Amador ledger., 1907-06-14
THE NASHVILLE HOMICIDE.


instantly killed by Ted Penter las
Saturday night. Daniels went to Pen
ter IS cabin about half-past eight anc
said, "Ted, you son of b., come
out, want to see you. - There was nc
reply, and Daniels proceeded to kicl
down the door. He broke the dool
open, stepped inside, still calling
Penter vile names; there was a shot,
and Daniels reeled out of the door
and died about rs feet from the house.
Penter remained in the house, and
was arrested by sheriff Cook a few
hours later.
Penter and Daniels have been part
ners in taking care of or leasing some
property at Nashville owned by j. g.
Heald. Daniels is half-blood In
dian, the son of Stephen K. Daniels,
who married an Indian woman at
Nashville years ago and left large
family. His age was about 81, and
he was one of the most powerful men
in the county, his height being over
six feet and his weight more than 200
pounds without superfluous flesh. He
a miner, and was assisted in winning
many drilling contests. Penter is an
older man, and not match for the
other IN physique. He is registered
as Edward Penter.
These men went to I'll Dorado in Mr.
Heald's buggy a few days before the
shooting. Both became intoxicated
before they started home. On the way
Daniels lost his hat, and there being
some dispute about whether they
should go back to find it, Daniels
threw Penter out of the buggy and
went back to search for the hat. He
upset the buggy, and caused some
damage to it which he had repaired
afterwards at Diamond Springs. Later
on j. G. H9ald arrived, and noted the
repairs, blaming the men somewhat
for carelessness. After that Daniels
quarreled with Penter about the acci-
dent, accusing him of telling Heald
that Daniels had broken the buggy,
and Penter denying that he was max
ing such reports to5Heald. 1t is said
that during this dispute Daniels
struck Penter. AT any rate on Satur-
day Daniels was at saloon at the Bay
State mine. between Plymouth and
Nashville, and became Intoxicated.
He then came over toPadiIla's place,
mile or so the other side of Nash
vile, on the road toll Dorado, where
the found Penter. They drank wine.
andDaniels again abused Penter about
the buggy, struck him and dragged
him about.
Penter left Padilla's, went to Nash
vile and got rifle and revolver.
saying that he would kill Daniels If
the latter molested him. He then
went to his cabin, near the school
house, on the edge of Nashville.
Daniels heard that Penter was making
threats, and started to find him. Two
of his friends, Ed Hart and John Var
oZZa, tried to persuade him to desist.
He refused to stop, and they followed
him. They heard him call Penter at
the cabin, and noticed the latter IS
light go out. They heard Daniels kick
the door down, then heard the shot.
They saw him come out of the cabin,
and when they reached him and struck
match he was gasping in the last
agonies. A 45-caliber pistol ball had
entered the left arm, just below the
point of the shoulder, and had en-
erged near the right arm pit, passing
entirely through the chest ID the re-
glon OF the heart. Daniels was bleed
ing at both mouth and nose when they
found him.
They lett the body where it was. and
tslephoned for the officers. When the
officers, sheriff Cook and deputy Hand,
arrived they found group of people
on the hillside awaiting develop
ments. They had kept away from Pen
ter's cabin, fearing that he would
shoot under the supposition that he
was attacked. The officers went to the
cabin and hailed Penter, who made no
resistance as soon as he heard they
we're officers, and they brought him
to PlacervilIe.
Penter is from Amador county, his
people living just below Plymouth
years ago. Daniels leaves a wife and
five children.
The coroner's jury heard the testi-
mony of Hart and VarozZa, and rem
dered a verdict that Penter shot and
killed the deceased in self-defense.
The jurors we're William Shaw, d. G.
Wickham, g. q. Cello, Oliver Hart.
o. B. Peaseley, VIM. j. Hart, Thos.
j. Higgins, David G. Polkinhorne and
James II. franklin.
Like the Georgetown case, this
trouble arises out of intoxioating liq-
uors. There will probably be no trial,
as 1t seems clear that Penter was just
flied in shooting under the ciroum-
stances. No arms we're found Oh
Daniels or about the premises, and ha
never was in the habit of going armed
as he relied on his great strength and
activity to carry him through his
quarrels. 1t is supposed that he in
tended, in his drunken fury, to beat
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