Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-07
LETTER FROM Upton.
Railroad Matters Progressing
FineIy-GeneTaI Jail DeliV-
eFy-Mule Thief Captured.
CoyINGroN, Upton County.
49, a. HEIn

AAdfcu Atnt 1905.
Dear appeal According to promise l
scratch off 9 few lines to go by to-mor-
rows mali, although l have little to tell
you. Nothing OF interest in railroad mat
ters has transpired since you left. Thtre
is no abatement in the enthpsissm-if
anything, indeed, 1t Is on the increase,
and hiss injected all glasses of the COM
munity, even the daEkies. Everybody
has come to believe that u only saliva
ton lies Ia the Mississippi River Rail-
road. May we soon hear its whistles
blowl
Last night Wednesday, we came very
near having a general jail dellvery-in-
deed, there Wds one, but the escaped
prisoners-three in number-were recap
tured and brought back. The sffAir is
rather a good joke on the jsilOr, Mr.. Fs-
gan, from whom l learn the following
particulars;
The three men who escaped were
named Burgitt, Womack and Cochran,
and were confined in q cell, Burgitt
and Womack for murder, and Cochran
for abduction. The cell door was fastened
bv a common paddock, and by some
means a key to fit it was conveyed to the
prisoners during the day on Wednesday,
it is supposed. Late in the evening, just
before supper time, they quietly unlocked
their cell door, slipped into the hall, and
concealed themselves under the stairway.
Here they waited until Mr.. Pagan, the
jsilor, came ia with their supper. He
not dreaming but they were quietly en-
sconced in their cells, left the key In the
door, and proceeded in with the supper.
As soon IS he got past them they slipped
out, unlocked the door and started on
the keen jump for the outskirts Of the
town, having frat relOcked the dOor,
leaving Pagan 8 prisoner in the jail.
But they had "reekoned without their
hostess" Mrs. Pagan, the wife of the
Tailor, sP or heard the whole transsc-
lion, and gave the alarm, and before the
escaped prisoners hsd gone far the whole
an impromytu posse COM
were Gathering at their heels with
the OminOus cry Of "stOp THE !" The
hue and cry having been raised it was
not long before the "gents" were
brought back and safely lodged in their
cells again.
This morning a Mr.. HRrtsfield, Of Glib
ION county, arrived here and arrested q
nsn named Bill Allen, who had stolen
; mule from him night before last. AL
en- was in the very act Of selling, or
father receiving the purchase money for
he mule, from Douglas, who keeps the
livery stable, when he was recognized
arrested by HsrtsfisId. Allen will
De sent back to Gibson for trial.
Great interest is expressed among all
in the expected message of Grant.
VariOus opinions are expressed az to
future course, and our prospects.
some Of our citizsns seem to think that
he will be all rIgdt," and do more for
ls han Johnson did, but the opinion of
,ur best and eleaIest headed men is just
hat expressed by the APPEAL a few
sgo-thst we of the s nth have no.
hisg 10 look fer from Grant or Congress.
l have nothing more to-day. When,
.veT anything turns up I will let you
NOV il. Everybody reads the APPEAL
a these regions. Indsed, it circuIstes
Utmost to the exclusion Of svsry other
and am q1ite proud to subscribe
myself yonr
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