Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-04
THE Ku. KLux.
one of BrownIow's Chief Detectives
autwfttcd by n Country Garcon.

0utwftted by Country Garcon.
A quarrel occurred few weeks ago
between some negroes and half dozen
Young men In one Of the counties Of
Middle Tennessee. As frequently oc-
ours in such cases, the negroes we're
worsted and as also frequently occurs,
the beating Of the negroes (who most
likely deserved it) was put down in Rad
zeal journals ss Ku.Klux outrage"
In such shape at least the pious Gov
ernor of this State, for whose long life
aud happiness all Tennesseeans are in
duty bound to pray, received in
formation Of the scuf1e, scrim.
mage, or whatever the nature of
the little battle between the whites
and blacks may have been. He i'm,
mediately offered reward for the ring
leader of the whites-a lad about nine
teen years old-whom he piously desig-
mated as "Ku-Kux outlaw" and sent
one of his chief detectives in hot haste
after him. By some means or other the
young man heard detective was in
search of his body, dead or alive" and
very wisely retreated into the cane-brakes
of Mississippi. where he thought he might
be safe until Brownlow went to Congress.
But the detective, carrying with him half
dozen acquisitions from his master,
pursued the fugitive, and finally found
him somewhere on the borders of Louis
lana. Lacking courage to make the
ares. himself, he sought aid from the
military commander of post, and with
the assistance Of squad of infantry sue
ceeded in placing him on a car belong
ing to the Mississippi Central road. The
young man made no resistance whatever,
but sat quietly by the side of his captor
while the train rolled onward toward
Grenada. Up to the time of arriving at
that station everything looked serene,
and the detective was in the greatest glee
over the bright prospect Of receiving
the reward offered by his indul-
gent master. After changing cars to
come % Memphis, he became a little
drowsy, and began to blink his eyes and
| nod his head quite stupidity. He had
sense enough, however, to think some.
thing was wrong with his system and
| in order to secure his prisoner, he took
pair OF handouts out of a carpet-bag
beside him and fastened them on the
hands of the young Ku-Klux (so-called).
This great task performed, he put the
key of the handouts in the carpet bag,
to keep company with pair of
highly-polshed pistols, sat down,
and fell into a sound and COM
Portable slumber. When the train
arrived at Sardis the detective was still
asleep. The young gentleman in irons
seeing there was good opportunity of
quietly taking leave of his captor, very
coolly stopped down, took hold of the de-
tective's csrpet-bag In his handcuffed
hands, lifted it, rose from his seat, winked
at the passengers, stepped out Of the car
on to the platform, and from the platform
walked leisurely forward until he was
lost sight of in the woods. The " iron
horse" started and came putting toward
Memphis. When within ten miles
of this city the detective awoke
from his pleasant dreams, and found,
to his utter astonishment, his prisoner
gone The more stupid and perplexed
be looked, the more the passengers
laughed. The only way he could ac-
count for his long and sound nap was
that some one had spilled ehloroform on
his pocket-handkerchief. Who it was
nobody knew; and the assertion only
made the passengers laugh louder. In
state Of distraction he arrived in this
city yesterday-mad in the first place
because he saw no chance of gaining the
reward, and in the second because he
had boon outwitted by country garcon.
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