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Show A FIEND WITH A KNIFE. Slalilinl 111. victim Kirteeu Tim n.l (Itlierwise .Hallmlril Hiiu. Memimiis. Tenn.. Aug. 2. Dr. T. A. Norman, the sheriff of (ir:nes connlv, Ky., and Mr. (.'. II. McXult, the marshal mar-shal of Maytield, Ky., arrived iu the city this morning from Dcuton. Tex. They had as a prisoner William Staples, a tall, young country -looking fellow who killed a man named liichard Thompson, and whom they had Irae-ed from the scene of tho murder to Toas. lho eiime- with which Staples is charged, according to the story of the arresting officers is au atrocious one, and the details are horrible. The two men met last Sundav a week ago and (piarreled. but liually wparatod without coming lo blows. 'Thompson turned his back to Staples and started toward his home which was about half a mile away, lie had only walked a few yards w hen he as startled by the footsteps of Staples, w ho was rapidlv approaching from behind. Ilu wheeled around. The mad man was on him. Staples drew a long, keen bkniod knife from his pocket aud placing one of his brawny anus around the waist of his victim, ho began to stab him. Kverv muscle with which 'Thompson niigllt have defended himself was pinioned bv his more powerful adversary, and ho was made as defenseless as a babe iu the arms of a giant. Staples continued to madly wield his weapon. 1 he kuife was plunged seven times into the abdomen ab-domen of Thompson, tho keen blade each time euterimr on to the linmllii :nul each time entering up to the handle and penetrating tho caity. The madman then wheeled his victim around and began be-gan to stab him iu the back. Eight limes the blado was buried. Thompson sank to tho ground. Feariug that his work was not well done. Staples, after Thompson had fallen in. a dying condition, con-dition, knocked him in the head with a heavy chain, and then began to kick him violently. Tho dying man's face was horribly mutilated by t'ue boot heel of his-slayer, who immediately afterward after-ward Med. Staples declines to talk, except to say he has never been iu any trouble before, and that he does not care to have any newspaper notoriety. Staples was taken ta-ken back to the seeue of the murder. |