Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-03

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shr uscrea g. nuugTUs "a tie hiSS
uol oftbe noise Of the firing Ca!san
OF aver entered a little o7thOuse in
the iear cf the reA4en+, No. as
She BY straet; where , teartni scene Of
blot 4 and confusion net his eye. A
won an, nearly white, stood in the
center Of me room bic sding pr, insely
froL a bullcs wound il the wrist The
Zoo wa, mottled with crimson
spla cbcs the furliturc W. all over
turf ed OF dissrrsnged, the mastering
sba, cred rG1 ais bNd-clothing and
wall,
Pc goRATED WITH aoiEs.
b th.s time = crowd had gathered
and The Ncg9aa was relating tie de-
tails Of 1, fc4ripl triple tragedy About
eight months since she was separated
frcn hon husband, Henry Brrton, a
bari eepar for Eirs Euchignani, on
the torner Of Posiand BeSotc STREETS,
She say. the ca1so of the separation
wa. sruel treatm rt on his nart. 1es-
terdy Burton stepped hsf OF lbs
sired and, shaking his fs. in her fsse.
thre tened that j; he evef caught Der
with a man by the name Of Andrew
Tate again h. v0ald kill them Goth 81
dead 10 use biz own language, dat
they NJ.
would NEVER KICK"
In astigstinn shows lhay Burton
laid hl ambush COR 1ste last stight
and bout belf past twelve the latte
enteitd the house. BprtOn waitsc
until he tholght Tate aud his rife
had time to retire, when he kicked il
the IIoor and, as he had expected
foun, them both il bed. Burton i'm.
medi ltely drew his pistol and begar
frinl, his fire Icing re
turu,d by Tate. Six shot'
we're free in all. One o
, then took effect 10 Burton
! arm. md another strdck him in tn,
u. right hide Just above the Thigh Gcne
pass g entirely through his body
= Thss shots we're fred by Tate. An
othtr ball, fired by Burton, passed
thrtuy Oh his wife's left wrist, glanc;pl
and Elking into The ceiling overhead
n AnOtlar
PERFORATED THE Pillow
on which she reclined, missing he
hesd tnl7 about two inches. Whes
the re naining two balls struck is no
known.
T.. lmu ediatsly after The shooting SCtl
q tn men left. Bervon managed 30 &c
, a. 9Gar : me oorb9r If Main and Hu
!. Ilitg streets, yhe'e he fell ard wa
, taken in cilsvse Ay 2 colored A9r
= n lmed Lewis Cash, who took him int
! bis no, So close by, and summons
!. Drs. ]. ner and Nall. The ball wa
! ettractsd from under the skin on tn
= blck, AID burton is now being care
. hIlly nj rsed. His condition is pre-
e%arious, Burton is not certain Bheth
! lsr or DOT he succeeded in shaot
ihg Tate, though he evldcntl
lid hit very best. That Tate wa
Eounds J. however, is no longer
matt Il dol5t as a colorcd woma'
living n gr tho sceld Of the sloptlE
', says be came into her room just alto
the shots were fired, Wit; his Ian.
pressed 10 his bresst, and begged he
= to go 70 a doctor. She asked hin
!, whore h, was wounded, and he re
J piled,
: rs fHB BREAsT ANS Leg
and a ! afraid | am done for" TIL
i woman tarted for a doctor who.
Tate recalled her and dragged himsel
of into be darkness, He had no
been hu4 up to noon Ia day. Tat
is a barber On the steamer james Lee
aud is ne. vly white, az we're also Bur
/ ton and ( . wife.