, 1881-02-17
A Negro Mnn-Slnycr Mt st. Louis
Found Guilty OF Al,lr~
der.
Another Murderer So Frightened at
the Verdict that He Pleads
Guilty.
Eleven Illicit Stills Destroyed In Ten
ncsscc by lIeycnuo Officers.
The Negro Murdorera Of Laprado Now on
Trial at Springfield, Tenn.

6ptcia1 Dlspntch Ia The Chicago 7rtbnns.
JACKSON, M!c!i.. Feb. lG-.Dnst nftnr midnight |
tho police sutton WIS tctephncd for help nt tho
pulp mill. situated, lcl0w tho prisun aud milo
tint trump hntt rot Into rooli of thu mill. unh
they cuud not Induce him to leave, and asked
fur police aid To cjc.t tho unwcleonio visitor.
Policemen 1ourim and J3pyle went duwtl to As-
slst tho sascn employees Mt work ut tho inlll In
d!spossesstnR tho strAnErr. Iie was I'll n
ruolll III tho north cnd Of tho build
inY, ind tho policemen used every peace
,,l,le tl.pnns to ftl4ucp tho tramp to como
0ut, but thls was ln vain. THO officers then
Nruk h0lu In tho door With III ax. and one nf
thoM put his ilcas thr0nBh tu rcc,slnoltcr. Thu
1,rslGsed upencd t'rc witt, co'tectlonn Ut Msce1-
l,ncous Missiles which ho h.ttl secured, md tho
reconnaissance en!cl, IN a rc,rcnt OIL tue part Ut
tho ctty's forces. Finding the rcculclttunt
trnmp co,s!d mt bp dsiodxcd by strltcgy Or
rar.cy, the door ,s,ls cut away. Thu room was
i!cd with steam, no thAt tho locMtlon Of tho
offender could INT 10 dlsccrlcd. Police
.nMn f4ourlni Judged Ut tho pDsltlnn OF
tho fellow by tho shower of articles thrown iii II
savaEc manner, nnd. sc1zlnx mn nx. rushed III.
when he wns met with club IN tho hands uf tho
tramp. Lourim tried to k,lnek tho club U.lt of
tho follows hutlds, and, in attempting to uo so.
tho Rx altpprtl nWAy. ffG thou clEncfcd tho uIl-
knowt, atl iii tho durKncss they fought and
rolled ever and over. until they cnnle tu Il po
OF aofftDfhlnE RtNckeH up. THO tramp fOuEht
with desperate ugncss, and 1.uurin summoned
I3orlc to h!s MD. wh0 nttclHptrd to sncure tho
r1s!!an but WIS unable to do ~. boyle camc In,
md tho strange tramp fought Ike IL tlgor nnd
bid fair 10 ovcrpo,Hcr the olllccr, whom h1 hold
III vlso-likc KrIp. Hoyto united Ills efforts with
ihHso OF LoNrlr mid struGgcd to secure tho
1Grep nun, but In vain. Feurllg tlAt tho t1!-
furtud trump, in tho tiArkncss. lllYHt Kill his
partner he tni.dc one tnsre effort IL capturu MD
f3oylu dsow hts revulycr md In tho tl4rki.ess
plIcct! it against tho buy Of tho .struggng
strnnger mil fired. Thu bull HtrtscK
tho fuiluw I'll tho bnCk, md. ntteriilH IL curse, iio
rcIrnsctl LhiriLn. llG WIS tuken u tho sutton
bleeding anL utmost lnsc.isbc. Therr ho wns
recognized as tramp wto calno to thu Btntiun
cnr!y In tho evening ind ~As given II lodging,
aud, after RtMyiug lnTco hours. asked tn e!u NJ
loved to uppHrt, which rcttlGst wlss xrnIltcd. lfo
| 9ave Ills nnio III EuHeIic l.rnWn, u clnltle. TO
lMit from Hochcstur, n. 7. This tnnrs,InA Ers.
motusl. They found brown hid received Two
Gtlts In tic forchrAl nid t'tIe Dscr e!1el ryo.
! Then they luokc1 ut tho pistol -w0und. They
fntid tho bafl htitt 1ntercd sHu BACK Mu.IfU t!l0
hips, n1 bull iut!HGd in tho abdomen Just below
| ttIu ribs. The bull was extracted. It IL not
knsIwn whutt.or 1t pissed through tho botly o.
nru,Kt tho rlhs. Ills c1tittinn1s eE!ttcll, hut 1t
is cxpectel In viii rucnyar. lle Will 10 kept ~
| tho pDlcu station until he Ia uhe to be ninFeu,
| 1t IL thought hu wus suffering from dclirlHl1-
tronseils when no ulNtsu lilo assault, Ills uEu !s
! II years. ThCro hlyc bgen quite nu!nbur Of
trllps In this section ihls month. unA tho Inst
| fortnight sixty have bton provided with lolH-
| tuHS ut tho 8tAtIuus