Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-20
"A Strange AMIR"

Under the above heading, the following
paragraph appeared in our issue OF yester
day morning:
"At o'clock yesterday morning, young
man was picked up at the Capitol in an IN
sensible condition. He was taken to The
city woTkhOuse under the suppOsitiOn thai
he was intoxicated. Later in the day II
was found that his thigh-bOne was broken
and that he was not drinking man. lie
was conveyed home by his friends about II
o'clock Yesterday, bis case being rendered
exceedingly dangerous in consequence OF
the treatment he had undergone. How II
was possible for one in his condition to be
mistaken for a drunken person is pro
found mystery. At a late hour last night
he was unconscious. He had evidently
been struck in the face with pair Of brass
knuckleS."
At the time the foregoing was written,
we were in possession Of additional in
formation regarding the matter, but which,
for certain reasons were withheld from our
readers. but which We now make public.
The name of the young man is Tim
Blake. He has been in Nashville about
six months and is in business with his
brother who has a shoe store on Church
street between High and Vine. lie IS 70
wears of ace and came here from Memphis,
where he was engaged in the grocery busi-
ness.
In company with a clerk employed in his
brothers store, Mr.. Blake visited the vari-
GUS balls given in the city on the night OF
s.. Patrick'S day. At twelve o'clock the
two started homeward. Mr.. Blake being
left at the door of the store by his eompan-
ion. who supposed he was going to his room
on the second floor.
1t seems. however, that Mr.. Blake did not
90 to his room. but returned to the capitol,
where he was seen rs Late as four O'Clock
Wednesday morning. Between four and five
O'Clock. his body was found lying on the
ground at the east side of the capitol build
ING, and he was put in hack and taken to
the workhouse. It was supposed that ne
was intoxicated, and be was therefore car
ried IN and laid on the floor, but was PICKED
ND and nut in bunk some two hours later
in the day. His right eye was badly
bruised. but no other injuries were discoy-
cred on his person.
All this time Mr.. Blake was unconscious,
but after being put in the bunk he reused
nm a little and said he could not move his
| leo. An examination was then made, ana
| II was found that his thigh bone was frac-
tured. The address of his brother was
learned by some papers in his pocket, and
that gentleman was at once notified, and ne
visited the injured man at the workhouse,
accompanied by DIR. I've.
Mr.. Blake was then carried 10 the house
of n friend on High street, where his limb
was set and everything possible done toI
his relief. He has been unconscious all
tbe time, with the exception of few brief
| intervals. He had about 500 in money on
his person when he went to the balls, and
tbis money was in a tin box similar TO a
tobacco box. In one of his lucid intervals
yesterday morning, he asked his brother il
Le had the box all right, to which the latter
responded, ayes, the moneys safe, as
! no wished to avoid exciting him. Mr.
RJale then said, well that's all right, =
| and at once became unconscious. lie had
violent convulsiOns at one time yesterday
rnorninc. when it was all that DR.. Eve and
five other persons could do TO keep him Oh
the bed. 80,
He has thrown up great deal Of blood
and DIR. Eve saws his brain is seriously
affacted At the time he was found, he
lad less than dollar in money, and ms
nockets were torn at the seems, which tacts
STRONGLY indicate that he had been robbed
He was a quiet well behaved young man and
no. in the habit of drinking.
II is thought by some that Mr.. Blake re
ceiyed all his injuries by falling from the
nromenade surrounding the second story o.
The Capitol. which is some twenty feet iron
tLe ground. and is not guarded by a railing
This is tbe fourth ease that DIR. Eve has al
tended where the injured party has Taller
from this unglarded promenade.