The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-29
JEALOUSY AND MURDER.
FRIaHTFuL TRAGEDY IN THE SOUTH.
ERIN PART OF THE COUNTY.
Dan Crawford Rids Himseif Of VIM. Fer
riii, Rival for the Favor of Bette
Fletcher, an Az Being the Weapon
Welded with Horrible Eject.

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line on the Horn Lake road WINS tne
deed OF human 6end, maddened by that
worst Of all human passions jealousy.
m on,rsa tho m.ro meption n the word
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such Is the fact.
The actors in the fearful tragedy are all
co,orcd and never did n primal savage in
a.. ,,n,,,os 90 Africa commit a fourier or
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more ihhuih"h muroer' Every oo."'i VI
the crime is appalling, shocking ana SICK
ening 10 the moral sense ofcivilized beings.
The slain man was William Forrill,
.hout forty vears of ACE and who
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been employed ~ 'he mn vi h"hcoon
4 Vincent. at Busby station, several
miles below Iakeview, on the Louis
villa Nav Orleans A. Texas railroad. His
slaver IL Daniel Crawford. dark, brown.
Skinned negro. who states his age as about
twenty wears and tbe woman. or rather
Girl. who was the real and sole cause OF the
murder. is Bette Fletcher. who also goes
by the name of Cruise, n bright maroon,
a6out seventeen years OF age.
Dan Crawfords home and where his
parents live Is at Senatobia, Miss. Along
In last January he went 70 visit his brother.
Jim Crawford. who farms few miles this
aide of the State line. The Fletcher girl
lived near by. and In n short while they
were on intimate terms, and went 10
live nj Jim Crawford's. For some cause
they left there about two months ago and
went down in the neighborhood Of Busby
station. Crawford worked by the day
anywhere he could got work and the girl
went 10 cook at the mill OF Vincent *
Hancock. whore Ferrill worked. Ferrill.
Notwithstanding that he was n married
man. became infatuated with the Girl. and
so I'd III s,on'son GEORGE Pve 1be oirl
conscn,od 40 marry tho s,en.son and The
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rim about The eih In the enrly
mart al tho night Whether nan
went ,o sleen or moi IA moi Lpown
but NH al The inmates agrco thai
soclock that mornlng th.v wcre snJdcniy
srous,d law n terrific sirnegie A. iLcy
awoke thcy could soc one man siriLing,
with all his strength nj the other Will a
sharp.blaslcd ax. The stricken man Will
much effort. spmne ont of the bed and
seized the ax In the hands az his assas-in
sbe iii 40 Inc Vas me, will = ,irns,
FINN n lony tccn.biadcJ lniie ila, s,nI
into his hrar, driven hy The haul ~ ,ha
a. nsrr and he IN blecdlng anJ J.sJ a.
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a Terrific min storm, ,,as rag,n. onjcli,,
n liyht was made. anil ihrn an H. A.,
law The mangleJ AMI iiL,l,ss 60, -
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