MURPHY Shot and Killed in Memphis (1867)
On last Saturday night near Memphis, a negro named Joe WHITE shot and killed an Irishman, Frank MURPHY, without any provocation whatever. The murderer was arrested and committed to jail. The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 02 Feb. 1867. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.