Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-14

The fourth civil district of Knox County
was the scene last Saturday of thrilling
tragedy, in which JEFF. McBee, a
white boy, was probably fatally
shot by Scobe Pride, colored youth.
The particulars we learn from Constable
w. A. Coram, of that district, and his in
formation is from admissions and evidence
before the justice, They are about as fol-
lows:
Scobe Pride is oolored youth of about
IA years, son of Richard Pride. jefferson
McBse is the little son of J. NJ McBee,
aged ii or IL years. On Satur-
day Soobe went to McBee's and
persuaded jeff, his older brother
Will, about Il, and Dan McBee, another
small boy, son of Dan. McBee, to go to his
(Scobe's) house, there being none of his
| folks at home. His excuse was that he
| wanted them to help him hunt some mar
| bles. They were not found, however. The
| white boys were invited in the house, and
| entertained, Seobe giving them chinca-
| pins. He then went to work to cook him.
self some dinner. While this was going
on he was noticed to reach to the
| loft and take gun and Jay it on
| the bed. He eat his dinner and put away
the dishes, apparently very excitedly and
| hurriedly.
| Then he took up the gun, which was
an old army gun and went to the front
door, saying he was going to shoot bnz-
zard. He wheeled quickly around, though,
and pointed the gun into the house,
saying, Boys, get out of the
way. I'm goin' to shoot" Dan
McBee lodged behind the door. Scobe then
pointed the gun at jeff, saying, "Pm
goin' to shoot you," and pulled trigger.
| The entire load which was of heavy slug,
| took effect in the front of Jeff's right
| shoulder, which was literally shivered to
pieces and shot entirely off, almost, and the
boy fell as if dead.
Scobe then laid the gun down and stepped
| out of the house. The two other boys
started to carry jeff home, but had gone
| only a short distance when Dan went after
Jetf's mother and sister, leaving him in
charge of Will, who finally got him on his
shoulder and started on, but was overtaken
by Scobe, and asked him to help
carry jeff He did SO and helped
for short distance but let go, remarking
| ~ ~.
I amt going to help carry the d-n little
s. of a b.. Scobe then took to the
| woods, and help came and Jeff was taken
home, and his case administered to.
Constable Coram, who lives about a
mile from the place, was notified, went
and saw the wounded boy and pro-
ceeded at once to Esq. S. J. Tarver's,
| where he secured warrant
for Scobe, and put out after him. He
trailed him for a mile and half or two
miles, to the end of Clinch Mountain,
but lost trail there. Nothing more was
heard of him until Sunday evening, when
he was taken up by Mr.. Jarnagin at H.
G.. Lees, in Granger County, and was
turned over to Constable Coram who took
him before Esquire Tarver, where,
after al investigation, he was bound
to court and committed to jail.
Constable Coram arrived here with the
youthful murderer Monday, securely tied
to prevent his running, and turned him over
to Sheriff Gossett.
Scobe has the character of being des
perate aud reckless boy, beyond all en-
durance in the neighborhood. He gives as
his reason for shooting JEFF. that it was to
avenge an old grudge; saying that JEFF. had
thrown rocks at him and called him a
niger" and he had retorted calling
JEFF. "poor white trash
The latest information from the wounded
boy, Sunday night was that he was in
| very precarious condition and was not ex-
pected to recover.
We sell a very SuDeriOr Shoe OrnSs.