The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-04
.,,,,,, Eyis,ence-An Extra
e'r nr"snmry STORY from rennes"et'


from the Nashville banner ,.,;,,
FRO" ,,.oro arrested in Franklin
Two ,i n Tuesday as the muraeieis VI
count! 'ns' unrton. The facts OF tn.s sH
Eimo.s A. case are that Mr.. ilorso;,, nmo
, iao, ahout fourteen miles hcio" sh',i from
60. and near the mountain: mm . concealed
his horse by some rcrson. ,cc. several per-
place. IN we ,hc Guns, and the dead 200. WIS
sous near ~, -. m;n,,tcs allcrward. upon cA,
found lew Inv, ','as f,,lnd that two men had
am'ii'l' "'' in a corner oil the renee JUST
bceh c' ,no rnad made sudden turn INTO
W ,.i inch rn and from the horses tracks,
anJ ,he place where the BODY was ,ounu, IL
WAS clear that he was shot Wheh inc uolsS
was drinl;nr. The cracks Of the fence had
", hccn stopped with weeds except the one
through which the guns were put. ihls
ras inst before shutdown last Friday eve
vino Horton was returning from town,
and was within mile of home. in Il th!cky,,
settled ncighborhood, there being seVer"i
houses In sight. ,;,., tba,
The coroner's jury gave verdict lna'
the killing was done by two unknown l''-
sons. ,o,oo-,,bod
The death of Mr.. Horton was tcieSEal,iisu
:, roInpcI A. :. Culyar, OF this Guy, VIM
W go commenced to make inquiries, but
,nrnd Thai no one had left the settlement.
'rnkinu two or three reliable men with MN,
rnl,ncl Colyar went rapidly from house 10
hnnse 10 hear the story of every man ana
his family, nicrrogatinS eacn scpaIatci! d
Ia his whereabouts on the day OF the muir
der: and at IA school-house, where the chill
dren were all examined separately, one
boy stated that Monroe ana hop niar,'u
were out in the mountain tlat Gay ts !lu"s
la>t hunting sheep. ms DIV ush ~ " seo
examination. Monroe was then iirs' seen
and his tale heard. He was not allowed TO
SOC Hon until his story was fuilv elVeh'
Tbov agreed that they left the house OF one
Of Them about one mile from Whcre INC
muder was committed, and that tney wen. .II
IN the mountain and stayed toscther unIil
,hrv returned. But one said they came
nnrk before shutdown, and the other lha'
they returned one hour after dark,
Without being formally arrested, these
men we're kept until the next cay, ouI ioe
allowed to talk 10 cach DINER. 1ooi ;,, III ono
mornjug Colonel Cody started WIN one
ofthcm to show his trip through the noun
hin. which he did. climbing and CHAMBER
;n,. Until he reached point at the Top Oh
the mo,,utajn between three and tour iniies
from home, then returning ny "lnctrht
rou;e. immediately a!tcrWaru Inc otnei
wac token. and directed to travel over Tue
route which they both agreed they mao TIA
yelled together only last Friday e'eniIE'
and he reached the mountain ny foau -
least two miles from the point where Inc
other hid reached it. The two routes, solnG;
and returning, were totally different, anu
no man ever took Il walk with more lrcpi.
dation than did the last one, knowing tne
other bad first been over the ground. Ihese
TWO men were born and bred ut the loO' VI
the mountain, and know every pain.
This was regarded as the strongest spr'
OF evidence, but on examining their shoe.
it was found they exactly conforlned, to the
measures. The tracks in the field showed
ore shoe to be about No 8, broad hGei
and the right shoe run down. The othel
WAS 4 small shoe. and the shoes oi Dolt
parties suited the tracks precisely.
Both of these men lived on al ADJOINING
farm TO Mr.. Horton, 10 sight OF his mouse
hid long been hostile 10 him, ana threat
cucd his life.