Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-13
THE BOYD MYSTERY Is EAST TEN.
NESSEE,
The Remains Charred Beyond RecOg.
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The Remains Charred Beyond RecOg-
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Never perhaps has the purported murder
of any one caused such exciting comment
and created such general interest as the re-
ported death of Thos. G. Boyd, in Monroe
county, of which an account as given by
the Knoxville Press and Herald, of Tues
day, Sept. ii, was published in our issue of
yesterday. Even then there existed some
doubt and much mystery, which have in
creased in regard to the truth Of Boyd
having been murdered, and the probability
of the body being bis. In addition to what
has been given our readers, we take this
from the Knoxville Press and Herald, Of
Sept. IL:
The friends of Boyd were notified and
large number of citizens of Sweetwater, in
Guiding the Masonic Lodge of that town,
left to attend The funeral at Mt. Vernon.
Many citizens from different parts Of the
county, also went tc Mt. Vernon for the
same purpose.
The funeral took place at the residence
Of Joseph Boyd, the father of Thomas G.
Boyd. Owing to the unacceptable con-
dition of the remains, and the failure Of the
Coroner's Jury to identify them, the Ma
sons concluded that they would not be
justified in performing their rites and de-
clined to participate in the funeral as
Lodge.
We learn that Reagan and Hensley fur
Their stated that at the time Boyd was kill
ed, the horses OF all three were taken by
their captors, and that Hensley's horse was
afterwards found on the north side of the
mountain.
A citizen living in the vicinity of the
spring, states that he met Boyd, Reagan
and Hensley, On Friday afternoon, going in
the direction of the spring, aud abo-t half
a mile distant from il.
A letter from prominent citizen OF
Sweetwater, dated yesterday, says:
There is great excitement in our county
over the murder and burning of cur towns
man Thomas G. Boyd. went trip Cf
twenty-five miles yesterday, to learn what
/ could about the matter. | saw what was
left of human body, after an almost CON-
plete burning, which assure you, was a
close burn-as the brick makers would say.
There was scarcely whole bone left.
There are some doubts in The minds OF the
people as to the remains being the body OF
Boyd, yet Boyd was seen in the hands OF
ruffians, disguised; cannot be seen in our
region and is mourned by his relatives and
many friends as dead and buried.
There is no doubt Of the remains having
been found near the locality where, &C
cording to Reagan's statement Boyd was
shot, and that the inquest by the Coroner's
Jury procl aimed them those of human
being. Persons living in Monroe county
are mystiied by the finding of the charred
remains and there are many doubts con-
corning the identity of the remains being
those of Boyd. 1t is stated that severa
men who during the war served as scouts
in Bryson's company on the Fedora
| side had sometime ago Threatened
the life of Boyd between
whom existed deadly hatred relative &c
certain claims in which they were interest
ed. Many doubling, it is said, the reality
| of Boyd's murder, want to dig up the body
! of negro who died st Sweetwster, and
was buried Aug. 80, near Mount Vernon
| They incline to the belief that Boyd's fam.
| ilv had this negro's body buried, and if tht
grave be opened none will there be found
| 1t is reported that Tuesday woman called
| at the Pension Office, in Knoxville, aud sait
she saw Boyd shalt an hour before sun,
Friday afternoon, about g mile from thC
srping where, as Reagan states, he was shot
that day.
Boyd it seems had life insurance policy
of SO, 900, of which $4,000 was recently
taken in company whose Knoxville agen
is Rev. Mr.. Rocket. The two other poll
cies of 81 900 and $4,000 respectively, wer'
also issued by Knoxville agents. Their
ara many rumors and various coDjecture'
relative to the mystery, which so far ha
defed solution, and caused doubt and con
| fusion and excitement.