The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-05
Gen. n. b. Forrest Kills one of the
Negroes on his Plantation.

| Gen. N. -. Forrest hllls one OF the
Negroes on his Plantation,
PLANTATION, MISSISSIPPI RIVER,
April /, 1866.
The followidg version of the tragedy
which occurred on the plantation OF
Gen. n. B. Forrest, yesterday evening
comes TO me from the most authentic
sources. From this, it appears that the
General was standing near the gateway
of one Thomas Edwards, freedman,
employed as a field hand on the planta-
ton.
The General himself had given holt
dsy that evening toSn Hands, and had
himself +! =, ~ sssSled from the river
with a sIysfis Memphis newspaper, in
| which was detailed q case of Asiatic
cholera occarring recently in Mobile
AT this tine all the hands were en-
Gagged in play in and about their cal
ins when the General went among
them and told them of this case OF
cholera, and advised them TO drain
son,e slagnant pools of water in tie
resr of their quarters, and that il was
best 10 do it Immediately. All parties
vent to work Immediately, more cheer
fully to further this object: At this
iuncture Thomas Edwards approached,
and, as he was not present when the
other hands were obliged to do this
work, the General explained to him
the Importance of drainage, and adj
vised him st once to drain some nasty
pools near his quarters.
To this he made no reply, but pass
ing into his cabin, he Immediately
commenced abusing his wife, and, in
loud language, threatening instant pun
ishment His wife was Just recovering
from an attack of illness brought on by
injury inflicted by her husbands bru-
tality, and she had been constant
victim TO these outrages at his hands
since he had been employed on the
place.
On hearing him commence this
abuse, the General stepped into the
cabin and told him that he should not
beat his wife any more that he had on
several occasions beaten her most
cruelty; that these outrages must 81.
should cease, and that he (the Ger
would hereafter protect tho y I,
this Thomas Edwards Fepr era ~
would be id If he lie a.
his wife whenever 'Su 'hS' =
didn't care q D. 'ouiah tuI"s
~~A would > &c pleased IhA'
same TIM N for Gen. Forres
tude, % as he pleased, st II
ID assuming threatening at
aud using insulting languag
q General remarked TO him that b
would not permit him or anybody els
10 insult him, and that If he persiste
in using such language he would strik
: him. Edwards did continue TO use Il
n sulting Language, whereupon the Gen
u raj struck him over the head with
IA broom or its hands, Edwards imm
distely assaulted the General with
'o knife, wounding hin slightly in Il
n hand. Unfortunately for Edward
a, there was an axe in the cabin, which Il
is General seized, and, as Edwards ";
rushing upon him, he received q bio
upon his head which was instantly fats
D. From this statement, il is clear tbs
H. the efforts of the General 10 protect
r. wife from the brutality of her husban
!; placed him in a position that, 10 pr
sere his own life, he was compelled
o take that of another
r The General Immediately sent for Il
et Deputy Sheriff, who was IN the neigl
:. borhOod, and surrendered himself int
!, his hands At the same time he d
II patched messengers for the surroun'
y ing citizens, taking particular pains
d. have summoned every Northern plan
"a ar within reach TO serve on the Coroner
Jury, 50 that the affair should be pr
> perly and fairly investigated
$, You can rely upon the above rs
d correct version of the sad affair, an
II use i as you think best
:. Respectfully, etc,
- A NJ. HENDERsoS.
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