, 1869-08-06
TIE TAzEWELL TRAGEDY.
The Search for Kefry--l1u oEs-Eu
ncrnls In Contrast.

FFG1n fRf fEfTA kfH<OcFN4. I1ut}LttI ~
About nTe hunared men we're Oh the bunting
path on Monday, Of which one hundred and ntty
were from Pekin, and the reEnaindeT principally
was supposed tsas the Berry Of whom they were
IN r.rtult, Was In ssrtp Of woods about six mites
long, and mile In width situated on Dillon Cryes
Blons Of which one u 81 under the tmmedlnte con-
nand of MarshD1 Stone, one was commanded by
F. Towner: The force was moi - well Disciplined
rs some Of the old veteran corps Of the army that
put down the rebellion. - ..-..
as it Was possible to do The labor was nor one 10
be coveted, oy any means u maay places ths
ands,RsoEth wss ,hsf snS IL o.nes xeeds ana
Tls Us to man. The distance OF twenty PAGES w4a
preserved rs nea1y as could be With these ohstsuc-
ssa 'e eas lis aay
while IN the WOODS but ali seen to 3e certain they
weTe close upon him.
LaIrinore, that the fugitive took dinner on 31oa-
: coud,s.on and very hungry. uss clothes were
Mn Larr.nore to 60 10 bis mothers 4 short dis
SaDee % on: , TO procure p better .a c:o.hinx; Z:
self. While he was eating his dinuer, Lasrlnosc
stole out Of the house and vent to ClrcleFIlle,
ne2t nas aer parg Gos nar
for the place, but when they a.E!seA he was se2e.
This is the Ia1riIllote stosy. We do not take IL
whether It was tale intended to Keep the search
IN that part Of the COUNTY,, when the fugitive
was sone"hete else. To rs the latter ls the most
likely se!Utipn- ~.
From some cause, 1t was generally bc!,cye,,
that Berry had taken refuge, after dInuer, IN
Il M pa. nos e 'e
This Hus partially surrounded, and Que man SAYS
he saw md ored =, him. nut the snos die not take
entcf. This statement WIS mt fully believed,
though It may hare eeen rrue-
While this search Was going on about the corn-
neld. 2 crJ Of 'here be Is - was gong on Ut tue
took that direction. bur IT ~ soon foral to be ]
false alag1u. probably raised hy aome OF his
friends, Of whom there we're plenty, no doubs, ch-
this diversion Of the party was going Oh. Berry
made his csc17e from the cornfed into al ada.
sess sooa Whether ,a;s BE- g 2. not ns was not
II Is pretty well established that the trucks o!
man were seen at Earaous pisces Ia the woods and
IN the coEnnelh. These agreed with the repreasu-
Eere male BY man tn his stocking feet or barr-
foot Thus TRACK was lost. however. and nothing
VAS also stated, BY whas authority We inos not
that The fugitive stltd that he should 80 10 hi!
mother iof clothes, heforc be went OF We have
no doubt ttla is u can1rl1, no man in Its siti1A-
lion alsd IL his aensts would reveal wnerr he *.
ptc:ea IN be III particular hour.
ana a. pss5 IT, tee o5 Of t,e snH e1 s9T
salned the search on Tuesday morning. hut no re-
port Las been made Of their do!nsa Among those
that the fugitive has left that part o! the county,
and that be VIII not I've taken at present, thnr2h
nu tloulIr is entertsineti thai he viii eventually be
Captured The rtObat1lttS Is that uiOst Of the re-
I0rtS lhas be baa been seen aEsl1t there, have
Geen originated By his friends, perhaps tuen1beFa
OF The eang, ios the purpose OF putting pursuess
TIE ruMuf that he was seen near Maptq on
Sontlay afternoon. Fms revived. ,csterisr aud
the pefpons who wrote the statements being EsIa-
bic nep, and acquainted with leHy.
Sew runoFs have been atloat conceruIag the
p1errIee Ut John OEItl, tho Eoted tsank Toi,sf,
who haa escaped from f'skin ami llayan1 l!ta+
The latest rrisoTt Of this klnh y that ne was pres
eDt In tue crn~d that ke! Berry, watching an
opportunity 10 rescue him II possible. Alter thar,
1t l. 4at le MAS keea in the str.ets to fealse up
Earcl. We arprthend that 10 credeucc should IL
Oh the surposli,un Of the truth OF Gerrys s,-
1.cnranct on Snuday near ManHo. 1t ~ very pos-l-
bic that the man sesn on Monday morning III this
city ht clock, with q dbuile-batr~l1eI shot gun
Which he Wane1i TO sell OF pawn fer s., was Berry
hiulsell. That iDxn was tElsel worn aud wea-y,as
vel az dusty, ~ he would have been mad he walk
Sberin Pratt aas offered reward OF ssrf9r the
aprIe!ension Of lsaac lse11y, the rrrute| nur!er-
er Of Henry PrntL This HuM will stimulate detec-
tveA to follow him 10 his haunta aud bring h!nl ln-
The trrr upon which William Derry was s1s-
Eopst iioase SQUARE c1os@ 70 tne reace some s 4
the branches oyc1hangtuE the side wnlk. The H1h
Or brauch over which The nare WIZ thrown, u
angles from the toIr OF this tree, the place Of
taehmeot looking as though hoIs md been b!rcL
In The trunk and the branch stuck Into It. The
place on the bark where the rope was drawn across
with Its Rtasrly weight attacheu, II fnarkesl by
beuise, p!2lnly discerutle. In thai public place,
the bodi Lung until nearly sunrise, anti Taa tAen
fr1..Oyed by the Coroner
ETrhe hons OF ME. Pratt waa laid In q beautiful
coIIll,, neatly apphreeh Tor the grave. aud tended
ly ANY friends The body Of Mr. Berry wAa put
til rough buS, with the clothes he woTe sne blood
from hts mOunds unwa.hed. ami Laid III the hall Of
the Court House. where tho lilly curious could gaze
The A3Dk. 1h. h1141{ If MI, Pratt I1],
loved to the grave b! a long procession Of roarn-
Ing friends and sympatutzluR acluaint-
ances, and deposited in its !aRt resting
place with impressive ceremonies. The body
OF EeI7T WAS borne To her houle by the 1ath-
ful wna, who, overlooking ami rorgtring bis vices
uud crimes, only remembered thar he Was her
husband, md once worthy Of her love. ScorreIy
could there he strIncer conttast In the ttt1los-
t,o1 u The remains OF two lutilv,luala
The wounded men are all doing well, onl In Z
fAs way to recover from their ker1ols injl1cs-
The shot still remains IN the shoulder u the ater,
Mr. lltnman. and causes him much psn. hnt me
wound IL not dangerons- Those cut BY Fu. Berry
arr pe1esed to be out OF danger.