Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-28
sHooTIoG SCR1M.
MAGE.
chas. Nailor Mortally Wounded
and a Man Named Anderson
Peppered With Bird-Shct
at Fairview, Friday.
GRAN GIBSON IN JAIL.

Another one of those periodical
shooting aff'rays for which Christian
county is noted, occurred at Fair
view last Friday about dark. 1t is
but repetition of the same old story
whisky, followed by bloodshed.
The parties engaged were Chas.
Nailor and Gran Gibson on one side
and one Anderson on the other and
the sequel was the mortal wounding
of Naior and the slight wounding Of
Anderson followed by the imprison-
mcnt of Gibson. A representative of
the SoUTH KENTUCKIAN yesterday in
terviewed Gibson in the Jail. lie is
tall rather good-looking young fel-
low, apparently about % years old.
lie readily gave his version of the
story. lie had been living in Texas,
but had returned and was working
at the carpenters trade at Mr.. Tin
sley's, near Fairview. On the even
ing in question he had been out
with Nailor shooting birds and the
two had but one double-barrel gun
between them. Towards night
they went to Fairvicw and took
several drinks of liquor and Glib
son says Nailor began to get in
toxicated. Nailor went out on the
street and got into a row with Pres.
Yancey and came back to Gibson to
get the gun to shoot Yancey. Glib
son says he refused to let him have ii
but tried to get him to go home and
Nailor agreed to go if he would take
another drink with him. This Glib
son says he did and by this time he
was beginning to get drunk himself
and has a very indistinct recollection
of what happened. Nailor instead
Of going home again went out oil the
street to look for Yancey. Anderson
was coming out of a saddlers shop
with a saddle and NailOr accosted
him and said, "llcllo! stranger, where
is that id Pres. Yancey !" Anderson
replied" 1t is not my day 10 keep
Yan,ey, d-n sou and him BOTH"
This brought on some hot words and
Nailor protesting that Anderson
couldn't scare him went to Gibson
and forcibly took the gun from him
but Gibson says he jerkcd it back
and entreated Nailor To come away
and let the stranger alone. lie said,
Il told him that tie man would shoot
him if lie was armed and to come on
and go home. Nailor, although he
had no pistol, undertook to bluff An
dcrson and with his hand on his hip
pocket advanced on him, daring him
to shoot. Anderson backed tar
enough to have the law OH his side
and then fired at Nailor with a pistol,
striking him in 1.-THE side or stonl-
ach. l was too drunk to remember
what happened, but they say l ran
out and said that l wouldn't sec my
partner murdered, and shot at Am
derson. Anderson shot at me four
times, one bullet grazing the end of
the middle finger on my left hand. !
was arrested, and when l got sober
didn't know what had happened. ]
never saw Anderson before and don't
know his name now" These are the
facts as given by the prisoner. Ills
examining trial was held Saturday,
and he was sent to Jail, and Ander-
son was discharged. Anderson was
only slightly wounded about the face
and was able to be in court. Nailor
was fatally wounded and though nc
tidings have been received of him,
he is probably dead. The physicians
who examined the wound pronounced
it mortal, and the unfortunate man
was taken to his home in drunken
dying condition. He is but mere
boy 20 years old, though he has
wife and baby. Gibson says he was
never in a fuss before, and bore NJ
malice towards the stranger whom hi
shot, but was merely standing b. hi
friend and partner. He is cousin Of
Nick Gibson, who killed negro a
the fair grounds, Oct. 3, and the two
young men occupy the same cell.