The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-08

Washington +. McCownand Eph Reeves,
the two men who wore charged directly
with the murder OF Martin Moore, on the
boiler deck of the steamer Benton, about s
o'clock Sunday evening, were arraigned in
the police court yesterday morning on the
charge of murder. Their attorney waived
examination and they were held without
bond to await the action OF the grand jury.
Beside this, both parties were fined $50 in
the name of the city for disordcrly con-
duct. The other parties present NJ the oc-
currencc, j. III. Burton and T. W. God
frey, were fined $50 each for drunkenness,
and held ms witnesses. Samuel Tillcy,
whom the coroner's jury held as an ac-
cessory TO the murder, was still unable to
appear, on account of the cut on his right
wrist. He is closely guarded by an officer,
and will be given n preliminary hearing rs
soon ms he is able TO leave his room.
1t will be remembered that Squire But.
tenberg held the inquest on Moore and
issued State warrants for all the principals
Sunday night. II was his intention TO
hold the preliminary examination yestcr-
day, and ordinarily that duty would have
fallen to him as the officer in charge of the
case from its beginning, but President
lladden in the exercise or his coordinate
power as city recorder, and therefore u
magistrate, ignored altogether Squire But
tcnbcrg's original auth, rity, and went
into the examination OF those witnesses
present with the above results.
Squire Gutenberg in the punctilious dis
charge of his duty, was no little surprised
at Presidents laddcn's course in the prem
Uses, and at once went 10 consult Attorney
General Peters, as 10 the course he should
pursue in the matter The attorney gen
eral gave il as his opinion that ms the
criminals had been arrested by the police
authorities, that fact. along with the adj
ditional fact of President lladdcn's magis-
teiial power, clothed him with the author
ity TO proceed in the eases.
Squire Gutenberg had gone indus
triously to work ON the case with the
laudable purpose not 10 let amy OF the
guilty parties escape, and with the number
OF WITNESSES which he had caused 20 be
summoned, u moro thorough preliminary
investigation would most likely have sim
pliticd matters for the grand jury. Two
witnesses who would have been before
him, and who may rot be- examined now
mt all, are Al. W. Whittcn, Of No. 81
Main street, and j. A. Pebble, OF No. l1d
Main street. Both OF these men were
sitting ON Kansas City ear on the track,
looking directly into the boat, when the
difficulty begun. Both Of them stated 10
the squire that they saw Moore when he
came down from he upper deck, and that
lac was at once engaged IN conversation 10y
two men answering the description oi
McCownand Reeves; that AL ~ asuddcu The
onc.armcd man twho was McCownl drew
a pistol and fired nt Moore, who ran to-
ward the bar pursued 10y McCown and
Reeves; the latter snaiched a knife from
the bar counter, and commenced to cut ut
the lcvingman, Who was caught hymuthcr
man, who came from behind the bar
| This was Glly.) These nrr certainly ma
tcrial witnesses AMI should bc Ia court.
The prisoners arr dangerous characters
| ShrcWd INSCRIPTIONS gamblers, chcnt
and sharks in addition 60 being cold
bloodcd assas,ins. They should not b,
permitted Ia pscape. They have been IL
| trouble before AMI know something about
criminal procedure. II will De interest
| ing Ia watch the udtuit moves mndu by
them and their counsel to ave them free.
CoId Biopdcd Reeves.
Special Dispatch IN The Appeal
NASHVILLE, Tom, May 7-EphHiim
Reeves, The Memphis murderer, Va we'll
known In Nashville, and l. the son Of u
widowed mother, who ftill lives here.
Several ycafs ago Reeves aud his brother.
IN law got into quarrel. Reeves took oul
his pocket knife and sat down on the
,,,trh .pJ worry calmly bpulu whiting H.
when asked by his mother What hc In.
tended doing, he replied: 81 am going n
ki.i that d-ds-b." when he had Whct
ted the knife 10 a razor sharpness, he
walked IN the back yard where his brother
In law was sitting and deliberately cut hi'
throat. lie was convicted and sent 90 the
pcnilcniiary for term ~ yc1r-, but WI.
| pardoncd on account Of III health, and