The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-17
THE STATE CAPITAL.
ALF TAYLOR INTERVIEWED CON.
CERNING HIS CANVASS.
He Says He win Make a Hard Fight,
and Is Confident Of Success
Mysterious Murder.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.

mysterious MURDER
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
NASHVILLE, TENN, August 16.-The
Sumner Guards, a colored company,
from st. Louis, arrived here yesterday,
and will compete in a drill with two
Nashville colored companies on Thurs
day.
FATALLY STABBED.
James Dunn, proprietor Of a board
ing house on McLemore street, was
stabbed in the throat by an unknown
party early yesterday morning, and
died at 6 o'clock last evening. The
police heard nothing OF the affair
until IL o'clock yesterday. Laura
Perry, a negro servant in the house,
had some OF her male friends in her
room and they were making such a
noise that Mr.. Dunn got up and went !
down stairs to quiet them. The peo-
pc up stsirs heard a scuffie and then |
the fall Of some heavy object, and on
going to see what was the matter,
found Mr.. Dunn lying on the floor in
the hall, with blood gushing from a
wound in his throat, and Laura Perry
standing over him. He was speech
less and could say nothing OF how the
affair occurred. The police have the
Perry woman under arrest, but while
admitting that she knows who the
murderer il, positively refuses to tell
who he is.
Ldter.-The mysterious murder OF
James ]. Dunn, in his own house, at
o'c ock, Sunday, has been the all alb
eorbing topic of conversation here to-
day. Coroner Pulliam he d an inquest
this morning, and among the wit
nesses examined was Laura Piermsn,
an alleged accomplice in the murder.
She testified that she hit Mr.. Dunn
with lamp, but that a negro man
named Henry Dick stabbed him.
Dunn himself said before he died that
the negro stabbed him and that the
woman struck him. Drs. Eve
and Mitchell held a pest
moitem examination today, and
found that the knife which
was stuck in the throat, penetrated
his left lung, which caused internal
bleeding and finally death. DR.. Eve
had, before the examination, said it
was impossible for death to have been
caused by the wound in the throat,
and thought it was the result of blows
received in the s'de and on the head.
The verdict of the jury was that Dunn
came to his death by wounds received
in the throat and lung and iutl cted
by knife in The hands of Henry
Dick and Laura Piermau. Dick is yet
at large. The woman is in custody.
THE HON. A. A. TAYLOR
has been interviewed as to his race for
Governor against his brother, the Hon.
r. L. Taylor, and says: 81 am more
determined than ever TO make a vig-
orous fight. propose to go in every
county in the S ate that can reach.
/ bave this day asked the Safe Com
mi tee TO convene iumediately, and
am ready to begin the fight at once.
would as soon meet the great head OF
Democracy, Senator Harris, as
the weakest Democrat in the State.
The rumor being circulated by
some Democrats that | would with
draw since the nomination of my
brother is infamous. Since the action
Of the Democratic convention at Nash
vile deem tho chances of Republican
sue IS greatly enhanced. The Re.
publican party in the State is stronger
today than yesterday. Mark what
tell you, will get 10000 majority in
this Congressional district, and If the
Republicans in other sections OF the
State will assist me in holding up my
hands as the people of the First
Congressional district will do
l firmly believe my election &C.
cordingly. A platform of any party in
this S ate which ig ores the material
iu eress Of the lsboring classes by
pronouDcing against tar, fl for protec-
ton, and which arrays itself against
the educst ofthe poor children by
failure to indorse the Blair bill, can
never win."
PROF. J.. W. DoDD,
the late abe and popular professor of
Latin aud literature OF Vanderbilt
University, died at Frankfort, KY,
tonight, where he was on visit.
THE JOINT CANVASS,
A dispatch from Chattanooga to the
Union says: The Hon. A. A. Taylor,
Republican candidate for Governor,
passed through this city tonight en-
route for Nashville, where he goes
consult with the Republican Executive
Commi tee tomorrow, relative to the
appointments 10 be observed in his
canvas. He was met at the
Kennedy House in this city
and Interviewed by newspaper man.
In reply to the question as to whether
he would favor joint canvass with
his brother, Bob said "0rdinarily l
think the questions of the day should
be discussed in joint debates in
a State contest. But / don't know
how a fraternal gladiator contest
would appear. Family ties are strong
and If i thought jJint canvass would
plant daggers in the hearts OF our par.
ents who are in the decline OF life and
bring down the sha'p knife OF division
in our hitherto harmonious and happy
family circle would never give my
consent to II, but the people will look
at the matter in the right light and
forget that we are brothers, and let
the canvass, ss it should on my part,
be high toned and elevated; let the
discussions be only on the polit cal
questions Of the day, discard,
OF course, personal references,
which, Of course, would be done,
aud there would be no objections
tn joint canvass. All those leading
Republicans have seen and / myself
favor the canvass. Ny appointments
will be arranged at the meeting Of the
Executive Committee tomorrow, and
the only actions regarding the joint
canvas, will be guided by the future
steps Of the Democrats"
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