The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-01
Door Yard

The two black dsshes, thus ., indi-
cate the position Of the bodies when found.
The letter p, in the middle room, marks the
spot where the pistol was picked up.
The mans head lay within yard
Of the back door OF the kitchen,
THE BODY STRETCHED OUT
Straight, with the feet pointing toward
the door of the middle 10 om. He was
fully Crossed, his boots polished, a
dark overcoat buttoned up 10 his chin,
and his radiant elk hat still half on
his head, With one arm ouistretched,
the other partially doubled under
him, it was plain that he had fallen
dead without struggle. The woman
was dressed in a plain calico wrapper,
and the blood trickled in continu-
ous stream from a wound in her left
breast. The pistol, a mediumsizsd
Smith & Wesson revolver, with two
chambers empty, lay near her in such
a position as to prove conclusively
that it had fallen from her hand. The
man,
SHOT THROUGH THE HRART,
could not have thrown it with sutfi'
Gent force. Had it been thiown by
him, it must have Iebounded to have
fallen around the frame of the door
and out Of line with bis position. The
wounded woman was tenderly raised,
carried to her bed in the front room
and aid at once summoned. Drs. Lau-
renee, Pool and Kennedy Jones, who
arrived almost at the same moment,
discovered at once that the man had
been shot through the heat the ball
passing straight through his body, and
plainly having been fred from a pistol
held on a level with his breast. There
was no sign of powder-burn under 8
microscope. The womsn's condition
was critical A bullet had entered
HER LEFT BREAST
about an inch above the left nipple,
ranged downward and passed out
about two inches below the shoulder
blade, narrowly missing the heart and
The great arteries leading from it. Htl
flesh and clothing was badly powder
burned and the palm of the left hand
blackened. The wound was dressed
by D.. Jones, the three physicians
agreeing that there was but slight
chance OF recovery. At IL o'clock az
inquest was held by Justice Elliott
who empanelsd as jury Fred s
Bishop, G. A, Fsrrer, q. h. Dunbar
Ben Fastherstone, S. Nsrdi, P. A. Rit
ter and G. Carpit. A number OF wit
nesses were examined, but none o.
them were able 10 throw any light OF
the dark deed. The identity Of the
MAN AND WOMAN
was so1n established without diff
culty--the one A. A. Bennett, al
agent OF the Hall Safe and Lock Com
pany, the o.her his mistress, formerly
! known as Ida Reed or Laura Ma.
Porter, but lstsly called by his name
A reporter OF the APPEAL revisited
the place about 8 o'clock in the after
noon, Officer Dallas Lee had beeI
placed on guard to keep the rabbi
out, aud when the bell Of the from
door wac pulled he answered tn
muffi sd sound. Following the Office
around the narrow alley he enteret
the back door, his first step briDgin
him upon small
POOL OF BENEFITS BLOOD
which rec dened the bare floor OF thu
kitchen. A little further on and be maj
rowly escaped stepping upon a wild
space still reeking with the gore OF tn
unfortunate woman, whose means coul
be heard as she lay upon her bed !
the next room, the only apartment i
the house which was respectfully tul
nished. II was neatly carpeted, wit
q handsome rose wood set Of furniture
and lamp of gorgeous design hun
from the ceiling over the foos OF tn
bed. An old carpet, walnut dinini
table, a trunk and a common tin sa
formed the furniture of the next
dining-room. In the kitchen, th
floor OF which was bare, stood stoN
and cheap deal table. 1t WIS not
any sense
A GILDRD PALACE
Of sin, but Just such a residence {
many a poor married couple has
neat, clean and bare. In the dining
room and kitchen two or three polio
men, q deputy sheriff or two, an
several women of easy virtue stoC
talking together or glided curious
about from place to place. In Il
back door the negro servant, who hi
/, evidently been uncorking the bott
in the wardrobe tho often, prated in
! loud voice, while the motley crew
, the neighborhood hung themselves {
: the fence to listen. In the darkenI
; bedroom
: THE WOUNDED woMAS
: moved her head slowly from si'
to side upon her pillows, over which
! young face in a halo Of suou
! hair kindly bent She silently obey,