Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-17
ARTISTS STRETCHING THE JAIL.

during the past fall of a. broken
heart.
ARTISTS sKETCHING TIE JAIL.
A number of artists were in the
city on Sunday and yesterday max
ing sketches of the jail, the cell
rooms and outside surroundings for
the pictorial and police papers As
none of them saw the bodies hang
ing they will have to draw upon
their imagination for that part Of the
picture. 7-.l .eH1i-aa "a5 Fl
HOW THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE GOT
-i.oalcl talJ HERE. 81 5at 1e sEil.
The vigilance committee took the
train of the, Jacksonville railroad at
Seymour a little after IL o'clock
Friday night. The Jefersonville
road always has one or more extra
cars at Seymour to meet therequire-
ments of passengers coming in on
the Ohio and Mississippi road, The
down train on its arrival at Seymour
Friday night, was well filed, and
the vigilance committee dressed as
ordinary citizens, took seats in this
extra car just as the train came in,
but as soon as the car was hitched
on to the train distributed them
selves generally through the train.
At Jacksonville they all got into
a large car and this was hitched on
to the caboose car and so brought to
this city. The train was stopped at
Pearl street, for the committee, after
leaving Jacksonville, took posses
sion of it and run it to suit them
selves. They left a guard at the
train while they went to the Jail, and
when they returned they again took
possession of the train, not allowing
the conductor TO enter the car in
which they were seated either coming
down or going up. At Jefferson
vile they took the regular train for
Seymour, where they arrived about
8 o'clock Saturday morning. Every
man paid his own fare.
THE LEADER OF THE MOB.
The leading spirit in the mob was
a large, portly man, well dressed,
and of commanding personal ap-
pearance. In the murky light, as
he moved through the cell room, is
suing orders, pointing out positions,
and adjusting ropes around the
necks of the victims, brilliant dia-
mond ring gave forth its flashes of
light This was noticed by several
persons in the Jail, as well as by the
prison guards, who had been cap
tured and placed in the Sherif's
room. Who knows but that dia-
mond ring may yet cost the wearer
trouble? Who can say that it may
not lead to the detection of many of
the men engagedin the terrible work
of Saturday morning1 aa7.
THE CoRoNER's INQUIsIrIoN.
The Ceroner's jury is still in Sc
cret session, investigating the trag-
edy. The prosecuting attorney, r.
M. Wier, Esq, is present with the
jury, assisting in the Investigation.
A large number of witnesses have
been examined, including several of
the officials and employees of the
Jacksonville railroad. The inves-
tigation will be searching and thor
ough, and will probably not be con
cluded before tomorrow night, if
that soon. f u
CUTTING THE TELEGRAPH WIRES.
The vigilance committee, before
leaving Seymour, took every pre-
caution to prevent any mishap to
their raid of death. They cut and
punched the telegraph wires north
of Seymour, had the ropes all pre-
pared and ready noosed, and were
provided with sledges, chisels and
such other tools as might be needed
These were all carefully concealed
under heavy oYercoats.
MRS. AND MISS RENO AND MRS. AMBER
SON.
| Frank Reno and Charles Ander.
son were married. After the bodies
had been laid out upon the floor il
the Jail hall, the wives of these two
men, and Miss Reno, the sister o
| the three brothers, were permitted
to enter the hall to take their las
look at those who, although covered
with crime, were, in their lives, al
the world to them. All! what
scene was there! What grief ant
anguish what unutterable woe
| The three women entered paler b,
far than the dead bodies stretches
out so stark and CHASTITY upon the
prison floor. First came from thes
| despairing women such piercinI
shrieks as love only can utter whel
! | it feels that all it lived for is los
forever. Then tears like rair
| bursting from overlooking fountains
( and means so touching in thel
plaintiveness and utter despair, ths
not even the most stolid could kee
from weeping Then followed tbs
quiet, almost stoid look, sort
blank, purposeless agony, that tel
) that hearts are breaking-that grief
: work is perfectly done. Great Goo
q what a spectacle of utter woe
A was
A SISTERS OATH FOR VENGEANCE.
The outburst of grief ended, Il
quiet of despair settled upon Il
t face of the women. But not lor
did one of them remain under Il
burden. The sister of the thr'
Reno brothers-an intelligent al
handsome young lady-dried b
eyes with her handkerchief; thu
v taking the griefstained piece
e linen she placed it over the face
4 hoe brofhar William--whO TO I