Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-01

first time, | charged her with unlawful rela-
tons with him there upon the shore of the
axe" Here the old man : voice grew low,
aud his eyes dImued with tears. Il gave
her my knowledge that she was false and
had betrayed me. With terrible fury she
s. wore vengeance upon Durham and me, and
~.arted for the house. He was sitting on the
teps with man named Bartlett. Grabbing
N ak in each hand, she started for him like
wild beast. As she came near, with up
tted hands, she, with almost superhuman
strength, threw one, striking his arm and
endering it useless. The next instant, with
he other AK IN both hands, she struck him
'eartui blow, cutting a horrible ggash
IN the side Of MS head, face
md neck, nearly severlng the lower
jawbone. The cut was eight inches long,
and In the neck just escaped the Iugular
vein. With a cry Dunham fell forward on
her, covering her with his blood. Townsherd
10y this time arrived. threw her on the groudd
and attended to Dunham's wound. The
would-be murderess rushed off to her cousin s,
near by, thence to the lake, and, in a boat,
crossed to her uncle's, Charles Gordon, where
she was arrested. The next morning, In
company win the sheriff, she came back to
TOwnshend's after clothes, when she saw her
victim was still alive With iendish delight
she exclaimed: The next time will make
cleaner lob of it,. After the deed medical
aid was summoned for Dunham Your re-
porter vas present to-day at the examination
of the wound by experts. 1t was a CHASTITY
sight. The cut was open wide, the stencil
was slckenIng, and the injured man lay aud
moaned during the operation. He is feverish
and delirious most of the time, aud so crlti-
cal is his condition that no conversation could
be had with him. His recovery is very
doubtful indeed. Julia, the daughter. was
interviewed, and she testi6es to the cruelty of
her step mother. The most unfortunate one,
after all, Is Townshend. Sympathy is every
where heard for him He is nearly broken
down with the ordeal. He is a man
honored and respected by all, and it is very
unfortunate for him, as his life seems blasted
by the arrival OF this prostitute IN his family
The glst of the whole matter is that Mrs
Townshend and Durham were guilty of
crinlnality, and no doubt that the first ad-
vances came from her. Still Durham is Just
as censurable, and deserves, IN part, his ter
rible punishment for being drawn into these
unlawful relations. When Durham betrayed
her crime she determined to kill him, and
nearly succeeded. The story that she wanted
to get Durham out of the way for Julia's
sake is hoax. 1t was to conceal her own
wickedness. Both deserve severe retribu-
ton. Pity is only due to the injured father
and daughter. Mrs. Townshend is now in
the St. Paul JAIL Durham is liable to die
any minute, and there is one chance In a
hundred that he may pull through. The
father told his story In a clear, straightfor-
ward manner, and assured the reporter that
he was the first one WHO received the true
state of facts, notwithstanding he had been
frequently opportuned for the particulars
known only to him and the profigate woman
whom he does not recognize as his wife.