Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-02-06
SWIFT AND TERRIBLE.
A Black Brute Brains an Old Lady
with a Club and is Taken to jail
and Lynched.

| Henderson, Ky, speciaL-This city has
| again been thrown into a state of intense
excitement by most brutal murder com
mitted by a negro FAMED CALVIN Simpson.
SiX-fOOt mulattO, who halls from Union
county, his victim being highly respected
lady named Mrs. Graves, residing about
| three miles south of this place on the Cory
don road, at a small hamlet called White
Bridge. From the facts elected it appears
that about o'clock in the morning Simp-
son called at the Graves residence and
awakened the family, consisting of Mrs.
Graves, aged 81 years, her son Edgar, aged
Is, and two daughters, Louisa and Mary,
aged u and II respectively. The negrO's
demand for admittance. saying he wanted
to come and pray with them, being refused,
the black brute forced an entrance into the
house by breaking down the rear door. The
inmates at once fled from the house through
the front door, closely pursued by Simpson,
who was armed with large, heavy hickory
club. The boy, Edgar and the two girls
being fleet of foot escaped by running to a
neighbOr's, but the old lady was Overtaken
by the brute, who, after telling her. beat her
head into a shapeless mass, killing her al
most instantly, and left her on the poarch
with her brains oOzing out.
The negro having completed his deed
started for the cabin of Miles Brown. an
aged negro living about quarter of mile
distant. He drove Brown from the premises
and taking possession barred the door and
windows. The news of the terrible tragedy
spread rapidly and the neighbOrs at once
followed Simpson up. Hearing from Brown
that he had fortified himself in the cabin.
they surrounded the place and stood guard
until s o'clock. when the assistance sent for
arrived from Henderson in the shape of Of
ticerS Kohl and Hicks and half dozen
armed and disarmed men. A parley was
then held between the officers and the negro
was asked to surrender, which he refused to
do. The door was then battered down, but
Simpson again held the officers at bay by
displaying weapons. Officer Kohl, however
advanced on the wretch with cooked revol-
yer, and aided by others arrested Simpson.
Hewas brought to Henderson, where his
first act was to kick the deputy jailer clear
across the cell, and but for timely assistance
he would have been killed. He feigns
lunaey. and claims by his deed to have cap
tured the devil and set the world free and
says he set the girls free because they prayed
to God. Excitement Is intense, ard at this
writing officers are expecting that the mur-
derer will be taken out of their hands before
morning.
1890 a. m.-About midnight report was
circulated to the effect that Simpson, some
days ago. made a remark that there were
lots of unprotected women in the country
and probably he would make some of them
a visit before long, and it seems from this
that the visit of the miscreant to the Graves
house was not on account of religious craze,
but for deyilish purpose, knowing as he
did, their unprotected condition and that
they would prove easy prey. The story is
given on reliable authority and had it been
made public earlier Simpson would certainly
have been lynched.