The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-10-07
CAPTURE Of the supposed Assas-
sin at Union City.


On last Sunday, conductor Davis
brought in a prisoner, charged with the
murder of Mrs HamIin, near Nash
vile, some days ago. From the follow
ing interview of the Nashville Banners
reporter with Mr. Davis, we suppose his
guilt is pretty well established
STATEMENT OF CONDUCTOR DAVIS.
1 first goo a description of the prison
er from Larry Ryan, at Johnsonyile
At Union City, Sunday, on the arrival OF
/ my train from Nashville, Thomas Muir
! ply, freight conductor on the same
road said to me, Billy, have a man
on board my train that tried to get off at
Raulston Station. He answers the de
scription that | received from the detec
tives, but | do not like to take the re-
sponsibility of arresting man for mur~
der. What do you say about 1t?
told him to wait, as | had also
description of the man; that as soon as l
had assisted some ladies from the cars l
would 20 and see him / went over.
when Murphy said: There is the man
| looked at the description l had of him
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he fills the bin ~ If he is guilty, he
deserves TO suffer; if he is innocent, we
can find twelve honest men in Davidson /
County to try him; but felt it my duty, (
as | had a wife and daughter Of my own, /
and as an honest citizen, to arrest such
man. He, Murphy, then asked me what
| would DO with the prisoner. 1 replied
that I would bring him in my train if
he would assist me to guard him to Hick
man and put him in jail He said that
he was willing to assist me, but expected
to be ordered out to Nashville at ) p. m,
but that if | would take the responsible
ty aud stand between him and Mr.
Thomas, the Superintendent and free
him from all blame, he would go with
me. | told him | would, for | was sat
isfed that Mr.. Thomas would Justly Us
in our action. | then asked Mr. Ed
hcGraw, my engineer, to assist Murphy
in putting him on the train.
After l got him aboard The train
telegraphed to Detective Larry Ryan
that we had arrested a man that suited
he description that he had given me
then took a pair of dirty white pants
he man had under his arm and exam
ned them I found traces of blood on
different portions of the pants, and |
asked him if he didn't kill that woman
near Madison Station, beyond Edgefeid.
He said no; he was not the man, but he 7
appeared very much confused. l
In examining the pockets of the pants
which he had under his arm, | found
some letters written in German which
could not read spool of black thread
md one half Of a small pocket The
pocket appeared to hare been dragged
rom a dress. | also found, as near as [
.ould Judge, blood aturks on tie inside OIL
lie PantaL,oas pocket
[ asked him how that blood came on
lis pants He replied that his nose was
feeding" asked him when. He said,
on yesterday" which would have been
saturday. | then asked him where he
anne from; he said New York. l asked
i'm where he was going He said Bayou
lara. | then asked him if he was not
n the pike, outside of Nashville He
aid no | told him that | knew that he
7as. l then asked him if he didn't ask
or dinner at several houses on the pike,
lso, if he didn't get some corn bread
nd milk at a negro's house on the pike
lie said no; that all be got to eat was
ONE apples and grapes that he pulled
ut of yard. | then asked him about
he yard that he got the grapes aud ap
les out Of; if it was not on the other
ide Of the river from Nashville. He
aid yes. I then asked him at what hour
C came into Nashville, and whether il
-as not after dark. He said yes
hen went aud saw City Marshal Gard
er, Of Hickman. and told him that
ad a man that answered the description
hat I had in my pocket, who was sup
osed to have murdered a lady outside Of
nashville, aud would Ike for him to give
lie his assistance and guard him over
light, so that | could take him to Nash
lie Gu the morning train. He replied
nat if l would pay the expenses of
ian to guard the prisoner during the
light he would bring him to me in the
forming in time to 90 out on the train.
told him if he would bring me respon
bic man that | would pay all expenses
This man has since been identified by
,veral rs the murderer of Mrs. Hamin
1st class card Photographs, SO 90 per
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