from home
good deal, and, in 1869, at Albany, on one
of his trips. was taken sick. There he first
met Maggie; the Elmira woman; who was a
waiter at the hoel, and took care of him. He
became infatuated with her, and the conse-
quence was an illicit affection which partial
ly estranged him from his legal wife. He
alleges that the girl followed him from place
to place, including Rochester, Syracuse, and
finally to Springfield, Illinois, where she was
a waiter in the st Nicholas hotel. A brother
at Woodstock Illinois, induced HIM to come
west to go into business. He
went to Chicago, and, in company with a son
OF Judge Coleman, OF Vermont, went from
there to Delavan, Wisconsin, and opened
store. Maggie followed. They subsequently,
broke up, and Mrs. Slocum, the lawful wife,
returned east, and died in 1869. He does
not pretend to deny that he lived with the
Elmira woman as her husband, but denies
that any marriage ceremony ever took place.
He says that before marrying Mrs. Quealy he
told her all about his past lite, and that on a
| late visit here she offered to provide means
for his defense, believing, as she implicitly
does, that he tells the truth, and that it is a
clear case of blackmail. This is the sub
stance of Mr.. J. G. Slocum's story, and by
his own statement he Is no SAINT. There Is
no doubt that Mrs. Quealy believes in his in
pocence, and stands by him as only woman
can. Were 1t not for her relatives 1t Is be-
| lieyed she would be with him. His bail was
reduced to two thousand dollars, but he has
as yet failed to secure that amount. Devel-
opments are looked for. A number of cltl-
zens of Hannibal were here this morning to
attend the hearing.
Five Persons Drowned in a Tank.
Brennan (Texas) Banner: Amthor & Krug
have for some years kept store at a neigh
borhood four miles south of town, known as
Pleasant Hill; both gentlemen resided In the
immediate vicinity. Kr. Krug's household
consisted of himself, wife, a little child
thirteen years old, and his unmarried sister
Hedwig; also his mother in-law, Mrs. jain.
Misses Mary Krug and Nina Winkleman
were stopping with Mr.. Authors family.
Mrs. Amthor and Mrs. Krug were sisters.
On the evening of the fourth of July, Mr..
krug was engaged at the store. About nine
O'Clock the young ladies and Mrs. Krug went
to the tank in the pasture, about two hun
dred yards from the dwellings,, to take boat
ride, as they had frequently been in the habit
of doing. About ten minutes past nine
o'clock Mr.. Kinney Krug went to the tank
and nothing more was thought of the matter.
Mrs. Amthor retired at the usual time, but
about eleven o'clock had occasion to go to the
room occupied by Misses Mary Krug and
Nina W1nklenan, and not finding them, she
said to Mr.. Amthor, ''I'll go to Kinney's and
| tell them to come home 1t should be
stated that the two families lived close to-
| getner arriving at Kinney g, Mrs. jam,
| mother of Mrs. Amthor and Mrs Krug in
| formed her that the girls had not returned.
| Mrs. Amthor then went to the pond, and
there found shoes and clothing on the bank,
and the boat adrift. She Immediately went
back to the store and gave the alarm. Mr..
| Sam Stone, who lives near by, was in
| formed of the sad accident, and, in COM
pany with Mr.. Sprein, they repaired to
the pond, taking with them a graphing
hook and rope. Sprein and freedman
named Wiley Taylor dragged the boat up
and down the pond, agitahng the water.
| The bodies of Mrs Krug, Nina Winkleman
and Mary Krug rose to the surface. Upon
| dragging the boat again the bodies of Kin
ney Krug and his sister Hedwig rose near
| the same place the other bodies had come up.
| This makes it evident that they must have
| all went down together. The water where
the bodies came up about eight feet deep.
| The bodies were taken ashore, placed in a
| hack and taken to the late residence of Mr.