Frank Heidlinger

Frank Heidlinger was held at the Penitentiary when he was shot and killed on a Saturday morning, August 19, 1871. The Athens Post reported that a guard named Phelps shot him, and that the killing was regarded in Nashville as a cold-blooded murder. Phelps escaped afterward. The governor offered a reward for his capture.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A guard named Phelps shot and killed Heidlinger at the Penitentiary, according to a historical newspaper account that calls the killing a cold-blooded murder.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Athens Post, August 24, 1871, page 2 The Athens Post, August 24, 1871