Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-01-27
THE BRISTOL NEWS
/. G. FOWLER,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TUESDAY JANUARY 81, 1880.
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THE STORY

some tilne prior to the murder Deen
and the father Of Henry Fugate fell ont
about hog. They met in the presence
OF Henry Fugate, quarrelled and per-
laps blows were passed. a warrant
was ifsaied against Deem for assauting
the elder Fugate. During the trial Deem
who was allowed to testify in his own
favor, was charged by The Fugatcs with
perjury, and he was afterward indicted
for it, and the trial of the Indictment
continued from the April to the July
term of the court. As the testimony Of
two witnesses is necessary to convict one
ofperjury
THE MOTIVE
of Deem was found in his supposed ne
cessity for getting rid of one of the Fu-
gates, and thus preventing his convic-
ton and disgrace.
At the April court he remarked, the
"Fugatcs were the authors of his indict-
mcnt, and some Of them would vet nay
dearly Cor it," On his way home he re-
marked, there We're "more of the wit
neascs present than would ever be again"
y few days later he Said the ease against
him was ''more than mortal could bear"
lie had previously told deceased Fugate
if he "ever interfcled with him lie
would beat him to death"
Between the April and July terms
Deen took his gun to Il gun-smith to be
repaired, and Stipulated he must have it
prior to the July court and in order to
promote his prospect Of getting it, offer
eel to pay in advance for the work. Pri-
or to the July court he sent for the gun,
but failed to gctit. On Friday afternoon
prior to the murder of Fugatc, which
happened Oh Monday, june rs, his son,
II years of age, went to the house of a
neighbor and borrowed gun, and OH
his way home shot squirrel with it,
On the next afternoon two of Deems
SONS Fook the borrowed gun into the
woods. AT the trial of Deem these SONS
contITdicted each other, one swearing
they shot it several times, and the other
that they attempted to shoot ii but failed,
the gun being out Of order. On Mon
day morning there boys again went to
the woods with the borrowed gun and
returned prior TO Z o'clock. Two young
ladies at Deems house, having heard the
report of the gun, inquired of them what
they had shot, and one of them replied
they had shot ut bu2zard. Deem asked
If he had hit it, and they replied mo-"
The two young ladies then left the house,
being merely visitors, and at 8 O'Clock,
some two hours later, Fugate was shot
In his field, distant miles three-fourths
from Deems house across the wooded
ridg alluded to.
Deem knew, or could have known IL,
that the previous Saturday evening Flu
gate was blowing in his field, and had
not finished, so that in all probability he
would be blowing In 1t that morning.
FROM the edge Of Fugates corn, distant
% PAGES in the direction Of Deems house,
was 4 fence, the woods extending that
far across the fence to the edge of the
corn. Fugate had reached the end of
his row, and turned his horse and pillow,
was starting back when he was shot In
the back, near The spine, the ball having
evidently been aimed at his heart.
1t was found that his murderer had
rested his gun on the partially decayed
and sharp edge of II rail of the fence al
luded to. In Withdrawing the gun u
nieh had been made in The rail by some
projection from beneath the gun. The
gun Deem borrowed, had, by the loss of
the front stock, just such projection
from the barrel.
The murderer had been seated by
large fallen rec across which the fence
had been repaired after it's fall, and In
such u position that he must have shot
Fugate with his gun pointing in n right
obliquc direction. From the imprint Of |
his person in The soft earth, and the inn
preston of his heels i waa evident he
could not have turmoil his body sufficiently |
to The right TO have made right-handcd |
shot but must have shot Mechanically.
Deen always shot Mechanically ~ was
proven.
The tracks OF the murderer we've In
distinct, hut both those approaching and
those leaving tlc locality indicated that
tho murderer had approached IL by
circultous rouio from tho direction of
Deems house and that he had on leaving
1t mado circuitou retreat which ended
In direct approach to It.. When Flu
gates wife camc to his assistance the dog
which accompanied her, followed the
rctrcating murdered In the direction of
Deems house until he was heard to veil
aud seen to return vs. though he had
come mp with thcmurdercr aud had been
driven back by blow.
a witness who heard the report of The
gun at the tine and from the place Flu
gate was shot, recognized the report M
the peculiar report OF lie one Deem had
borrowed,
In the afternoon -four Young men went
to Deems house, aud one of them said to
Decn that he wanted "Uncc mrs gun"
Deem replied that he could yet II, but
that II would not shoot. ms thcv Ind t,iod