Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-06

tiVes who has been on q still hunt IN
Mississippi for three long, wakeful weeks,
lost some game he had bagged and ironed
rather curiously yesterday on the Missis-
sippi and Tennessee railroad.
The history Of the case is synOptically
viz A month or so ago man was killed
near Jonesboro, Washington county,
East Tennessee. The crime was charged
upon the Ku>Klux, ghostly brotherhood
which never found good foothold among
the loyal gravels of East Tennessee hills.
To make sure of the right man seven or
eight young men were charged with the
murder. The Governor, or some Of the
little al interim fellows about the office
waiting for a free ride to Brownlow's
funeral, issued proclamation offering a
reward of one Thousand dollars piece
for the murderers and five hundred dols
lars extra on each additional outrage. The
little squad scattered (; the murder Of
man is no uncommon thing, and was soon
forgotten and the proclamation was not
noticed. But Nashville detective who
registers himself, or did last night at the
hotel, as John Brown, thought he saw
something in it. He thought he saw five
thousand dollars. So hearing that one
of the fugitives was in Mississippi, he
followed, and after three weeks ceaseless
hard work he found one Of the young
men and had him arrested by the mill
tary, on the railroad, between jackson
and Vicksburg. Having the necessary
papers, he had little trouble or delay in
having a requisitiOn signed by Gen. Gil
lem as military commander of the de-
partment, allowing the prisoner to be Ie-
moved from the State.
So Mr. "John Brown" who has been
in the business twenty five years, and
knows a thing or two, brought his pris~
oner to Jackson, remained there day,
then brought him to Grenada and paid
visit to the camps Of the commandant of
the post. So far, so good. Yesterday
morning Mr.. John Brown left Grenada
with his prisoner, on the Memphis train.
Before travelling far he took off the young
mans handouts. The passengers felt
good deal Of curiosity and interest in the
two mysterious travellers, but no one ven
tured to ask any questions or interfere.
When the train approached within few
miles from Ssrdis, fifty miles below here
and half the trip from Grenada, the young
man became quite restless, and from his
nervousness it was thought he meditated
escape. The detectives keen glance saw
all, and he replaced the handouts, put
ting the key in his satchel. This gave
Mr.. john Brown an opportunity to
sleep, and he soon dropped off in sound
slumber. Tho train soon arrived at
Sardis, and John Brown, with his six
inch moustache, was marching on undis-
turbeG in the land of dreams and big re-
wards for good jobs. Just as the train
moved of, the youth with the bracelets
on his wrists drew his shawl close around
himself, picked up the satchel contain
ing the all-important key, besides
two pistols and other articles, and delib>
erately walked off the train without
waking up his friend from Nashville to
tell him goodbye. No one else took the
trouble to arouse him until the train ar
rived at the second station-Como-a
distance Of ten or fifteen miles, where a
gentleman, who got in at Sardis, shook
him up determined to ask few guess
tons on the subject Of the mysterious
prisoner. Mr.. Browns surprise knew no
bounds when he missed his dear pris-
ener. He said that it was the first Oc-
currence of the kind in his experience Of
twenty five years. He had been in the
service of the Postofice Department, the
military and, finally, of Brownlow for a
year or two. Middle Tennessee has a
missing detective now a Middle Ten
nessee detective has a missing prisoner.
We saw Mr. John Brown last night,
and found him taking his loss quite philo-
sophically. He says the satchel con-
tanned his pistol and the prisoners, and
several little articles; that the prisoner is
a highly educated young man, twenty
five years old, of good family, and, be
believes, is from Kentucky, and that he
was Confederate soldier, but finally be>
came a guerilla, whatever that is. Mr..
Brown says he is going back to, day to
look for his satehel he may find, but it is
hardly probable that the East Tennessee
Ku-Kluxer will settle permanently at
Sardis Mr. Brown asserts that he was
chlorofOrmed, as he found handkerchief
strongly saturated with that subtle sopo-
rife laying across his arm when he
awoke This j" corroborated by pass
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