Year: 1869

THE Vihtoh Record doesn't like to see
any outs in a white mans paper, espec
tally like the one in This pOpep two weeks
ago, which was true representation of
buck niger authority over the white race
where niggers are permitted to VOTE hold
office, SIT on jurles, enter young ladies'
bed rooms al midnight, and many other
things in pursuance Of the 18th Amend
ment kept standing at The top Of the
editorial department in the record under
the wOrds-"We will fight it out on this
Line" The Record says ait was an Abo-
lilion picture published by mistake.'


Here is another "picLure," which we
find in the Memphis (Tenu Ledger of
August q, and We can assure the Record
that there is no mistake about it, as the
niger represented in this picture was
acting in pursuance Of the 18th Amend.
ment, but was shot by the heroic white
girl whom be attempted TO ruin:


1t was mentioned briefly a few days ago
that n woman on Island No. 10, few
miles above Memphis, had shot negro
who stole into her room to commit an out.
rage on her person. Fuller particulars
have come to our knowledge Of thrilling
character and they are certainly worth
recording to go into the history Of the
age. The days Of heroic women are not
numbered, The girl Of the period In this
instanc Is not all corsetS, falSs hair and
| Grecian bend


The young lady in this case is named
Shaw simply Sarah shaw, if we are moi
mistaken She was raised in Memphis,
aud is Of humble but respectable origin
Her circumstances iu life were such that
she hns been Obliged 20 earn living by
her own exertions, She 10 quite young
not more than eighteen or nineteen year.
old-and Of course is good looking as
brave girls always are. Some time ago
she went to live in The family Of Mr.. Doe
3ateman, on Islaud No. 30. She occupied
ut night, a room adjoining Mr.. and Mrs
Batemau's n little daughter of the latter
sleeping with her. Some two weeks ago.
the young lady thought, one night, that
me one ic TO GET into her room. This
alarmed her, aud The next day she Dor.
roweh Mr.. BatGn'nn's pistol from his wife,
but did not tell him for fear he would
laugh at them both. In two or three
dNys she returned The pistol, and Mr.,
Dateman was not told that it had been
loaned.


The night after tie pistol was returned,
the young lady was awakened ty the con
viction that some one was in the room
besides herself and the little Girl She
liste ted and ;lisfened but beard nothing
but the breathing Of her companion and
the beating of her own heart But Hol
being aGle to dispol the idea, she fell on
a plan TO place herself on the defensive
She spoke to her little companion, and
told her that she must get some water, at
the same instant rising and geing into
Mr.. Batem III $ room. Instead Of alarming
the family as almost any one else would
have done, she gently stole Mr.. Baieman's
pisoi from under hs head without dis.
tnrbiug him, and making noise with
her foot 10 drown The noise Of cooking it,


eIurn, to bed, and was soon breathing
with the regularity Of sound sleeper -
She had but o short time to wait. A noise
was heard OF the bedside, and somebody
caught her by the foot, and then spraug
up on the bed with the stealth and elias
ticity of q cat. His time had como she
raised herself up and fred two shots At
the bold intruder, Something fell heavi.
ly 10 the floor, aud then she heard some
body scrsmbiing out at the door. All
became quiet,


The yOang lady proceeded 10 arouse Mr.,
Batemau, who had heard the pistol but
did not know it was so close. When
light was procured, pool Of blood was
found on the 6oor, aud in the yard was
found an expiring negro, as black, feni
ish and hateful as ever belonged toRa
midnight league. His account was settled
lie was wounded in the shoulder and in
the groin. Both balls took good effeci and
in an hour or so the brute was dead. Ho
had been hired IN Memphis week before
to work on Mr.. Bateman'4 place saw the
Young lady and resolved TO outrage her
Had che been less firm and determined
he might have choked her to death and
succeeded without disturbing that sound
sleeping family.


Brave girl She was strongly opposed
TO the ratification Of the 18Th Amendment
the Record SO strongly advocates and
wants adopted in order to give al the
niggers in the country an opportunity 10