The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-15
ON TWO COUNTS.
Rhoda Turner and Nixon Indicted.
Charged With Abortion and Muir
der in tho Second Degree.
Now Ready for a Vigorous Whirl In
tho Criminal Court.
An Atrocious Double Murder In n
Fair Way To Be Avenged.
The Water Valley and Cuflcevllle News
papers With Ono Exc option, Have
Something to Say at Last
The Appeal Encouraged
In It's Work.

| SometnlnB 10 ohy ht Last
The Appeal Encouraged
in Its Work.
The grand jury did some wholesome work
yesterday provided It can De made to stick
TO jury of twelve men in the criminal
court
BY this time the public las been made IA.
miliar, by The APPrAI, with the particulars
Of horrible double murder which occurred
in this city Wednesday, Seltcmbcr6. Willie
Tisdell and her unborn babe were the vic
| tins. Responsibility for the crime dwells
with c. 4. Romburgcr, Grlcy u. Brown
Rhoda Turner and DIR. J. Nixon, the latter
two being now directly cha god by the grand
jury with les commission. The indictments
are doubled barreled, including abortion
and murder in the second degree.
The Water Valley paper Of last week con.
tanned no mention of the nilair, although in
formation OF il was COW ed to them by Tnr
ArrrAL ON Thursday and thcy are issued ON
Saturday. For this singular omission their
patrons were indignant and openly charged
IL To influence" Here IS what some Of
them will say today:
LOCAL NEWSPAPER COMMENTS,
Special Dispatch to Tho Appeal
CorfEEyIILE, Miss, Sept li.-The Pcopie's
Friend, published at Water Valley, will
have the following sensational head lines
tomorrow, and also the annexed editorial
Remarks:
''wlic Tisdcll Goes 10 the Fac, Wy She Is Courtcd
aud Ruined by tho SUPPLEMENTARY and Ills
lul-shc h sent O. Memphis tu Hide til the
4 Clouds Roll ly, with lnstfn tious To DO What
ever Rhuda Turner the C0uryl Keeper OF the
foul lhnchc, Adyiscs-1sia Her Medicine
and II Robbed Of All she liis-l.ics Dying In a
iitlallo Plight, Begging thy While by lytvr
aud VIM for Her ictraycr 90 Come 10 Her
Propelled Them Toward Tho Ruin oi Poor
Willie Prevents Them froi. Doing an Act M
Manly-sh Is Conveyed froli the llclish rr
ciucis oi khvda turner's Ilousy 10 the rulten
livld, Wrapped ia one FILTHY l.Cuo OF Linen
The Keen I've Of an Oiic,f Smells a Nous
aud Arrests ghoda ~ Wei. ~ ~. nixon the
Qunck, aud Then pisinlcn isuf wllllcs lody
4 composition. tu De- Dlsscc0 ln a llore stable,
\ solely for the bcucnt q th, Court"
Then follows the editorial comments:
1.-THE news Of the sad hle OF Miss Willie
Nsdcll reached Us last Filay, bat too late
ior publication that wcck , oi'r pNpcr was
N mp and on the susa - 80 now eu-
Inleu 70 slNe vac l'Eucnlhs u ~ as level
dpcd. Miss Willie llsdJli WAS born aud
feared near Walden, Miss. About six years
ego, her family being poor she came 10 this
place 20 earn her living boz working In the
Nououn cotton factory. Tie snpcrintCud.
cnt, whose duty u b. 10 protect the girls
under his change, awaited himself Of his nu,
lthority over them and IN his evil mind
COmmcnccd plotting "a ruin this poor girl,
aud succeeded There b. unothcr's name
L.. a. -.
dat within itself should sustain the morals
ui the country, and lac Boz above
oven suspicion of 80 foul deed. lul
a Is often the case that some men
Nho occupy the highest places in society
have blaCkcr souls than tie ylcst demon
The S,irc Lsarss, another pap,r published
IN Water Valley after giving ma extract from
daily paper says; I'VE do not wish a.
comment upon the terrible crime, ~ Il d
being investigated by the proper authorities,
who, no doubt will hunt out the truth.
