Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1860-02-18
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KNOXVILLE WING.
KNOXVILLE, TEsN.
SATURDAY. FERuuARS ~, Isee.
Case Of wllnr II Prrh


NaHy Il cur readers have sea . lsle
g-Phts despatch, aanoaucing thai Coz,
W II PECk, the soa Of JrbaE Pack. o
seiferssa epanty. ead killed. CHAHLEs N
HARaIs, Ia crowded fesa,, in the ST
puAaLES HefEi., 10 New Osleaos III
hss sipes bees tried before she Recorder
UOart, sua cent on to the District Court
fUr AaHstsugAtsrs bail 61ed Vt 5,0oo
IlaSirl W Adsms sad sheppard W
BrssR, giving their bed. We kBeu
{ Cot FfcS when schss,i bcy--ws have
+ kseua him since be gree mp 10 psahsSa,
sad us have sss viii him 10 Nes Orleans,
siHso hs became a msa q Ffststiy sad
Pasitien, bciay ncS ssn,seE r. che l,aa.
isisus LegislsiRre. 10 ~ she fvlAltoas
Of hfs. he hss hees . nabie. evssruas.
aHiahle. aud brsvs hsH Tie Has di,iia,
enished ia LoaisiaHs - the tsviimuuy
shoss, fsT h's Gaielasss and eosaesas De-
FoFtmeas.
eta The other hard the character given
90 Mr.. Harm 90 the trial ef Col Peek,
was that u q use cf UBIiciNs aad ma.
;tc'oas character, sa.Pis',as, qssrreisosnr,
snd very rScitsbis u vas shown that lie
vas peculiarly dSsRsFoas, frae' h's dark,
easstng sed JaAliEsshs aisd tAai be had
sothisg frAak or open IN bis di-posl,io',
bat Uas, "a tas ssstssEy, pi tfesehsTeas
nature, Gsj the very mac to take . steal
tby advantage 81 aby seo be desired to
isjsrs lie bad Cred =, Col Psek las
pFsttoas dag, vAo fotboFs - Fetarn biz
6,s lie rsseSod ihe sitaCk the follSx.
lsg dag. shea Gel fssk killed biE 10
ssif defense sss fsF which he csaset, aud
oasht aos to BE hurt
The feliesisE sairls ffam the Nee
Osloass Dslss, uill bS resd Hilh Interest
By she tneads VI Co Peek IN East Tea
ns&See
rsE cAsK cF ~ n rFcK.
The HesBt sxsmisa isa By Record ?
ssas@sEs, u the shssEs against ". II
PtsCk fos kilitag Chafies \ Hairs, sas
conducted wigh n.ssp thsa sfdiasry reg
ulsFity ssd th,,r,sghesss We arc pleas
II 10 beus this tessimosiSI in iayoF Of 40
sIheCT shosa, in cuf visv. II public as,y.
sod - 20 poissasl askiRdasss, - have
ireqneaily brss called yB 10 eeAssTc sad
es1,i ise. IL vas alike doe 10 The Stste,
60 the accused, sed 10 Ihe deceased, tbs,
ths most searching ssd fhoFeash inqai
y shpaid b. RsEas tate the facts ef this
grave and la.rntslds aHat A feaIfai
FeRcouuteF, tsusinsiihe 10 the death q
ess 81 the parties. had orcsrrsd 81 mid
dSy, in cur largest hotel. 10 crowded
touH, By which abe hEss 81 inooeeat par
tigs bad beea iBpsEi!sd, aud the pahhe
ssosibslllirs had bern greatly sksrksd
These ciFcaaSisaces we're alone sufficient
10 rtudsf the care Of ssusuAs gravity.
Bai When Il became kuOuR tina, zee d
thg parties II fbis r,sns,c,, aud the sar.
TiTOT thereof, vas eeaIisaas asiTtFsslly
eststsaed fUF b.. Peaecfsluess, BIS gcnsr
osity. bss chisslrie bearing and diguiiied
depoTtmsat, -shO enjoyed in an nhasasl
degree the eontdeaes sid regard Of his
BSiThbon, Wh0 lad isifasisd a N siih
tbs rep. ns,tie Fsss Of fepsrseuisti,s Ia our
i,sRssia;urr, the iatrFssl In the Ease, sod
tss desns that It shaald b. ssse.atly sif
ted sBd ssraitslIsd Wsfe gfssIiy height.
ened IL cyai5 got be conceived b. these
uho kssW bih that " II Peek would
- s..-a..ka - -.
sBd place s5a'e everPowvttsg and ssf-
bslsHt CaBse Iassi he's, existed, TO esntsul
his csadact TIE patiest examination
aBd rlab,1si. tsssisuoay which have besa
esreta!ly reported and published 80 this
PsPer, utit We Jhiak. Justify this eoncla.
s,oa Vi Ne tsek's fFsssSs Thoaga irosa
tss Tssirirtss shsrsalss ~ Investigations
be'vTs consulting Bsgisirats, the fail
strength q Mr. Peek's drfsnss could not
Be- developed. qaiie sRaagh vas elected
10 satisfy al Impartial saiaas that he re-.
gasaed bis hie 10 inmiueat psEii--1has
lE1u the hsBHer has AitssIisa Sas called
TO the presence Of h,s adversary, xbo bad
,bs deg before attempted 70 kill bian, uh.
der circumstances which evlsesd . d,s
PeFste aud Esskisss Psrposs, sRd frata
iHtimstioas Of threats Bsds By Hartis,
Ehlsh bad reached him he feli Il 70 be
the part Of discFstIoa aud drmassa 10 meet
The danger. boldly asd premp,iy SHEA his
adEasaty Was In frpBt u hiR aud AAdsg
kis eye. nsses bis spptaseA 10 Harris
esd the conservation shish was sad.lealy
lAissraP.sd b. ~ s,telRPt % tks part Of
Hatnss 70 drAw he weapon, aud bis hriag
the sams~-ksing the isJtt shot. The REQ
seuatsr thss began ess prosecuted 10 lta
fatsl resell 1hssu epptsF % Do the facts
agreed apoa b. alI DE witnesses, and
shish ere iaftbsf sirsagshsasd b sollai
sral fArts. Tie eesds.a Of che deceased
after his release lsr ihe stfesss II The day
bsfoFe--hls Fsclstsiag his tsssaidsble YEA
Pon', Fs-losdisg sAea, aatslasas asu asms,
lsll the Shile attsrtag threats against
Peek } aud thea pspeesdiag 80 che very
seeae Of his rssh aAA siolaat conduct Of
I the dsy bsfase, I'll teadsd 10 euskfm the
sppssbsnsiOn which bad isksa possession
ii Peek IL miad, sad upoa NAisk sloss be
appears 10 base ssse4
10 this slsts Of the fssls, ths previous
repatsiioB II Mr.. Peek IL entitled 10
great weight and regard, = eoasTmaiOry
of ;bs saReissioa lsss be Seald have al
lswsd ~ rash sad sEsisshis yasag nan
to 10 90 biz saJ ssbsfassd, Es, nth eSss,
forbssFssss. he had the day before fsfassd
70 return bis Gre. bat i,f lhs belief that
bis ssa lie uas placed 10 isapsdisse aud
constant Jeopardy