The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
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A few weeks since we gave an &C
count Of the discovery Ola dead man
in 4 cav ofthe mountain, some 6 or 7
miles from here, whose name appear
ed to be SummcrS-thut he was fovnd
reclining against Il tree, with 4 bullet
hole in his forehead, and Il pistol in his
right hand. The verdict Of the jury
was that he had committed suicide.
But many believe he was murdered for
his money perhaps he was, for memo
randa in his pocket made ii seem that
he had accumulated several thousand
dollars in trading stock. Yet it seems
strange that his murderer did not take
this memoranda, and also forty or lf-
ty dollars found in the vest pocket of,
the corpse. BE this as it may, we oh.
serve in the newspapers now that u let
ter, from some one living neal Ander-
son, in this county, has been written to
a Louisville paper, and the writer, after
detailing the circumstance Of the body
being found by u hunter, goes on to
say: "Thc hunter gave notice Of his
discovery to the authorities, and the
magistrate who held the inquest mana.
gcd in some way to have a verdict of
death by suicide returned, The maeis-
tratc. is strongly suspected Of being in
with Il band Of horse thieves,
and facts subsequently elected lead to
the belief that the man had been muir.
dcrcd and robbed Of several thousand
dollars, and that the magistrate above
mentioned vas u ,ccssory to the bloody
This implicntcs J. b. Foster, ESD,
who was foreman Of the Jury Of In.
quest, and from our knowledge Of Esor.
and his present and previous
Standing in this county, VIC think we
utter the general opinion in pro- {
'ouncing the charge II great wrong. !
he author Of the letter should give /
is real name and prove what he has S
ssertcd if he would save his W rep a
The people of this county !
i'll hardly believe, upon the assertion a
an anonymous writer, that iIsqr. j. C
{. Foster Is in ''lcague with Il band Of il
thieves +
N. D--Sineo writing the above, the |
litor Of this paper has received q let "
I from MI. Il. Burr, Of Russelville, u
ogan county, Kentucky, who had Mr.. l
smmcrs in his employ, and from state e
ents made in said letter we are forced "
the conclusion that MI. Summers I"
'mmitted suicide. This letter was >
rittcn us at the request of the two
MS who constitute the family Of Mr..
lmmcrs, and it says: "The dcscrip. ,
you give Of the pistol and the V
aount Of money Jound, suits his case :,
Other parts Of the letter, y
,ich we have not room to publish "
is week, go TO prove that Nj. Sum. =
cas- was laboring under mental abera- :
IN. Mr.. Summers, his son, and Mr.. :"
IS. L. Gillian were on the train for =
'shyille. Mr.. Summers had been in u
rmed at Chattanooga that robbers !"
'uld be on the train and they would !"
b him If u favorable opportunity of.
ed. This excited him. His son saws :"
looked wild. Mi. S. slipped from -.
} train at or near Anderson, and no Wv
nbt straycd to Keith's cove. The let. u
relieves Mr.. Foster Of all suspicion
| %convicts the letter writer from An
son of haste in duplicating Mr.. I.
Burr says that Mr.. Summers had ~
d the stock and forwarded him, Mr.. ny
RI, the money. So, there was no eu
ney stolen from the deceased. or
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