Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-24

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The WorlEhOuse Abduction Case.
On Friday morning Mayor Brown, as we
stated yesterday, addressed communica-
ton 10 Col. Kautz, commanding the post,
relative 10 the forcible entrance to the
worlhouse of squad Of soldiers, and the
release lherefrom of number Of their
comrades An answer was received yes
terday, and as the matter is of consider
able general interest, we publish the cor
respondence in full; .,-a
MAYOR BRowN's LETTER.
MAYORS OFFICE, NASHVILLE, March
%, lS67-MajOr General A. Kautz, Com
handing, etc. ! have the honor TO state
that at the hour of about two or three
O'Clock this morning, an armed body Of
about fifteen or twenty soldiers, under COM
AthHtl III 0tic tINI1EaliA HAVSSNAOAatt
the city workhouse, or prison, forced their
entrance, over the authority of the guard
there on duty, lettering him from giving
alarm with drawn muskets, opened the pris-
on door, releasingEthe following named SOL
diers in confinement under sentence by the
City Recorder: John Morgan, Victor
Maskey, Edward Doubler, John Williams,
JoEn Foster, Martin Farl2nd, Charles Gill,
Charles Moore, Fred Leidman, Phil. Quinn,
Phil Antoni, the last named being confined
since last night for an attempt to stab an
other soldier. tE sEsfs B@ .tbs
This is certainly a most extraordinary
proceeding on the part Of these. soldiers,
deserving the seyerest, most rigid and
prompt punishment, and / feel assured that
no ordinary reprimand will be rendered
By you, but that such action will be taken
bV Won as such fragrant Outrages demand.
| would, therefore, ask that the prisoners
released, and whose names are given herein,
be returned Immediately to the city work
house, and those engaged in, the undertaking
be handed over to the civil authorities for
investigation. e. -ttsaI
have the honor TO be, most respectfully
your Obe,ient servant,
W. NAH ASASOaNg Ma
RESPONSE BY COL. KAUTZ.
HEADQUARTERS 34TH U. S. INFANTRY,
CUMBERLAND BARRACKS = NASHVILLE,
March %, 1S67.--Hon. VIM. Matt. Brown,
Mayor Of Nashyiile-Sir: Your commune
cation of yesterday was received, and |
proceeded TO act upon it without delay, but
as most of the men were making the best
Of their release, l have not yet been able to
arrest all of them. Some of the men, fndss
ing they were to be returned to the work.
house, returned voluntarily, and / have
yet TO find out who they are. | have sent
an officer to explain to you that there is no
such man as Sergeant Burns in the regi-
ment. There are two corporals Of that
name, but / am satisfied that they could
not have been concerned in the affair. There
must be some mistake about the name. If
the man can be identified in any way
shall be most happy to turn him over to
the civil authorities. | shall do all | can
to prevent recurrence of such conduct on
the part of these men, aud am convinced
that it is necessary to be more severe with
the men in future.
/ will add that the alleged explanation
for the outrage is, that the men are too often
arrested for very slight offenses and fined ex-
brilliantly, and some times the arrests are
alleged as unwarrantable. The truth of
these allegations /, of course, do not main
tain. give them simply as the alleged
cause of such extreme measures on the part
Of the men.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
AUGUST V. KAUTZ,
Lieut. Colonel Gath Infantry,
Fl'f Brvt Mai. Gen. U, S..
In accordance with the above letter, Col.
Kautz returned three Of the released sol
diers yesterday, which, in addition to the
three giving themselves up on Friday even
ing, make six Of the party released who
have hepn returned