The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-23
AN UNPROyOKED MURDER.


Hired Man for the Purpose of Robbery
A Scheme of Plumber that Misoarried in
the Observation-Disclosures Citizen search.
ing for the Murderer.
NATION, ILL.,, August 10.
Nicholas Hubbart was murdered at his
home, three miles east of HUMBOLDT,
Sunday evening, and the assassin had not
been arrested at hast accounts. The VIC
tim was bachelor farmer who usually
had a family living In the house with him
upon the 240-acre farm which he had
rented, but during the past two weeks
no one was with him but hired man,
Thomas Chapman, who recently came
from Arkansas, according to his
story. Sunday, Hubbart took
neighbours family with him in his buggy
to camp-meeting and left his hired man
to look after the household affairs in his
absence. They did not return home from
camp meeting until dark, and Hubbart
drove neighbors to their homes aud
then returned to his. Soon thereafter
the neighnors heard pistol shots at Hub
bart's home and later cries of distress.
They repaired to the house and cautiously
approached, but all was quiet, the bach
elor's dogs not even noticing their ap-
proach.
HIDEOUS DISCOVERY.
Between the house and barn they found
Hubbart's hat aud buggy robe. They
proceeded to &C house, where a lamp
was lighted, BIT there were no other
signs OF life. Going II into the yard they
saw the house dogs We're in one corner,
and there the, found the lifeless BODY of
HHbbart, bullet hole in his skull behind
tn left ear having caused his death. In
the dead mans left hand he grpped an
axe tightly as though he had attempt d
to de end himself against his aSSuilaut.
Upon examining the hat they found it
powder-burued and hoe in it CORE
spending with the one in the victims
head.
THE SLAYER.
Many neighbors gathered at the scent
and the premises were searched for tn
hired man, Chapman, but he was not to
be founA though several OF the neighbors
had noticed him there only a short time
before Hubbart's return. In the house
they found chair lying on table and
a paper spread over the chair to hide the
view of the lamp from the back en-
trance of the house, and in the middle
OF the floor they found vaiise which
was opened and contained several letters
by Chapman, and one addressed to
his wife, In which lie promised
to return to her soon with plenty OF
money, a team and other necessities. In
the yalise was one of Hubbart's suits, his
knives and forks ana other articles of
va,ue from the household effects. A
trunk, heavily packed, also stood in the
midi. of tn floor, and 1t was known to
be the property of Chapman, but upon
investigation 1t was found to contain
books and other articles belonging to the
| house.
Men were at once dispatched in various
directions over the country in search If
the fugitive, but no trace Of him had been
| found at last accounts.
THE INQUEST.
| At the coroner's inquest held yesterday
afternoon it was discovered that second
ball had passed through the body under
the arms, from one side, passing through
tn lungs. State Attorn y Leltch inme-
dately teiegraphed to Governor Hamil-
ton with view to offering a reward tor
the capture Of the Assassin. Hubbart's
neighbors wou make short work of the
fiend hould they be able to catch him,
but he has probably reached his home in
Arkansas ere this.