Marion-Franklin County AlArchives Obituaries.....BANNISTER, Tom December 10, 1887
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Marion Herald, Dec. 15, 1887 – pg 4
MURDERED – ONE MAN KILLED AND ANOTHER DESPERATELY WOUNDED
	Our town was startled on last Saturday night 10t inst, by the news 
being brought in that Mr. ROBERT TERRELL and Mr. TOM BANNISTER, two Marion 
County men, had been waylaid and shot just over the line in Franklin County.  
It appears that TERRELL and BANNISTER were on hunt of the man - for whom a 
reward is offered and who was thought to be hiding in the neighborhood.
	The men had completed their search and were on their way back to his 
county when night coming on they halted at the house of one Mr. JOHNSON, living 
between Little and Big Bear Creeks in Franklin Co and secured lodging for the 
night.  In a short time it was discovered that the bridles of their horses had 
been cut and the animals gone. Both men at once set out to look for the 
horses.  After following them to Bear Creek, a distance of 3 or 4 miles, it 
being dark they decided to return to Mr. JOHNSON’ and wait till morning and 
then renew their search. They did so, and early the next morning, Saturday, 
they set out in the same direction they had traveled the night before.  They 
had proceeded only about half mile from the house when they were fired on by 
parties concealed in the thick woods near the road.  Both men dropped 
instantly.  BANNISTER being shot in the head with two buckshot and TERRELL in 
the left side just about the hip joint, the bullet ranging throng lodged near 
the right kidney.  The latter was shot with a rifle and some hopes are 
entertained for his recovery.  The man BANNISTER lived only a few minutes but 
during those few moments says Mr. TERRELL, he beggen piteously for water but 
his friend lying near by was unable to move himself or in any way administer to 
his wants.
	Mr. JOHNSON, on hearing the report of the guns, started after them and 
came up to where they were lying.  The news was spread and before long enough 
men had assembled to convey the dead man and Mr. TERRELL to the house of Mr. 
JOHNSON, where they stopped the night before, which they did and immediately 
sent for a physician to care for the wounded man.	
	Both men are well known in the county and respected as clever, law-
abiding citizens.  It is thought they were killed by Franklin co. “moonshiners’ 
who mistook them for men trying to locate stills.
	Both men have families – BANNISTER leaving a wife and three fatherless 
children to mourn his death.  His remains were brought home for burial on last 
Monday.  Mr. TERRELL remains at the house where he was taken soon after the 
shooting.


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