Year: 1867

to the Murdererss
We condense as follows from the Memphis
Bulletin of the I'd inst.:-


Another victim has fallen by the hand of an
assassin on the streets of Memphis. General
Smith P. Bankhead the gifted, the noble, and
the talented is no more. He died at late hour
on the night of Sunday, from the cruel and
murderous blows received at midnight ON Satur-
day, from the bludgc on of an unkno wn assassin,
twenty-four hours. The particulars of the
murderous assault may be briefly recapitulated
During the evening he had been with number
of friends at various places in the city, and
while alone, between ii and IL o'clock, he en-
tered singing saloon on Main street, known
as the Golden STAR He left that place about
IL O'Clock, and while passing along Main street,
at the corner of Washington street, midnight
assassin, who had evidently been on his track,
with the intention of robblng him, came up
behind the General and struck HIM fearful
blow over the head with bludgeon inficting
frightful wound. The blows were repeated four
different times, and the unfortunate gentleman
fell to the ground, with his skull fractured in
two places, and the brains protruding from the
wounds. A policeman who was walking up
Washington street at the time, distinctly saw
the blows given, and rushed to the spot. The
assassin, however, doubtless saw him approach
ing, for he made off at so rapid rate that he
late Chief of the Fire Brigade, and William
Peters, steamboat pilot, were also at the spot
an instant alter the assault took place, and
although they both saw the assassin run away
his movements we're 80 rapid, and the night so
dark that they only got partial view of him.
and are unable to give any description of his
personal appearance. The three persons, i'm
mediately on coming to the spot where General
Bankhead lay, did all they could to help him,
and had him conveyed to the First District
Police Station. DR.. W. H. White was soon IN
attendance, and did everything in his power
which medical skill could suggest for the
wounded man. From the injuries he had re-
ceived, Dr. White saw the case was hopeless,
as IL was impossible the General could survive
the very serious injuries he had received. He
was conveyed to his residence as speedily as
possible and although the most eminent medi
cal gentlemen in the City were in attendance,
all their efforts to prolong life were unavailng,
The General lay in an almost unconscious con
diton till late hour on Sunday night when
death came to his relief, and the spirit returned
TO the God who gave ii. Coroner Cotton held
an inquest on the body, and although Captain
Waldraven, Mr.. Peters, and the policeman were
all called as witnesses, no light was thrown OF
the mysterious murder, and no clue could b'
got to the midnight assassin. The jury returned
as their verdict that 'the deceased came u
his death by being struck on the head, thereb!
fracturing the skull. by an instrument in tn
hands of some person or persons TO the jur.
unknown" In the forenoon of yesterda
a man named SpIllmsn was arreste
by the police on suspicion, as he wa
seen 10 leave the saloon about the sam
time that General Bankhead did, but h
appeared to know nothing about the matter tina
was likely 10 lead TO the apprehension OF tn
assassin. A meeting Of the members Of the bs