Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-02-10

charged puollciy WIN swearing
lie. The negro asked him if he
had SO stated and Cad. replied in
the affirmative, whereupon the ne.
gro called ham a sd liar" This
it was not to be expected he would
take from any man, black or white.
and caught up a stone and threw il
at the negro, who threw one in re.
turn which just grazed the back Of
Davis head, knocking off his car
as he stopped to avoid it. The
negro then gathered two large
stones and reinforced by two OF
three other negroes came at Davis,
who drew his pistol and fired on
him. The negro took to his heels
Cad. still firing until he took shelter
in q house. Five balls YER fired
altogether, two of them grazing
the negro's head and side.
In order to escape arrest, Davis
left Newport and came to his faith
er's, In this county, sending his
brother to Newport to run his sa-
loon until he could return. This
was on Saturday, we believe. Dur
ing the day, Sunday, Cabs wife
was alone on the place, Tom Davis
not having arrived. Sunday one
Woolfn, or Woodfn, we believe,
went to Mrs. DAVIS and wanted
her to sell him some liquor, but she
refused, saying she would not sell
it on any day, that she was not
licensed to sell it and would have
nothing to do with it. He insisted
and finally to get him to leave she
told him she would give him a
quart of whiskey if he would leave
and not come back again. He took
the whiskey and promised to do as
she desired, but did not keep his
word, returning afterwards for
more liquor. She then shut the
door in his face, which brought
from him o shower of the vilest
abuse. On Monday Tom Davis
went to Newport and took charge
of the saloon. Cad. returned that
night, intending to leave again the
following night, On Tuesday Tom
Davis saw " oolGn IN a blacksmith
shop near by and told Cad. that he
would go to the shop and settle
with him for abusing Mrs. Davis.
Cad. told Tom not to do so, to let
the matter rest as he was the prop
er person to do that, and would in
time. Tom agreed to do as Cad.
desired, but having occasion to 60
to the shop, some words came up
between him and Woolfn and Tom
told him that we're he not SO much
smaller than. himself Davis being
a very large man and Woolhn not
above the medium size) he would
thrash him for abusing Mrs. Davis.
Woolfn's wife, seeing the parties
together, feared fight would result,
and went into the shop and per-
suaded her husband to go home.
Davis and he left about the same
time, Davis a little in advance of
Woolfn. Cad, from his house, saw
him coming up behind his brother,
preparing TO strike him, and he
caught up a stick and ran into the
road and hit him on the head,
knocking him down. He then
jumped upon him and stamped In
his face.
Wool6n went off and procured a
warrant for the arrest of Tom Davis
for assault. The officer was sick
and could not serve it,, He depu-
tized one Garrison, and he refused
to have anything to do with the
matter, not being an officer and
having no desire to get the Davlses
into trouble. Diamond then Of
fered to arrest Davis. Some allege
that he said, at the time, that he
had a spite against the Davises.
He took the warrant and went to
Davis's saloon. As he approached,
Tom Davis was sitting on the steps
and Cad's wife was standing near
by, Tom asked her if she knew who
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