The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29
ASSAULTED AND ROBBED.
n Man Named Brown Assaulted by Newt
Redick Near Ariadne.

robbing an old man ramed Brown,
in the seventh civil district, was
lodged in jail here last Friday.
The particulars of the affair are
about as follows: Newton Rediek.
a young man, some22 years Of age,
went out into the woods about eight
miles east of Big Sandy, and near
Ariadne, to where q man named
Brown, a tie cutter, was at work.
Redick engaged Brown in CONVEX
sation concerning timber matters,
and finally asked him if he. could
change a five dollar bill. Brown
informed him that he had nothing
less than five dollar bill exoeptse
one dollar silver piece. According
to statement made by Brownyhe
stopped over about this time so
place a wedge in position and has
no further recollection Ofywhat. oc-
CURED until he regained conscious
Hess lew nOQfS later.
About this time John Jones, q
teamster, drove up and sawra man
running away and found Brown on
the ground with e fracture on the
head, made from repeated blows
with a stick, and in an unconscious
condition. He was removed TO his
boarding house, and q physician
was hastily summoned who dressed
his wounds. Shortly after he re-
gained consciousness, and when re-
quested to explain his condition,
he said that he could not. Then
pointing out Redick, who was in the
room and who assisted in removing
Brown to his room, he said that as
he Redick) was the only other per-
son present at the time he could no
doubt explain the matter. Redick
was soon missed, and when sought
for to give his statement Of the af-
fair he could not be found.
A searching party led by Walter
Hartley and others captured Red
lex Thursday at the home of his
uncle, Jeff Redick, near Kenton, in
Stewart County, and while dressing
to leave for Texas. It seems from
report the suit Of clothing he had
on when arrested had been appro-
priated before making the assault
on old man Brown, as The clothing
was identified when he was return
ed to this county. He was turned
over to Constable j. G. Wheatley,
Of that district, who delivered him
to Sheriff Kirk Friday.
Robbery is said to have been the
motive forthe assault. He secured
$1l. The physicians saythat there
is no hope for Brown. His skull is
fractured in three places.
Redick does not deny the assault,
but claims that Brown gave him the
lie. 1t is said that Redick has led
a life of dissipation, but his father
is an'industriOus, honest citizen.
TIE Populist State executiyecom-
mittee has ratified the Republican,
Populist trade, and the combine is
now a fact. The committee indors-
ed the Republican nominations for
Judges of the supreme court, and
recommended loyal Populists to
vote for them and A. ID. Garrett,
the Populite nominee. Anything
to defeat the Democrats is the war
cry, and the two parties are to be
urged to bring out all their votes
and cast their ballots Tor the COM
bine candidates. Should there be
polled for the combine in the Au-
gust election a vote showing that
the fusion has been generally ac-
cepted then the plan will be put
III operation in close counties in Or
der, If possible, to elect fusion cam
didates to the general assembly in
doubtful districts. The lines are
now drawn, and it is a good time
for the Democratic executive COM
mittee to begin to put in shape the
campaignin all the counties. They
knOwt thatthe Democratic party will
have to fight the Republican-Popu-
list fusion and the victory over them
should be decisive. Let the party
be thoroughly organized to each
county and begin the work now
4 Nashville American.
IT will not be long before the
Populites in Carroll County will be