. Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee . ked has overtaken all three of the murderers of M. G. Sadler. John w. Bowen. Martins Creek, April 30, 1864. Major Clift: According to promise I now attempt to give youa statement of the reasons why I killed Turner, and a brief historyof the affair. Dr. Sadler had, for two years previous to his death,seemed equally as near and dear to me as a brother, and for severalmonths nearer than any person—my parents not excepted. If he hadnot, I never would have done what I did—promise to be his. The men who killed him had threatened his life often be- 55
. Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee . ked has overtaken all three of the murderers of M. G. Sadler. John w. Bowen. Martins Creek, April 30, 1864. Major Clift: According to promise I now attempt to give youa statement of the reasons why I killed Turner, and a brief historyof the affair. Dr. Sadler had, for two years previous to his death,seemed equally as near and dear to me as a brother, and for severalmonths nearer than any person—my parents not excepted. If he hadnot, I never would have done what I did—promise to be his. The men who killed him had threatened his life often be- 550 BATTLES AND SKETCHES ARMY OF TENNESSEE. cause he was a Union man; they said he should not live, and aftertaking the oath they arrested him, but Lieutenant Oakley releasedhim at Pas gate. He stayed at Pas till bed time, and I warned himof .the danger he was in, told him I had heard his life threatened thatday, and that I felt confident he would be killed, if he did not leave theneighborhood and stay off until these men became reconciled. He. MISS LIVERNIA WEBB, WHO SLEW THEMURDERER OF HER LOVER. promised to go; said he had some business at Carthage, and wouldleave the neighborhood that night, or by day-light next morning, andwe felt assured he had gone. For some unaccountable reason he didnot leave. About 3 oclock p. m. next day news came to me at , where I had gone with my brother, that Dr. Sadler waskilled. I had met Potect, Gardenhire, and Turner on the road, andtold my brother there that they were searching for Dr. Sadler to killhim. Sure enough they went to the house where he was, and strangeto me, after his warning, he permitted them to come in. They methim apparently perfectly friendly, and said they had come to get somebrandy from Mr. Yelton, which they obtained, and immediately afterdrinking, they all three drew their pistols and commenced firing atSadler. He drew his, but it was snatched away from him. He thendrew his knife, which was also taken away f
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