Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-04
Robbery of Dempsey weaver, Esq.
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Robbery of Dempsey Weaver, Esq
Arrest of the Two Robbers.
Dempsey Weaver, formerly Cashier Of
the Planters Bank, resides some FIVE miles
out on the Nun freesboro pike. Saturday
afternoon, as usual, he started home in his
buggy after bank hours, and when about
three miles from the city, near the resi-
dence of the late Edward Trabue, where
there is declivity in the road, and on ore
side deep ravine skirted with a heavy an
dergrowth of briars and bushes, he discoY-
cred two men standing in corner Of the
fence. As he approached close to them,
they sprang, one to the head of his horse
and the other to the side Of the buggy, both
presenting cooked revolvers at him.
"What do you want ~ asked Mr.. Weaver.
"Your money!" responded the man near
the buggy.
Unarmed and in the power of his assail-
ants, Mr.. w. made Virtue of necessity"
and handed over q small memorandum
book, containing between SIS and $50 in
in halves and quarters, postal currency.
The man looked at it, and with an air of
disappointment, asked:
as this all the money you have?
Eyes" was the response.
"Thats liep' iercely retorted the rob-
Der. "Get out of that buggy !"
Mr. w. complied, and the robber who
held the horse led the animal to the fence
on the side of the road and hitched him.
The two then presented their pistols to the
head of their victim, and commanded him
to go with them. Over the fence they
went, led him down into the rayine near
the spring, turned up, and made him go
with them to spot where they were COM
pletely hidden from view. They then
gagged him by putting a handkerchief be-
tween his lips and tying the ends at the
back of his head. He was thus prevented
from making any attempt to give an alarm,
though it is not likely he would have done
so had the gag not been applied. Two
fans are sufficient proyocatiyes to quiet.
Next he was searched thoroughly, ibis
watch and gold sleeve buttons being all
the additional booty they got, except
five cent coin which was found in his vest
pocket. The searcher, on finding this,
exclaimed, with something of dramatic
air, " You scoundrel, you said you had no
more money! Look herep' Having got
all they could, the villains proceeded 10 tie
his arms behind his back, and his legs at
the knees and ANGLES After this was
done they bore him some distanc
and threw him into the bushes. Thinking
they might yet get something more, they
put their pistols to his head and asked
him" How much would you give to save
your life?" Nothing" was the feeble
reply. They then told him if he would
remain quiet till night they would return
and release him, saying which they de-
parted. Whilst this was going on a num-
Der of persons passed in buggies, but he
could give no alarm, and they were I'M
conscious of what was occurring.
After the robbers left, Mr.. Weaver set
himself diligently to word to get the rope
from his arms. This he finally accom-
plished, but it took him an hour to do it.
1t was easy work, then, to unite his legs.
When freed from the ropes he pro-
ceeded as rapidly as possible to the
residence of Mr.. Harrison (Trabue's)
and rung at the door. But before
the summons was answered he sunk
exhausted A little rest aud a glass of
wine restored him, and ne went in search
of his buggy. The men had ridden in it
through the Trabue Lands, and hitched
the horses at Mount Olivet. Havingse-
cured his horses and buggy, he came to
town aud laid the matter before the police
Yesterday about 9 o'clock, A. NJ, officer
Mayo fonnd one of the robbers at the bag
MO of Lou. Christy, in this city, and ar
rested him. His name is John Grant. He
resisted, struck the officer with his fist, and
then drew a pistol, but Mayo was too
fast for him, caught and wrenched the
weapon from him, and took him before |
Justice Wilkinson, by whom he was com
mitted to Jail.
A little later the watch and buttons |
were found in the possession of Lou. Chris
ty, and she was arrested also, and COM |
mitted to trial.
Grant is a discharged Federal soldier, |
and was tried by the last Criminal Court |
for malicious stabbing, and acquitted. He |
has been about here since, and was regarded |
as a bad man. 1t was to him that Martin |
Coffee, whilst in Jail, entrusted the secret |
of his (Coffee's) murder OF Joshua W. Owen,
on the Franklin pike. 1t is 10 be hoped
that he will get Justice done him when tried
again.
1t is supposed that he and his comrade
were after Mr.. Weaver in particular, as
they were seen near the place where they |
stopped him as early as 10 o clock in the
and although many persons
passed, none were molested A country
Justice who had $500 on his person saw
and conversed with them but a short while
before they attacked Mr.. Weaver.
Officers Rutherford and Moore last night |
arrested Robert Sennott, alias Henry Allen,
charged with being an accomplice of Grant.