Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-29
4 HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A Man Relieved 90 be Partially De
ranged Shst and Killed in MeHinn
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ranged shGt and Killed in MeHinn
County.
Correspondence OF the knoxville Chronicle.
Sunday evening. 18th inst, a man giving
his name rs John Barton HOran, came to
Turley's store and asked for piece Of To-
bacco. He rep eseutcd himself as q Cana
dian, (but ! believe him to be Irish), and
as a carpenter who had gone from Rich
mOnd, Va, to Atlanta, Ga, but falling to
obtain the desirable jobs he expected, de-
cided TO return to tie former ily,and being
out Of money was taking the more anti
quated Way of footing it. His destitute
condition enlisted TUley's sympathy, and
he told him to remain, and Monday morn
inc gave him 4 small job Of work. lie
proved himself to be not only good work
man. but very fast. Tuesday evening the
first symptoms Ofinsanity manifested them
selves. He labOred under the hallu-
ciuatiOn that his fillOW WOrRmen were
irving to poison him by dTUgging his to
baccO and the water he drank. lie would
not remain longer, and left about S o'clock
p. going, however, only TO IuIley's cot
ton Gin, where he slept during the night.
Next morning he again departed IN the III
reCtiOn Of Richmond, with the design Oi
passing the ChilhOWee mountains by way
of Hiwassee Gap. Thursday morning,
some ten miles from here in the mOuntain,
johnson Brown and Gus. QJalls came on
him washing his clothes in HiwaSsee river.
What passed between them in the way Of
words have only from conflicting umors,
and therefore shall not give it. Suffice it
TO say he made at p. and Q. with small
carpenter Ratchet that he carried with him,
and they were compelled to flee for life, GS
his Irish lrGs up. They then went from
house to house notifying the citizens,
and soon had the neighbOThOOd wonderful
Iy and even terribly excited. Two squads
Of citizens, fully aimed with old army
GUNS and rifles started in pursuit, and
about o'clock p. NJ, found him asleep
high upon precipice, by theside Of theriver,
under a shelving rock. The way Of ap-
proach being narrOW-and even dangerous,
when it is remembered that be still ad
that belligerent hatchet-they hallOed and
awOke him, and demanded bis surrender.
He, with hatchet drawn, refused to com
ply, stating that he had done no crime to
be arrested for, and would not submit. 1t
seems that only three Of the hunting party
were at this point, and they concluded that
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was a dangerous weapon, and decided to
fire on him, which they did, one ball taking
effect in his left hand, and the other pass
ing through his body from left 70 right,
peTfOrating the spleen, stomach and small
iDtestines, from which he died in about
i've hours, at the point where found
Before dying he stated he had wife IN
New York. He had a Catholic prayer
book with him, which was read at his re-
quest by a neighbOr that reached him after
the tragedy. He also requested that a ply
sician be sent for, which was done, and de-
sired the ministratiOns Of a priest. An III
quest was held, from which the above facts
We.e obtained 1 presume the case will be
fully and carefully looked into by cur efii-
cient Attorney General, Nr. Frazier. The
sad occurrence is deeply deploFed by the
entire community.