The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18
WHEN GENERAL FORREST
FOUGHT LIEUTENANT GOULD
Personal Encounter Between Great Cavalry
Leader and Subordinate Incident Resulted
From Streight Raid in Alabama


piled anErily: Get out of my way !;
am MORALLY wounded. and will xiii
the man who has shot me-"
Mr.. a. Nick Akin. now clerk and
master Of our Chancery Court. says
that just then Forrest seized two pis-
tolls from an officer and crossed tho
street. Colonel Bullock says that For
rest went down the alley to Cum,
kcnnedy'E house, but learning that
Gould was in the tailor shop, he came
back through the alley and went
around TO the front of the shop. The
late william j. Andrews told me that
he had that day loaned q revolver to
captain John G. Anderson, and that
ms Forrest WAS starting UP the street
70 follow Gould the general took this
pistol: but just before reaching the
south pavement heard that Gould was
mortally wounded. and, with some OF
his officers, went back across the street
TO DIR. Sam Frierson's, who was post
surgeon.
The Innocent nyntanaer.
PRESENT.: there was great commo-
ton ut the front door OF the tailor
shop. Forrest came In. very much en-
hand. yelling Lookout. Lookout!"
Gould evidently saw or heard him. and
raised UP to roll Off the low Ia bile, the
blood squirting over us boys in the
effort. Or. wilkes also saw Forrest,
and jumped in the corner out OF range.
AS Gould stepped down out Of the
back door Forrest fired, but the ball
glanced from the brick wall, striking
n "DutchmanH In the leg. He belonged
to General Armstrong; escort and
happened TO be In the alley Mr. jim
Fleming, OF the Zion neig hborliood
was in town that day. and. not feeling
very well. had gone into the shop 10
take an after dinner nap. The con-
fusion incident TO Gould's being
brought into the shop and the great
crowd did not arouse him. and he
slept on in blssful ignorance or all
this disturbance. But when Forrest
fired Mr.. Fleming jumped up, shouting
Somebody's shot tho top OF my head
oir"-a remark that did not tend to
quiet the excitement.
Forrest Purs,Ies Gould.
Gould ran out Into the back yard,
where there was a vigorous growth OF
high weeds, and fell in them. Forrest.
In torrent OF rage. went around the
west counter and stepped down into
tho alley He followed a little path
In The rear OF those stores that faced
on the square. Mr.. a. o. p. Nicholson,
now United Stntcs Marshal of this
district had been ordered BY General
Bragg TO report TO Forrest here as
. drill master. and was then in the
back lot. lilo says that when Forrest
saw Gould lying III the weeds the gem
eral touched Gould with HIS foot as
II TO turn him over, and then returned
to the back door of the shop. Forrest
straddlcd over the short corner where
towards the front door, the crowd
quietly giving him passageway.
The Carriage Ride.
Recognizing DIR. Wilkes t the door
the general asked him TO go with him
but the doctor told him his first duty
was to the wounded man he was at
tending. but Forrest. with an oath, or
dered him to go with him. On reach
Ing the pavement DR.. Ridley wRs met
coming with the congresses and sur
Sical appliances. where the same qucs-
lions were asked and the same an
swers given as at the door, accom-
panied by an additional oath from For
rest TO get in that carriage. Forrest
himself got in unalded, and with Drs
Wilkes and Ridley the trio went
dIagonaliy across the street to Dr.
Sam Friorson's and he was added TO
the party. The quartet was then
driven to Major William Galloway's,
on Ninth street, we boys holding on
to- the carriage behind. The doctors
wanted to assist the general in getting
to his room upstairs but he did not &c
cept their aid; while his Language was
more guarded his rage WAS terrible. t5
Forests Wound. W
AS soon as the general was un-
dressed DR.. F'rierson told Dr. Wilkes
to probe the wound Much to their
qualification they found that the ball
striking the crest OF the iieum had
gone outside Of the bone and was
buried In the large glutii muscles OF
the left hip. The doctors told Forrest
4, n -
that Hthc ball could be cut out NO..
said Forrest. cts nothing but a id
little pistol ball; let 1t alone''-and
they let 1t alone. Il am informed that
Dr. Cowan later cut IL out Mt Hunts
ville.)
Dir. Wilkes tells me that as soon as
Forrest learned the nature of tho
wound his whole demesnor changed
and his rage vanished without walt
Ing. for The wound to be dressed he
told Dr. Ridley to go at once to his
kinsman. and If Gould was not dead
have him taken to the Nelson House.
and tell Joe Walker to give him the
best room in the hotel and every at
tention and that he would be respon-
sihle for all expenses; he also told Dr..
Ridley to We the case his personal
care and do all he could for him. lie
ended by saying: i,
And by God Ridley, when I give
such an order meanIit.""{ DR.. Ridley
at once returned to town in the car
rial e, but Could had been already car
ried to the Nelson House under guard,
[ think. BY Captain Henry Smith, OF
Forests staff. After DR.. Ridley left
Drs. I'rierson and Wilkes dressed tho
wound. Up TO this time they. knew
nothing OF the circumstances. and For
rest of his own accord told them this
account Of the. dlfflculty.
Forests Version.
lie said that lie was at headquarters
that afternoon picking his teeth with
n small penknifc when Gould was an
nounccd. Not dreaming of any per-
sonal difficulty he closed the knife and
stepped into the hall. where the con-
yersation would be moro private.
Gould; said: General Forrest did you
: give this order?Y Forrest took tho
paper. read It and said, yes, did,
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