Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-25
SHOOTING AFFAIR.
Row In SaIOOn-NarrOw Escape Of One
Of the Walters.
A Young Man Shot on the street and Sc
Verely wounded.

Verely Wounded.
A little after nine o'clock last night, a
pistol shot in Eifler's saloon broke the
stiffness, and caused a wild rush to the
premises. 1t seems that Charles Nelson
accompanied by friend, went into the
saloon and ordered one Of the walters,
Henry Clay, by name, to bring them a
dish of oysters. He told them he would do so
in moment, but Nelson did not wish to
wait and drawing pistol, presented it at
Clay's head, who struck up Nelson's arm
as he pulled the trigger causing the bullet
| to fiy wide of its mark. Nelson then ran
out of the back door, jumped over.a fence
into the alley and ran around on Gay
street, where the police were first appraised
of his whereabouts by hearing the dis
charge of his pistol in front of Bissenger
clothing house.
THE PURSUIT.
Mr.. Claiborne, accompanied 10y several
of the police force, was looking out 1or
Nelson and saw him cross over to the
| First National Bank and sit down OIL the
steps, when they followed him. Mr.. Clal-
borne accOsted him and asked if his name
was Nelson? To this he replied in the at
firmative, when that officer told him he
was prisoner TO this Nelson made 10
response, but raised his arm with his
PISTOL Cooked
in his hand, but Claiborne, with great
promptness and presence of mind seized
Nelson's wrist who tried to turn the Weap-
on toward ClaibOrne's body, but the latter
turned the barrel down and in the strug-
gle it went off, the ball passing between
the officers legs and striking one OF
bystanders on the knee.
wOUNDING HIM SEVERELY.
Nelson vas then arrested and despite his
violent struggles, disarmed and taken to
the calabOOse and locked up. The Officers
used no unnecessary violence, and even
offered to let him go home if he would
consent to do so. The person wounded
was
CHARLES CROCKETT,
an attache of the Press and Herald, the
bullet entering the cap of the knee and
penetrating about two inches, INJECTING a
severe wound, and lodging in the joint.
The weapon used was a Smith and Wes-
son
FIVE SHOOTER,
three barrels of which had been discharg-
ed while two chambers were loaded when
it was taken away from him.
He was taken first into Mr.. Van Gill
deT'S boot and shoe store, opposite, lmmc-
diateIy after he was shot, when his father
was sent for and after his arrival, moved to
the Ramsey building. At Il late hour he
was removed to the residence of his father,
a mile and half west of the city, where
he can be properly cared for.
Drs. Boyd and Deaderick were called in
and the former made m examination of
the wound and did all that could be done
in his behalf
CAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY,
Nelson had been drinking freely during
the evening, to the great surprise of his
friends, as for some time past he had been
conducting himself in the most exemplary
manner.
With such illustrations of the direful
evils attendant upon carrying concealed
weapons, it is high time the law was en-
forced to the letter, for no man knows
when he may become a victim.
Mr.. Claiborne and the other officers
on duty exhibited great prOmptness and
did their duty like men should.