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Frierson's office. F. was prepared with a double
barrel shotgun, & seeing A. approach, armed
himself with it, & taking his position at the door
warned A. & his friends to keep off. A. fired his
pistol at him, & F. immediately fired one of
the Barrells of his gun, which wounded A.
& one, if not both of his friends - A. rushed
into F.'s office & armed himself with a Chair
with which he made battle, F. using the butt end
of his gun, in a short time the breach was broken
off, & A. was knocked down - while down
F. who was a stout man, struck him on the
head with the gun barrell, burying the Cock
in his temple, which produced instant death
(See the letter of the Humble Saml. B. Moore
on file, giving a detailed account of the
transaction)
This perished, a vile murderer, who ought
to have been hung in Tenn. years before.
Col Anderson & his daughter, Mrs. Campbell
died in a few years afterwards.

I now return to the trial, for the purpose of
recording some few particulars, in the evidence
&c &c which I desire to be known & remembered.
I had employed Sam H. Laughlin, Esqr. who had
a high character as a prosecutor, to assist the
Atto. Genl. I had previously employed Robt. P. Thompson
Esqr. but I have actually forgotten whether
he was alive at the trial or not. He attended
the examining Court, & possibly the final trial
If he did, he was in such feeble health, as to be
unable to render effective service.
Mr. Laughlin was a man of talents and
an experienced prosr., but he lacked energy.
The Atto. Genl (Mr. Frierson) was a young man