Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-21
ATROCIOUS MURDER.
Further Particulars of the Shocking
Tragedy at Island No. 10.

Further Particulars OF the Shocking
Tragedy at Island No. 10.
From the Hickman (Ky) Courier March %.
On Wednesday evening last bloody
ARRAY occurred at the foot of No. 10
island, on the Tennessee shore, which re-
suited in the killing Of three men, Capt.
Bob. Lane, his brother, and Mr.. Cul.
Edwards, formerly of Gardner's Station,
Tenn. The difficulty was between the
Lane family and the Darnell family, and
was of several months standing. Both
sides stood well in their community, but
were considered brave, and under excite
ment desperate men, and rather too quick
to fight. The quarrel, which has ended
so fatally, We learn, originated between
Gen. Darnell and Capt. Lane, in refers
to negro man employed on Darnel's
farm, and was from time to time aggra>
waited by other insults and grievances,
until the whole of their respective
kin, and others, became involved in
the quarrel Some two moLthI
ago an encounter occurred between Capt.
Lane and one Of the young Darnells in
which Lane was shot, and seriously
wounded. Since that affair the adherents
Of both parties have kept themselves con-
stantly armed, both sides asserting their
determination to exterminate the other
on sight, and the community knowing
the belligerent character Of the men,
have been in constant state of alarm,
expecting the difficulty to occur any day
for some time past. Itappears the Lanes
of whom there were two brothers, and
Mr.. Edwards, their friend, had determind
to leave the country temporarily and
abandon for the time the field TO their
adVersaries, and had made their arrauge>
ment to embark on the steamer Belle Of
Memphis, which landed at the foot of
Island No 10, Wednesday last to take
them aboard. We understand the three
young Darnell's heard or knew of the
purpose of the Lanes to leave on the |
Memphis, and armed and equipped, got |
on board the steamer above Tiptonyille,
three miles below the island, it is said
with the determination Of bringing on the |
final encounter. ...
When the boat landed, the DarnelI's |
had stationed themselves, one at the head |
Of the stairway. and the other two on
the hurricane deck. One of the Lanes,
with his brothers wife and child, started |
on board. While he was ascending the |
stairs, assisting his sister-in-law up, Dick |
Darnell, who was standing at the head of |
the steps, fired upon him with double
barrel shot gun, emptying both loads,
one passing through his body and the
other through his head, killing him in,
stantly. At the same time, the other
DarnelPs opened fire on Capt. Lane, who
was crossing the stage plank coming on
board, killing him at the first shot, and,
also upon Edwards, who was standing
on the bank. Edwards was only wound
ed at the first fire, and returned several
shots, but was finally killed by the OAR
nellS. All three of the Darnells imme-
diately walked off the boat and made
good their escape.
The Lanes were highly esteemed, and
receive the sympathy of the whole COM
Mr.. Edwards, the friend of the Lanes,
had no connection with the difficulty;
and was sOn'in-law Of Esq. Sam Pee
pies, of Gardner's Station, Weakley
county, Tenn. He was considered very
good citizen.
Capt. Lane married niece of Gen.
DarnelPs, and up to some months since,
they were associates and friends. He
was Captain in the late Confederate
army, and made gallant soldier.
The Darnell boys were soldiers in the
same cause.