Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
MORE ABOUT MUIR.
He Makes Three Attempts 10 Commit
SuIcide.

MARYvILLE, TENN, Sept. S, 1875.
The end Of the MUIR trouble seems to
be not yet. John MUIR, the husband
Of the woman who hung herself last
Sunday, next attempts suicide IN the
same way, the particulars of which we
gathered from Sheriff Edmondson yes
terday evening.
Johns stepmother had sued cut an
attachment against the property in his
possession, and the sheriff went yester-
day morning to make the levy. He
first went to the house, where he found
MUIR, aud made list of all property
there, the latter giving in the articles
in peaceable and quiet manner, after
which the sheriff asked him to give a
delivery bond. This he refused to do,
saying the property would not be
moved unless he wanted it to go. The
sheriff reasoned with him, told him it
would save expenses, ETC.; to which he
replied that he did not care for ex-
penses, lie had rather be dead than
alive, and would die before his property
should leave.
The Sheriff had heard such talk be-
fore and paid but little attention to it,
and next went to the stable to gather
such property as he might find there,
and while there Mrs. Hyleman, "a near
neighbor, came and Told him Cthe
ut
running balls to shoot him with. The
Sheriff being without weapons then
returned to the house and fund MUIR
as described, when he asked him what
was the trouble, to which MUIR replied
that he had rather die than Jet his
property leave, whereupon the Sheriff
stepped to the gun rack and took down
the gun and started out, but MUIR took
hold of ii and attempted to force it
from the Sheriff, but the latter twisted
it out of his hands and springing lit
tie distance from him told him he
didn't want to have trouble with him,
but If he had it to do, he would strike
him over the head with the gun. Upon
this the women present began scream
ing and saying MUIR was crazy, and
MIR. Solomon Kelly took hold of him.
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town, that he might arm himself and
return with such assistance as was
necessary TO bring the property, and
the unfortunate muu ii necessary.
During his absence MUIR took rope and
hung himself to "A shed log of his crib,
and his brother, Alex. MUIR, and j. G..
Hyleman cut him down then he
swung off from an elm tree. when
they cut him down "a second time. He
next got large shoe knife and swore
he would kill any one that came near
him and taking fence rail he placed
one end under the bottom of fence,
with the rail passing over log, throw
ing the opposite end some distance
from the ground, to which he fastened
the rope and made a third attempt to
end his life; and those present being
afraid of the knife, sent for the Sher.
| if again, meeting him on his way
with Deputy Sheriff r.. =. Mercy.
nOlds, who fastened on as rapidly as
possible and found MUIR swinging tC
the end of the rail almost dead. They
cut him down and tied him. The
| Sheriff and his deputy took charge OF
the property, while Constable John
! Mckenzie took care of MUIR; bring,
ing all to town. An examination was
| had and he was declared to be sane
when he was set at liberty.
! This morning he was in town and APP.
had peared as if he abandoned the idea
| for the present. w