The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-10
SURPRISED and SHOT.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN A SECOND
STREET TENEMENT.
Coy Mrs. Meyer and Her Caller Dis
covered at an Inopportune
Moment.
SENSATIONAL SCENE WITNESSED
BY AN AMBUSHED HUSBAND.
The Curtain Falls With the Man and
His Wife in Loving
Embrace.

10 give myself up, was the business |
like declaration OF Henry II. Meyer, as
he walked into the police a,ion a |
little before 8 o'clock yesterday even |
ing. The man was desthly pale, but |
perfectly collected. Small of frame,
modest in manner and dress, be looked |
like anything else than a murderer,
but he was nevertheless taken at his
word and secured, while Detective
Pryde lost no time in reaching the
place he indicated, the second floor of
227 Second street, on the northwt ct
corner Of the alley between LETTERS IN
ard Adams. Lying upon his face,
stretched at fu length in the front
room, he found
WILL d. DUNNAyANT,
a we'll known carpenter, who at first
appeared to be dead, pool OF blood
on the floor telling its own tragic story.
Pryde thought he detscted signs OF
life, however, and as he turned the
body over, he heard faint groau. A
glars OF water, dashed in his face,
revived him, aud wnen he opened his
eyes Pryde asked him who had been
to blame.
81 am TO blame" moaned Dunna-
want.
do you care TO make statement"
Yves asked.
Dunnavant replied that he did not,
and soon afterwards lapsed into UNI
consciousness, desth,epsaiDg in about
fifteen miputes. Medical aid -ss use
less. The ball entered just below TIE
left nipple, grazing thu heart. The
NEWS OF THE TRAGEDY
spread with lightning like rapidly,
and in a little while the street ia front,
the stairway and the hall above were
filed with morbidly curious psople,
eager to obtain glimpse of dead
| mans face and OF the woman on whose
account his blood was shed. So great
was the crush that Justice Gutenberg
| had considerable difficulty in arrane-
ing for and no ding the inquest. But
it was over before the corpse was cold,
but one person, Mrs. Meyer, having
been an eye witness. Her testimony
was about the same as the statement
made to an APPEAL reporter of erSa'd,
end the Jury rendered verdict 10 The
effect that DunDavant's. death wound
was Inflicted by Meyer.
Shor ly after the killing reports
reached the Station House that the
relatives of the dead man were
MAKING THREATS,
aud as the place is not regarded as &C.
curs il was deemed prudent to re.
move the prisoner to the County Jail.
He received some in'imstion OF
the reason for bis removal, and was
vislb,y exci'ed when seen by an AP-
PEAL reporter, Just before his depart
ure, at Justice Powell's office. His
little girls, one OF them alb out IL and
the other Yeas Of ave, GENE in to
tell him good bye. He drew them
toward him, kissed away their tears,
and begged them not to cry, but no
sooner were they gone than he COW
cred his face with his hands and
sobbed ss If his heart would break.
He was in no condition to talk aud lii
tie effort was made to induce him 10
d. 30.
MRS. MEYER INTERVIEWED.
Leaving the Station House an inter
view with Mre. Meyer was sought.
Standing in a half opened door at the
top OF the stairway which leads up
from the street one of the little si'ls
Dire, sd as if TO go out wss seen, and in
reply to a request to be admitted said
her mother was dressing and could not
admit any one. The reporter made
his business known and the little girl
returned with the reply that her
m ,her had a headache aud did lot
feel well enough to talk to newspaper
men. But the eff TT to see her W s
persisted in and Mrs. Meyer fina ly
consented Taking seat in the par
lor of her neighbor, Mrs. 6 euning,
who has rooms On the same fl )or, the
reporter was rewarded, after short
wait, by the appearance of the heroine
of the diana, who wore crisp white
skirt, black jersey jacket and high
heel shoes, and did not appear to be
much disturbed by the exciting scsne
through which she had just passed.
Her dark hair was newly done up, her
face freshly powdered and her general
Appearance
RATHER PLEASING,
though she is by no means hand.
some woman.
"rhe APPEAL would like to have
your statement of the killing this
evening"" the reporter said when Mrs,
Meyer had seated herself in rocking
chair near him. 81 suppose you have
no obj .ction to giving 1t" :,
mo" she answered. 81 will tel
you ali know. Mr.. Meyer does moi
arend much of his time at home row.
He has been at Nashville and Jackson
much of the time lately. he had 9
good deal of fresco work to do at both
plsc s. He sent for me to come al d
te' him while at Nashville, and | also
visited him at Jackson last week
When got there he told me he had
received letter about me, and /, o.
coursp, told him he ought not to pay
attention to any such reports. / came
. home Monday, aud this evening got
! lie ter from him da ed st. Louis, cay
lug be would not be at home unit
Sunday / did not notica the post
mark on the envelope. While wei
. reading it Mr.. Dunnavant came in snC
took seat. He had not been in the
room long when he came over tt
where was sitting, on tho edge Of th'
bed, aud put bis arms around me.
tried to make him let me alone, bu
, be wouldn't listen and kept f)olinl
with me He is very strong, yor
( know, and"
DWELL"
81 don't like to tell exactly what ht
did, Mrs. Meyer went on, turninl
! away her head with foolish laugh
j "but at last he forced me over on tai
: bed"
Then Mrs. Meyer was silent for I
full minute, but finally broke in agar
I vita "my husband appeared just
/, , moment too soon. l could not SCI
, hin, blu: heard him cry out
HELLO, HOLD UP YOUR HANDS!
and in an instant Mr.. Dunnsvant wa
M, and had started toward the plac
, where he stood in the door. Mr.
: Meyer retreated, aud just a, Mr.. Dun
{ svanI was in the act OF closing in ol
him he fred. Mr.. Dunnsvsnt grabbed