Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-06
The Life of a Well Known Gam
bier Brought to an
Abrupt End.
A Very Interesting Budget From
Our Regular Correspondent.
nu1rAnn March .

Jn6 corpse, tttoF mdklug glganU(
effort to make an angel of his slayer
Elliott and Mr.. Plaisted, the cele
brated oarsman, were waiting for theil
supper 10 a restaurant, when Dunn
entered and commenced firing on his
victim, the first shot lodging in his
bowels Elliott then defended him.
self with chair for awhile, leaving
an indelib mark on his assailant'e
head Dunn kept up the shooting
they clinched in a deadly
struggle, until Elliott sank from ex.
never to rise again in life
The police arrived at this point, and
pistols were discovered in the hands
Of both combatants. In few min.
utes Elliott was dead. He received
several wounds, and his slayer was
shot twice, but not seriously. The
scene of this tragedy is a fashionable
restaurant, and was full of guests Of
both sexes when the terrible drama
commenced. However, when the ar
tillery opened a general scattering
took place. Dunn, as: mat.
ter of course, says he acted in self
defense However, the statements oil
witnesses brand him as a deliberate
This is my belief. There is
no doubt that Dunn commenced the
attack when he saw Elliott. | feel
satisfied the murdered man had NO
pistol. If be had he would certainly
have used it, instead OF the chair
There can be no doubt that the pistol
taken from his hand had been
wrenched from Dunn in the struggle
Aud it is equally plain to me that
Dunn had two weapons, and after
losing one drew the other and pro-
ceeded to complete the terrible work
he had coolly planned. This tragedy
ended a feud which existed between
the parties. If both parties had been
killed this community would not
have gone into mourning. However,
the law feels shockingly outraged in
the premises. And it is likely Justice
will be defeated in this instance, be-
cause Dunn belongs to the sporting
gang" and every measure will be used
to make his position one of self de-
tense; but his record is black in all
its leading points. Both parties came
from New York State. Of the two,
the dead man was the one who should
not have been killed. The sentiment
TO day was that Judge Lynch should
convene his court Immediately in this
,ity and order a few inexpensive
langings, to purify the atmosphere.
Elliott was born in County Ashtone,
Ireland, 1874. Dunn first saw the
light of life in 0swego, New York. in
.845. In 1867 he killed man named
Logan in New York city, the fatal
bullet lodging in his victims aldo
men
A terrible accident made an angel
yesterday of George Holt, a noted
chicago gambling sport. Parties were
loisting coal up to second story aItis
,ude, when load weighing about 25O
pounds came crashing down upon
lim, making a total wreck of his an
Itomy. Mr.. Holt had a good heart,
out he made the life of his wife and
family miserable by consorting with a
larlot. The outraged wife lived in
lhicago, and her pecuniary condition
8 very bad, but her moral rectitude
s unimpeachable.
Business failures are the order of
he day in Chicago.
Big brains" do not indicate big
men, or great intellects. This is the
opinion of the Rev. f. M. Bristol, a
Jhicage divine He cited in a lecture
ne other evening that the great Ma
@sar, Theirs, Dickens, Shaks>
'eare, Raphael, and Descaetes had
mall brains. This will please narrow.
contracted craniums.
Senator elect Sabin, of Minnesota
passed through Chicago yesterday on
lis way to Washington. He is a
borough Republican. He has had
yer ten years OF legislative experience.
de says Congressman DunBell de.
,,erves the credit for Senator Win
IONS defeat.
The brickyards in the vicinity of
Pullman, Chicago southern suburb
glll turn out about twenty FIVE mil
ION brick this year. The clay from
which they will be made comes from
ne bottom OF Lake Calumet, nea. by.
There Is some talk OF the lately
suspended iron work, in Chicago re-
iumlng operations soon.
Justice Walsh, of Chicago. was
committed for contempt in refusing to
)bey an order OF the Probate Judge OF
look county, Illinois. However. Mr.
" alsh explained" himself out Of the
dilemma.
The black veil has been taken lately
by Miss Gary, the beautiful daughter
Of Judge Gary, Of Chicago. The
young lady will carry into her seclusiou
me me best wishes of a host of friends
She will be member of the order Of
the Sacred Heart nuns.
A Prussian Count has been victim.
lElng his countrymen in Chicago late.
~. However, he is now in Jail,
Congressman Moore, OF Tennessee
according to the Chicago Times in !
total failure as a rhetorician. The
same journal seven years ago. called
General John A. Logan a grammar
murderer Still that gentleman i,
alive, a United States Senator from
Illinois and a healthy Republican
candidate as Arthur's successor 70,
presidential honors. Such luck NAV
be IN store for Mr.. Moore.
Chica o recently manufactured a
number of female physicians. Some
OF them contemplate going over "a
China. W