Blount County TN Archives News.....News Articles February 2, 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Glenn Teffeteller glennt@icx.net August 20, 2005, 3:14 am MARYVILLE WATCHMAN February 2, 1883 Friday, February 2, 1883 Will Rogers, an exemplary young man of Cleveland, died suddenly of heart disease, last week. Wiley Wright, a well known engineer, was killed in a railroad accident on the K & O Railroad last Saturday. A horrible murder was committed last week, eight miles from Chattanooga, on the Crawfish Springs Road. H.H. Rudd aged about 75 years, was the victim. The dastardly deed was committed by two Negroes, who have been captured, and are in jail at Chattanooga. Money was the object. At the Louisville Flouring Mills yesterday evening, Mr. Henry Finger met with a sad and tragic death while engaged in putting up timbers under the mill- race. One of the timbers fell upon his head, crushing his skull and killing him almost stantly. Deceased was about 45 years of age, and a man of family. A Tall Man With A Tall Name---Thomas Anderson Rutherford Nelson Williams--one of Maryville’s rising young lawyers. An exceedingly brilliant light was seen in the western horizon Wednesday evening, at about 8 o’clock. It was a little north of sunset and at an angle of about 45 degrees. It had the appearance of a very brilliant comet, and was thought to be one, but when the clouds drifted away the light was gone, and it was seen no more. Can our scientist tell us what it was? Bob Flannigan, who was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary, was taken to Coal Creek today. John Coulter, from the 14th district, was arrested Wednesday on the charge of profanity and disorderly conduct. He will have a hearing tomorrow before Justice Moore. We were premature in announcing that Mr. Sam Eagleton had gone to Texas, last week. He, with his brother Johnny, will start Monday next, destined for Big Springs, Howard County, where they will reinforce the Blount County boys already there. Blount County Boys In Texas---The following named Blount County boys are living at Big Springs, Howard County, Texas: Will Hannum, Joseph M. Anderson, Burl George, John Snoddy, J.W. Wilson, Calvin Anderson. They will soon be reinforced by John and Sam Eagleton. Jo. Anderson is the County Court Clerk of Howard County. In Limbo---Two brothers, Sut and William Arwood, were arrested at their home in the country Saturday night by Sheriff Edmondson and Deputies Anderson and Goddard, charged with malicious mischief, on indictments found by the last grand jury. In default of bail, they were sent to jail to await a hearing at the next sitting of the Circuit Court. William Skinner and Newton Wheeler were arrested Monday night by the same officers on the charge of unlawfully carrying concealed weapons. They will have a preliminary examination before Justice Moore tomorrow. Dastardly Crime---One of the most heinous, depraved and dastardly outrages that ever blackened the history of crime was perpetrated in the 13th civil didtrict of this county Wednesday morning last. The facts are almost in creditable, and were it not that they come from sworn evidence, they could scarcely be believed. The particulars are about as follows: Wednesday morning Harvey Dupes, a white man about thirty years of age, went to the house of Mrs. Pryor, a widow lady of good character. Mrs. Pryor is the mother of a beautiful little girl of six summers, and this little one, the comfort and the angel of its mother’s life, was playing in innocent myrth around the hearthstone. Dupes, by speaking kindly to the child, won its confidence and took it upon his lap. The mother in the meantime had stepped out of the house. Dupes played with an caressed the innocent little child for a time, and then his hellish, depraved, rankerous passion asserted itself, and the impulse seized him to rob the virgin of its purity. The little girl cried for help, and soon its mother appeared, when Dupes fled. Mrs. Pryor went immediately to Justice Dunlap and swore out a warrant against Dupes, charging him with rape. The warrant was placed in the hands of Constable Hooper who soon arrested the human fiend, and brought him before Justice Dunlap for preliminary examination. The evidence showed conclusively that Dupes was guilty, and he was committed to jail without bond---the case not being bailable. He was brought to town yesterday and placed in jail. The severest penalty for this crime is hanging. War Claims---The following is a list of the persons living in Blount County, and amounts allowed, in the bill recently introduced in Congress. The bill has the indorsement of the War Claims Committee, and its early passage is considered certain: Richard W. Burns, $89.49; Jacob Best, 7.50; Abel Carpenter, 43.50; H.H.C. Caruthers, 100.00; Thomas Clark, 79.00; P.H. Clark, 165.00; James Lewis, 80.00; -----Dewberry, 34.25; Alex Eagleton, 223.00; Robert Eagleton, dec’d, 130.00; John W. Eakin, 40.00; John Fuller, 33.60; James H. George, 67.00; Benjamin Grindstaff, 104.00; William S. Griffitts, 100.00; David Griffin, dec’d, 65.00; William Henry, 19.00; James W. Hall, 110.00; John Holliday, dec’d, 50.00; M. Huffstetler, dec’d, 100.50, John P. Hook, 49.50; Elizabeth Hutton, 457.50; Margaret Hamil, 70.00; Margaret Kidd, dec’d, 125.00; Luvenia Kagley, 56.00; William Kerr, 280.80; John C. Logan, 7.50; James M. Lane, 144.00; William Means, 160.00; Sam McCarney, dec’d, 411.80; Jasper Mitchell, 28.00; J.H. Montgomery, 225.00; William McTeer, dec’d, 135.00; Andrew Miller, dec’d, 157.00; Levi Parkins, 52.00; Isaac Russell, dec’d, 307.00; M.M. Tipton, 65.00; James Thompson, 125.00; James Thompson, dec’d, 387.60; Dan Taylor, 22.00; Sarah J. Tedford, dec’d, 110.00; Moses Tuck, 135.00; Sarah Vaught, 18.00; William Wright, 995.00; Vance Walker, 256.00; Henry Webb, 209.00. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/blount/newspapers/newsarti103gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/tnfiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb