Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-24
BARMORE.
The Mystery is Finally solved.
The Remains of the MISSING
Deceive Found.

It will be remembered by our reader
that about six weeks sgo, a weIl-knowI
Nashville detective, named Barmore
turned up n night, like the Irishmsn'l
pigs; missing. The Banner was the frs
paper that chronicled the I" mysterious
disappearance" and a day or two after.
ward the balance OF the press of Nash
Vile took up the affair, and the abduc.
ton 50 called, at the time was the
theme of innumerabie local items. II
was discussed, pro. and con-, in ali Of its
bearings; sl OF The facts, SO far as they
could be got at, concerning the disap-
pearancs, were faithfully recorded but
although the circumstances strongly
pointed toward the truth of the original
statements made by the Banner, il was
finally pretty generally agreed by all
hands that BRrmOre, (WhO was repre-
sented IS g most worthless s~coundrel-a
perfect dead beatty, had left the eoun-
try OF his " accord, to serve his own
ends, and would return when be found it
compatible with his interest.
Travellers" "reliable individuals,n
" gentlemen connected within ''this, that
and the other" were constantly arriving
ia Nashville who had seen the missing
detective in various places, and under
various circumstances. Bsts were freely
offered OF a hundred to i've hat he was
alive, and the general impression was
that ne had lieut. his creditors,p and
would turn up" at no distant date.
of every shade Of politics, Radi-
Cal and Conservative, agreed in these
opinions, and pronounced him q first
class swIndle.
When his effects were administered
m" by q Nashville ]. p, and o Ku-Klux
rig was found in his cArpet-sack, great
the merrimsnt of the press, and
many were the squibs on the subject
of by them. We thought, at the
Ime, that we saw more in the discovery
han they seemed 10 think it, and used
be following language in commenting
n the affair in u issue OF February
9th
With due respect. this discovery is, in our
lind, OF Tar more significance than our friends
I the Banner and UnfOR and AnteTfedn attach |
lit. Whea BarnOre nrst disappeared 1t was
lated (and not since deDisd) that ne
been initiated into tae paddock de-
rec OF ku-kluxiSm. and EARNED. New, |
II our opinion, Bsrmore was going
hen he vas capIured, either as a bona hde
-u-kluN TO an asSemblage of these mysterious
.ders, and having excited suspicion among
ne Khan by previous acts, was spirited away: Il
: ne was on his way TO make use of certsin
.nowledge that he had acquired, IN obtaining
admission 10 a consuItRt on of the
carrying with hiA these garments found
]. mis- satchel-his designs were discovered by
lat mysterious knowledge which the Khan !
oSs sses, and Were thus frustrated. Which Is
Re true hypothesis time only win tell.
Tae telegraph has already briefly in.
US that the body Of Barmore had
cen found, and how. the following de-
of the affair are from the correspond.
bee Of the Press and Times (Rad.), of
COLUMBIA, TENN, February 2l.-The
of Detective BarmoTe, of POUR
.ty, who was, it is said, taken off the
'aIn at this place some time ago, were
iund last night, about nine O'Clock, in
Jack river. Mel F~reidenburg, cur eff
.eBt Post C~ommsndant, was notified
night by some one { [ am informed
was s negro, whose name he declines
eiye,) that the remains of a dead man
ere TO be found near BOOker's ferry
ridge, about two miles below the city,
I'D upon this information proceeded to
.e spot and found his information true.
ne body was identified by DR.. Davidson
I'D myself aud several others as Bar
lore's remains, the missing detective.
rope was around his neck, about two
ct long, with q moose at one end, which
1pegrs 10 have besn attached to q rock
something else, snd to have slipped off
here was on the body q 6ue diamond
0ss pin, and two heavy gold finger
ugs on the left hand. a railroad con- I
check, 2 hsndbiil of some kind, {
versl keys to unlock handouts, and five {
OF calico, supposed to have been
e samples of his K. K. K. rig, also az {
opty pocket book, much damaged, wefe
und on his person. We cannot under {
and the object ofMej. F~reidenburg in re- l
sing to afford the information which
received to the public; but, from one {
so high = character as Msj0r Freidea- y
lrg has established amongst Us, we X |
ct nothing but what is right, and that |
viii, in his " good time, make {
whatever he may know to solve 4
Q great B2rmore mystery. Coroner {
.ooGs is nov holding an inquest. His
was brought into this city, and is !
w here. Tue court room is now c
DIVIDED, listening 10 the investigation
fore the coroner. His dress was q [
lck suit Of cest, pants and vest, and 8 I
sy Overoost. Squire T%hurneck, of $
city, has been tslegrsphed TO in re- I
I'd to what disposition will be made OF
remains. His diamond pin will, no
ubt, defray all funeral expenses.
hen found, both of his legs we're in
Q water, and part OF his body. His
ms were tied behind him with s linen
ndkerchief. 7