Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-14
romrCrDr IN NEW ORLEANS.
well known Former citizen
KILLED.

Killed.
Our dispatches of Yesterday and the day
previous briefly alluded to the killing Of
Nixon in New Orleans on Saturday night
last The New Orleans papers of Sunday
have been received giving the details OF
the tragedy, and the murdered man turns
out to be our former well known citizen,
John Nixon, Jr. We copy from the Times
the following particulars:
At quarter of Soclock last night John
Nixon, Jr., was killed in the vestibule of
the Boston Club, on Carondelet street.
The most singular part of the homicide
was the little attention the affair created
until III O'Clock, or more than three hours
after the deed had been committed The
news first became known through its hav-
ing been whispered mysteriously at that
hour on st. Charles street. Immediately
in front of the building at that hour the
officers put on duty could tell but little
more
The statement given of the affair by
| Officer Robert Hanley is that at quarter
| to 8 o'clock he was standing near the door
of the Boston Club, when shot was fired.
A moment after Charles Cammack, pay ing
| teller of the Citizens Bank, was seen COM
| ing out of the door, showing some signs
| of being under the influence of liquor.
| Hanley inquired of him about the shot,
but received no answer. A party who
| came with Cammack told the latter to
come along, and both disappeared
| The statement made at the club was that
the deceased was playing dominoes in the
second story of the building, when the
voice of Cammack was heard violently de-
nouncing, while walking up and down in
the Cfub-room, some one in loud tone.
Mr.. Nixon appeared to be under the i'm
preston that it was to himself that Mr..
Cammack alluded, and went up to him to
ask him some questions; thereupon Mr..
Cammack became more violent. Mr..
Nixon was heard to tell him, in the hearing
of several parties, that the Club-room was
no place for difficulty, that such matters
were best settled outside. Both left the
room in company. A few moments after &
shot was heard fired below.
The gentlemen of the club, of course
rushed down stairs, where they found Mr.
Nixon. The latter said that he was NOR
tally wounded; that he had but few mo
ments to live, and asked that his wife BIZ
sent for.
He was then assisted 10 the reception
room and laid upon a sofa, where DR.
Chopin, who was in the club at the time
examined him and Immediately pronounced
the wound mortal.
The wounded man commenced sinking
rapidly and expired in about twenty min
utes, without uttering another additional
word.
A few moments after his death, his wife
who had been sent for, was brought to tn
scene, though too late, as already stated, t.
alleviate the agony of death. By the car
of tender and sympathizing friends, sh
was soor after reconveyed to her residence
The statement of Mr.. G. Ripley, tn
only member of the club in the readin
8 room, on the lower floor, at the time c
the occurrence, indicates that the altera
; ton took place in the street in front of tn
: club. He states that while reading
: heard a quarrel outside and some sue
words pass as Don't speak to me l don
,, | want to have anything to do with you.
| These words were followed by shot
: Thereupon he went out towards the door
. and found Mr.. Nixon on the steps, comm
in. The latter said he Twas hit and mol
tally wounded" Mr.. Ripley and other
: assisted him to the reception room, wher
he expired in the course of an hour.
= The deceased was a native of Scotland
who came to this country at an early age
and had been in this city for the last twer
ty years. During this time he was engage
! in the cotton factorage business as a par
ncr of several prominent firms. At tn
time of his death he was the junior partne
of the firm of Thornhill & Nixon, one of th
largest commission houses in the city.
! The deceased was a man of great pei
: sonal attractions, very quiet in manner an
J gentlemanly in department. His sudde
and violent death will be severe shock
his family and large circle of friend.
! whom his uniform integrity and urbanit
: ! had gathered around him.