Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-14
THE CHATTANOOGA TRAGEDY
Additional Particulars as to the Origin
OF the Diiieulty-The Desperate
Slightly Wounded.

The Chattanooga Mail furnishes the
following additional particulars Of the
recent bloody tragedy which took place
in that city on the seventh instant, and
Of which full particulars were given in
the APPEAL Of December 9Th:
Mr.. COlwell, Jackson's first victim,
had been engaged 10 the lumber trade,
and one of his RATS getting loose, Jim
Jackson and his brother caught it and
tied it up at Williams's Island. Mr..
COlwell hired them to take the raft TO
Shell Mound, for which he paid them
forty dollars. Jim demanded ten dollars
additional for catching the logs. This
Mr.. COlwell declined TO pay, and after
ward became satisfied that Jim had
turned the logs loose to make money by
catching them, and accused him of steal
ing the raft.
They met at the rail mill Of the Roane
COMPANY about four o'clock SATURDAY.
afternoon, and the two walked toward
the river, when Jackson suddenly 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 a long-blsded
knife. Mr.. COlwel screamed to a pass
ing drayman for assistance, when
Jackson desisted, coolly walked to the
rivers edge, broke loose a skiff tied
there, and with a long pole padded
himself across. When midway, one of
The min hands called TO him TO come
back. I'm be back in few minutes
was the reply, and, true to his word, in
4 few minutes he was seed drinking in
a saloon near the foot of Market street.
Ii was here that the police attempted to
arrest him, when the desperate fired on
the officers, wOunding three of them,
and effected his escape, being himself
only slightly wounded in the arm.
The Times SOfTuesdayhast the following:
On Monday morning, Sewer Jackson,
"a brother Of James Jackson, came to
DIR. Van Deman, and said he was want
ed do En at Sam. Williams's. The Doe
tor suspected what he was wanted for,
snd accordingly took his surgical in
struments with him. On arriving st
Mr.. Williams's place, which is about six
miles down the river, on the north side,
the Doctors conductor 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
canoe to the island, and there found
Jackson sitting by fire in an open
Held. The wound, which was a simple
fFesh-wOund ia the right arm, was soon
examined, the bullet found and extract |
ed, and the Doctor returned to the city, |
bringing the bullet with him.
Jackson showed DR.. NanDeman the
ves non with which he stabbed Mr.. Col /
we'll, which was a common pen-knife, |
with a blade about two inches ald half
long. SINCE seeing the weapon, DIR. Van |
Deman has greater hopes of Mr.. Col
wells recovery.
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 as well as
siiIlity Of his recovery.
Policeman Carver was considered to be /
in a Very dangerous condition, and il is |
only a question Of time as to his death. /
White aud TempletOn will both recover. /
We Iealu from DIR. Van Deman that |
"a VS. that just as he was raising
nis arm to take the fourth shot at the
OF Saturday night, the ball
struck him and paralyZed his arm. be
then ran down to the river and plunged
in. getting behind his canoe, and only
keeping his head above the water. The
policemen and Others came down TO
within ten PAGES of him, and one OF
them heard a movement and said,
There is the id scoundrel;" ;" another
looked, and seeing a COW near the canoe
said, "No, it's only an old
sow.U When they spoke, Jackson
SAYS he ducked his head under the
water. Soon they all started down the
bank, and then Jackson got into the
.arAoe and went across the river. He
stay ed there till morning with friend,
md walked down TO Browns Ferry iI
iavligNt. Then he took his canoe and
vent 10 his home on this side Of the
liver, about opposite the middle OF
Nilliamsis Island. He staid there all
lay, Sunday, and until he went up to
he point OF the island TO have his
wound dressed.
DR.. VanDemau told Jackson that he
hould report the circumstances when
he got back to towlT, and he said, 'That
: all right" jackson was aware OF the
eward being offered, but said if any
,0dy came after him there would be fun.