The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-27
THROUGH The BODY.
AN ESCAPED CONVICT SHOT BY
MIKE MADDEN
After a Lively Chase on Poplar
Street - The Wounded
Mans Crime.

Just sbout dark yesterday evering
people walking along Poplar street
near Fourth had to move about in the
liveiest way TO escape being run over
by burly negro, who dashed up the
sidewalk toward the river at the top Of
bis speed, holly pursued by Deputy
Sheriff Mike Madden. The officer
continually called to him to halt, ard
several times
LRvELED HIS WEAPON
but did not fire on account of the
crowd. Once he raised his arm and
sent bullet into the air, but the effect
was to hasten rather than TO delay the
fugitive. he turned into the alley
running south from Poplar street, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets,
thrus,ing aside man who attempted
10 stop him. When Madden reached
the mouth OF the alley the darky was
about twenty steps away and running
at the top OF his speed. Without stop
ping, he
TOOK QUICK AIM
with his pisto', aud simultaneously
with the report the fugitive fell TO the
ground. To several peraona who ran
up to him he said he was badly hurt
and begged for drink OF water.
Capt. O'Hayer appeared upon the
scene in few moments alter the shot
was fired, and procuring wagon, had
the wounded man conveyed to the
Station House, while Madden surren.
dered TO Deputy Sheriff. DR.. Nall
Was summoned aud pronounced the
wound a very dangerous and probably
fatal one. The bullet, fired lrtm
thirty. eight call bre Smith 4 Wesson
pistol, entered the right side Just be-
low the ribs and lodged under the
skin about two inches below
THE LEFT NIPPLE,
passing through the lower part OF the
liver and missing the heart about two
inches Assriah Dickens, as the ne
gro was lied, has always borne very
uutavory reputation. About eighteen
months pgo, at midnight, he broke in
to house on farm neer the Kansas
City incline on the opposite side Of Il e
river, occupied by Mrs. Maiden snd
an adopted daughter They were
alone, and in bed asleep together at
the time. Awakened by the noise,
Mrs. Madden started to get w, when
the brute struck her fearful blow
over the head, carefully following up
his attack upon the old lady and the
girl with ouch v'o'ence that they mar.
rowly escaped with their lives, AZ d
were s,iIl unconscious when discover
ed by their neighbo's nt late hour
the next morning. Dickens
ROBBED THE HOUSE
at his leisure of everything be c;uld
conveniently carry away, and setting
fire to il left II to buru. The fire died
out, however, without doing much
damage. About two months aitervard
Dickens was captured near the Poplar
Street Market by Deputy Sheriff Jim
Madden, a son OF his victim, aided by
Patro,man Butler He was taken to
Marion, Crittenden county, Ark, for
trial, four indictments having been
found by the grand jury. He was
tried for assault with intent TO commit
murder and
SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS
in the penitentisry. In December
last he succeeded in effeCting his
escape, and has been heard Of several
times lately in this vicinity, but the
officers were unable TO locate him un-
til last night. As be was heing taken
away to the hospital last night he
called Jim Madden to him and told
him where he could find Taylor the
darby who led the jail delivery last
December.