Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-26
BLOODY AFFAIR AT THE STACEY
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shooting Of Major 4. ID. Walker, by j.
Albert Smith - Sangufnary Results
of n Newspaper Controversy.


An affair Of rather tragic nature oc-
cured at the Stacey House yesterday about
noon. As an ex-ofiieer Of an Indiana regi-
ment during the war, known as Colonel J.
| Albert Smith, was sitting in the billiard
room, Major l. ID. Walker, an officer ofthe
same regiment, and Conservative candidate
for Representative in the late campaign,
hastily entered the place, calling upon
Smith to defend himself, and discharging
pistol at him. Smith Immediately
jumped to his feet and drew a revolver
upon his assailant The ball from Walkers
pistol passed harmlessly by Smith, and
lodged in the wall. Smith then fired upon
Walker, who retreated toward the door,
wounded. Passing out, he turned toward
the door to the left, when Smith, from be-
hind pillar inside, fired several shots, and
Walker also fred again. The balls from
Smiths revolver shattered the glass at the
side of the door and two of them struck
Major Walker. A large crowd quickly
gathered, and Walkers pistol was taken
from him by Gen. Dawson, between whom
and Smith an alteration ensued, the latter
declaring that Dawson had prevented
him firing upon his adversary.
The scene in the Office and billiard room
while the shots were being exchanged bore
strongly on the ludicrous, everybody dodg-
ing behind pillars, or columns, or tables, or
walls, as seemed to them most convenient
shelter.
After the firing had ceased, Smith
tauntingly asked Walker if he had ''got
enough" to which the wounded man re
piled by saying they should meet again.
Smith was put under arrest, while
Walker, seriously wounded, was placed in
a carriage and conveyed to his residence
on South Cherry street, where he was
waited upon by Dr. Paul F. Eve and
several other physicians. On examination
it was found that one ball had passed
through the upper part of the right lung,
below the collar-bone, coming out midway
between the right shoulder blade and spine.
Another had passed through the upper
part of the right thigh. A third was in
the back Two balls were extracted, the
patient bearing the operation with singular
GOODNESS and nerve.
At four o'clock, Smith was brought be-
fore Recorder Foster, to whom report had
been made by the physicians that Major
Walker was badly shot and dangerously
wounded" Upon this the Recorder re-
fused to receive bail for the appearance of
the prisoner, and remanded him to the
custody of Lieut.. Alexander, of the night |
police. Subsequently Smith was taken
before Justice Cassety, who released him |
on a bond of $4,000 for his appearance to- |
morrow morning at half past ten o'clock. |
The bond was signed by Col. j. NJ. Palmer
and c. NJ. Donaldson. The case will be |
tried in the Common Council room.
The difficulty originated in a newspaper
controversy, Walker showing up the re-
cord of Smith, and Smith yesterday morn
ing replying in card, branding Walker as
a liar, coward, scoundreI and thief, de-
nouncing him in the bitterest terms, and |
preferring all sorts of charges against him. |
Reports Of the death of Major Walker |
were in circulation up to midnight, but |
though his condition is considered critical, |
hopes are entertained of his recovery.