Killed an Illicit Distiller (1890)
A Deputy United States Marshal’s Crime in Tennessee
Reports from Knoxville, Tennessee, state that Bud LINDSAY, deputy United States marshal, shot and killed KILTS, a distiller, in Campbell county. LINDSAY wished a gallon of whiskey, and KILTS told him that he could not sell less than ten gallons under his license. LINDSAY got mad and abused KILTS. The distiller’s fourteen-year-old son threw a rock at LINDSAY. LINDSAY attempted to shoot KILTS, but his party took his pistol from him. They then left, and when a mile away LINDSAY asked for the pistols, saying he would do no harm. He got the pistols and wheeled his horse and rode back to KILTS house. The latter saw him coming and locked the door, but LINDSAY broke it down and shot KILTS twice, killing him instantly. He then attempted to shoot the boy, but missed him and hit a little girl, but did not seriously wound her. It is reported that LINDSAY’s party arrested him and gave him over to the sheriff of the county.
Source: Roanoke Beacon newspaper (Plymouth, NC), 13 June 1890, page 1. Available at digitalnc.org.