The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-04-20
Getting Even With Him

We have been furnished with the particu-
lars Of a malicious but very laughable hoax,
perpetrated upon the clerk of Louisville
and New Orleans packet which we cannot
resist the temptation to detail for the amuse-
ment of our readers:
During the last upward trip Of the boat,
the clerk, who is highly respectable citi
zen Of Louisville, was compelled, for some
misconduct, to put fellow by the name Of
y Rogers ashore at Memphis. This is cir
cumstance by no means uncommon, and in
the hustle and care of heavy passenger
trip, was soon forgotten.
On the arrival of the boat at Cairo, ILL.,
the clerk was surprised by a visit from an
officer who informed him that he was au-
thorixed to arrest him on charge Of grand
larceny committed in New Orleans He
was, Of course, highly indignant ut 30 degra-
ding an accusation, and insisted that there
must be some mistake about it The dis
patch, however; not only expressly named
him, but furnished particular and exact
description of his personal appearance, and
the officer said he had no alternative but to
take him into custody. After considerable
difficulty and delay, the matter was finally
compromised by the clerk finding security
for his return to Cairo in the course of a
week, provided the matter was not by that
time satisfactorily cleared up.
lie was far from having solved the mystic
~ of the attempted abridgement Of his per.
sonal liberty, and the cause assigned for it
Although he spent q sleepless night in pom
dering upon it-when the boat reached Ev
ansyille. Before she was fairly landed, she
was boarded by the city marshal, who inform
ed the clerk that he had a warrant for his
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stances peculiarly diab0licai in the neighbor-
any expla nation, the outraged steamboat
man Knocked the legal functionary down;
ordered the mate to pick him mp and put
him ashore Immediately slipped cable and
bore ahead for Louisville.
He by this time began to believe that
Heaven and earth had united in q conspira-
CIV either to ruin him or drive him mad and
the inexplicable circumstances on his at
tempted arrests 90 wrought upon his mind
that he at one time resolved to put period
to his troubles and perplexitics by jumping
overheard and becoming food for the catfish.
es and mud suckers Of the turbid Ohio
At New Albany new and still greater
trials awaited him The boat on landing
was forcibly taken possession Of by the city
marshal and a formidable posse comitatus
which had been summoned to prevents re-
petition of the escape from Evansville, the
particulars of which he had been fully ad
vised by telegraph The enormity of the
charge had also increased. having now at
tanned the magnitude Of mansiaughter!-
Utterly overwhelmed by the inexorab;e fate
which pursued him, the unhappy clerk
yielded without further attempt at resistance
and permitted himself quis tly to be led to
Jail. Hardly had its inhospitable doors clos.
ed upon him, when dozen officers arrived
ii haste from Louisville, to arrest him for
murder! This terrible climax opened the
supposed culprits eyes, and all at once it
flashed through his wool that he was the vic.
tim Of hoax. Asking to see the dispatch
authorizing his arrest he found it ated at
Memphis and signed, "Rogers Of the New
Orleans Detective Police, whom he at once
recognized az the rascal chad put ashore
at that place The activity Of the officers in
attempting his arrest was explained by the
magnificent rewards which the fellow had
offered for his apprehension. Tclegraphic
explanations followed, and after few hours
incarceration. he was restored to liberty
He says the relations Of Rogers can make
q speculation BY getting his life insured for
Their. own benefit, ms, it 10 not charmed n
gainst fire and steel, it will be very sudden
~ terminated if he ever comes within his
reach.-Lafayette Journal.