Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-08
MISS0IRI.
Outrages by the Loyal MIIitia-They
Beat, Rob, and Destroy, and Resist
the Officers Of the law.

the Officers Of the Law.
From the St. Louis Times, 4th.
A few days ago the term Of service of the
s5idisaat militia expired. The inhabitants
of the towns dispoiied by Fletcher's hordes,
reioiced greatly at the departure Of the
troons. who, on Wednesday, took passage on
the Pacific railroad, to return TO their usu-
al avocations of vice and crime in this ne
tropolis They filed one or more cars on
the train, and made themselves perfectly at
home on the route.
The band whose deeds this narrative
would more particularly chronicle were
under command of Captain Hardin and
numbered about fifty. They behaved in
such an outrageous manner on the train as to
terrify the passengers forced to travel with
them. They sang obscene songs, related
vulgar stories and behaved generally in
manner that would have put to blush even
the subjects Of King Dahomey. At Cali
fornia. an unodendng darkey named Lewis
Miller got aboard, and was forced to ride
in the same coach with the militia. He had
with him a basket, his chothes and some
fifteen dollars in money with which he was
10 purchase some goods at Upton, for q
neighbor in California. lie had not been
lore aboard, and near Syracuse, before
the brigands began their work, by TAX
ing away his basket and clothing, consist
ing of an overcoat worth $50, a suit of
clothes valued at $40, a duster, worth s.,
and a satchel valued al S6-in all Of the
value of SlId. At first Miller supposed
the men were merely carrying on Joke,
and walked up and down the car in order
to recover his property, One of the gang
pleasantly asked him TO be seated, and
while in the act of accepting the proter,
was knocked over the seat, and immedl-
ately they proceeded TO strip and rob him.
He screamed and resisted, when several OF
the soldiers drew their reyolyers, threaten
ing TO shoot him, If he offered further re-
sistsnce. Miller kept his hands in his
pantaloons pocket, 10 secure his money,
when the robbers beat his arms and hands
with the handle of their reyolyers, and
forcibly ahstracted the money from his
! pocket, tearing his clothes nearly oil. He
| thus lost SIS so. Aher removing from
| Miller all he had of value, they ordered
/ him 10 leave the car. lie did so, and at
| the next station telegraphed TO the Sheriff
| al jefferson % he on hand in force 10 ar
rest the gang of robbing militia. After
Miller was disposed Of the soldiers wen
for another passenger, Nm. Stonekin, O
! Miler's Landing, whom they relieved OF
his hat and Sl7O in money.
At Washington, the soldiers entered 8
saloon and ate and drank all they wanted
after which they demolished everything
within reach and returned 10 the car cheer
ing for Tom. Fletcher and the Radios
party This was tlfe only proper thinl
they did Arriving at Jefferson, the Sherii
entered the car 10 arrest those most aCtiyel,
engaged in tbe robberies, but the men wer
so persistent IN their refusal to be thus deal
with. that the officer retired from over
score Of revOlvers pre- entcd at his head ia
ringleader Of the troops declaring W
are not afraid OF anybody, for We ar
| armed.
Governor Fletcher had been furnishe
timely information of the behavior Of hi
troops, but he paid no attention to the in
teIligence. and could not spare suticieu
time from his political intngues to sav
public property and life by causing the ar
rest of a precious set Of scoundrels Of hi
own selection.