The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-19
CAN 1T BE TRUE -?
Awful Report From Tiptonville.
Two Men and a Woman Said to
Have Been Lynched.
The Murder of an Old Lady for Rob-
berry tho Cause.
Hor Son, His Now Wife and Father
in.Law SUSPECTED.
Tho Latter C"ine IL Known 20 Have
Boon Committed, but tho Lynchlug
Proceedings Are Matter
OF Some Doubt.

Through gentleman, who arrived from
Dycrshurg yesterday afternoon, TIE APP
PEAL received mcagcr information Of tho
reported lynching Of two men and
woman, at Tiptonvillc, Thursday.
Tiptonyille is landing on the Missis-
sippi River, 100 miles north OF here, and
about thirty miles from Dycrsburg, with
no other connection with the outside
world than the river and cross-country
roads
The gentleman from whom the report
came learned but one nnmo in connection
with the affair, that Of J. L, Atchison. A
reporter was set TO work on the case last
night, aud for one step in the inyestiga-
ton tclcgraphcd to the ArrEALcorrcspond
ent at nycrsburg. The office nj that point
was closed, hence the message brought 10
reply. The steamer Ruth, which runs in
the Tptonvillc trade, landed here at
o'clock last night. A visit was made 10
her Capt W. 7. Hall courtcously gave
all the information he had on the subject,
which was little. but escorted the reporter
TO tho statcroom Of Mr. BARTON, the pilot.
This gentleman stated that
ruE CRIME
Tor which the lynching IL said to have oc.
CURED WIS committed, To tho hcst Of liza
recollection, ON Christmas Eve. lie failed
TO remember the name OF the victim, an
agcd widow, hut had the particulars Of tho
tragedy from Mr.. Peacock. OF Pcacocks
Landing, ~ late M Thursday morning
early, on which day the Ruth left there.
II appear, that the old lady was possessed
OF some 500 or 500 In cash, wagon aud
two mules aud some other small property.
She had but one child, grown son, who
was in love with and persisted in marrying
Miss Alchison, nm arrangement which his
mother strcnuous'y opposed Tho wedding
took place la due time. Afterwards tho
son cndcayorcd Ia every way possible
10 induce his mother 10 surrender her
cash 10 him, 40 that no might remove 10
Texas. She refused all his advances, aud
! mover forgayo him fog his matrimonial al
lance. Tie rcsid cd with his wife at her
fathers home. Christmas eve the old
lady WIS found murdered, her head being
crushed In the rear and her throat cut on
the right side Al her IN oncy was gone.
Suspicion rested upon her son, and
hc. together with his wife and father.
inlaw, wcrc lodged In Jail. At
tho preliminary hearing the young
mans vito was released, tho two
men being bound over To answer an
indiclmcn, Tor murder In the FIRST degree
before the Circuit Court According 10
Mr.. Barlon's information the evidence
against the prisoners was purely circum-
stnniial and their lawyer was striving TO
have them released on writ oi habcas
corpus II WIS at this stage Of the game
that the Ruth left.
ruE lYNcuiNG.
On the point Of the lynchng Of the two
men aud the young woman first arrested
for completely there Is no ycrifcation.
Tho latest information could only come
10y steamer or across the country toa
Telegraph Office on tho line Of tho
Chesapeake q Ohio Railroad. AZ
best il would be- little less than
twelve hours after tho stroke Of
rlribuliyc Justice fell That was the in
lclligcucc that reached DyorsbuR how
ever The only shadow Of foundation for
reliance upon the rpor, lies In the habcas
corpus proceedings. II may 10 that tho
lawyer succeeded. the prisoners were re-
leased. and the citizens indignant over
the inncicd outrage. turned out and hung
the whole crowd. II sd.iicult 10 believe,
however that civilized people would hang
the woman on such iimsy prctext, and