The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-08-23

s'',, 8 spts4lttee was appointed TO ds
taii Tie circumstances of the tate murder {
! James Ntse'nan, a., consissqg Of IN. e. Sheppard
. Y. Heller Job. $. eofqrd, Ala James !
q Fairly and send the same to>e FIuptsville Ter
f Central Texan, and Leon I T.oteer for Mica
ton, III order that the 1nattetgniet ba r;esl,
. before the public mind
7 ;lhe following are The circumstances il the.
L we're taken down fron the witnesses 3Tl a,a III
before justice Collard:
: On the 18th day Of July, 1884, in. tile sF,a5
lnEE, James Wisemaa ii company With svo ne,
L WeG e into the grocery of Abner Nash to get
= dfinhSJ an1es IN pouring liquor oass of decan
: seF missed the glass Intentionally perhaps
fof this tlii1ing offence Nash got exceedin.
angry, and told James he would not safer saci
conduct in his house. About this time, CLARK
ne sHelIH, and pnneipaI evidence IN the e,lss
came INTO the house. and fearing serious con
sequences might ensue, commended tie peace
i Nash regardless Of the Officer, deliberately Gool
i down his knife from shelf, d large 4hntche
hnlte} and came around In 'front.' Of the 8eounte
where james was, still continuing 10 threate4
James, hettlng him that he should never 10
i ous OF this alive. tine of tbs wituesses ds.
/ ts@ 4 30 $50 The SreaS
with has tst, aad as be did -, (which is Ger,
roborated by the others, Starred TO run OUT ot
the house, and as he started Mash struck him
IN the back with the knife Which entered his
lungs, causing his death in q show period ii
time
James Wisenan was not armed and svaral
citizens, deposca that during an acquaintance
Of eight months with him, he never carriea
arms; and all gave him the character a& 4 GOOD
peaceable young. man He had on no coat st
the time of the affair, and could not have con
cealed a weapon.
Mr.. Walters deposed, that about orc hour
previous to the occurrence of the murder, fe
was in Nashs grocery, aud Nash told him THAI
# James Nlseman, cut up any tto1tras' about
him, he would give him The treatmentthat had
been intended fur Janles's father for SONG time
There had been some Sigh difficulty be-
tween Nash and ", C. Wisenan .he father ot
5ames, short t5ale previous but noahing serl-
Gus.
On the night Of the 18th, while Sash was
strongly guarded, and chained a. The house Of
JOB ). Carroll, esq, preparations having been
previously made to start with lin TO Anderson
Jail the ensuing n1orning, the guard stepped of
from the house some fifteen PAGES. during this
short space Of time while Nash was sleeping,
some person shot him Ia the back with 8 of7 8
buck-shot, making deep wounds, none Of which
however, REACHED a vital part. A physician
dressed bis wounds, and he was fast recover
ing, and his physician thought that be might
start 70 Jai m safely on the 9th, sut on the
n'Sht OF Inc Zoth July, Whtle mis- guards were
lochea III the arms OF morpheus II snspecung
4 Z FIsiE II !.
no laleffapuon,j ne was againsbok Inc shot,,
a flle nuiiet entering his right eTe, anu shiver-
ed MS skull to pieces de was d5aotless asleep
Wheh ne was shot, as the other eye was closed
the next mofnlhg and his limbs still IN natu-
raj posture o. reposc
Nash was universally considered 9 dangerous
man MI 5mita O leon county says he killed
young man III shfeTepQH, La. Tor a less OIL
sasaa' fIlaf1 this II any taeEe was3 ew years.
ago oat we spare fuFshe3 comment, and leaFgs
tue PubiLc GO Judge MbetheF on not, the muTd21'-
ef met Nlbh the tate i;e deserved.
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yi1 arlfea his vorI9 and rea,o = - E
saa Xiv abode nnon Will - oar,, " ~, ~ li.s'd AZ {;
y assistance that of and na@ass'rr .'al ~ I Iaha ~
vie bestowed upon him for bis besr GOOD ana !.
thoevcr does not recognize an3 act 92on tbat
iffs and that necessrg, transoresses o5a oftbe 1,
rst laws Of nature and Of gatare's God and
aust consequently sooner Or later suffer tI@I
ena5ty due the infringement Of such laws !
iature's laws are imperative and n,pst he obev-
4, or we must suffer the iphiction of nature,s !
enalGies. True, we NAV DISREGARD tEon, 1for
lie time being, and that too, with seemi1esjn p
unity, but, the day is fast approaebina Wien /
eshall be called upoH to rive an account. Of :
II stewardship, and. if we have gone and hid :
N our one talent, we shall soon ind ourselves :
inus that we had, and all the cq lis of tx loss J.
tailed upon us, There are many who afFesef 4
despise labor, and look nDon the actisa s8;a j
lIigent laborer with certain decree IA s,ar,,I !.
if he. were below them n di1oitv ard III )
q essential clements, which should c.haracta- !,
se a man of, Importance and I'll him ~ ~ {
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