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Furth r P * Dls of rhr Shootingc: n-rv i No! -on— Movement otthe Rebels. jL- : ;.i j-t25.—There are ma- ;nv elt;lt;n;;. th.g ac uuut- of the shootingHif Gen. Ncl-on bv Gen. Davis.— lt;A! out a w k ago Nelson placed iDavis in command of the Home iGuard Free* of thi^ lt;ity. At night Pa- ivD re; ott d to Nelson the number of menworking on the intrenehinents and en- lt;rolled for service. Nelson cursed himfor not having more. Davis replied that 1he was a general officer, ami demanuedthe treatment i a gentleman. Nelson,in art insulting inu»n«T oidered him toreport at Cincinnati, and tohi him he iwould order the Pi uvost Marshal to ejecthim from tic* utv. Th's morning Gov.and lt;Jen. Nelson were standingnear th * de-h of the Galt House, when lt;lt;ien. Davis approachedGov. Mortun to witness tie* conversation between himself and Nelson. Helemamle 1 of Nelson an apologv lor therude treatment lie had received last week.N ‘Don. being a little deaf asked him tolouder. Davis again demandedan apology. Nelson denounced him.on the face. Davisback, clinched his fist, andac.cti bn mdo I an apo't -gy. Nelsonon the face again, and denounced him as a coward. Davis turnedaway, proem■ d a pi-r-c from awho was going tipstairs. Davis told Nelson to *himself, immediately firing.r npenetrated the left breast.in about tv rut v minutes. Nlt; -to see hi- old friem 1 Talbot, rector oflt; dilvarv D; iscoicii Church, whow?asthere at the Galt House. Talbot admin-istered the sacrament according to the•41' • . - - r i. d i * lt;- !• ii repeated the sea vice after the minister, and jrefused to talk on any other subjeat. 11d that he had not long ago turned his attention to religion.d he teb.m o:i the Do ivil!e Frank-fort railroa i l.aa discontinued runningfor the present.Th * rebels ! ave captured the telegraphinstruments at Lagtange and G’Bran-non’s.A gentleman from Frankfort says, onFriday there were four hundred rebtroop- Jb« rc. They expected HumphreyMarshal to take charge of the post.fid.biwing is tlie articlewar applicable to the case of General♦Jeff. (.’. Davis, for killing General Nelson:Any 0. Any officer or*shall strike his superior officer, or drawor lilt up any weapon, or offer any vlence against him, being in the execution of hi- office, on any pretense whatsoever, or shall disobey any lawful command of Ids superior officer, shall sufferdeath, or such other pnni-hment as i hall,according to the nature of his offense, ben it- ] • o him by the sent mce of acourt-martial.The concurrence of two-thirds of themembers oi the court is requisite to theit may he a question whether an officer abu.-ing an 1 striking another, in vi-*- of war. and not inthe execution of any military dutv, is4 »in the execution of his office;” andwhether, lav vg resorted to personal \ ie, he did nut put himself on a
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Washington Fayette County Herald
Washington, Ohio, US
Thu, Oct 02, 1862
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