- BIRD DAUGHERTY
Deputy Sheriff Bird Daugherty was shot and killed, along with his two sons, while returning to his home from Clinton.
The previous day he had arrested a man for liquor violations. Because of the later hour he was unable to return home and stayed at the home of the sheriff, in Clinton, overnight. After taking a train to Petros where he began walking to his home in the New River area. Two of his sons met their father on the road and accompanied him. A short time later they were accosted by three men whom had been arrested for liquor violations in the past. Two men opened fire, killing Deputy Daugherty and both of his sons.
Both men were arrested and charged with three counts of murder. One, who had been charged with murder in 1913, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. He was released after serving less than 8 years in prison and died in 1957.
The other suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison. He was pardoned by Governor Henry H. Horton sometime during his administration which was from 1927 to 1933. On March 24, 1940, he was shot and killed by two Anderson County deputy sheriffs outside of his new roadhouse near Lake City. He had warned the deputies not to come near him. As they drove by he opened fire on their patrol car. They returned fire striking him four times.
Deputy Daugherty was survived by his wife and three other children.
BIO
Age 53
Tour Not available
Badge Not available
INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Sentenced to life
Tennessee STS GIS, Esri, HERE, Garmin, INCREMENT P, NGA, USGS
Morgan County Press - Wartburg, TN, Friday, April 14, 1922
Sunday, April 9th, on the fork of the mountain a mile
from Petros, Bird Daughtery and two sons, William and Fisher,were killed by Daniel B Daughtery and Robert Lowe. The Friday before, Bird Daughterty had arrested Watson Daugherty, son of Daniel Daugherty, for transporting whiskey and had taken him to the Clinton Jail, and left there Sunday morning, arriving at Petros
about one o'clock, when he was met by his two boys, William and Fisher, and the three proceeded on their way home. They were met on top of the mountain by Daniel Daugherty and Robert Lowe and others, where the trouble commenced and the men lost their lives. It seems that William Daugherty is a deserter from the United States
Army, and Lowe claimed he had government papers for William,and told him to consider himself under arrest. At this time, Fisher pulled out his pistol and told Lowe to let his brother alone and tried to shoot Lowe, and Fisher's father, Bird Daugherty, tried to keep
trouble down. Immediately, shooting commenced and when the smoke cleared away, Bird Daugherty and his two sons were lying on the ground dead. It was found that Bird Daugherty's pistol had not been fired and Fisher's pistol had two empty chambers, and William had not even a pocket knife. It is believed by the majority of the people that a plan was arranged to way lay and kill Bird Daugherty and his two sons. Daniel Daugherty and Robert Lowe
were captured Tuesday by Sheriffs of Anderson and Morgan counties.The preliminary trial was held in Wartburg, Wednesday, before Esquires Human and Shaver and the men were bound over to court without bond. A large number of people from New River and Petros attended the trial.
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1866 - 1922 (55 years)
