Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-06
SUMMARY OF SOUTHERN NEWS.

AUGUST Z. MYERS. a saltwater manufac-
iurer, was found in bis factory at Savannah.
Ca, with his throat cut, and his skull broken.
He is supposed to have been murdered. Three
col0red men, all discharged employees, are
under arrest.
JAMES WRIGHT, a nine.year-old boy Of
Knoxville, Tenn. accidentally shot and killed
his brother Charley with an empty pistol
at Morristown.
JOHN BLUNT, laborer of Louisville, KY,
was instantly killed by a pistol, which he
thought was not loaded. He was examining
Smith & Wesson S2-ealiber pistol, when his
stcp-daughter, Bette Smith, a girl Of Is years
entered the room at this time and began look
ing at the pistol which Blunt still held in his
hand. He handed the pistol to her still think
ing it was not loaded, and told her TO see if
she could shoot IT. She took the weapon from
him and playfufly pointed il at Blunt saying,
Il am going to shoot you" Blunt laughed,
the trigger was pulled, a loud report follow
ing, and with stagSer forward Blunt fell
heavily to the floor. The bullet had come
squarely through his forehead
NEGOTIATIONS are pending between promi'
nent manufacturers of Memphis, horsemen
aud capitalists from different parts of Ken
lucky Illinois and Indiana looking 10 the
building Of a race track Of the kite-shaped
style in Memphis. II is the intention to have
the track completed in time to have meeting
follow the races at Columbus, Tenn, this
spring.
SOME months ago Albert Hope was sent TO
the Penitentiary for four years for obtaining
money on woTthlessdraits on Memphis, (renn.)
banks. Hope. 1t seems. was son of a pscmi'
nent New Orleans cotton man and a finely
educated young fellow. He went to New
York soon after coming into his fortune and
quickly ran through IL Then he came South
and got into trouble, and his family was much
distressed over the affair, but succeeded in
getting the Court officers and the bank people
to sign petition for his pardon. This wls
presented to Governor buchanan, aud Hops
has been pardoned.
Nix. ]. CRAWFORD and Mr.. Samuel Moore,
of Oxford, KY, neighbors go, into an argu-
msnt concerning the importance Of getting
their tobacco ready for shipment. Both be-
came angry, and almost simultaneously drew
their reyolvers and commenced firing at each
other. Moore received a scalp wound two
aud half inches in length, and another ball
passed through his right ear. Crawford was
shot only once, the ball passing through his
finger,
NEAR sharpsburg, Ky, Marion Cornish
went TO his spring house for buoketof water.
Two hours later he was found by his wife ly-
ing under the water dead lilo was a sufferer
from epilepsy, and, it is supposed, had ct
aud fell into the spring.
DENNIS sTRow, the oldest man in Marshall
county, KY, has just died. He was ioS years
old, had lived in this county over twenty
years aud left many descendants, but no close
relatives lie had been county charge for
twenty years.
TERESA WHITE, years old, was burned
to death in lookup house, at Augusta, Ga.
A younger baby was badly burned, The child
was dead when discovered. The mother LEFT
the two alone and went out 10 work.
JoHN II. l.. CRAIG, bookkccper In tho
James Bank at Atlanta, Ga, shot and fatally
wounded his brother-in.law, Theodore Flesh
Family trouble led to the tragedy.
JACK JOHNSON, Washburn. Granger County.
Tenn, gave his wife beating. His boy,
John, aged l6 objected and finally shot hia
father. The father is dying aud the lad is a
fugitive from justice.
In Claiborne County, Tenn, near Cumber.
land Cad. Dypaties Thompson and Williams
attempted TO arrest two outlaws and horse.
thieves. A desperate running Eight occurred,
and one Of the outlaws was shot from bis horse.
After he fell no took deliberate aim and shot
Deputy Thompson through the heart. The
other outlaw was then captured along with
the fellow who had been wounded. The body
Of the dead Deputy and tho two prisoners
were taken to Cumberland Gap The wounded
outlaw is said to be dying. The name Of
neither is known. Il was reported about that
mob was about to lynch the men under ar
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