Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-10-06

for some time. he seized it and ry:sheC
out at the back door, AS he went out
efforts were made by two men to stOI
him. but being OF superior strength
and filled with passion, he showed then
both off and ran out of the store. Such
is the statement of the gentlemen
themselves. In the yard he was caught
by young man, who attempted tC
stop him, but Nelson .clUbbed his gun
on him and drove him. He then ran
| through the Galoon and out on Cum
| bsriand street
From the statements of three wit
nesSes, we gather that when Nelson
| stepped out on the pavement, he was
partly hid by several beer kegs, an
awning post and lamp post. He took
! deliberate aim, resting his gun against
the awning pest. At that moment
| ClantOn seemed to have seen him. As
we stated before, Clanton had been fa-
/ cling the sidewalk, with his hands up
in trout of him. When he saw Mel
| son, he turned around to face him, put
his hand back to draw his pistol and
at that moment, Nelson fired. 1t Is
now believed that this load struck
| Gen. Clanton on the right shoulder,
| breaking his arm, fOr when he drew
| his pistol he was seen to put his left
hand under his right, as if TO hold it
up, and was gradually sinking down
when his pistol went Cf, the bullet
striking the curbstOne about fifteen feet
ahead, Nelson then fred his second
shot, the slugs of which lodged in the
walls of the Lamar House, from where
fifteen were afterwards dug out. Clan
ton sank down dead ard was removed
as described in cur yesterdays issue.
Nelson, after firing the second shot,
ran back through the saloon, went
through store, and came out Oh Gay
street, went up Gay to Church street,
in fast wall turned up Church and
started to run. Several parties who
saw him say he was carrying pistol
in his hand.
Nelson then went to his fathers
house on West Cumberland street,
told what he had done, and seemed
much excited. His father advised him
to submit to the authorities and take
the consequences of his own conduct,
rather than become a fugitive from
Justice. He remained at his fathers
house about fifteen minutes, and il
was not known to his father that he
that some one had brought him horse,
and that he had gone out on the King
stOn road.
The fugitive stopped at several pla-
ces along the road and told what lie
had done. He stepped at Concord and
talked with parties there, told what
lie had done, and, it is said, got on the
down passenger train, the same Oh
+, IL, ton
were carried South, and went on, but
where to is not known. This last
statement, however, though believed,
lacks confirmation.
Up to six o'clock last evening we
heard o. no extraordinary effort 10 ar
rest Nelson.
In explanation of the serious turr
so sadly given to seemingly trivial
conversation, this very plausible sug-
gestion has been made by persons well
acquainted with the character of Gen.
ClautOn and the circumstances sur
rounding him. Gen. ClantOn had had
several difficulties with the adherents
of the Stantons since his connection
with the y. & &. Railroad, and he had
been going armed i'll anticipation of
further trouble. During the forenoon
o Wednesday. he had made a very
caustic speech in the Federal Court
against the Stanton party, handling
them without gloves. He had reason
TO apprehend an attack from some Of
the party. Col Fort, who introduced
Nelson to him, was one of the Attor-
neys on the Stanton side of the case.
though friendly with ClantOn. 1t is
thought that when Nelson showed
signs OF irritabiliJy, the idea must have
entered Clanton's mind, the affair
was a maneuver to inveigle him into
a difficulty. and, being brave under
all circumstances, he determined to
meet the issue then and there. 1t is
believed that he must have thought
however erroneously) that the Stan
ton business was at the bottom of the
difficulty.