Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-24
CAPTAIN shade T. Harris.

No 5as u oar acquaintance has shoWH mora sub
iH,e aesOtzm shan the yosag mas Whose i'sS'Ee al-
pears Sh9ss. Every lloyd raSn aud Woman in last
raaaessee EAs beard d Captain Shade Harris,
Three years ago, a. The age d tsasts, he lsfs tbs
aas II Tarsnts surpassed b few in East Tehhosses
"A weslsh. aud catered he Federal army captain
i esnysay shieh be recruited, In one mSnth
hs rs4r4.s1 With sbs ass rai1 uAls into East Ten
asssss-shs. II General Carter On this raid be
.ss .hs sauaH cavalry command u Garter COZ the
papJ.s q raeraising and vas captured thrOagh the
.rsa.hery e . nslsi who Prstoi6sa 4 se 4 U1stoH
ss5- t,l
Prom he place % eApsare, OapsAin Harris wss
eroaghs 70 K8O1vills, lodged IN JAN, and deuhls-
ronsa, having Shsckies h fest Ana hand eafei,
Bsfo.s leaving hone Captain Harris had bcsn
enrolled Ia the Tbsl army That ~ the Fsbel enroll
ug officer wrote his aaule On his book, personally
lsins veil sesaEintsl With young harris. and
hating hia scause q bis bold declarations Of 10y.
shy tn. rebel themselves officially declared shis
gr,rulnsni illegal because u the mode IA which e
~as made.
Notwithstanding this, young HAIRS Eas court
.Ssselsd az 1ssertsr fran ths nsest ssrries aud
eteseei 70 B. shof on the lsth Of February 1888.
Tie Ja8gs Advocate u tba eoUFt-GArtiL was =
third.rate c0anty cgurt lawyer Of Knoxville, who
rad many CI.i8a Issa esie-Asdsi and whose Rsme
VII le E5rsvs- infamous IN The history Of the war
II Fas. Tennessee. w. refer 70 that whiteliyered,
blackheara poltrogn aud peFjured villain wifiiAin
Claib9rne Kahn Kaip, ID the prosecution Of par
ties wss unsrupaio. great was bs thirst Tor the
blood .: al Union mea
Captain Harris was kept ia the Knoxville jsii
ssvsn Aonths. Prom this plaoa lac Mss taken 70
C3iambia, :. g snd iuaF isone1 ninstsaa tsonths
L al, b. uAs imprisoned twaaty -si1 uanth,. Far
-.s.fy-6ee sss4l.s, Captsia Harris Gas - irsas,
,rea. pa, .. the time IN dahgsyn tiins al
lowed - sJsan 4njesto with aRy Jne.
Captain Hssrs ~olld have bssa sxssassd 4!
tie Fsis.a] Authorities held Tennessaa bsoof- ~
aJslsga Tor him BE Nas exchanged N she Isl u
Mach, elk for s5s fRss ieaikst o. ts SIDE n rs
let froua having worn shAckles twenty-five poaths.
Daring The whole tiaae Captain HAFris waa if
prism be was 3esani ien0aneing the Confedsrasy
AID pleading tbs Gauss Of tie URioR whar TAINTED
anl iasulssi by rebel officer ard citizens For a
y54th, his beroisu gas ssbiu,e. With bloodhound
fsr0sity be wa perseeassd and his hanging demand
i ~ " c. KaiD, jobs l. To9le, W, d. FaiR, and
y.ber citizens Of RAst Tsnnsssse. II Captain HsF,
r.. s.s9ala shoot say Of thsss be would b. sx-
tflsSbie
While IN prisoa in Knoxville bs beasa his letters
4sishing from 6iseah b twenty pSinda, gOs GOT oi
la and ss PARSED alld rs-OsPtafS ~ soldier, aAd
iii 5sn.. Eleven guns ssrp frod II him withiH sf-
t,ez steps Prominent IN tie pursuit Of y0ang Haf.
rs was ~ old citizen q tsis place = Wa Beard.
Wbss Harris uss ssptursdi Bsard oarssd hin' and
calls3 Oh ths guard b all hin. There vas 20 per-
sousl difacasy between theIn-h wa TIE spirit u
tie Fsbsilign.
On SATURDAY eysniag lass Harris ressHHsd 70 tais
city. On Aonday be nael Ills saIae VIA Beard
ard bssi hiIE severely witt elub, breaking, u y
aid, ts0 " thrss rib
The l9ysl psgple Of ksst Tsnnesase aili sgrsa