Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-19
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Mortal Combat at silver springs-A
stolen Horse and n Thrilling L.
eape-The Party Wanted Supposed
20 he Hereabouts. ftsI-f tr vss
Goose Sands and Mood Bay, residents Of
Wilson county, had an alteration at Silver
Springs last Wednesday afternoon, which
resulted in the latter being ent and NOR.
tally wounded with a knife. The two
men were ia John Anderson's saloon and
had been drinking freely. The report Is
that Sands walked up TO Bay, caught hold
Of him, and struck him violently in the
breast. Bay pushed him away, when
Sands drew his knife and rushed upon him.
Bay moved backwards toward the door and
endeavOred TO keep out of his antagonists
reach. Sands kept advancing and attempt
ing 70 cut his rctreating foe, who had
backed out of the room on to a platform
several feet high in front of the house. In
his effort to keep out of Sands way, he fell
of the platform, and before he could regain
his footing, his enemy had jumped upon
him. Bay was cut twice in the left side
once aeIoss the stomach and received a
broad cash under the right arm-pit.
A young man named Charles Hill rushed
to the spot and kicked Sands of Of the
now helpless Bay. Sands, after swearing
he would Kill John Anderson, ID. Vaughan
and Charlie Hill, left the place. 4
Bay was still alive when DIS. Cook and
Gleaves reached the scene, but they gave il
as their opinion that it was almost impos-
sible for him to recover. ~ .
Sands had share in a crop with one of
the neighbors named Meinsinger. Last
a. n l..
Meinsinger's for for the purpose Of pur-
chasing a stove. When he came on the
premises he saw. Sands in the field with
AIeinsinger and the farm hands, picking
cotton. BE then knew nothing Of the
difficulty between Sands and Bay. Mein-
singer proposed to Graves to go in the
house aud examine the stove which he had
for sale. The two went to the house, but
had hardly gone inside when w. p.
Russell, George Byron and John Aderson,
rushed in, supposing Graves to be Sands.
They recognized him at once, informed him
Of what had occurred and said they were in
search of Sands. Graves told them he had
Just spoken to him in the field. The party
then repaired TO where Sands had been
seen, but found that he had '-smelt MICE
and made bis escape. Graves mounted one
of Meinsine eT's horses and joined the other
gentlemen in pursuit Of the fugitive.
Thursday evening they heard of Sands
having been at SCOTS Hollow, and of a
horse having been stolen from the stable
Of Mr.. Davenport, Of that place.
They came on in the direction
Of this city, and, yesterday morn
ing, found the horse on Stones river.
1t is supposed the animal was stolen
by Sands, ridden to that point, and turned
loose. They arrived in Nashville at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning, and learned that
Sands had been seen about daylight in a
well known restaurant. The police having
been inform ed of the facts, are on sharp
lookout, and perhaps, before this reaches
orr readers, Sands will be in the clutches
of the law. -
Sands is the son Of a widow lady living
at SCOTS Hollow, and it is said, his char
acter is rather disrepufable. He is. not
quite of age, has light hair, and blue eyes,
fair complexion, weighs one hundred and
forty pounds, and is FIVE feet, eight or ten
inches in height. When leaving home he
was dressed in light gray suit of clothes
and wore a brown hat.
Bay is a married man and has five or six
children.