Shelby County, Tennessee News Articles A NOSE BLOWN OFF. In Memphis, recently, a man named David Banks shot a negro woman's nose off, while trying to kill a white woman. His punishment consisted in depositing $50 with a magistrate as security for his appearance at court. The woman he tried to kill was fined $10 for being disorderly, and the negro gets not a dime nor even a flogging for having her nose blown off. [Douglas Monthly, Rochester, N.Y., May 1861] contributed by, Candi Horton A Negro Preacher Hung. A negro preacher, belonging to Mrs. Harden, at Pine Bluff, (so says a Memphis paper,) indulged in violent language to his mistress last Sunday afternoon, remarking, among other things, that he would be free in three weeks, and could raise a thousand men himself for the purpose. His case was reported to the authorities the same evening, and he was taken out and hung on Monday afternoon. [Douglas Monthly, Rochester, N.Y., July 1861] contributed by, Candi Horton Railroad Disaster MEMPHIS, July 28-A dispatch from Clarksville says that the passenger train of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad, which left here at 3 pm yesterday, fell through the trestle work this side of the Cumberland River this morning at 1 o'clock. The cars were all burned save one, and the passengers baggage, mail and express matter was totally destroyed. All the passengers were more or less injured; and two, names unknown, were killed. The Engineer, Brakeman and Express Messenger were mortally wounded. Gen. Pike's son and daughter were among the passengers and were saved, but their baggage was lost- MEMPHIS, July 28 - Dispatches from Clarksville, Tenn., says the, express train from Louisville which left there at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, ran through the trestle at Budd's Creek about l o'clock this morning, and taking fire the whole train except the New Orleans sleeping car, including the express, mail and baggage was destroyed. The engineer, fireman and two passengers were killed, and twenty five or thirty passengers were wounded. The express messenger, Dugan, was jammed in the wreck and fatally injured. Great excitement exists here, as a large number of Memphians were on the train, and no names of the killed and wounded can be obtained. One of the passengers killed was from New Orleans SECOND DISPATCH-MEMPHIS, July 28. -In the accident at Budd's Creek this morning the entire train and contents, except the New Orleans sleeping car, was burned. The sleeping car was badly damaged. The following is a list of casualties Killed--Engineer Eugene Riley and passengers Thomas Shields and Hugh McCall, of New Orleans. The following passengers were badly wounded: Mrs. H. McCall and Judge Conklin and wife, of New Orleans, Joseph Null, H. B. Michael, Ed. Stover, of Eufaula, Ala., John Burr, of Columbus, Miss, J. Jay Buck, of Clarksville, Tenn., Henderson, of "Memphis, and the following trainmen: C. A. Brown, baggage master; John C. Dugan, express messenger. The following are slightly wounded : William McCall, New Orleans; Mr. Peterson, and wife, Baton Rouge ; J. C. Hannah, Coffeeville; J. C. Levy, Holly Springs; Miss. Hattie Michael, Lauderdale, Miss.; W. E. Shepherd and two children of Judge Conklin, of New Orleans; sleeping conductor W. D. Wray, mail agent car Edward Boone, and brakeman C. B. Webster. Lafayette Advertiser --August 14, 1869 - All contributed by, Janice Rice Wife of Tennessee Man Who Died Suddenly Is Indicted. The grand jury today returned an indictment against Mrs. M. E. Hooks, charging her with the murder by poison of her husband. Several weeks ago C. G. Hooks, a well known business man, died under suspicious circumstances and it was rumored that he was the victim of foul play. These rumors became so persistent that a coroner's jury was held and Dr. Kraus, a chemist, was ordered to exhume the remains of Hooks and perform an autopsy. Dr. Kraus removed the stomach and after an investigation of a week or more reported to the coroner that he had found enough powdered glass and arsenic in the stomach to cause death. The case was immediately placed before the grand jury and today an indictment was returned against Mrs. Hooks. Sunday World-Herald, November 24, 1901