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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1891
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Watauga Bank, names JOD je and Minette Horr with unclear roles. The readable text provides no dates locations or actions to establish a complete news item.
J H Brunner on Main Street announces the Johnson City Institute will open its first term August 10 1891. The school offers multiple departments and classes with qualified teachers and aims to gain local patronage through cooperation with citizens. Visitors welcomed at any hour during the four days. contact Rev J S Snow or Principal Robt L Couch for details.
The high profile baccarat trial before Lord Chief Justice Colridge drew a packed court including the Prince of Wales. Sir Edward Clarke and Sir Charles Russell spoke as the defense and plaintiff clashed, the Prince remaining calm amid intense testimony and courtroom tension.
Two young men Joe and James Hutchins of Rock Creek North Carolina were arraigned after an excursion train near Rose Hill Unicoi county was found to be sabotaged. James was bound over to court while Joe was released for lack of witnesses. The case proceeds as authorities pursue the suspects. Also an ad notes Electric Bitters as a tonic for liver stomach and kidney health.
Report from Corpus Christi cites a Haitian crackdown under President Hyppolite. About 80 prisoners were seized, later executed in cold blood as crowds watched. Generals Sully and others reportedly fled or were killed. a cathedral district massacre drew national attention to a wave of executions, with totals varying from fifty to possibly one hundred by May 31.
The American Tribune notes a grand G A R reunion planned for June 17 in Allentown East Tennessee. Speakers include A J Gahagan J T Wilder Sam Carter H B Case and others with Major Cantwell leading the local post. The article lauds the region as wealth rich in ore and poised to become a leading iron and steel center.
A mob of about four hundred men abducted Evan E. Shelby from Wickliffe jail at midnight and hanged him for the 1887 murder of Mrs. Sally Moore near Woodville. The jailer was assaulted, Shelby resisted and was near death when taken out, and had recently received a new trial from the court of appeals. Some say Matt Shelby, named as an accessory, was previously hanged.
A tragic accident at Jonesboro Sunday morning ends in the death of Judge Deaderick's five to six year old Edmond who wandered near the town cemetery as a heavy slab fell, breaking his neck and killing him instantly. The burial followed in the same cemetery, a somber event that deeply grieved the family.
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