The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02
That Unfortunate and Fatal Difficulty
at WhiteVilIe.

That Unfortunate ana Fatal DI1ncuIty
at WhiteviIIe.
WHIrEvILLE, Tenn, Dec. 23d, 1878.
Mi. Editor;
have been requested to try and
give the facts connected with the I'M
fortunate difficulty that occurred Thurs
day evening Dec. 18th, resulting in
the death Of two Of our citizens.
There was a number present in Dun
cans stsre, DIR. Nicely with the num-
Der, Mr.. Mitchell came in and was con-
siderabIy i'll liquor. They passed some
words regarding a small amount Of
money. DR.. Nicely was seated with
others near the fire. Mr. Mitchell start
ed out ut the front door to see Mr.
Walter Allen in regard to the amount
which was only fifty cents l believe.
He met Mr.. Allen near the door, and
after speaking to him, he turned and
said: Il will not back another step
from Nicely" DR.. Nicely replied,
''what did you say :" MIR. Mitchell
drew his pistol and commenced shoot
ing. Or. Nicely advanced toward him,
but did not shoot until after the +hird
fire from Mr. Mitchell, which took eff
feet on DIR. Nicely some . or 3 inches
to the right Of the center OF his breast,
| between the 2nd rib, the range Of the
ball was left towards his heart. Dr.
Neely's 1st shot took OBJECT in Mr.
| MitchelIs. breast. When he turned to
90 out at the front door, as he turned
DIR. Nicely fired again taking effect in
Mr.. MitchelIs hip; he fell a few feet
from the door and died Immediately.
His body was carried into Dr. Clarks
house and kept until morning when II
was taken home.
DR.. Nicely lived until Saturday
morning about 9 O'Clock; he suffered
very much. Rev. VIM. NJ. Normeut
was with him Friday night. think
he entertained a hope OF recovery I'M
til Saturday morning. l conversed
with him Friday night, he expressed
the deepest regret that he had been
forced to take the life Of his fellow man
and seemed much comfortcd when
told that Mrs Mitchell had expressed
the greatest sympathy for him, at,
taching no blame to him. The feeling
of the families are not at all estranged
by the sad event.
DR.. Nicely expressed himself rs
trusting in Jesus and requested Us &c
. sing = am coming to the cross pool
; and weak and blind" and moved his
lips to the words as it was sung, and
r how appropriate the chorus: "SavC
me Jesus save me now" His message
, to his Pa and Ma was: Il hope tC
meet them in heaven" to his brother:
r and sisters, "be humble, devoted Chris
) tians;" said to his wife, Il had hoped
to live to take care Of you and nay
. children and to make a name in my
profession, but il must be otherwise.
As we prayed for him, his family anC
f his Pa and Ma. brothers and sisters anC
those afflicted by the sad occurrence
he gave many hearty amens.
His father reached him a short time
before his death, to whom he expressed
himself most satisfactorily. Fathe
Nicely and his wife were both sick wa
the reason that he could not see hin
sooner.
This sad occurrence has cast a gloon
4 over this entire community. There
seems no disposition to speak hard o
either in this sad affair, but to con
denim the habit Of carrying arms anl
the use Of liquor SIS a beverage.
, I hear the verdict of the jury by tn,
l coroner was that it was Il iustifabl
homicide upon the part of Nicely.
Allow US 10 say that Dr. Nicely wa
not at all excited by drink. in fact, ha,
drank nothing.
1 humbly pray that this sad af3i
e may be q lesson to the rising genera
5 ton not to use liquor and not to carr.
o weapons. A FRIEND.