Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-12-11
THE CHATTANOOGA TRAGEDY.
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The Desperate Sends for Surgeon 10
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In Sundays CHRoNICEL we Published a ais
patch concerning the tragedy enacted at Chat-
tanooga on Saturday afternoon. From the
daily papers of that city we gain the following
particulars The Mail states that Mr.. Colwell,
,Jackson's s-st victim, had been engaged in tine
lumber trade, and, one of his RATS getting loose
Jim jackson and his brother caught it, and tied
it up at Williams Island. Mr.. COlwell hired
them to take the raft to Shell Mound, for which
he paid them $40. Jim demanded $40 add,
tional for catching the logs. This Mr.. Colwell
declined to pay, and afterwards became satisfied
that Jim had turned the logs loose to make
money by catching them, and accused HIM OF
stealing the raft
They met at the rail mill of the Roane Com
pany about p. NJ, on Saturday and the two
walked toward the river when jackson sud-
denly struck Colwell q blow, knocking him
down. He placed his knee upon the PROSTATE
man and commenced to stab him in the region
of the heart with long bladed knife. Mr. Y.
| when jackson desisted coolly walked to the
rivers edge, broke loose skif tied there and
with long pole padded himself across. When
midway one of the mill hands called TO him to
| come back. "Tll be back in few minutes
| was the reply, and, true to his word, in q few
minutes he was seen drinking in a saloon near
| the foot of Market street. It was here that the
police attempted to arrest him when the desper-
ado fred on the officers and wounding three OF
| them effected his escape, being himself only
slightly wounded in the arm. The Times OF
| Tuesday has the following
JACKSON SENDS FOR A SURGEON.
On Monday morning Sewer jackson, BROTH
er of James jackson, came to DR.. Van Deman
and said he was wanted down at Sam. VIII
| liams'. The Doctor suspected what he was
wanted for, and accordingly took his surgical
instruments with him.. On arriving at Mr..
| Williams place, which is about six miles down
| the river on the north side, the Doctor con-
| ductor put the horses in the stable and told the
| Doctor that Jim was over on the island, and
wanted bullet taken out of his arm. SO the
| Doctor crossed with Sewer jackson in a canoe
| to the island, and there found jackson sitting by
| fire in an open field The wound, which was
a simple flesh wound in the right arm, was soon
examined, the bullet found and extracted, and
the Doctor returned to the city bringing the
| bullet with him.
| jackson showed DR.. VanDeman the weapon
! with which he stabbed Mr. Oolwell, which was
a common pen knife with blade about two
| inches and a half long. Since seeing the weapon
DR.. VanDeman has greater hopes of Mr.. Col
| Wells recovery. 80, -
Mr.. Colwell was resting quietly last night
| when we heard from him. He was not under
the influence of opiates, and was considered to
be doing we'll as could be expected. There is a
| faint possibility of his recovery.
| Policeman Carver was considered to be IN a
very dangerous condition ana IL is only ques-
ton of time as to his death, White and Tenn
pleton will both recover. -.--.-.,~~
| HOW JACKSON EsCAPED.
| We learn from DR.. Van Deman that jackson
says that just as he was raising his arm to take
the fourth shot at the policemen on Saturday
night, the ball struck him and paralyzed his
arm He then ran down to the river and
plunged in, getting behind his canoe, and only
keeping his head above water. The policemen
and others came down to within ten PAGES OF
him, and one of them heard q movement and
said, there is the id scoundrel;, another
looked and seeing COW near the canoe drink
ing, said, mo its only an old cow" When
they spoke. Jakson says he ducked his head
under water Soon they all started down the
bank and then jackson got into the came and
went across the river. He stayed there till
morning with friend and walked down to
Browns Ferry in daylight Then he took bis
canoe and went to his home on this side of the
river, about opposite the middle of Williams
Island. He staid there all day, Sunday, and
until he went up to the point of the Island tC
have his wound dressed.
DR.. Van Deman told Jackson that he should
report the circumstances when he got back tC
town, and he said, that is all right" Jackson
was aware of the reward being offered hut said
if anybody came after him there would be
fun. r--.. --4.-lfay