The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-13
BOTTOM FACTS.
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rurrr ~ his deputy. engaged in the morr Import
aut blriurs ct collecting HAcs
Mr. Bcntly declares that lac ia not use
any such HUFFMAN reference tu the Sheriff n
absence 70, engaged in the more important
business ~ collecting taxes lie usks. "Du
YOU believe that could make such bar.
haruus aud uuiouIInE rmark under the cir.
cumsiunccsf' ] DO not think it reasonable
that De would.
rnE VAIL fsciBrNL
plummcVillo q small town six miles
east u Morrlton. There are thr'c saloons
there, which make u a center Of attraction
10 the liquor-ddnking element for miles
around. u b. the place whore, the Clayton
letter complains, Supervisor Charles Wahl
was shot IN the neck aud ear, but the Clay
ton letter doe. not tell the whole story. II
appears that four Citizons Of rlummpryillr
Including Wahl, Wcrr engaged boz PLAYING
carls. City Marshal laudcr, II rlummcf.
willie, was also in the game. H. had that
day arrested drunken WAGNER. WHO lived
boz the mountains hIrk NJ rlummrr,illr. and
that rite muuuiHiuDpr sWurr Vengeance
upon the City Marshal The game was iu
progress in ruom with glass door n view
u which could boz commanded from the
outside. The Marshal aud VAIL were sitting
opposite each other in % direct line Many
believe that the bullet which struck Wall Nns
aimed NJ Marshal Lander That officer ryi.
drutly thought sp himself iuf be- resigned
his Office two days aiirwum aud skipped ~
part. Unknown. p'uWmrryillc u built on
the edgr NJ piece NJ woods and the build.
ing I've which CLAYTON WIS Killed " in on
isolated spot fnrihpsi from The ihirkly in.
hahitcd portion ~ thr town. n Ia easily
conceivable how two men with horses tied
to tho picket fence could creep up ton win.
dow u thrt house. empty the contents ~
two shuiguus into thr mum and reaching
their horrs. escape a. tID mountains Whcrr
pursuit l. next 81 impossible. EN.Shrrifl
tuhlcutz q Republican can testify how
easy 10 IA for fugitive criminals ~ mako
their escape FROM certain portions Of Con.
way County.
During his term of office aud one ~ biz
predecessors, T.. ~ spruE i've murdcrcn ~.
capped arrest
a negro was Killed 1u his own place aud
sheriff SprCf WIZ uu thu pot q few minutes
thereafter No afryst
During the two year. irun II Coblcniz
George rcarcc Killed liI.h Ship, both white.
fDarCo was not arrested Iul lirly got away.
Lum Mnynrd, NhIrr Republican, Killed
HAYNES. Drmurrgt Nuy1d wns arrested
aud allowed ~ csrapH hF % Republican con.
stable. W !. Taylor, who was Indicted Tor
Tor negligence.
y. 4. Thornton killrl William Boylcs No
arrest n u sHd Thornton never LEFT the
ncighburhuod 10 h.s Hiuto come be- aud
surrendered a. ~lier.n shelby
These incidents fnH only cited a. show
| that IN n spar.cly settled country backed
| by Wild. mouhalrUu ilirkcL The r.cnpo
| 81 daring murHcrHr NOT difficult o.
| wonderful cirtuniafuu.H a. Ia tho
rnErt ~ riw HlLtot-nox
/ at PlummoryIllc. I con make 20 report not
| having bad time a. NFi ih1t town aud
| make inquiry nmUHH iH riutrnA From
what could learn of uu'lpn, There ~ No.
doubt the hoxes vprr distracted Wy masked
men. ns described iu 'H" Clayton letter M
one seems 10 know 90 N1Inlion Who per
pciratcd the crime. uu. InH any one there
believe that the blI..'HlN thieves KILLED
Clayton Tho PREVAILING theory H that ihc
son. doscondnni of ...N' VINE ninh iiuf'
| dcrcd twenty year aF. b. I"N'I layton
col0fcd militia took fHH' means "l nN'hRihl
his ancestors death IHrf' N'ft several
such murder. cnmm 100 conway 'ouhty'
one Of them Within ." N1i'' ~ Whcfe
Clayton met hi fate ! DO NOT nlla'l, any
weight a. that thcu. '|. r'''n' uiht
may develop la a subs.t Y.Hl Itp3iI