The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-25
A SHARP REPoRr

. clock,
SHARP REPORT
rang out on the night air. There were few
In the nciEhborhood who heard IL Tho
mother herself did not hear II. simultan-
eously there was a slight crash in the east
wall OF the house, the bullet sped through,
glanced in northwcsterly direction aud
lodged in the brain Of the sleeping girl,
Mary Ellen Seagoves. Tho little inno-
cents dreams Of Christmas fled TO give
place to ;hc agony inflicted, aud a faint cry
OF anguish escaped her rs she Involuntary
cndcavored to rise. The disturbance
brought Mn. Scagroyes TO the bedside Of
her child. The appalling spectacle almost
paralyzed her, and she gave vent to a SC.
ries Of piercing screams that attracted
everyone within hundreds OF yards. An
examination Of the wound showed that
the bullet had entered the girls forehead
Just above and a little TO the left Of her
right eye, piercing the brain. From the
wound the brain slowly oozcd, forming a
pool OF clolied blood ON the bedding
Although the nolghbors-or those who
could face the horror-and DIR. Lpscomb
gently ministercd TO the little innocent,
relieving the frantic mother, she soon
died. slowly and silently all, save a few
who insisted upon remaining rs faithful
watchers over the dead, departed, thor
oughly depressed over the hidcous crime,
aud longing for an opportunity TO clutch
the throat Of the villain, or villains, and
torture him 10 death by slow degrees.
4 VAIN SEARCH.
But all did not 10 TO their homes In
fact, only the timid, or female portion OF
them did 10. The men and boys were on
the march. II was a search, the failure Of
which to uncarlh the object caused in.
ability OF TnE ArrEAL 10 narra,c the de.
tails of the lynching bee. Eycrynook aud
corner In the ncighborhood, whcritwould
be possible for q demon In human form TO
sccrcio himself wascomplelcly oycrhaulcd.
II was all In vain ut the time aud remains
30 until this hour.
An ArrEAL reporter wan soou on the
scene and did what lay in his power 10
turn up the whereabouts Of the rcd.handcd
subject Of the under world. Failing he
turned his attention TO the house wherein
lay the victim Of the assassin. The course
Of the lcadcn messenger was traced rs mi-
nuicly a. possible. From the reporters
observations, no il convinced that the
weapon used was a 3s-calibcr pistol. The
person who held II stood not exceeding
forty feet from the rear OF the house ai IN
angle sufficient TO fire into the building
through the window. lie missed u only
few inches. That this was his intention
l. manifest from the fact that through this
window shonc the light from a lamp burn
ing rather dimly in the front room. Then
was no light In the rear room.
TINS nERrAvED FANtY.
Tho family whose anticipaiions Of .
merry Christmas were thus rulhlcs'l,
broken oil consists OF the husband, Now
Scagrovcs, his vito and one remaining
child, an older daughter. Tho head o
the family Is an cmployc at tho Southern
oil Works, aud receives compensation
| little more than sufficient for the mainien
anco oihis family. Mr. Seagrovcsis araihcl
prcposscssing lady, about thirty.iivo ycan
OF age, an invalid from that insldions dis
case, consumption, aud near the grave
even without this violent aggravaIion. II
Is more than likely that the shock vii