The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-11-06
Dying with his Boots ON.
TIE CHIv ALRIc METHOD OF SErTL-
ING DIFFICULTIES IN FRANKLIN,
TENNEsaEE.


ING DIFFICULTIES IN FRANKLIN,
TENNESSEE.
From ths Nashptlts American
There was want of appreciation
between Col. House and Sheriff Grif.
fin. which amounted to- positive cool.
ness. Griffin, accompanied by Record
er Allison, met Col. House in Butler's
saloon. Griffin told House that he was
d-d rascal, and House told Grit.
fin that he was n d---d liar. A scuf-
de ensued In which HOUSES scalp was
severely gashed by Grihin's mace.
While in the doctors office having his
wounds dressed Col. House heard the
door open, and also heard the click OF
arevolver.. He asked, "Who's that?"
Immediately after exclaimiDg, "Why,
1t is Allison r. Col. House desired to
know of Allison what. he meant by do
ing as he did at the saloon that night,
when Allison said "a ID sight"
House then told him he wanted to talk
TO him. and asked him why he had
brought his pistol there. Seeing there
was likely to be difficulty, Dr. Gen.
try took House back into the store,
while his assaiant showed Allison out
OF the door. When first addressed by
House, Allison had his pistol cooked
and levelled at him.
Thursday morning House went to
Allison's Office and told him the difii
Guilty might as well be settled there and
then, and invited him out. Col. House,
accompanied by his son Manse, met
Griffin and Allison in the street. At
this. iuncture, 1t Is said, Griffin aud Al
hson held a consultation, the purport
OF which was that Allison, as the Re-
corder. urged Griffin 10 arrest House,
and Griffin said that he would arrest
and manage House. but was afraid his
son, Manse, would shoot him, and sug-
gested that Allison should assist him
and keep look out for Manse, as peo.
pie would think strange Of it II he,
Griffin, did not srrest Col. House.
Griffin went toward House al a rapid
gait. Allison tagging behind. Griffin
had both his revolvers and mace In
hand. Taking House by the collar
rather violently, as some assert, he
gave him q jerk. House told him that
he would 60 but that he did not want
to be forced or dragged along, or words
to that effect. As they were about to
start away Name House came to the
door of the store with pistol In hand.
When Griffin saw him, be asked IL he
intended to draw that pistol on him, at
the same time placing his own weapon
over Col. Houses shoulder, and COW
ering Manse Houses body. Young
House, whose hand was hanging down.
ward, responded that he "did not"
Thereupon Col. House said he would,
and commenced drawing his pistol,
when Griffin Immediately brought his
pistol down on Col. House and shot
him. At the first fire by Griffin they
separated, House retreating slowly
backward toward the middle Of the
street. and Griffin toward the corner
in such manner as to have full range
at both tOl. House and his son. I'M
mediately after Griffin shot Col. Hous,
he turned his revolver on Manse House
tie latter STOPPING down as the bal
struck. Griffin then shot at Col
House twice, striking him both times
and swapping the cap on the fftl
chamber. He had shot Col. H0us,
three times, while House continued L
snap his revolver at Griffin, and at on,
time exclaiming "Oh, pshaw % as 4
provoked at the failure of the caps Il
explode. House had nearly crosset
the street in an oblique direction from
Griffin when Recorder Allison, VIII,
stood behind the corner of Cayce'
store, shot at him, House immediatel,
falling to his knees. He seemed not {,
have anticipated fire from that quar-
ter, because while in the position de-
scribed he attempted once more to fir,
at Griffin. Another shot from Allison
and Col. House fell back a corpse.
1t is generally admitted by thos
who witnessed the affair that Recorde
Allison fired the fatal shot. 1t Is fur
ther stated that Allison, on enterin
the store, ran under the counter, un
loaded the chambers of his pistol, an,
placed the weapon far up under tn
counter. When Manse House fell h
said, "Oh, / am hurt A youn
friend then offered him a shot GU
which was standing In the store, an
was said to be Manse's, but he said
was of no avail, as he could not use Il
In the excitement of the moment tn
friend picked up the gun, ran into tn
crowd which had now gathered upo
the scene, and attempted to shoot Grit
I'm. but 1t only snapped.
Col. House received Eve wounds, tn
most serious of which was made by
shot entering his body from the rlgt
side, between the sixth and sevent
ribs, passing through his lungs, an
completely penetrating his body. tn
second was In the left groin, penetrt
ting the pelvic cavity. The third Wa
on the right, striking the bone dancin
around, so to speak, and was extraete
from the right buttock. The fourt
was through the right arm. The fift
struck the right shoulder, and was in
bedded therein. The ball by whic
Manse House was wounded struck Il
pelvis below the add omen, and range
round, lodging agai nst the hip bon,
as Is believed, paralyzing the leg. I'll
wound could not be probed. 1t na
prove mortal. though there are son
chances in young Houses favor, anon
which is the weather, ..