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The Murder Of Gen. Nelson

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Day
31
Month
October
Year
1862
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Public Domain
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The CiMC-innnti Knqmrer gives the ful . 1oivi(i;.. aOCDUIlt of t llU lllUIlö' ofGWIOTai NcL-on, by Jol'. C. Divia, wliicli confuiría a uutufoci o( particularu out trausmitted by ielograpl: : Wlion thu alarm wis raiscd in Lnuis üit: ti.at i ho entinv ven tuurcliing on i;rit o y, Gen. Davis, wha couUl not ruaub lus command under Gen. Haeli, tiu.i il Bowling Green, want to üeuecali IS'lson and tendofed his serwoes. Gou. NeNnn gavo liim ile c&HUhand of tlio city uiilUiu so éooh as ilioy wcro org-m itM Gen. Davis opeued au office ainl, wcni to work assisting n tlie m gautsution. 'üü Wcduuedaj kst Gvn Uavisealled or f-k'n. Xc.lson in his room ut tlio Galt lkim in Louiville, wheu the followiug tol place : lien. Davifi : l have the bri.;d", Goneral, y ou ussiirned me, reatiy f.ir gcrvine, ana havo CfHadf to inquirí it' I ca obain nrms fur thui Gen. N'ulsou : IIow many men have you ? Dav-ia: About twenty-five liutidrcd men, General. N' :s ui (roaghïy and angrily): A.biut 'wcnty-fivc luiiKired ! A'-nal twenty.fi ve liUndrcd. liy G - d! Yo i a re.'ular oifij.r aii'l e-) iiii here to ne anl rup irt abnut the nunibor of mou in your (tora inuud. G - d d - n j'ou tíuií't yuu knuw, tir, you sliould l'urLióh iijo wiik iha exact uuuiber ? Pavis : Geiicr.'sl, ï d dn't expect togei the gai'8 now, an.' only wuntcd to lea. u if I couht pet thii), and wliero; aad, bavititr leannd thoix:ct. UUillber n.t'ded, would tfcetl draw thuiü. WcKsju (;iacii:; t!:o room in a ragi ): .b:)iU twu thuusi'iil tivd Imndivd. Uy G - d! l suspend you (roi)i your cihumand, aud or'lur you to report to Gou. WryJitj and l've a d - d goud inind to put you uuder arrest. Leave my room, sr : Davis : I will not leavo uutil you give me an order. Nelson : The h - 1 you won't. By G - d I'll put ym uudL'r arrest and scini you out of the city undor a provust uard. Leave my room, sir. General Da via lult t!ie room, and in ordir to avo.d an arrest cro-ed over t ho river to Jefferionville, vvhore he reiuiiiu pfl until thü lalt day. wlicn ho was j ined bv G'n IJurbiidgo vvlio bad a's heen relioved hy Neisua for a trivial eaus3. Gen. D.tvis caiiie to Cmcinn ui witli Gen. Burbridae, and rp irted to .(ïeu. Wnglit, wlit orderad GtfQ Dvi to retuni to lir-uisvillu and ivport to Gen. Buull, and (ien. Burbrida io reiBjtin in Gincüiiiati. Gn Da via rcturned on Friday evcning aud reportad to Gen. Buoll. Volhing furthor occurred until yestord;iy tnohling, when Gou. Davis, sl-cit)jj Gen. Nelson in the tua tl hall of the lalt Ilou.c, fronting ihe office, went up to Gov. Morton and reijausted him to step up with him to Gen. Nelson, and wituess the conversauon ihit niiht pass beween Nelson and him. The Guvernur cooaeuted, and tlio two walkod up to (Jen. Nelsou, wheu the followiug took plnee : Öt'tj. Divi: Sir, you seetned to take advaütago of your auihority the other day. Gou. Nclson, (sncoriniily, nnd plkcing his hand to hi.s vin) : Speak loude", I don't luar vcry wull Uuv;g (in a louder tone) : You scenied tn tike advautüge of vuur athority the oth'.T day. Nelson (indijMiantly) : I don't know tbat [ diil, sir. D.ivis : Yo'i tbreatcned to nrrrst and end me out of thu 8tale under a provost guard. Neion (-itriking Davis with the back of hi hard in the f'aci): There, d - u yo'i, tnko that. Davi (rctreattng): Tb's is not the lasi of it ; you will huar from me again. Gen." Niilüon then turned to Governor Morton, and said : ' LJ.v G - 1, dtd you oome here, il-o, to in-ult me?" Gov. Mort uu : No, sir, but I was requested to bo pre-ent and listen to the oon'veraatioa betweeii you and Gun. Davig. Gen, ie'gon. (vioVently to the bystanders) : U.d yiu liear the d - d raseal insult mo ? and theu wulked iuto the ludios' partor. In threo minutos Gen. D'.ivis re'urned;. with a pistol hu bid borrowed of Oaptai;: Gibson. of Louiavi.l , and walkt 1 toWird the door that Neis )n lud passed tliruugh; he saw Nolsou walking oui of thu parlar into tlio hall separatlng thu iU(iu nnll from the parlor. The two wer? faee to face, :md ab)Ut ten y.irdu apirt, when Goneral Dávíí drew hin pistol and fircd, the ball entering Nt-Nou's heart, or in thu im iiediata vicinity. Gct. Nelson tlirow up both liands and caught a geutli mui near by around the heoJt, and exolaiiued, " 1 uu shot," lie then wiilked up thu flight ol stairs tojyaid Gen. Uueli's ro"in, but sank l thtop of the stairs, and was uuab!e to proeeed further. He wis thon i-onvi-yeü to his Oü'u room, and wh mi laid on liix ovvn bed i'íijueited that Kev. Mr. Talbott. an i']pieupal clorgyman stopping in the house, light be sent inm at once. The roverundjgeutleinan ur.-ived in i.bout livo minutos. Mr. Talbott found Gen. Nelson ex tromely anxiuus as to his fu ure welfare, and deeply penitent about the ina.iy bhjn ho had comniitte.l. He knëw i!'it he must die inmediately, nd rtijneii'ed j the ordinanee of baptist niigbt be I ministerod, which was d .!e. The öeo èrnï then whinpered, '' Is't all over,'1 and dioil ii üftetin minutes after to was eonveycd to his room. His death was easy, the passing iiway cf his spirit as tkuugli the General had tallen into a ij liet sleep.

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