Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-29
Death of Don Lusby Sunday jury of In
quest over the Body.
Verdict of Malicious and Felonious shoot
ing by j. A Mabry, Jr.

and deadly feud which was brought ABOUT
by the shooting and killing last Christmas
eve of Win. C. Mabry, second son of Gen
eral Mabry, by Don Lusby.
Although shot through and through,
from the left side to the right, at the lower
end of the breast bone, a shot that would
have produced instant death on most any
about "a hours, and breathed his last about
IL o'clock a. m. Sunday. Coroner K. IL.
Hood was sent for soon after the death, and
impaneled the following jury of ing uest ::
G. A Tillett, S. A. Walker, G. G. Brown,
l. B. Upton, John Allen, VIM. Jones and
W. r. Davis.
The testimony of Policeman Jos. Porter,
Alderman HUI Michaels and Horace Foster,
eye, witnesses, was taken. The evidence of
the first two was the same as given at the
inquest and examination Saturday, and
given by us Sunday. Horace Foster testified
that he saw Jos. A Mabry, jr., holding his
pistol at Don's side at the time of
the first shot. He also testified that the
bulldog pistol, which was found with
three chambers emptied, was to the best of
his knowledge and belief, young Joe
Msbry's pistol DR. M. NJ. Alexander was
examined and testified that the shot caused
Don's death; that it would have been almost
instant death to any ordinary man.
After hearing the evidence the jury re-
turned verdict that Don G. Lusby came
to his death by pistol shot in the hands of
JOS. A. Mabry, jr., and that the shooting
was maiciously and feloniously done"
The funeral of Moses Lusby took place
Sunday afternoon, and the remains were in
tered in the Shieldstown graveyard.
The jury of inquest over his dead body,
Jno. NJ Brooks, W. H. McCampbell, Cal.
Mccain, J. c. Luttren and J. D. Dowell,
was called together again by Coroner Hood,
at the city hall, at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon, to conclude their investigation.
DR.. A. B. Tadlock was called as the first
witness. He exhibited a pistol ball which
he testified that he cut from under the skin
on the back of Moses Lusby, as he lay in
the city hall He testified that the pistol
shot wound was of necessarily fatal char
acter The ball must have passed through
the right upper portion of the heart.
At this juncture Coroner Hood exhibited
the pistol which was found Saturday, with
three of the chambers discharged, This is
the bull dog, which was first thought to
loaned to Don Lusby, when he got out of
jail On close inspection, however,
this was found to be an ''Ameri-
can" bull dog, 42-ealibre pistol, and
ner Hood also exhibited the ball
taken from Don. 1t was exactly like the
one taken from Moses-both comical in
shape, and both fit the pistol. As to the
pistol exhibited, Coroner Hood said he had
no positive evidence as to whose it was. 1t
seems to have been picked up III the floor
after the shooting and thrown out of the
window, but was afterwards turned
over to Coroner Hood. He said he
thought at first that it looked
like the Joe Boyd pistol but has learned
that Joe's pistol was returned to him by
Don, as soon as he Boyd was released
from jail
Charles walker was sworn and testified,
as he did before Justice Allison, to hearing
Don say Saturday, on the street; that he
would be ID if he didn't kill him on
sight," and his father Moses Lusby replied
to him You shan't do it, for I'll be id
if don't do it myself
Messrs w. T. Gibbs and w. D. Rule,
who examined the coat worn by Don when
killed, were sworn Mr. Gibbs swore that
he only found one bullet hole in the coat,
ON the left side, under the arm, which also
extended through the vest. He ex-
amined the right pocket, where the pistol
was, and there was no hole there. The ball
came out of his clothes on the right side,
next to the vest. Mr. Rule attested to the
same facts.
This was all the testimony, and after a
few minutes the jury returned verdict
that Moses Lusby came to his death by a
pistol shot at the hands of an unknown
party in melee in which several shots
were fired"
The funeral of Don Lusby occurred yes
terday afternoon, and his remains were in
tered in the National Cemetery Thus
ends the second chapter of this bitter family
feud and tragedy. AS before stated, Gen.
Jos. A. Mabry and his son Jos. A. Mabry,
jr., had preliminary hearing before JUS
tice Allison Saturday afternoon, were bound
over and gave bond to appear at the next
term of the Criminal Court, which meets
next Monday
Horsford's Acid Phosphate for the Ill
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DH. C, A. FERNALD, Boston, says: Il
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cases where the system is affected by the
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