The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-06-21
From the Memphis Paper.
MELANCHOLY AND FATAL
AFFR Az


hour of II o'clock, serious and fatal
an'av occurred between some six or
eight of our citizens, in which Mr..
AIanson Trigg was instantly killed,
and Gen. l.. II. Coe. Maj. VIM. Con.
nell and p. G. Gaines, Esq, were Sc.
riousIv and severely wounded.
The different accounts of this sad
affair are so conflicting that we have
found it almost impossible to give a
correct version of it, though from the
best information we can gather, the
following will probably be found to
approximate the truth:
On Friday evening Gen. Coo re.
ccivcd nolc from Judge Il. w. NJ.
King and Aansoa Trigg, to the effect
that they had heretofore entertained
ni nnkiAd feelings towards him. bu,
that il, for the qualification of his per.
sonal malice against DR.. Fowlkes. he
should oppose the removal Of the
ho ks. papers, assets. &c, of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank ont Of
the hands Of Receiver Owen. they
would regard such action on is part,
acting ia his profcs sonaI capacity as
nm attorney as an interference with
their private and personal matters,
and would notice it AS such although
they had previously forborne; stating
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vita! inheritance to themselves and
families, that the assets of the bank
should be taken out of the hands ol
the receiver.
This note was naturally regarded
by Gen. Coo as a threat Of personal
violence: still not hcsita,ing in wharf
lie conceived to be the performance
of his duty. he opposed the motion to
remove the receiver. and the argu.
mani upon the motion was deferred
till Monday. Before leaving the Court
House. Gen Coc exhibited the note
he had received, to the Judge and
several other friends, expressing his
belief at the time that he would be
attacked, andin company with Major
Council and Mr.. Hightowcr, started
for his office. Having reached the
corner of Nam and Poplar s's., Trigg
emerged from grocery. (where he
was in company with Gaipes. viii,
hams and Arringtom and attacked
Council. What demonstration twas
here made by Trlgs's friends, we have
been unable to learn, but Coo suppos
ing that the contemplated assault was
aboUtto be made upon him. immedi.
a'clv drew his pistol and shot Trigg
. killing him instantly. At this stage
,. Of. the affair the firing became general
and as:lar as we can learn indiscrimi.
nate, T.iss's ls'advancin- upon
(.oe and ChsnclI. Gaines shot Con:
neil IN the. hip. 'when'thcy' closed in
with knives, and before they were
separated. both were severely wound.
cd. During this time Williams, Ar.
ring!on and Tompkins are said to
have closed in upon Coe, who, having
discharged thee pistols, discovered
thit the fourth, revolver, had slip.
ped through his pocket behind the
lining OF his coat, and being unable ia
get at his knife, made an effort to get
into the door of the nearest house
until he could get hold Of them, and
just as he was entering, Williams shot
him, the ball entering so near the
spine as to paralyze the lower cx.
tremities,
Since the foregoing was in type,
we have received the following cnpy
Of the letter addressed bv King and
Trigg to Coe. In the incxtricable
confusion OF the different statements
we have heard. we lorbcar from all
comments. With regard to the tenor
3 of the letter, we leave the public to
draw their own conclusions.
We arc much pleased to learn that
Gen. Coe rested easily yesterday eve.
ming, and that his symptoms were
much more favorable than they were
the day before.
AR HOME, June 9TH, 1850.
Gen, L. II. Coe:
SIR: regret that ! am confined at
home and shall be unable TO attend
court in the morning. as understand
that opposition is made by yourself
and others to the motion giving the
President and Directors control of F..
d NJ. Bank, which every Considcra-
ton of wisdom. justice and right inn
periouslv demand. | had intended 10
have seen you in person on the SUBJ
ject of your Interference further with
this interest which extends to me, my
wife, and my children. have sought
TO preserye a position which would
involve me in no personal collision
with you or with others about this or
other matters.
1t is proper that | kin lily hut firmly
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