Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-19
DIXIE KNIGHTKILLS
Will Dickens, His CoW-Stealing Pal.
Whom He Gave Away Not Long
AgO-A Religious Row.
The Star.ROute Thefts-GraVe.ROb
Observation-Disclosures Arrested
A Double Murder About Drink.


Special 20 the Appeal
WELLINGTON, Tenn, December 1S.-The
following are the PARTICULARS Of the Knight
Dickens shooting afrAy: viii Dickens was
killed by Dixie Knight-not knight by
Dickens, as was reported in your special
from this place in Sundays paper-at this
place late Saturday evening, for which
knight wss arrested last night.
They have had several quarrels, and last
week Dickens went into the field, where the
two Knights were at work, and threatened
the life of knight and his father. On Sat-
urday knight went to Lucy, and afterwsrd
to MillIngton. Late in the evening knight
went to blacksmith shop, where Dickens
was loosing his mules. Knight shot him
with deripser pistol. Dickens ran into
w. C. Easlsy's store and dropped on the
floor in the middle of the store, and died in
about fifteen minutes. Both men are hard
characters, and were some time since impli-
Gated in case of corn-stealiug, in which
knight turned States evidence This led
to bad feeling between the two men, and was
probably the cause of the tragedy OF Sat-
urday evening.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
To the Editors of the Appeal
On the morning OF the 10Th instant (last
Saturday, VIM. L. Dickens was engaged in
hauI1nss ia kis own field After heing
at work All day ne brought the wagon, which
had broken axle, TO The shop At Millingtou
to have il repaired, and while unhiiching
his team, Dixie Knight, who was concealed
in the shop, came out, approaching Dickens
while his back was toward him. After he
got within two or three steps of Dickens.
with cooked Derringer in his hand, he
cursed him for G. d. son of b. Dick
ems looked around to see who it was, and as
soon as he turned Dixie shot him through
the upper portion of the heart. Dickens
ran to Mr.. Easley's store ldry goods and
grocery). On his way he met DR.. Sedberry
and said to him: "Doctor, Dixie Knight
has killed me-" and then opened Essey's
store, after which he said, "Oh, God" When
he got near the stove, which was about eight
or ten steps from the door, he fell upon his
face and expired in about one minute. An
inquest was held over him, and there was
nothing except a half-bag Of smoking tobac-
CO., cigarette-book, piece of pencil
and some memorandum papers found
on his person. No pistol and not
even a pocket knife, as he had
not apprehended any trouble or danger.
Dixie Knight shot him without any provo
cation or cause. Dickens never saw him
until after he had turned around. Willie
Dickens was born January 10, 1864. Dixie
Knight is nearly twenty years OF age.
Early 10 the morning Knight, accompanied
by David Ea.ley and Young Hodges to-
Otis Crenshaw that if Dickens came TO that
town (Millington) ON that day, that he
would kill him. Alter rat he and his
friends (Easley and Hodges) went down TO
Lucy, and while there loaded themselves
with whisky and procured quart to steam
up on the way back to Millington. Alter
reaching Millinston Knight purchased car
tridges for one of his pistols, and had Easley
and Hodges 10 procure more for another
pistol. Alter Dixie did the shooting he fired
his pistol in the air and de6ed any one to
arrest him, saying he would put ak more
loads into any one who attempted 1t. After
ward he went toward home, keeping con-
cealed until arrested last night by Sheriff
johnson. 1t is rumored that he will have a
preliminary trial bsfore Justices Jackson
and Jones.
CONTRADICTIONS.
1t is stated in the Scimitdr that Willie
Dickens and Dixie Knight met at saloon
in this place (Millington), when a difficulty
ensued, etc. This is a mistake. There is no
saloon in Millington, and they had no diff
Guilty, for Willie Dickens never had been in
a house of any kind in the town that day,
and did not see Dixie Knight until as be-
fore'stated, Dixie Knjgh. called him s.
of b., and shot at the same time, or near
it. Dickens had no pistol or shotgun, and
never had pistol in his life. Dickens never
in any way threatened Dixie Knights life.
Dixie knew that he had sworn lies on Dick
ems in the cattle and sheep case, which the
oCTnUdr reTers 10, anu MS conscience smoLe
him, for Dickens came clear by jury of his