The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-19
A Bold Seoundrel - Drafting" Elk
traordinary, in Lasalle Co

On the night Of the 9th inst. a demon
in human form, calling himself Green,
and who has recently resided in the vi.
entity of Arlington, Bureau county. oh
tanned a horse and buggy at Arlington
and sent in the country about two and
a half miles, and told girl of thirteen
years Of age that her mother was sick a.
the village, and wished her TO come home.
She accompanied him, and when on the
way, he forced her from the buggy and
violated her person. lie left her at the
outskirts of the village, and came TO
town, reaching there at three o'clock, A.
NJ, OF the tenth. On the morning of the
eleventh he enlisted and was sworn into
Capt. Palmer's company. On the 18th,
on his representation TO Capt Palmer that
he could obtain some recruits in the coun-
try, he was furnished with team and
vehicle from the livery establishment Of
Mattocll & Bro, who, not liking the APP
pearance of Green,sent trusty man with
him, recruit also in Capt Palmer's COM
pany. On the way out he represented
TO his attendant that he was an United
States officer, empowered to enlist or
press men, as occasion required, and that
he must second any effort that he (Grccn)
might make lie went to the field of
Wilson Swan, on the south side of the
river, where Swan was engaged in har-
vesting, and told Swan he would give
him fifteen minutes TO decide whether to
enlist and secure bounty, or be pressed
into the service. Swan, after delibera-
ton, being badly frightened, chose the
former Green then insisted that he
should get into the carriage, and accom-
pany him. Swan said be must see his
family, a short distance of, before going
Green refused. Swan then said he must
see his father, who was working in the
next field. To which Green consented
sending the driver as an escort. During
the interview with his father, Swan man
aged TO get little the start of the guard,
"broke to the timber" and escaped
Green, after circulating around, return
ed TO Peru in the afternoon, enioining
secrecy on his attendant as to the DAYS
operations. His intentions were evident
ly to black mail Swan, as if he had re-
turned TO town with his cOnscript, Swan
would have been undeccived and Green
probably treated TO a coat of tar and
feathers.
But his freak did not end here. Re-
turning TO Peru, and asCertaining that
officers were in town from Bureau county
in pursuit Of him, evading them, he
pressed a small boy 60 cross him over
the river near the pier head, proceeded to
the house of Mr.. Conway, on the bluff,
and in the name of the United States
demanded that he Conway should fur
nlsh him horse and saddle, and accom-
pany him with another. TO which Con-
way (being a law abiding citizen as
sented. In similar manner he pressed
twelve or fifteen farmers in the neighbour
hood and proceeded to the house of Swan,
and also that of his father, and stationing
his pickets outside, proceeded to search
the house from cellar TO garnet. Not
finding the object of his pursuit, he
marched his forces on the peaceful village
Of Tonica, whose unsuspecting citizens
were quietly wrapped in the arms of
Morpheus. Without stopping TO proclaim
the place under martial law, he posted
his pickets at all the avenues to the town
with instructions "not TO let a man pass
alive, and proceeded TO examine the
hotel, searching high and low for the
conscript. The time having arrived for
the train going South, he stationed the
remainder Of his forces, not already en-
gagged, as "outsi ers on the platform
and adjacent, while he searched the train;
and he is searching the train yet. At
all events, he left the train, and fruit
less search has since been made for
him by the officers of Bureau county,
assisted by d. w. Mattocks, of Peru
Was there ever parallel case ofrascality
on the one part and stupidity on the
other, recorded? We doubt whether its
equal will be produced in the ANIMALS of
the rebellion. The only consolation
afforded his body guard " is, that they
have "secn service 90 They have been .
body guard TO an nmitigatcd scoundrcl
while cvading and fleeing from officer,
whom he supposed to be in pursuit