There was once u garden we'll stocked with
flowers of every hue aud variety. Among
the flowers that huddcd ant hluDmcd was
very beautiful lily, 90 fair. fo lovely that 10
attracted the notice uf othpr plants. There
u grew iu IT, marvellous purity aud lowell.
nc-s. a flower fresh from tho hand Of God.
There were tIisilcs growing IN the garden
and they illitcrcd the liiy until it became
proud aud vain, aud said, Am not the
most beautiful Hover In tha inulung Alas.
the thistlcs bUathrd upon The lily, aud H.,
a. purity was gone and Doe internal beauty
was no mora. At last tao beautiful lily,
once W innocent, ns well ~ fair, faded and
passed away under the poisonous breath nj
the noNiUus plants that hal taken her young
life. There IN one above who secs all things
who took The poor, bruised and broken
Hover ~ bis bosom, uticf1F the words Tor.
riycncss, aud rcplnntcd 10 in The celestial
rinlcn. Ia The great hereafter great wrongs
will be- rightcd."
We know that the Tma. published nj
COilccyillc, IN the same county will s1y to.
morrow morning. before yputuriug on
editorial opinion on The following col.
umus ~ Sensational matter, IHicf repre-
sentative was sent i1 Wafer Valley with ius
sifuClions 10 thoroughly investigate the
cafc. Tho result Of this Investigation is That
OaFley ID. Brown was not the original
scducrr Of Miss risdell. and TINT be- can
easily establish his innocence u hearing
before the board Of mayor and nlirIm % can
be- obtained, 81 Ear as tondiug the Tirl g.
The negroes In Memphis iH concerned, W.
Brown positively denies Any criminal ut'ui
aud when we takC into consideration thu
TACT That Rh0dn Turner has acted us midwife
Tor one ~ Water Valley bot citizens on
three OF four occasions his denial bear
tfuiN upon IT, lace N.IffH may have
tempted Dr. Nixon and RHpin io All Willie
Iiuioll. but We are glad ~ .uic q. y. Brown
can aud viii prove his innOururo,'
A LITTLE COINCIDENCE
n will be- observed that ihe water Valley
P,0grsH b. Mt quoted IN h. foregoing y -
bal dispatch, Girloy -. Brown BIZ local al.
iiur ~ ihis paper There b. uu statement
however that the Progr,9 ~ silent on Tie
subject aud InE ATRIAL viii uui believe at
present that 10 is 20 minif IH lis readers us
~ omit mention mud part l.HW ui crime
90 Shocking aud brought lu 'Iy home 10
them. The correspondent UHi have over
looked iho uiirruCet on 81 IfHWrF. and u
sD. TuE Arrrii viii give .N"m The benefit
Of o. circulation aY early HH possible after
the arrival Ol the mail bringing thC paper
ln this issuo nothing rCU s but W note
tie omission
LEADING m InE Work,
Tho NarllH TelHS1soa UHH peaks %
Willie TsirIls death and boo. hrrrALH e.
forts 20 lly every fact bear upon u bare.
"IiE MrnrHH ArFg,L be- doing n grand
Nyfk in bringing ~ mighty influence TO
bear DO ih, work Of briugu 'H 'Hndign the
punishment The workers Ul U'IW'y. lhs
u q. it should be- The tiriu la. come when
all TIE forces II society must array ih,m'
selves against the devil and .s angels u lie
enormously incrcasing hUul NJ corruption
and 81 crime shall be- sinyrI. TO tbs grand
work she Star, ~ Few Yoll Dee done Won
does and We are glad 10 Boo lnE AfrtAL
leading in the saiuo much needed woik ~
Our seetiOn. The recent gluAg when sent