Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-25

walked up to the bar and stopped; saw
Mr. Egan too; he was blowing horn, hold
ing il with both hands; he took his hands |
of. / suppose because he saw it was the |
man he had had a difficulty with. He was |
backing OIL, trying 10 get out of the door, |
think. l saw Powers shoot him; he stag
cered and tried to get out and Powers shot
him again; didn't see Egan have a pistol;
he had his hands up to his mouth with the
horn. Then he dropped his band down
like as if he was trying to get some
thing out. | knowed he was shot the first
time cause l saw the
FIRE AT HIS COAT.
| didn't see him draw pistol; only saw
him drop his hand.
VIM. Livington, clerk at James NJ.
Hamilton'5 said that Esan had bought the
pistol heretofore referred to, Thursday.
| The witness didn't sell it, but one of the
other clerks did. lie afterwards said that
he could not say positively thai it was the
pistol, as their were plenty more just like
| it. Egan had bought cartridges that day
| yesterday
Jesse BTansford, COL, testified to having
| seen the men in the Merchants Exchange.
He saw no weapon in Esan's hand. He
saw him fall into Landauer's store, where
| he dropped the tin horn lie had been play
| ing. but he didn't see him drop pistol.
| Samuel Adams testified with regard to
! the position of the wounds in the body.
Albert Crutcher, colOred, was examined,
but no additional information was elected.
JUDGE DULING
stated that lie found the pistol which had
been exhibited as Exams, lying on a box in
Landauer's store Some one told him that
was Egan pistol, aud he had taken posses
| sion OF 1t and had given it TO the Coroner.
A warrant was then issued by Justice
| Everett for Powers arrest, and the jury was
dismissed (at IL o'clock p. NJ until II
O'Clock this morning.
HOW POWERS WAS CAPTURED.
The story of Powers arrest is rather GU
rious. Immediately after the shooting,
l.COx and Powers disappeared, and Capt.
Yater sent Sergeants Iignor and Burke,
and officer Burns, to Moth Vine street,
with orders 10 search the disreputable
houses in that locality. At one Of these
houses, a woman told the officers that Cox
and Powers had come there a few minutes
before, saying they had killed man, and
wanted to secrete themselves.
The officers, fearing they were too small
in numbers TO make proper search, sounded
1
Burke then ordered a negro hackman 20
drive over 20 college street and bring some
policemen, if he could fad any. The hack
man drove rapidly away, but found no
policemen. As he was returning, he was
hailed by a man who said he wished to be
driven 10 Jennie S0merS' on Vine street,
He got into the hack and was driven to the
house, in front of which were the officers
who collected around the hack and
, FOUND THEIR Man
in the person Of the passenger the haclmaI
had thus picked up. He was taken to the
| police station. upon entering which he eX-
claimed, where's Tom Kercheyal? He;
my friend"
When his name was registered Power:
replied, in answer to the usual question re
| garding his occupation,
I'M \ GAMBLER AND THIEF
He freely admitted having shot Egan
5 and said he would Lave shot anybody whC
I iuterfered with him. lie exhibited the III
I most coOluess with reference to the matter
and soon after reaching the station, iixe,
| some books for a pillow, stretche,
I ! himself out on q bench and fell asleep, il
4 | which condition he was found by the Off
> Ger who served the warrant issued by Jus
\ tice Everett. The officer had some din
/ Guilty in reading il, and Powers threw ON
arm upon his shoulder AID assisted in read
| inc the document. holding lighted ciga
q Gaiutijy in his right land, meanwhile,
!, large seal ring gliiteriHg Oh his left, whicl
I rested on the officers shoulder.
, The warrant being duly served, mitti
: mus was made ont, and Powers was takel
+, to iaii. Charles Reddick, who G3aass-sd n
: the particular friend Of -. =. prisoner. re
n questing TIA. =. =. ue large enough to proteC
Q IT, later.
i, ALBERT POWERS,
. the prisoner, is a ECavy-Set man, rlJdluI
. stature, has brown hair. Ugh. mOustachC
; with smooth face otherwise, and is rattle
q good looking man, about - years old. II
q was finely dressed last night, wearing
a lght-colorcd pair OF pants. fine shit wiz
. no collar, but with a richly embrCide-f
. handkerchief knotted loosely around hi
: neck. He had an expensive overcoat {
i fashionable cut, and were brown, soft hat
] lie halls from Louisville and is well
o known 10 the sporting men Of this city.
THE DECEASED
had lived in Nashville since 1866. ii
: began the news business atthe ChattanOog
depot soon after his arrival, and it Is sal
o had accumulated considerable wealth. II
: was about 80 years old, and came here di
, rect from Ireland. He was open heated
. and Of generous impulses. but would tax
a drinking spells occasionally.
"a For about four years he had sister liy
! Ing in the city. bat she returned TO Irelan
~ a few months since. lie leaves a brOthe
e here, John Egan, who was in bushes
:. with him at the time Of his death. MaUric
IS EGan was familiaTly known IS the ''t'rer
NJ Duke"
p His funeral services will be held at th
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