Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-21
THE DEADLY REVOLVER.
An URarmed Man Shot Down in the
MarkethOHSe.
The wound Likely no Prove ssartal
Release Of the AssaiIant ON Bond.

The wound Likely no ErOse ssartal-
Release Of the AssaiIant ON Bond.
About / O'Clock Yesterday, August Miller
slOt John Bunch in the market-hOuse, in
| ffictiHg a serious wound in the upper por-
ton Of the chest, from which the blood
flowed freely. The wounded man ran a
] few feet, exclaiming "Oh. I'm shot, I'm
sbOll' He was caught by persons standing
near, piac6l IN a hack and conveyed to his
home on the BeuDa Vista pike, outside the
corporation line. He Was visited BIZ a
| UNION AND AMERICAN reporter during
the afternoon, when he made the following
statement, as his
DYING DECLARATION,
Is b. was convinced that he could not
live.
i am satisfied L cannot live very long.
| was on Deaderick street to-day when
Miller and WOmack came up and tried TO
raise fuss with me. We afterwards met
i'm the markethOuSe. Miller asked me if
had my second. said | did not get my
man, aild do not want to have any diff
Guilty. Miller was sitting on the stall,
got down and came towards me
and said: My name is Miller.
If you have anything to say come
tome said, MY name is John Bunch;
when you have anything 10 say come to
me- / thought that v as to settle the diff
Guilty. Miller then called me a
and called Miller COW thief and told
him could prove it on him. Miller then
called me a - and at that mo
ment he pulled out his pistol and
shot me. Although | had understood
that Miller and Burton Smith had been
pursuing me yesterday il order to get up a
difficulty with me, L did not arm nrselt
with any kind Of weapon whatever.
wanted no fuss with them, as | had no
malice toward them, nor have | any now.
Miller proposed 10 whip me in the market
house, aud ] told him had
no money TO Fsy my fine. Miller
said lie would pay it for ME, aud told NE
to get my second, but l said, MIR. Miller
will 60 and try TO find a second; if do
not find one l will come back and let you
know, and on my return told him | could
not find INV man, and then the above took
place. | hereby declare this 10 be my dying
declaration Of the facts connected with
the 81 o Jting. his
JOHN = BUNCH
mark
Witnesses: Allen A. Hall, Robert j..
Miller, Ben. Gum.
Immediately after the shot was fired,
Miller WAS arrested and taken TO the pO-
LEGISLATION, where he stated TO our reporter
that he and Bunch had been al outs for sew
cral weeks; that they met on De8deficll
street in the morning, when he accused
Bunch of having called him a COW thief,
which the latter denied. Afterwards they
met in The market-hOuSe, when the quarrel
Was renewed. Bunch then saying that I've
had called him a COW Thief, thTusting his
hands in his peck is at the same time, as
Though he were about TO draw a pistol,
whereupOn Miller shot, iu0icting wound
as above described.
4 brief examination was had bS JUS
tices Duling, BaSkette and Everett and
the bond of the prisoner fixed at 5000,
with $500 each for two securities, Geo.
.,eascbcr and l.. Lspp became his bonds
men, and l.a was released.
EMilleT and Bunch as3 bath butchers, the
latter being in the employment Of Adam
Coe. Both have families, Bunch having a
wife and six small children dependent upon
him for support, st late your yesterday
afternoon. the wounded man was still alive,
but his physician, DIR. Briggs had but lit
tie hope for his recovery.
LATER.-Our reporter visited the wOun-
dcd man al J. O'Clock last night, and found
him pOpped up in bed, with a valise
against the head bOaId, under his shoulder.
Two persons were tanning him, and when
they stopped Cor moment, he would say:
"Fan me, Fan me-" 1T IL O'Clock he
was reused up by the striking % a clock.
''What time is IT," he whispered. He vas
told the hour, 10 which he responded, in
weak voice. my time is getting short.
At half past IL be requested his wife TO go
to bed, telling her he was feeling easier,
and, after some urging, she complied with
THE request. The attendants told Our re-
p0Tter, hSysveT, that Bunch was failing,
and that he could MT recover.
Ii is said that Bunch Incurred the i'll
will Of Miller on account of dispute the
two had .si5Gut some drift lumber at the
time Of the high water, which bad feeling
was increased by Bunch having Rlnnker
(the man who was accused Of beating HIS
sister, arrested, Miller taking Blnnker's
part.