Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-22
SHOT IN THE HEAD.
Probably Fatal Termination Of q
Quarrel Between Two
COI0red Boys.

Between the hours of 2 and 3 O'Clock
yesterday morning, VIII. Rogers, a
barber-shop boot-blsck, was shot in
the head by Andy Mcfarland, the
colored boy who stays with DR.. Boyn-
ton. From the evidence that was ad-
duced on the trial, the following APP
pears to have been the circumstances
bringing on the difficulty. Both the
boys were at q colored festival, and af-
ter it was over, were accompanying
two girls, Mamie Payne and
Lucy Niles, home, or at least
to the residence of Mr.. Thomas
Deaderick, where Lucy was hired.
Upon arriving at the gate, it appears
that Mamie, who was accompanied
by Andy, claims that he (Andy) made
an insulting proposition to her. She
told WILL, who appears to have been
an intimate friend of both girls,
whereupOn Will. took it up, shed his
coat and pitched into Andy, striking
and knocking HIM down, according to
the girls statement, and after the
passage of few licke, Andy drew
pistol and fired at his asssiIant, hitting
him in the head, and then ran away.
Will. exclaimed, Girls, I'm shot,"
and after staggering around, was taken
by the frightened girls into their room
and laid on the bed. They soon sum-
moned assistance, and DR.. J. p. Park
being called, made an examination of
the wounded boy. He found that the
bail had entered his forehead just over
the right eye and had ranged rather,up-
ward and across. He prObed an inch or
two, but was unable to find the ball,
and judgment was that il was fatal
shot. The boy was soon after removed
to his home, where DR.. Park also vig-
tied him.
Andy, the boy who did the shooting,
went direc ~ TO DR.. Boynton's stable,
was found by the officers at the house
and placed under arrest. About 10
O'clock he was arraigned before Justice
Allison for trial, Mr.. w. M. Baxter
appearing for the defense, and Esquire
Yardley for the State. The two girls
were The only witnesses as to import
ant facts. and the testimony was in
the main cOrroborative of each other,
and of the facts as above related.
1t was In evidence that Andy
had been followed up and be deviled
on frequent occasions by viii. and his
comrades; also, that at the festival the
same night of the difficulty, Will. was
heard to make threats against Andy, |
for tne reason, it seems, that the latter
was with one of the formers girls, and |
there was some other evidence intro
duced with view of making out a |
case of self defense.
After hearing all the evidence, JUS
tice Allison deemed the case sufficient
ly made out to warrant the binding of |
Mcfarland over to cour', the amount |
of the bond being fixing at ST 900 for
the present. The bond was promptly |
furnished, DR.. BoytOn becoming secu,
rity and the defendant was released |
from custody.
The wounded boy was till lingering
up till our latest information, in sort
of semi-c pnscious state, able to recog-
nize frieI Dis and answer questions, bu
very little could be done for his relief. |
The ball had not entered the brain,
but tore up the brain-pan, and the
greatest danger was thought to be
r n 4
still unable to find the ball. His con-
dition is very critical, and what will
be the result can not be foretold.