Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-10-19

Two men were arrested in Franklin
county, Tenn, few days ago, as the
murderers of Elmore H. Horton.
The facts of this rather extraordinary
case are, that Mr.. Horton, who lived
fourteen miles below Winchester, and
near the mountain, was shot from his
horse by some persons from concealed
place in the corner of fence. Several
persons heard the shots, and the dead
body was found a few minutes after
ward. Upon examination it was found
that two men had been concealed in Il
corner Of the fence, Just where the road
made a sudden turn into little branch,
and from where the horses tracks, and
the place where the body was found, it
was clear that he was shot while the
horse was drinking. The clacks of the
fence had all been stopped with weeds
except the one through which the guns
were put. This was Just before sundown
Friday evening. Horton was return
ing from town, and was within
mile Of home, i'll thickly settled coun-
try, there being several houses in sight.
The coroncr's jury gave verdict that
the killing was done by two unknown
persons.
The death Of Mr.. Horton was tcle-
graphed to COL A. S. Colyor, of Nash
vile, who ut once commenced to make
inquiries, but found that no one had
left the settlement. Taking two or
three reliable men with him, ColyNr
went rapidly from house to house to hear
the story of every man and his family-in
terrogating each separatcly---as to his
whereabouts on the day OF the murder
and at II school-house where the chill
dren We're all examined separately, one
boy stated that boy named Bill Martin
told him that Monroe and Hop Martin
were out on the mountain side that day
FRIDAY LAST hunting sheep. This Bill
denied upon examination. Monroe was
was tEen first seen and his story heard.
They agreed that they left the house of
one of them about one mile from where
the murder was committed, and that
they both went up the mountain and
stayed together until they returned. But
one said they came back before shutdown,
and the other that they returned one
hour after dark.
Without being formally arrested, these
men were kept until the next day, but
not allowed to talk to each other. Soon
in the morning, Col. Colyar started with
one of them to show his trip through
the mountain, which he did, climbing
and clambering until he reached point
at the top of the mountain between
three and four miles from home, then
returning by different route. Imme-
diately afterward the other was taken and
directed to travel over the route which
they both agreed they had travelled to-
gether only last Friday evening, and he
reached the mountain by route at least
two miles distant from the point where
the other reached it. The routes, going
and returning, were totally different, and
no man ever took a walk with more trepi-
dation than did the last one, knowing
that the other had first been over the
ground. These two men were born and
bred at the foot of the mountain and
know every path,
This was regarded as the strongest
sort of evidence, but on examining
their shoes it was found that they exact
ly conformed to the measures. Their
feet fitted the tracks precisely. Both
of these men lived on q farm adioin-
ing that of Mr.. Horton, in sight of
his house, had long been hostile to him,
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