Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-03-25

present there is no telling wv it will end.
The trial to-day may throw some more
light on the subject. We shall see.
MOREABOUT BFAvERCRHEx TRAGEDY
From Daily Chronicle Of Friday,
Our readers will remember the full ac-
count given in the CHRONICLE of the ar
rest of John Webb by VIM. Lewis, and
his confinement in Jail on Wednesday
morning; also Lum Sartin's statement of
the affair. We also stated that Mrs. Rey-
nolds had arrived in the city, but too late
in the evening for Webb to have hearing
Yesterday morning Mrs. Reynolds was
taken to Sheriff Gossett's house to identi-
fy the man who had assisted in the muir
der of her husband and outraged her per-
son. From Acknowledgement Williams
and Constable Netherland we gathered
the following particulars of the affair /:
Sheriff Gossett had picked out five men
from the street, some of them being dress
ed much like Webb and favoring him
somewhat, placing them in room and
among them John Webb.
MRS. REYNOLDS,
who is in feeble health, and cons iderably
excited over the whole affair, was led into
criminal. She cast her eyes around the
room several times, and finally resting
them on Webb, stood rs q statue about
minute, and finally turned and walked out
OF the room, remarking she felt satisfied,
and desired to rest and collect herself a lit
tie from her excitement.
She went into another room, and after
wards they were brought in one at a time.
The second person brought in was Webb
She looked at him again with the same
stare about minute, and said, " believe
he is the man. She then walked up to
him, as If to measure his height by her
own person, and looking him in the eve,
asked him to speak. He said: Madam, |
will answer any question you may ask me
If can, and if you have ever seen me be-
fore, want you to state 500 She then
turned around and walking off said, "that
will do, am satisfied that he is the man."
THE QUESTION.
On the day that Webb was brought into
the city, some hard words passed between
the Sartin boys and Lewis and some OF his
friends in regard to the capture, but ev-
erything passed off without any difficulty.
Yesterday, however, We heard it frequent
ly mentioned that it was evident that bad
blood existed between the two men.
Last night about O'Clock, considerable
excitement took place around the Lamar
House, in consequence of
A SHOT HAVING BEEN FIRED
at Tom Sartin by VIM. Lewis in the hotel
entrance. Our reporter hastened to the
spot, but failed to see at the time either of
the parties interested in the affair. From
the
HOTEL PROPORTION
we received the following statement
About an hour before the shooting took
place VIM, Lewis came to the hOlel office,
and registering his name, called for supper
and room, stating that Tom Sartin hal
been following him up, and that ne was
afraid he would attempt TO shoot him and
he desired to keep out at his way. He stated
that he had been in the billiard saloon aud
ordered supper, but that Sartin came in,
and fearing II difficulty would be the result,
he quietly Withdrew. supper being AN
nouUced ready Lewis went back Ia the
dining room, and during his absence
TOM sARTIN CAME INTO THE OFFICE
and looking around went out again. Some
one notified Lewis of this and cautioned
him to be on his guard. Lewis returned
from the dining room TO the Office when
he was urged by the proprietor To go to his
room and thus avoid any difficulty. He,
however, declared his determination to
stay right there and see 10 out, If there was
to be 1ifticuty. SHORTLY afterwards Sar-
tin mad" his appearance again or the steps,
and was promptly met ut the head of the
steps by Lewis, when some words passed
and Lewis drew a pistol. Tom Sartin
started down the steps with his hands
raised, when
LEWIS FIRED ONE SHOT,
the ball passing SArtin and entered the
wall IN the left Of the door. Lewis said
that he did not attempt Ia hit him. Lewis