Blount County TN Archives News.....News Articles March 28, 1882 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Glenn Teffeteller glennt@icx.net August 20, 2005, 3:04 am THE WATCHMAN March 28, 1882 Tuesday, March 28, 1882 Horrible Murder---On last Friday evening, between 3 and 3 o’clock, in the first district of this county, about two miles from Wells’ Mill, on Nine Mile Creek, a most foul crime was committed by one Robert Flannigan upon the person of Joe Nichols, Flannigan’s son-in-law. It is said that Flannigan and Nichols had been quarrelling for some time before the deed was committed. They were partners in a chair factory, and it is said that on the evening the deed was committed the deceased and Flannigan quarreled about the price of some chairs until words ceased to avail, when Flannigan seized a piece of timber weighing 34 libs., and struck Nichols on the forehead, causing instant death. News was brought to town, and Coroner H.O. Wilson, Sheriff Rule and Dr. Blankenship started for the scene of murder about 8 o’clock. A jury of inquest was summoned, which returned the following verdict: “We believe from the evidence that the deceased come to his death from a blow on the head made by a stick of timber in the hands of one Robert Flannigan.” The deceased leaves a wife and two children to mourn his loss. Flannigan has thus far evaded capture. Levi Madison, an old and highly respected colored man of this place, died yesterday, after a long and painful illness. David Webb died at his home in Miller’s Cove on last Saturday, consumption being the enemy which conquered him. Sudden Death---Mrs. Nancy Gardner, wife of David Gardner, fell dead at her home in the 7th District of this county, on the evening of Sabbath the 19th inst. She had prepared supper, apparently in good health, and went to the smoke-house door near her residence, when one of her sons who was in the house, saw her fall, and supposing something was wrong, ran to her assistance, but she expired almost instantly. She had been attacked sometime before with disease of the heart, and this is thought to be a recurrence of the attack. We learn that Mrs. Sterrett, wife of Monroe Sterrett, died suddenly near Four Mile Branch, Monroe County, on the 15th inst. The deceased had been insane for about a month before her death. Married---On the 19th, Mr. S.M. McReynolds, and Miss. Nannie McConnell. The groom and his charming bride have our best wishes, as well as those of their many other friends in this vicinity. Married, at the residence of the bride’s father, at Ellejoy, on 19th inst., by H.H. Gamble, Esq., Mr. John Cummings and Miss. Charity Davis. Well, John has gone at last! It is just what he ought to have done some fifteen years ago. We wish the couple a long, happy and useful journey through life. Mrs. Betsy Carpenter, wife of Mr. Elisha Carpenter, died at her residence in the 7th District of this county, on the 22nd inst., of pneumonia fever. She was about sixty years of age, and much loved by all who knew her. Justices Of The Peace---First District: H.L.W. Johnson, H.C. Tedford; Second District: John P. Rhea, John J. Hudgeons; Third District: A.H. Crumley, D.H. Smith; Fourth District: S.L. Greer, James F. Beals; Fifth District: W.M. Brickell, Jacob Peters; Sixth District: James E. Scott, J.T. Kinnick; Seventh District: S.C. Hinton; Eigth District: S.F. Bell, Lee Carpenter; Ninth District: Joseph Ambrister, S.F. Cowan, W.C. Chumlea, M.A. Hall; Tenth District: William H. Anderson, E.D. Harrold; Eleventh District: A.R. McBath, Richard Lebow; Twelfth District: Robert Porter, A.K. Kinnamon; Thirteenth District: Hugh H. Gamble, D.W. Trotter; Fourteenth District: James Waters, Josias Gamble; Fifteenth District: D.H. Emmett, W.H. Lawson; Sixteenth District: Daniel B. Lawson, N.H. Sparks; Seventeenth District: William Harrison, Harvey S. Bright; Eighteenth District: Spencer Walker, W.H. Headrick. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/blount/newspapers/newsarti90gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/tnfiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb