A Year of Crime as Reported in the Newspapers of West Tennessee

10 Apr 1886

Bloodshed at St. Louis. The crooked aldermen. The fight at Laredo. Murdered his child to save it from maltreatment. The West TN insane asylum. And more from: The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.), 10 April 1886. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

9 Apr 1886

More on the strikes at East St. Louis. A bloody conflict between Americans and Mexicans. Wife murderer hanged. Cannibalism at sea. And more from:  The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.), 09 April 1886. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

8 Apr 1886

Riot at East St. Louis. Shot dead by his coachman. A fearful crime. And more from: The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.), 08 April 1886. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

7 Apr 1886

Another mystery cleared up. Carrollton Massacre: What Memphis colored ministers say about it. Testing the drummer's privilege tax. And more from The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.), 07 April 1886. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

6 Apr 1886

Terrible double tragedy, Ida Bennett's story, Mormons in trouble, and more crime news from: The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.), 06 April 1886. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.