Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29

The Captain Polk mentioned in the fol-
lowing article is a nephew, we are told of
the late Ex-President Polk.
Excitement az Bvansviiie.
The Evansville Journal Of Thursday
contains the following
There has been, for some time, grow
ing feeling in this community, and ex-
tending 20 some extent Throughout the
State. originating IN the fact that Cap
tain Polk, Of the rebel army, wounded
and captured at Pittsburg Landing, was
being carried backward and forward on
board the City of Memphis, and as il was
said, receiving creator attention and care
than the wounded Union soldiers Of equal
rank. This feeling had grown SO strong
that after the City Of Memphis landed
here yesterday morning number Of our
most prominent citizens went aboard and
requested of the Medical Director. DR..
Turner, in charge, 20 land him here. Not
receiving satisfactory reply they APP
pealed to DIR. Writ, in charge Of the
hospitals here, who undertook to inyesti-
gate The case.
On board the boat was DR.. John Muir
ray, an army surgeon, who made himself
very oilicious, and most insolently so, in
resenting what he protested an attempt
to interfere with the business of DR..
Turner, frequently giving expression to
hispent up wrath TO the effect that had
he been in command when these citizens
came aboard he would have wrung their
necks. These remarks being made and
often repeated, served to increase the ex-
citement.
Shortly afternoon he got into an alter
cation with several gentlemen, and by his
clustering insolence and menacing ies-
lures, added to the most vulgar and ap-
probious language TO quiet, orderly,
peaceable citizens, rendered it evident
that he desired to create a disturbance,
or supposed he could insult citizens with
impunity.
He carried his operations so far that
be was at length arrested and taken be-
fore the Mayor, who, after hearing the
evidence, fined the Doctor $40 and costs.
During the trial, DIR. Turner made a
statement, in excuse Of his conduct. to
the effect that his orders were TO take
Capt. Polk TO ST. Louis, unless the nature
of his wound required that he be left
elsewhere. Reaching Cairo, he was or
dered TO this city with his wounded.
Returning to Cairo, he was ordered TO
New Madrid, and thence again to this
city, with sick. He desired to leave the
rebel captain at Cairo, but they declined
TO receive him there. He denied most
emphatically having shown any more at
tention to Capt. Polk than to Union Off
GERS.
lie said his case was a peculiar one,
and he felt interested in it solely in
professional point of view He also
handed to Mayor Baker written opin-
ion of his consulting surgeon, that the
condition Of Capt. Polk required that he
be left here. DR.. Murray, before judg-
ment was rendered, addressed the crowd,
not the Court setting forth that he had
been born an Englishman and bred an
Englishman until twenty eight years of
age that he had always been Wing
until 1854, and ever since a Republican
and good Union man. He expatiated
lachrymosely on scenes Of horror and
suffering he had witnessed, and wound
/ up by expressing the belief that he had
violated the law. The whole case ex-
cited much interest, and the Mayors Of
flee was crowded with spectators.
The City of Memphis dropped down
to the Marine Hospital, and Capt Polk
was, we believe, landed there
Had DR.. Turner, whom we are inclined
to believe is instinctiyely a gentleman,
explained the case in the morning, and
declared his intention to leave Capt. Polk
here, he would have saved himself much
annoyance and DE-. Murray some eight
teen dollars