Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-04

The school Fund nfobbery-Btate'
| ment of the Proprietor Of the
Burns House mt Chattanooga.
l. We take the following from the Knox
Vile Press and Herald. which says:
The people Of town and country talked
Of little else yesterday than the state OF
affairs in Blount and the dilapidated
condition of the school fund. But little
TRANSFERRED to throw additional light upon
the robbery at Chattanooga. The mail
brought US nothing further on the sub
| ject. On the contrary, so far as we could
learn anything at all from that source,
the people of Chattanooga seem to have
been looking to Knoxville for the par
ticulars of the unfortunate affair.
We received, at late hour last night,
by telegraph, the following card from
MIR. Fouts, the proprietor of the Burns
House at Chattanooga:
CHATTANOOGA, April 30.
EDITORS Press AND HERALD: L have
Just seen the account published in the
Press and Herald of this morning con-
cerning the reported robbing of M. G.
Wilcox. l was called to the room about
four o'clock Thursday morning, and
found Wilcox lying on his BED spoke
to him and asked if he was sick, as he
had not got up when called with other
passengers. He informed me that he
was not, but was under the influence Of
chloroform, and asked me if | could not
smell it. | answered that could not,
and called in the porter to see if they
could. Neither of us could detect chic
reform, nor anything of the kind. Then
noticed his papers scattered on the
aoor at the foot of his bed. His valisc
was on the table unlocked, with the
key in IT, / asked if he had been
scattering his papers around. He said
no. said maybe some one has been
trying to rob you. He pat his hands up
to his eyes as though about to cry, and
said he understood it ALL and asked for |
his vest, which / found on the floor at the |
foot of the bed and handed TO him. He |
said he had been robbed. | asked him
how much money he had. BE informed
me between eight and nine thousand dol
lars. then raised his pillow to see il he
was correct, and found under it his gold
watch, with a brace of pistols, undis-
turbed. he then complained of being
cramped, aud asked me to rub his hands,
which / did.
Then he asked me for some kind of
medicine-saits Of ammonia, believe.
informed him We had nothing of the
kind but would send for some. He then
asked for some whisky. That / had in
he house and sent Up to him. About
his time conductor Thoms came in.
asked if he knew Mr.. Wilcox. He said
ne did, Mr.. Thoms asked what was the
matter. Wilcox told him he had been
and robbed Thoms said
- Is it possible |" The account in the
Press and Herald of this interview is
correct. About this time
Wilcox was taken with violent cramp,
which he said was caused by the effects
IF chloroform. He hounced from one
tide Of the bed to the other, apparently
n great pain. Mr.. Thoms and myself
'ound it difficult to keep him in bed. |
was leaving the room when Tboms called
ne back and asked me to send for
physician, which was done.
| asked Mr.. Thoms to wait until
could 90 down stairs and send for
physician. He said his time was up,
and he must go. Thoms met and sent
up r. c. Morris, of Knoxville, aud Joe
Branner. Mr.. Morris asked him what
vas the matter. He told him he had
,een robbed. Wilcox then asked him if
he train had gone, aud if some one
would 90 and ask Thoms to wait for him.
Mr.. Morris said he would go, and did so.
Wilcox dressed himself with some as
distance, packed his valiese, and be
vent over to the train with Mr.. Morris,
Ind man, l have since learned, was
General Eaton. o. P. FoUTs,
Proprietor Bdras House.