The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
WHISKY RUNNER
MURDERED; BODY
BURIED IN SAND
George R. CaShion Killed
Several Days Ago Some
Fifty Miles Above Memphis
on Mississippi River.
LAST WITH D0N0 KID
AND ARCHIE BOTTOMS
Party Left His HOuSeboat
0StenSibIy to Go to Cache
Of Whisky.-Fi Fishermen Bury
Corpse.

George r. Cashion alleged bootlegger
and river runner with whisky, was Wur
dcrcd and buried under few rect OF
sand on island No, "a, according to re-
ports received by the local ponce de-
nartmeut from men who have JUST ar
rived In the city from up the river,
Cashiou was one Of the lords of the
river trade and II is claimed he was
murdered in cold blood IN order that
his whisky cache located on one OF
the small islands about 90 miles up the
river from Memphis, might be looted
by fellow whisky runners on the Mis-
sissippi
II is known that Cashion was living
with woman, said TO be Bess Taylor,
Of police fame in several cities, Wnhe
up tho river. and 1t Is through thls
woman the two men who told the story
to Detectives Hoyle and ChioS1a claim
they received their information. He had
q wife and children at the foot OF WIS
consln avenue In Memphis. o
Archie Bottoms, Cairo, Ill.,, and man
known as "Dono Kid" from st. Louis.
"ere with Cashion when he was last
seen 10 leave his househoat on island
a. Both are well-known, the police
say, as whisky runners, and Bottoms
has record In the bureau of identifica-
tion OF the Memphis police department
Bottoms and the "Dono Kid went to
Cashon's boat Monday, Aug. 25, II is
stated, and persuaded Cashion to get
In their boat and go down the river
on nretense Of selling some whisky
IN which they both claimed an interest,
Bess Taylor was left In charge OF
,Sashion's place while he was away.
After the lapse OF week the wom-
ans suspicious we're aroused and she
began making inquiries among the river
runners. She found that a body had
| been found half exposed on the sand ot
| island "a. Just below Lookout landing,
which was soon Identified by men at
the place rs that Of Cashion.
Two Gaping Wounds.
The body, which was partly decom-
| posed showed two gaping gunshot
| wounds, according 10 the story told De-
| tectlVe Hoyie One was on the side of
| the head and tho other in the abdomen.
| One side of the face had been torn
| away Men who found the body buried
It a few feet IN the sand near the river
bank until someone should take enough
interest In the matter to notify authoi-
ties
Two brothers, ]. W. and W. NJ. Blood.
worth, fishermen on tho river, living az
S1b North Main street. brought tho
| story to Cashions wife. They were
asked by the Taylor woman to tell Mrs.
Cashlon Of her husbands death they
state, Cashlon had four small childreA
| and while in Memphis lived on the
river hank at the foot Of wisconsin
avenue
An effort win he made by govern
| ment men and hv the police denart.
ment to locate Bottoms and the "Dono
Kid" nt once, Bottoms was reported
| as having been seen IN Memphis Wed
| nesday afternoon The case Is out or
the Jurisdiction Of the Memphis police
as the killing occurred In Tlpton county.
A report In the Bertillon department
shows that Archie Bottoms was arrested
in Memphis on Aug. II. 1918, on a
charge Of disorderlv conduct
Friends Of Mrs. Cashion VIII send up
the river Friday In an effort to get
CaShion's body and bring II to Met,,-
phls for buriak Cashion was a large.
well-bult man Weighing about SO0D
| pounds
OtficialS are trying to verify the story
as told by the two brothers.