Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-10
THE SHOOTING OF MIR. p. H. INN
MAN NEAR MURFREESRORO
From the Murfreesboro Monitor,

From the MurfreesDOro monitor.
On last Saturday night Mr.. P. H. Inn
man, was shot and killed at the house of
an old negro named Wiley Kimbro. The
two negro men, Wiley and his nephew,
Bill Kimbro, who lived with him, accused
of the killing were arrested and stood
their trial on last Monday evening, before
Esquires John N. Clark and w. D. Hicks
The court, after hearing the evidence in
the case, gave their opinion that the
prisoners did the killing in self defense,
and acquitted them. The decision of the
Justices was unanimously approved of by
the community.
The substance of the evidence sdduced
on the trial was that on last Saturday
night Mr. Ipnman, in company with four
or five others, went out to Wiley's house
(about two miles from this place near the
Lebanon pike, it is supposed, TO whip
them. The two negro women who were
present, and examined on the trial, stated
that at about midnight they heard the dog
bark and on going to the door saw dis
guised men approaching the cabin. The
men came up and called for the prisoners,
using violent language and threatening to
burn the house down if they did not
come out. The negroes refused, and told
them they would not burn their house, as
it belonged to Mr.. DeJsrnett. The I'M
known parties forced the door and win
dow open, shooting several times
into the house. Upon this old Wiley
said to his nephew, 'Let US die
together" or ''Square yourself, somebody
must die" or something to that effect,
and one or both of them fired, killing a
man at the window, who proved to be
Mr.. Innman. Several shots or bullets
which appeared from the wounds to be
of different sizes, struck him in the
breast and two or three in the hand. AZ
ter short time, the others got on Their
horses and left. A few of the citizens,
living near, assembled early in the morn
ing and found the unfortunate victim
lying near the house dressed in a coat,
something like hunting frock, and
psntsloons on wrong side out; but not
having on or about him any mask or
anything else on his face or head
to conceal it. The parties, 10
doubt, went there to whip or IL
timidate the negroes, and for fear of re-
cognition altered their dress.
These men, or part of them, probably
exssperated at something the negroes had
done, INDUCED in this unjustifiable, illegal
and inexcusable folly to get satisfaction
for small insult, and thereby caused
the death of a ccmrade and friend; yes
more than that, they have brought gloom
and sorrow to happy family, early wild
owhoOd to a young wife, and orphan
age to four young and helpless children.
They have shocked the whole community,
and brought upon themselves the censure
of the public generally. Indeed it is i'm
possible to estimate the amount of evil
that may result from this one mad and
foolish act. Our county and State will,
more or less, feel the result, and time alone
can heal the wounds thus rashly inflicted.
As for ourselves, we wish to enter cur
earnest protest against all such midnight
work. Even admitting one of the ne
grocs was of avillainous character, VIII ich
from all reports, we believe 10 be the
case, such does not in the least palliate
the enorm.ty of the outrage of going at
the midnight hour, armed TO the teeth and