Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-20
THE sEylERvILLE rfURDER.
James Dielkey Killed by Charley
Brian and Father. ala -
C0lOred.
A Brutal Murder-.-The Murder.
@i1a ers Ina jail.
SEvIERvILLE, Tenn,

EEFIERNILLEI AENN't
Oct. 16, 1880.
MR.. EDITOR We had one of the
mot terrible murders in our midsi this
evening ever committed In this ;oeun-
ty. Charley Bryan killed James
Dickey, both colored. A few days
since Lot Bryan, Chatley's sister. aud
one of the worst women ever permit
ted to run at large, went to James
Dickey's house and got into fuss
with James, who ordered her to leave,
and the rumoTs are that be took q
withe u her, all of which raised tae
devil in Charley, and we are informed
he has been all this week preparing fol
the immergency. At all events he
and Dickey met in town to-day and
had a few words, but the fuss was
quelled by ether parties. But about 8
p. N. Dlckey lett town in his one horse
wagon for home quietly. Charley and
his father, old Ben Bryan, pursued
Dickey and overlook him some one
half mile from lWn, where tue muir
der was comm tied, it being within
one-haH mile of where your cnrre-
tspondent lives. l was soon n t fed
and was present AT witnessed Az ex-
animation of the deceased. L. seeTls
no one saw the fatal blow, even Old
Ben himself denies seeing lC, but NC
white men rode up in Tune to see
Charley run. Dlckey never SPOKE
! and breathed but few TIME.
In a few minutes the news was
spread over town, and A, p. Rawlings
Esq, empanneled jury of irques
over the body, composed of P b
Thomas, w. c. Chandler, E. 8. erapp
Ben Bailey, C.. Il. Stump, Y .ch
| Walker, VIM. Catlett aud r. Z. E
Walker. An examination being made
on the back of the head was found 1
fearfnl cash, thought TO have been The
first ana the fatal blow. It is supposed
to have been done. by slipping upoI
the deceased unawares as he was quis
ly driving home. This, think, Wal
done with a.large hickory stick which
old Ben has used for a walkIug'eaD'
4 for years. Then CHASTITY cash Wal
; found in his collar, hear the length o
knife blade; also another ugly Gu
about two inches below the let
nipple, pent trs ting the heart and sew
ering the artery, whlIe about two
inches to the Left, near she b4ck bone
was still larger CUT ranging ID ward,
the Ctaer. Then tao fesIfui slabs II
the back, one RI t1Gr between the shout
ders, the other several inches below
The lett arm was laid open TO the bone
the gash ranging down through tn,
muscular part, between tle elbow anC
] | oh Am
wounds 10 the forehead. r-
DR.. Walker opened the breast IN the
presence of the jury, took the breast
plata OUT examined tpe b. art AM
! lungs, found the chest fnll u bloc,
length. The Doctor also took off tn
scalp to examine the skull.
r Charley Bryan was pursued, caugh
and lodged In Jail before suntiuwu
Jim was good citizen and had plent,
: OF friends, while Charley had but fe "
? He is only lad of about IS. Will
Dickey was alb ut 45, aud a powerful
3 man at that. Every hing goes t.
] prove foul play was used. Dicke,
, leaves q wife and five children.
LATER-Charley and also Ben. wer
put on trial before "A. p. Rawlings at
late hour in the night. The proc
shows old Ben. was deep into it; ais
the decision of the jury implicate'
:, both, and they were bound over t
court, and took lodging inside tn
cage for safe keeping. ChaTIry &c
knowledges the whole affair, and say
if his neck is to pay the pensly b
Z would as soon it be for killing Dicke
4 as net. Much excit smept prevails
especially among ne eolored people.
/ SEWER.