Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-19
Reid Robbery I'm Chafsanooga-The Gull
" Parties az Large.


" Parties af Large.
From the Chattanooga Gazette.l
On Monday night one Of the boldest ope-
rations Il has been our fortune TO record, was
perpefrafed In this city by couple Of gem
tlemen, J. w. Bass and Billy Williams nm
der the pretense of being detectives. The
facts, rs We learn them, are about as follows:
1t appears that on Sunday evening four gen.
tlemen, p. II. Larkin, Joseph Rockford,
Mike Rine and John ONeal, arrived in
this city on the GO passenger train, from
Memphis, and stopped at the Crutchfeld
House, and representing themselves as trav-
cling traders in dress goods, and notions.
Some time in the afternoon Monday, say
about o'clock, Joseph Rockford was in the
Barber Shop, selling one of the BARRIERS a
silk dress, when one of the men, Civilians
or Bass) came in and arrested him, and took
him into small house near Cameron Hill,
where he was robbed Of S74 and the silk
dress, the robbers presenting pistol in
close proximity TO his head, and at the same
time exhibiting 'billy" tied to one Of
their rists. At4t
From this place Mr.. Rockford was taken
TO the Guard House, corner of Ninth and
Market streets, and locked up. Between
eight and nine O'Clock at night, guard
under the leadership, apparently, of Bass
and Williams, arrested Mr.. Larkin, and
took him TO the Guard House, where he was
ushered into small room, when a search
was instituted; Mr.. Larkin strenuously de-
murring 10 the proceedings but as he was
surrounded by bayonets he had no alterna-
tive, but TO submit, and after relieving him
of what valuables he had about his person,
they dispatched guard TO his room in the
Crutchfeld House, and took charge Of his
trunk which they carried TO the Guard House
also, when they impatiently broke the locks
and emptied il Of lis contents Mr.. Larlin's
loss was trunk, the contents of which was
valued at about $1,000, and $3.50 in currency,
some gold and silver coin, gold watch and
three gold rings which he had on his fingers.
After fleeing him he was forced into the
lookup" where he remained till about
halfpast nine o'clock yesterday morning.
Afier they'll got through with Mr.. Larkin,
the guard returned TO the Hotel and ordered
Mike Rine ont of his bed and took him 70
the Guard House also, where they went
through him in the same approved style
They got from Mr.. Rine $3.50 in green
backs and somewhere in the neighborhood
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