The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-17

p ohapy uacSed Is eV.Iy riep
pne Il b 8 precautions. Alfred W
'un owe on a Cr1fswa,k bv a b IRE NJ q
buggy 70 he was coming from stho1.
T. e Chi dren wro wee with him de
rlared ihat the man must have done
on purntse, and hat he drove rapid
aWsy af er the acc dent. II was een-
e.ally tet down az a piece Of care ess
ness, hut Gr y firmly believed u at y
IVES q u W Wogp on the " ri Of tn
enemy. The horse and vehicle wee
so We Gts HiDtd that he found the
owner, but all be could learn wss tha
a ttr,rger. hal hirs the outfit for 8
couple OF hours and returned it il
god order. The boy hsd an arm
y oxen and was severely b used, but
wss out az ia ia a few We, ks. Ths
was the LETT at 'empt on his life until
h. Was ~ years old. A Stranger
tGsu SUI K tt him over the gate oue
evenirg with an iron bolt, but the
boy dtdged the blow. Soon after thai
episode MIR. Grey died aud the Wild
oR and the boy went to Louisvlls to
reside WITH one of her brothers. Hare
Alfred remained until he was eight
con without another attempt IN his
life. Mr.. Gray d ed, and n OF the
ocll p 'per9, in m tklDg not CO OF tue
fact, made q eens ,tionat notice a1out
tho foundliug aud narrated some OF
the attempts upon his lie. A month
had not passed before he WIS shot a
tbr ulh bis chamber window. Tne
would be mu d rsr could see the
young mans sharow on tbs q ain
bat his bulIe. ia led 10 re ca the tar'
g,t sim, d At. IL m ha' pened that 8
policeman Was at hal d nd arrest d
the IN "a who fred the shot but he al
eyed tn { IL gis an acc dert and was
nos held. He was al entire stranger
0 Louisville but explained bis p es
tucs by as er ing taHt he was selling
county liShts fcr q pa ent churn and
bg txhit iting a model.
Alfred hfd been tod Of all that bad
pas ed before, and soon af er The at
tmpt, and nnhekuown TO any OF hit
til nos, he secr,t y It Loni vi lie and
went to Missouri aud Kansas, whele
ne remained Un il about q year sgl.
He WAS then % years OF Sg-, and q
hs hfd roI be n pnIsu, d for sever
wears he deemed 1t safe II r. turn. He
ad not maintsined Corresp jndence
wllh h 8 friendP, and ht o urHed to
Lou sville find t1em gone and theiI
whereabou q Unknown. The lat W
at Indianapolis had removed 10 OH
ado end could not bs definitely
located Bit YVES on his way
| Co umbus, o., and was 8 adding. on
the platform of Il passenger oar while
the train was just leavlug the station
between Diyt n aud XsLi', wi en- he
was sbotin tLe b ,ck by come unknow
aud unseen p ran. 1t WAS JUS a.
dusk, AID he iel in a heap aud Wa
uoro iacious for a quarter of an bont.
Whether he was snot by a p sseneer,
slme one who l'aped of, or by 8 m
one & ndlng b side the trfca, Cou d
10 b. told. 1t was looked upon as an
acc dent by al except B t. He wac
sent 81 q hospit Al, card for viii 9 his
money Taste d, aud then went 10 the
polrhouse OF lis own accord. Wnen
Iol that he might live a few month4
but could not ever get vel, he ex
pre- ssed his tharktulnes that tn h
WAC the cee Win his last da! 8
were at hand he to d his 8 DRY, and
added that d, atl woulI be a relief
He bad teeu haunt d and hunted un
I'll he felt that the grave alone w~u'd
trlng him i'm nu | y.