Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-05
THROUGH THE HEART
Chas. Terry Kills Philip Skaggs
at Louisville.
It Was the Result of a Quarrel Over a
Trivial Matter-Much Excite
ment Caused.

Trivial Matter-Much Excite
ment Caused.
Special to the Leaf-Chronicle.l
LOUISVILLE, June phil. Skaggs
was shot twice through the heart
yesterday afternoon, at 2:30 O'Clock,
at Twelfth and Magazine streets, by
Charles Terry. Both men were col
ored. The shooting was brought on
by Skaggs, who insisted on fighting.
Skaggs and Wash Kelly were stand
ing on the street near the corner,
when Terry and another negro came
along. All parties were sober, but
the dead man was in fighting hui
NOR. A quarrel over some trivial
cause was started. Skaggs became
very aggr, ssive, and seemed bent on
forcing fight. He called Terry and
his friend every name that is objec-
tionable, and followed him half a
block. Terry told him to stop, that
he did not care to fight. The flow of
Safeguarding increased at this, and
Terry said:
"You - -, you would not
fight If we lay down in the street.
You are a - coward. | dare
you to come back and fight"
This did not have the desired ef
feet, and Kelly dragged Skaggs into
the yard of his house, l0l1 Twelfth
street Skaggs broke loose and seiz-
ing brick started after the two men.
They heard him coming, turned
around and waited. Skaggs was
swearing all the time and hurting
vile epithets at the two men. Terry
told him to go away, that they did
not want to have any trouble. When
Skaggs got within a few feet with
the brick, as the latter drew back his
arm to throw, Terry Immediately
reached for his pistol, which he drew
as the brick was hurled at him, and
fled. The first shot missed. He
then fred two more in quick success
sion. Skaggs did not seem TO be hit,
but leaped forward and knocktd Ter
ry down, stumbled over him and fell
| il to the street. He rose TO his feet
and stepped upon the pavement.
Kelly, who had started after him,
now reached the scene and dashed
toward Terry, who snapped his pis-
toll at him. He then turned and ran,
pursued by Kelly and several other
negroes. Skaggs, on reaching the
pavement, stood up for few min
| utes and then fell to the ground. He
was turned on his back and in few
minutes breathed his last, without
having said word. His shirt was
opened and two bullet holes, about
an inch apart, showed where they
had been shot through the heart
Terry and his partner were two fleet
for their pursuers and soon distanced
them.
The dead man was carried into 8
yard and pl ICED on board, where
he was kept until.the remains were
viewed by the coroner.
1t was with the greatest difficulty
that any particulars of the fight
conld he learned, as the negroes al
pretended to know nothing about it
In few minutes over 800 of the col
ored people of the neighborhood
gathered about the scene. Not one
of them knew who did the shooting
Hitter some time the name Of The
murderer was learned.
Charles Terry, the man who die
the shooting, is from Glasgow. HI
} is about five feet, six inches tall anC
weighs about $50 pounds. He wor'
a light gray or brown SUIT of clothes
His hair is almost red. He is coffee
colored and looks very much like al
Indian. The police were given /
description of him.
Skaggs has always borne the repu
tation of being quiet, inoffensiv,
negro. He never drank, and work. C
hard at Conrad's tannery. He wa
twenty-three years old, and came L