Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-01-23
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1 me lhinai,fenee 4 The assassination a
The hoa, Almon Case a asad,sr Ijnias
thesahes & tlst eehate, hss eeat 4 thrift n
hoftyF thronkh she kearis Of kss assssissss
ia tAe UchckHl AEsemhay. hy whoss Ia was
universally esteemed and believed. ana N
the numerous iEiensis whoss he had sffnr,s.
| ei ta himself IN thls eity. hy his s,antv
| raeatst. verbal denheasuf We haYr ra.s,
y kucwp the sudden Heath al sny man
snake 20 Kssas a kensasisn a. fhe klaedy Iats
d tbs hasaeeht tFaa-heasseA ksrh sesis,i,
geaerpss keatlssasn. lie wee n the Mira
So sease 81 ths werd q pAtfiot fesaihte 4,
ell times hArsh to ne nan, assa4,asnesl bal
MT cbsFassye, mere lend 81 work than az.
tfsesaae ehesFsstieE. as fEsssH E
We svessvsa che sbllswing eose Yesterday
rssshing ssss - q
sTserr osses Couxrs, sas. ~, ,ss.
Dr, Almon csee, STATE Senator from Obi
81, Weakly and Henry, Was hrataily muir
dsscd on last RisaAy etAaias about sun
Stewn in the road near home. He fell dead
Oh his hsrse near she ptsES where lsis soh
was sisAfasfed soins three ~ feat saenths
ago.
Other ihfsrmssiea which We have rrccis
ed tfaB relsal,le tnnseaa sfst3s a hlarker
hue 10 tie crime % he brutal murderer.
who on the same day dyed his hands In The
blood 81 two Union eisisens 81 Obiap eean.
~. Frank farris che assassin, 10 ysaps
ma aeeut twentysorc years old, and was
r near ussgheof u Senator Case. flis
mother Nss . widow. Daring the rebellion
be MAS guerrilla, hesag member Ct .
band ecniasnsis4 by hs elder brother, OIL
ver fasris, netoriOps desporsdo, Who was,
q Champ Fsfgtssen IN HE way. Oliver Far
~. pri9s 10 ue rpbellien, had besn q favor
Va ef Senator Csse, who had taken deep
iaterces tn his welfare, rs he was wort 70 DO
is thai Of ell rcot yOang men, had sent him
te school, paying bis tnition, and furntshinK
hlu WITH books. clothing and fande In
alraost al respects. Senator Case had treat.
Cd the elder Farris a. his own scs. asd evcn
dnriBg the rcesifioa, took dsep iutsrpa, in
hlm and hoped 70 efcc, bis reformation.
Oliver Rarris, however, committed 90 mAny
Atreoities. thai he 6aaily aed the esaHtry,
altAeash IL u belteved BY ssasshat he n stslt
lsrktRg IN tire ucightsirhoed, directing The
usealsers Of bic trocf IL the perpetraisea Of
easFageA upon Union cifIEsas.
On The morning of The murder Frzak |
Fasris rode iaso the ts~a Of Troy, IN CUE.
pbuy with Moses Kinman, n unscu man.
in q seemingly friendly man
ncr, In This way Tao two rods isto the |
pnblto saaAee, when kinman observed Far. |
rk stoalshiiy preparing 10 draw As pistol. |
aha ssspeetfng his tfearhsry, INSTANTLY dis.
As be was dissnoantins Paris 1
hred, the bullet eEiaring his lower iaw,
ranging upward. eonAieg ost nj the other |
lids AZ his head Kiumsh was alive NJ the
lasns. aceoTat but his recovery was deenedi
impossible. Paris then rode or toward |
Tie residence 81 Senator Case, with what \
ed result v already khcsn- No effort /
Sas made by any one 10 arrss; him when 1
10 thct kinraAn In ftct Paris appear. 10
have chosen de most pahlie place possible
lor The psrpesrasion q this crime, feaiing
,eAfideut ef popalar synpsthy in che mar.
Ter ef BnsOn men, 10 that locality That
10 mafscFb Senator CAse was well known I
snd pTeaFrangcd affair Is evident from shoI
,rEisAl of thetw eonie.ierales insl 10 tssneI
= fesa FaFstN esd n rssrea~.rys fer hhs lese.
i'm wa stout, brave man, wins would
ave been Too pauch fnr hinn 10 fair con.
est - |.
The eailsws ef obiaa eeanty and NE
lzliaezat roxias have kean eomrnstsiux out.
ages with fmFsnlty isf q iong while. TIE
waanps q Reel Foot Lake furnish fhom q
scare hiding place. A yoang man or this
Aaee while on q Fecets visit 90 jackson,
tas thF~sseasa with mob for spaskineI
aVeFAhiy q General Sherman A fcbslt
suastsd noe long since that there wcte sew
Rteen handred nsen orgshissd 30 prevent
be achievement Of BE0wnl9w's laws In |
Hes4 Tennessea Iet the Legislature zee
hat o Thorough investigation Into shis Ter
ible condition Of society be bad s,nn,edi-
tely. and that prompt relief and protection
e mraished the good and traa men whose
Ives ere In jeopardy kecasss ct theif uniaE
enAisamts.--sNasA Press aad Tkms