Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-18
MYSTERY.
The BaTmRre Abduction Yet
UEsOlVsd.
The HEuFfs eesbOEO Affair.

The Nashville papers Of Saturday
come to us full OF the mysterious work
ings Of some secret organization which
IS playing the wild in Middle Tennessee.
The fate Of Detective Barmore remains
yet al unsOIved riddle, and nothing defi-
mite IN The way Of q clue even has yet
been found. the Banner Y
ut was stated in our issue Of yester-
day that the body OF an unknown man
had been discovered floating down Duck
river, some twelve miles from Columbia,
and that the Coroner of Maury county,
having been notified of the fact, had
gone thither to hold an inquest over the
remains. Telegraphic advices from Co
lumbiR at a late hour last night state that
the body was first said to be the corpse OF
q white man, and afterWard report
changed it to that of q negro, but that
the Coroner had returned to Columbia
yesterday evening, being unable to find
any traces, whatever, of the remains. a
negro named Willis Howard, living In
Pulaski, and said to be in the employ of
B2rmore, gave the latter Sill while in
Pulaski TO bring to his family in Nash
vile, which amount BSrm0re had on his
person when taken from the train. An
extravaganza runner is in circulation that
his capture was only a part Of q deep-laid
scheme, %cOncocted by parties In this city,
to put him out of the way, it having
been reported that he had information in
his possession detrimental TO the sup
posed organization, and that he would
realize IS much as $50, coo for his labor.
IL is stated by sgentismen who went
South on a passenger train on the day
that BarmOre visited Pulaski, that he
noticed eight or ten men get on the train
at this place with small bundles, all the
same size, resembling 8 small parcel of
dry goods; that they were joined by oth.
ers, possessing similar packages, along
the road, that those who got on board at
various stations asked if other persons,
whom they named, were on the train,
and that they received replies ia the af-
6rmativs, he also says that at the time
he paid bat little attention to the strsn
gers, who he would not now be able to
recognize, and had not thought of hav-
ing observed them until ne had heard
the report Of BarmOre's mysterious dis
appearance, and his having attempted
to POSSESS himself OF the secrets Of the
brotherhood, for the purpose of their ex-
posture and Of the rich reward which he
Is said to have e0veted,H
THE MURFREEsBORo MYSTERY.
AAb AtSfSeOF lotllsf iIOh WIFI 10 COLI
eiders reliable authority, regarding the
forciOle seizure OF the horse thief, Joe
Copeland, at the jail in MurfreesborO on
Thursday morning, By disguised raiders,
a full report Of which was detailed in the
columns Of the Bonner yesterday morn
ing, that up to two O'Clock yeaterday az
teFnOon, not a single trace or Tumor that |
could be believed, had been received Of
MurfTeesboro respecting his disposal.
As WAS, and still is, the case in the
BarInore matter, runors, vagus and I'M
founded, were SO the cad OF eEsry ones
tongue, depicting a tragic end to the Gull
pTtt, but when traced 10 their author, |
were found nothing more than specula- !
tions Of fancy and the legitimate off |
spring Of wild gossip, One relatQr came
into the town during tbs morning and
declared he had sesn the lifeless corpse
or the negro swinging Ia mid air, to q |
on q bluff Overhanging Stone |
River, yet, when curious and inquisitiye
persons sought for il, could nowhere fad |
The deiunct criminal,
Oar informant states, and it appears to |
Us altogether plausible, that it is gener.
ally believed that Copeland was q mem
Der OF q band of negro thieves operating
for some time past in that vicinity, who
either feared that he might be induced
by promises OF liberty from the euthori- !
ties to peach on his associates. and
took this resort 10 rio the world and their |
guilty stained conscience OF this mortal
dread. Or else possessing in their bOsoms
. decree OF a~tillstlon that is accredited
thieves, ore with another, came to his
suc0or, snd saved him a period Of du-
rance In the State prison.