The news & observer., 1901-04-30
TWO MURDER TRIALS
Great Crowd Attending Nash
Superior Court.
Tie Killing Of Young ChambIee by Taylor.
Story of a Young, But Firing Girls Devo-
ton to Her Diving Lover.
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Nashville. y. c., April 29.-Nash coun-
ty Superior court convened today, and
large crowd is in attendance. drawn here
by the two murder cases on the docket
for trial
The case of Robert Kimball for the
killing of Hardy Cooper at Spring Hope,
several years ago, will be tried at this
term. This case has been continued in
the criminal court for several terms.
The case of most Importance, though,
and certainly one that will be watched
with much interest is the trial of Joseph
Taylor for the murder of Thaddeus Cham
blee in Ferrells township few weeks
ago, an account of which appeared in the
News and Observer at the time
Several other cases of Importance and
gravity are on the docket and if they are
all tried, probably more than one week
will be consumed in disposing of them.
The Chambee murder has thoroughly
aroused the county on account Of the
cirt umStanccs connected with it.
On Sunday, three weeks ago. crowd
had gathered at the house of Nathan
Brantlcy in Ferrell's township, near the
Wake county line. Blockade whiskey was
in evidence and nearly all present inn
bibed freely and several little scraps"
and much rowdyism prevailed. Thaddeus
| Chamblee was there. also Joseph Taylor
they seemed to be at outs and repeatedly
| cursed each other during the day. About
o'clock in the afternoon Chamblee and
a
Chamblee threw a rock at Taylor, but
| missed him Taylor then went into
Brantley's house armed with rocks, and
! as Chamblee came near the door Taylor
| hurled a good sized stone at him from
within the house. The missile struck
| Chamblee on the forehead just above the
right eye' the force of the blow some
what staggering him, though he walked
around the house and washed the blood
from his face Things then seemed to get
quiet for a short while, when Chamblee
and Taylor again came in contact with
each other and Taylor drew pistol on
! Chamblee and attempted to shoot him
At this critical moment Leila BTantley,
a young girl about nineteen years of age,
and over whose past life charity draws a
veil came to Chamblee and pulled him
away to carry him home Though he
was in a staggering condition, she at
tributed it to the whiskey. When they
had gone several hundred yards from
the house Chamblee became groggy and
wished to sleep and lay down upon the
ground. The girl bathed and held his
head for some time and then tried to
awaken him. At this juncture man
named Brantley passed and offered to
help take him home, but Leila, thinking
he would be all right within short
while, said let him sleep few minutes
longer Brantley left. and alone with
Chamblee in the woods she strove to
awaken him, but to no avail. About mid
night she left him and went in search OF
aid. a woman named Brantley went to
her relief and after several fruitless at
tennis to arouse Chamblec she too tool;
her leave and the girl was again left
alone with her slowly but surely dying
lover All during the remaining dreary
i hours Of the night she stroye to get a
coherent word from him, but to no avail
She fingered by his side until nearly ten
O'Clock the following day, when assist
ance came and Chamblee was taken tc
his home. Medical aid was summoned