Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-03
The KNOXVILLE momic,dc.


Inc TACT that Zen. James IL. Clanton, one of
the ablest LAWYERS and most popuIar democrats
Of A1,bo,,,a mo-, ,t,,. -, !-.,.I..
- 'i'' anu Instantly Nlleu ny
Col' D. NJ. Nelson OF Cleveland, Tenn, in
Knoxville, has been reported by telegraph. Gen.
CIanton was in Knovv;na ,t,a,l;,o. -, t,,,,ir
-, '-lN' "''"7' Ou 'o"'''i
ol tile state oi AlaDaha, the trlal OF the suits
AGAINST AGAINST INC AiaDaiila ana Chattanooga railroad
company, ana ne mad never met Col Nelson,
WHO Is interested III case now pending IN the
supreme court OF the state, until hye minutes
before the ahray. Inc hnoXville Press and
ierald, III It's report oil the coroners inquest,
says
. ~ hoiiiinsoli forI Esqr Delng sworn, stated
~ tilc jury tnal apoul Ten OF utteen minutes
before siN CLOCK p NJ, he was walking ar'n-in-
arm WIN Col. ID. NJ. Nelson, being an old friend,
Wheii nc saw Uen. Clanton with dark whis-
kered gentleman (Col. a: ). Prosser) on the
otheI sac Oh Tue street. Ihey crossed over and
ulet tneih, ana ne introduced Zen. Clanton TO
nelson, win the remark that Nelson had fought
Jus, (tort was IN the confederate army, and
Clallon als9,l but mad been very liberal and
hohoraDle toward MS late enemies. Col. Mel
son or zen; Clanton proposed TO go and take
drlnk. Colonel Fort thinks Colonel Neison
made the proposition. As they walked along,
the tax turned III some way on amusements,
and Col. Nelson remarked that he could show
Clanton something good if he was not afraid
ten. Clanton SAID: DO you think I'm afradP
are or not. The same remarks were repeated
several times, Nelson apparently becoming ex-
CITED, but Zen. tlanton was cool. Fort put his
mana on Nelson's shoulder, who was under the
influence OF hquor, and sad, Keep cool, Dave.
lou are IN the wrong There Is no use in fight
mug. AT length, as Nelson repeated, i don't
know whether you are afraid or not Gen. Clan
ton said: We'll, If you think Pm afraid Just try
me. Name your friend, time, place and dis
lance, any time or at any place Col. Nelson
said TINS was as good time and place as any.
Gen. Clanton then said: Fort step off the
ground for your friend Col. Fort refused to do
so, as both were friends, and there was no
cause for quarrel. While he was talking
with Gen. Clanton, Col. Nelson had gone into
Eifer's saloon, and as he was urging Clanton
TO 20 off, as Nelson was drunk, Fort heard the
door of the ST. Nicholas open. He looked and
saw Col. Nelson with adouble-barreled gun COM
ing out. He thought that Nelson fired the first
shot, and as he fired, CantOn leyeled his pistol
cooked it, and fired Nelson at once fred again.
and after the shot Gen Clanton fell forward
doubling himself up on his hands and face. He
did not know what became of Nelson after the
fatal shot was fired. Col Fort stated that dur
ing all the conversation Gen. Clanton held his
hands on bis coat collar, while Nelson kent his
hands in his pocket.
Judge e. F. Trigg being sworn. stated that he
had just laid down in his room. in the Lamar
house, and heard loud talk on Cumherlond
street. and got up and looked out of the window
and saw Clanton and Fort standing in the street
Clanton said TO Fort he told me to take my posi-
ton. Very soon Nelson came ont of Filters
with a double-barre!ed gun in his hands, and
rested the gun against the right hand side of a
post and fired at Canton, who had no weapon
in his hands at the time. Soon after Clanton