Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-08


Officials.
A Difficulty Growing out of Extensive Law
Suits,
In which Tom gained Possession of Large
Property Interests.
Information reached the city yesterday
afternoon of terrible tragedy which oc =
Cured in Sweetwater about II o'clock yes
terday morning, in which Thos. +.
Boyd, Mayor of Sweetwater, was
shot and almost instantly killed
by his nephew, Joseph Boyd, of Columbus,
Ca. and the affair created much excite
ment on account of the relation and stand
ing of the parties The facts of the diff
Guilty, as we were able to gather them, were
about these:
Joseph Boyd is engaged in a large
grocery business at Columbus, Ga, IN
partnership with his brother, Alban A.
Boyd, who died in Saltwater,
Wednesday night, and was buried
Friday. Joe came up to attend the funeral,
and yesterday morning Thos. G. Boyd went
to his room, at the residence of Mrs. NJ. A.
Boyd, fol- the purpose, apparently, of haV-
ing some explanation or satisfaction IN re-
ference to transaction in which note had
been returned unpaid from a bank in Geor-
gia, with which Boyd had transaction. As
We are informed, the bank referred
to had made inquiry of JOSEPH
as to whether Thos G. was entiecly gooC
and could meet all his obligations, and
Joseph informed them he did moi
think Thos c. could meet his obligations
| In the conference in Joseph's room yester
/ dav, Thos g. asked him if he thought h
| (Tom) could not meet his obligations, tC
which Joe replied that he did not think SO
Hot words ensued, and Tom took hold o
! the back of a chair as if to make an assault
with it standing fairly faring him
when Joe Immediately drew his pistol an'
fired two shots. The first shot did not tax
effect but the next entered Toms lef
breast, near the heart and he died in fey
minutes. Joe at once gave himself up t.
the officers of the law, and an investigation
was being had before the coroner when tn
train passed Sweetwater yesterday evening
MIR. Chas. Cannon was in the room and a
eyewitness to the difficulty, as we learn.
The general impression seems to be tia
the difficulty originated in hard feeling
which have existed between the decease
and other relatives, among whom wa
Joseph Boyd, in regard to law suit whic
has been pending in the courts for som
years, and through which, by means of
decision of the Supreme Court, at its las
session, in Knoxville, Thos. G. Boyd cam
into possession of large amount of va
liable property in and around Sweetwater.
Thos G. Boyd gained much notoriety
few years since, in the fact that he was d.
tected in stupendous scheme
defrauding the government
the matter of claims, he b.
ing a claim agent. He disappeared, an
the report was given out that he was mu
dered, and his body burned, and the charre
remGinf were taken up and buried. III
remains turned out, however, to be those
dead negro, which had been exhumed al
prepared for the occasion, and the real Tho
G. Boyd was afterwards arrested in Canad
brought back to Knoxville, where, aft
lengthy trial he was convicted and serve
term in the penitentiary. He returne
from prison and to his old home at Swee
water and set to work at on
to re-establish himself. Z
was first elected justice Of the peace, al
afterwards mayor of Sweetwater. He w
man Of great vigor and enterprise, al
was driving a good business in Sweetwat
ia two or three different lines. He had be-
a large purchaser Of hogs and stock duri1
the present season, and operate
on quite an extensive scale. He leaves
wife and family of children, and larj
circle of relatives throughout East Te
nesseee.
1t is pleasure, when afflicted with rhe
matism, to cure yourself when it can
done so effectually and inexpansively,
with st. Jacobs Oil Mrs Ann Dougher
: resides at 364 Z street, South Boston. 81
is an elderly lady, and has been afiict
with salt rheum between her fingers
over fifteen years. Size suffered terribl
and tried all kinds of remedies without o
timing any relief, She used st. Jaco
Oil four times, and by that time she cou
sleep at night, which she could not do |
fore. She used st. Jacobs Oil again al
got better and better, until now she is {
tirely cured She commenced the use
ST. Jacobs Oil about two months ago, Al
now thinks there is nothing like it. E
hand used to swell terribly, but all that
gone now. Her disease commenced to alb,
shout the time she first used the oil, but
has had no swelling since.