Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-29
THE HOMICIDE.
The Yerdiet of the Coroner.s Jury.

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We gave fully, in Yesterdays CHRoNIcLE,
the facts of the Killing of Gen. Clanton, as the
same were brought forth at the coroner ~
quest. We give below the finding OF tne
| jury:
State of Tennessee, K1aor county:
An nqust9n holden at the conv and S Sfste
aforesaid. on the 9th day of September, 1871,
| before r p. Alley, coroner of said county, upon
| the body of James FL. Clanton, there lying dead,
| nv the Jurors, whose names are hereto subscrib-
| Cd who. upon their oaths, do say that James
! TENDER, 1871. by gun shot fired by David M.
Nelson; the weapon was double barrel shot
gun, and by unlawful means.
JAMES II. RENsHAw,
A. G. E. CALLEN,
JOHN CROWLEY,
[. n. HACKER,
J. A. BRAKEBILL,
+. W. ADKINS
WILL r. MCBATH
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept 18th, 1871.
NEWS OF COL. NELSON.
From many sources we have heard OF Col.
David Nelson in his flight. He told several
parties on his way that he intended to return to
Knoxville when he got ready, but not before.
1t is known to be the wish of his family and
friends that he should return and submit HIM
self to the authorities. 1t is generally believed
by those who know him best that he will return.
On his way he gave evidence to different par
ties that he was deeply under the influence of
liquor, even to being wild.
No new developments have occurred concern
ing what took place before the killing, and we
have heard the opinion expressed that the evil
dence before the Coroner did not disclose all
that passed between them.
We of course pretended to give last night on
~ what was sworn to before the jury, and upon
that we stated the case. The deepest regret
continues to pervade all circles, both the friends
of the deceased and of the unfortunate man
who shot him, that the tragedy was not prevent
ed, and that it occurred here under such lament
able circumstances
We hope some additional facts may yet be de-
veloped to relieve the case of many of its pain
full circumstances. The last we heard of n elson
was at Concord.
THE EFFORTS TO CAPTURE NELSON.
The Chattanooga Times contains O telegram,
signed Kirby, about the homicide, and conclu-
ding with the statement that no efforts had been
made to capture Nelson, The impression such
a declaration would be apt to make, would be
unjust to our authorities. While there was not
such diligence as there ought to have been, there
is no excuse for such statement as we refer to.
The facts are that in a very few minutes after
the killing, Nelson was on a horse several miles
from the city. Col. Craig, who left Gen. Clan
to him, and going at brisk gait towards home,
a0aS oUertGken by Nelson about three miles from
the city. The latter was then riding fast, and of
course must have left town Immediately after
the shooting
While this is true it is proper enough to ask
where the city police were at the time, or what
hey did to effct the arrest Some of them
we're near the place soon after the shooting and
here are numbers of them and we have not
heard that an extra effort was made such as the
occasion demanded. Mr.. Kirbys dispatch was
probably sent in ignorance of the fact that
Sheriff Gossett pursued Nelson to Campbell |
Station, some fifteen miles distant, point the |
sheriff reached before nine o'clock, less than |
hree hours after the killing.