Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-12-15
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HUNTED LoWN.
4 Thrilling Ad 7eniuIe of n Detective
in Search OF a Murderer.

4 Thrilling Ad 7en1aTe of II Detective
in search OF Murderer.
From the Memphis Avalanche.
About fourteen months ago a cold
blooded murder was committed in Goa
homa county by hIr. George Stacy. Mr.
Stacy killed a Mr. Riley in his own field
while he was at WORK. Both were plan
ters, and we think neighbors. They
resided east of Friar's Point about ten
mites. Stacy was arrested, indicted for
murier, gave bond Tor his appearance
Oh trial, ran q way and Ieit his Eonds-
men and snrety-Judge Harrison Raid
to pay the bond. ne ciFcuit Judge
pronounced judgement against lieid loT
5000 about six months ago. The court
gave Reid to the Ist of December, 1870
to bring up the prisoner orpay the bond.
The prisoner vas not 10 be .ouId. Judge
Reid applied 10 all the police oaiceTs
and sherifIs in AIississippi and Arkan~
sas. He applied to the detectives iD
Memphis, but all to no purpose. This
was Iot calculated to make Judge REID
comfortable, for the first oi December
was rapidly approaching, and there wa
no escape but 10 peg t-is hond. Aboa
ten days ago, however, Reid, at the in
stance of friend, laid his troubles be-
fore Mi. Crsnmer, Of this city, who
having got all tie points, promised to
do the best he could. Reid returned
home 10 Friar's Point in better spirits,
but the Ist of December haunted him.
Six thousand dollars security money to
be paid just noe is enough 20 make auy-
body blue, and miserable and Wretchel.
The Judge was not happy.
Cranner, whose spirit Of adventure
has carried him to California, over the
plains, and back to the States, went
vigorously to work. The first point for
'Cranmer WAS the fact that stacy has q
brother residing IN Jackson, Mississippi.
Cranmel visited Jackson, became iEli-
mate with A1r. S-acy, sFeat ils mouey
frsely, and wOrmsd oIg 81 him enough
to satisfy Granmer that George Stacy,
the murderer, Was residing Hcar Han
tinglon, Carroll c0Jniy, IeDBes-ee.-
Cranmer retarned to Memphis, wrote 10
Judge Reid that he desired hiTa TO Gene
up, as he was confident that Stacy WAS
alive. y iew days ago Cranner and
Judge Reid started iar Mckenzie, a
town at the junction Of the Memphis
and Louisville and Northwestern r all
roads, about l59 miles from Memphis.
Here Judge Reid was requcate,; by Can
mer 10 remaia unJii Ae returned, ani
without in forming Reid of his purpose,
Cranmer departed fo. Huntington, ,coIn-
ty seat of Carroll county, on the train
goinE 10 Nashville. Cranmer arrived
there the night OF the IIih, and early
neXt morning he hired hnIse. In
very curious way Cranmer learned that
a Mr. Clark Justice ol lie Peace in
Huntington, knew Stacy and where he
could De found, has that Clark would
not give any information unless lsIceG
to d. so. CTanmer foand Clark who Is Il
grayhaired gentleman, OF good bearing,
busy in his front yard mailing On The
broken pailing of 4. fence. Squire C.arl;
I sup De, said Cranmer. YES, sir"
esquire Clark, you know where Ueor-e
Stacy eau b. found, ana came 10 get
the information" VINO are you:"
briStIed up the oil gentleman. Il am
an officer OF the United States" pull
ing out badge which happened 10 be
a shawl pin; but the words officer of
the;United StaJe," spoken with full
voice and rather imposing military air,
had its effect. Il tell you, SIR" aaid
CLARK, ''this IS desperate community,
and your life i in danger You had
better leave" '.Yes; but, Squire, you
need not be alarmed, I've been among
that sor. OF people bei -. You must
tell me where can iind George Stacy
''I can't do it," says Clark. Then, sir,
/ arrest yOu and viii keep yoa til you
rot Or tell me wAele George Stacy can
be fouud.n This f5Tcib!5 speech OF Gran
mer had the desired effect \ broad
shouldered, f.ll-breasted, man, fige feet
r1ne inches, about IS years Old, weight
$50, dark hazel full eyes, thick, short
neck; broad face, Of weather beaten
color-and an officer ofthe United States
with q plug hat anl double breasted
oyercoat-made az impression on EsquiIe
Clark. The community, to DO sare, was
desperate, and if the "hoys" learned OF
Craumer's presence, his life would Eot
be worth broken iug-but Clark was
not g7ing 10 roy III prison. "W eH Mr.
Odicer 1 suppose / have 10 tell, bat if it
is found out that I have told you, my
life will be in danger
Never mind thai; get your horse and
come along, sir, in hurry They rode
four miles south of Huntington, and
and about An. came in sight Of a nlili
"There," said Esquire Clark, 'on The
the h;ll, Just beyond the mill, is the
houso where Stacy lives; in the mill he
is perhaps now can go 30 fuf;her.'
"Very well,n said Craumer, 81 am
Obliged to you" Cranner dismounted,
tied his horse about II quarter of "a mile
from the mill, and started. He crossed