, 1865-03-31

3orr1d Murder aud Fearful ReHlbu"

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=, [From Bron,ow's Knoxville Whig, March s3.] i
On last Tuesday night, Mr. Philip Bell. q;
quiet, 1nofitnsivc citizen Of this countg living;
on Beaver Greek, WAS visited ut bis house about
= O'Clock at night, by, two robbers ,, oy Inc
tered the house and demanded OF Dir. Bell five;
hundred dollars IN money, threatened to XII
beating and abusing him: One fhis daugh-
tiers lusht d In to saTe. her father, and strag-
gled With the robbe1s.-They finally knock
cd him down with their pistols, and hs lay
as dad. One Of fhe robbefs thin t'ld the.
other 10 Kill the girl also, aud he placed the :
pistol to her head and fired, and she fell dead
by er father. They also hursted several
caps at the other two girls, and would baye
killed them both If their pistols had fired.
They still demanded money, aud threat.ncd
to burn the h"use 1fit was not given to them.
dollaI IN change, and gave 1t to them, and
begged for their lives. But the ffends were
NOT satisfied. They gathered tIre-hrand md
II. Mt to the dead girl and applied 1t to her
clothes, still demanding money; but when
they found they could procure none, they
monntt d their horses and Fvde oil. ,,
not get out to raise the alarm, bat when they
were gone, the alarm was gisen, and til.
neIghboIs came in. They found the gill
dead and weltering in her blood, and her
father still olive but inscnslble, his head and
tace cut and horribly bruised. The floor was
Tic next morning the murdercrs were
trackcd until it was found out who they we're,
ard one Of them (Co1cman) was brought back
10 Mr.. Bells, and tile daughters +. LIZ iLde II
tieo INN. He WIS tired BY two magistrates,
spd Of the trial. full PROOF Of the guilt Of
Chamhliss was elicited. Coleman vas sent to
nH.a X Nn1f tn R1v,k
Chambiiss was et1ll at large, and in the coun-
try and refused to bo taken BY two men TINT
went to arrcst him: He was understood to
be dangerous and desperate man.
The Outrage WIS so shocking aud dcndish,
that the whole community were intensely
stirred, and the detective Guards that have
just been. organized in this district for the
protection Of law and good order, all as
sembled and Determined to take the monster,
dad OF aliye. The company, under the
guidance Of their Captain, ]. c. Mynatt.
secured the country for him day and night, !,
until en- Saturday night about 10 o'cIock, they
succeeded IN surrounding him In the house Of
John Gott. When lie found that he was sur
rounded, he rushed out Of the house nj h his
pistol tn bis land, and as the guard closed
around and ordered him to surrender, he fred
and immed ntely alter his body Was riddled
with balls, and he fell dead.
Thus ended the career Of one of the most
daring desperadoes this country ever pro-
| duced. He was raised in this vicinity and
was only about eIshtecn years old When the
| rebellion broke out be joined the rebel army,
hut soou deserted 1t, and joined the First
East Tennessee Cavalry-dcserted that d.
rcctly opd came home, and was connected
| for some time with gang Of horse thieves.
| HI was at length arrested and imprisoned at
Knox, lie a while. but cont.ired to escape.
He then left for some time, and pretended to
uncertain. lie came back few weeks ago
with his uecomplicc, Coleman. They were
both in Federal clothing, They told that, SIS
| they came on through Hamilton county,
| :cnn., they robbed and murdered four men III
| that county in the 1ncst brutal manner This
| they told to some Of their good friends as q
great fl ir-ht