Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-14

| bayou, and nne start Ior one al nope
| field.
About six O'Clock last evening two men
were noticed talking together IN front of
Burke's boarding house, No. 116 Front
street. No loud words passed between the
two, but suddenly the one standing on the
step pulled a pistol from bis pantaloOns
pocket and fired. With the report the man
on the sidewalk, distant some six or eight
feet, threw both hands to his head and fell
10 the ground. As be fell the man who did
the shooting replaced his pistol, and step
ping to the pavement walked rapidly away.
Not word was heard from either man,
and when the bystcnders, recovering from
their surprise, ran up, they found the
wounded man moaning and insensible,
while small hole in the right top center Of
the head, from which the brains were ooz-
ing, showed them the location Of his death
wound.
The victim, the wounded man was
Mr.. Philip Martin, . man about twenty
three years of age, and known as hard
working, sober young fellow. After about
an hour DIR. Miner came and prObed the
wsnnd, which was pronounced mortal.
As stated, the ball entered to the right,
onO ddL1Oob III LILO anus A0A4StAS
downwards, lodged in the brain.
For q long tue il was impossible to
learn any particulars of the shooting, its
cause, or the name Of the man who fred
the fatal shot. Finally a woman was
found who said that sit was Bob Cox who
did it," but as to entering into any p2rtic-
liars she declined, and said that she knew
nothing Of it. From another source it was
learned that Cox and Martin had both
been paying their respects to Miss Me-
Carty. That young lady, faVoring thesuit
OF Cox, ''mittened" Martin and told him
to cease to love. This caused the latter to
irate, and it is said that he addressed some
very insulting language to Miss McCarty,
who in due time informed the favored Cox
of how his rejected rival had ''insulted me-"
Very naturally this caused his blood to
boil, SIS it were, and he registered dire
oath of vengeance against the offending
Martin. Last evening for the first time the
rivals met, and the Aualdnche reporters in
formant said that the insult was repeated.
AT any rate, within two minutes time from
the meeting of the two, one was virtually
dead man and the other fugitive muir
derer.
The steamer Phil Allin, which arrived
at this port yesterday afternoon, brought
the dead body Of man whose name is un-
known to the officers of the boat or any
one In the city. The stranger, who was of
medium height and much emaciated by dis.
ease, got aboard the Allin at Friar's Point,
Miss, at noon last Saturday, taking deck
passage, and stating at the time that he was
going to Memphis for the purpose Of enter
Jog hospital. He moped about the deck
until shortly after O'Clock in the evening,
when he laid down on bale of cotton in
the after part Of the boat and commenced
to smoke his pipe.
According to the evidence brought out on
an inquest held yesterday afternoon by
Squire Spellman after the arrival of the
boat, Henry Powers, first mate of the
steamer, demonstrated with the man for
Sinking on the cotton, It being against the
rules to have FIRE in such dangerous prox-
unity to combustible material. A few
words passed between the men on the sub
ject, which resulted in the striking Of the
stranger by the mate with bis fist. Such
is the evidence Of several of the crew,
while others allege that Mr.. Powers simply
pulled him off the cotton, and still others
assert that the mate not only struck the
man, but kicked him several times after he
was down. At all events, the man died on
deck within half an hour, little or no stteR-
ton, it seems, being paid him. Capt. Lee,
chief officer of the boat, and several other
gentlemen favored his being buried some
where on the river bank, but Mr.. Powers,
| apparently convinced of his innocence OF
| the charge Of murder which he was afraid
would be made against him, insisted on the
body being brought to this city and an in
quest held.
The jury composed Of seven men, rem
dered the following verdict, two of them
signing it under protest, not believing that
| Mr.. Powers was guilty in the matter: "Tha
| the unknown man came to his death from
feebleness Of health, aided by violence re-
ceived at the hands of W. II. Powers, mate
| of the steamer Phil Allen"
At the conclusion of the inquest Mr.. Pow
ers was taken in charge of By police offi-
Ger and locked up in the Adams street sta
ton house, the charge against him on the
| police docket being murder
A MODEL HASH PRovIDER.
Saturday a man giving his name as Weg-
goner, arrived at Fulton, Tenn, and pro-
ceeding to boarding house kept by man
named John Bell, and ordered bis break
fast. While eating the meal, Wsggoner,
strange to say, made complaint concerning
| the quality of the food set before him.
| This was repeated at dinner to the min
| gled disgust and surprise of Mr.. Bell, who
demonstrated with this dal ing spirit who
rebelled against the style of his cuisine. At
the supper table Wageoner had again the
| temerity to assail the quality of the hash
/ Infnra Frhfe DnTl0h
| and afget q few words, Mr.. Bell
took down his little shotgun, and turning
the muZzle toward this bOarder who would
not be satisfied, pulled the trigger, and dis
| charged a handful Of buckshot into his ten
ement of clay. With groan WsggOner
| fell to the floor, dead man, and fearful
warning to all boarding house hash eaters
who might desire to remark concerning the
| quality Of proyenGer offered. After salts
| tying himself that his boarder was in a con-
| diti0n that forbade his making any more
complaints, Bell turned and walked leisure
| ly down to the river, with the intention OF
making his escape on the steamer Undine,
which was lying at the bank. Just as be
was stepping on the boat he was halted by
Deputy Sheriff, who arrested and convey
ed him to the. lookup.
| TRAGEDY AT FRENCHMANis BAYOU.
| The same evening a white man shot and
killed another at point known as French
mans Bayou, some eighty miles above
here. The cause of the quarrel or the
| names of the parties were unknown to the
| informant. The murderer made his escape
on the Frank Forrest, which arrived here
early yesterday morning.
THE LITTLE GAME OF BILL AND TOM.
| In Hopefeld last Saturday night three
negroes known as Bill, Ike and Tom, en-
gagged in a game of cards for one dollar q
game. Bill and Tom played partners, and
| by all kinds of cheats, endeaycred to swim
| die Ike cut of his hard-earned wealth. The
Latter, while not a heathen Chinee, was
smart, and despite the efforts Of the two
| confederates, managed 10 not only bold his
own, but to capture small amount of the
| filthy lucre possessed by them.
| This could not be, and by a
rapid flank movement, Ike was
| placed hors du combat on the floor,
While he was In that position he was not
only severely beaten by Bill and Tom, but
was robbed Of all bis money. After pound
| ing Ike until tired, the twain left, well sat
| isfed with their action. Yesterday morn.
| ing while standing at the wharfboat wait
ing for the ferry, the careless pair were
somewhat astoDished at seeing Ike loom uE
over the hill with q huge double-barrelled
shotgun in bis hands. Bill suddenly left
and was being rapidly followed by Tom.