The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-14
From thc "uisNillc Ledger
,o,, shuspE Gcsi--Al tb"rf the
.,,ro,,, Tricks of n Jeremy nidaieT
II, shelby County.

q .,,,e two month. ago there came hahd'
a '..,,nc,,inr Gentleman into shelby coth-
N n,r;r.. The complimentary tue OF
81 ,nI.,url" V. f. Thompson. lil' COM
n ,o,n,Iiur appcar,ncc, gentlcmanIy dcm''''n''
s,,J ,l,Tcrnr diamond studs ca'i>cu hla"t
81 ,,..,,, to :ak" lariicrlar notice "l nun, anu
]. ;,.,,,,;rc. who i the handsome nan ste
g ,oudrr: ,,,, ,o,o,o,
81 r.,,r,,op was y wealthy South Caruiinl
q r,l,n.., who came L" kcHtGrkv I" select Il
4 .,,. ,,rm ,t;,n wSrch he wished to spend
-, >rmrpcr months, away from the >Wanp>
] 30, ~, native cline. Under these color> the
,.',u,l prn,pcrrd. and people gladly wei
.,,,3 him in every direction. BY chance
J., f,rnlrd the acquaintance of spur" Ma
5.,,. .. li.bly i,.>pcrtCd and wealthy citizen
~, -iu.'h, ,.';,nty. who owns n magnificent
,,.qn q, ;,N mi,,> from ShClhNvillr, OH 'l'
J.. Ioldinu to Ta>iur>yillr. and upon this
.,n,lruI piece ui real estate the wealth.
-.,tl, ,.or,liu9 lalntcr sci his heart. IL,
,..,; hl,r il. There were 800 acres III Sloo
,..r.,rrr which ~ ,uiIl'>c would amount TO
,N.,nrrr Iirtln >um Of 80. noe. This pleased
Ii,,. colonel. and tic Squire seemed well
,.ra>,pi 1T hi pro>,mct Of the lntnci,'
.vpuu. oi niuM,y ;Il.t would soon l." ni' III
uwn.
2;mc pa>st.d >!Hn"tlv along, and finally
a.. trade v:!> {" hr concluded Yesterday
morning on TN farm. sure enough, at the
.1,rpj;r..l honn tolo!!rl Thompson lMuic H.
.n,!ruran"c in y buggy. ready io con>un'-
mate thr trace and take POSSESSION OF lh'
arm;
calling squire Malone to ono side, tn
colonel mad" Il proposition in tak" rld'
round tic farm. which Was readily at
rr;rcd, and the squire lralwdnto the hug!
with ~ iilr aiarrity off, boy OF fifteen.
A. t,.r '-U,irc entered tie buggy hc o'"
served rWG handsome boxes. which appeared
II I,r ,,.iiuIIy sealed. and locked IL if fI:c!
3Ni.lt contain 4 precious treasure, Alci
"'"y bad zone but Il short distance The Colo
N. remarked that tl" 'nlXC~ contained so
Aou IN gold. cr $.A.Qoo each. aud with this
i,r wished ~ 1ny for tie i'rui. hut ~ that
'sl:l> al! trr Fncnrv II" had in Kentucky. and
- lrc Ind L. meet 5000 currency draft III
. south Carolina bank. and desired 10 SEND
i;at much currency Ia South tHf"i'lii. ne
would H. compelled iu ask inat amount al
squire Malone. aud "ire his note. The
'>tlirc aayiu" ta requisite amount i'm his
"2c,"l. willingly handed il over and then
Groyr;o the Aou>r where the Colonel lett Tn,
e$N&'~ ,I sNi. ana ffGOtrttlt'u ~ ~iItlhN Ht''
where hC MIS- 10 transact the 5000 business
sls'.trsli 4 lank. aficrWhich he WAS 10 return
.'u,I g>-i-t in making cut the papers Tor The
5mlrhaSC Ul tlIr farm.
il,rr j. the fanny part If the story. The
"liian Colonel "ui lost on his road to town
.lud ha> net >inrr been found. The boxes
have hccn cXaminrd, hu: they ront'iled
.~,ilip iron and uthrr hcayr, worthless trash
aHi ilic Squire i ont "t $500 cash.
The Cocncl'S I;'Illiy, consisting oi y wife
.nld ;wo rilildlran, arrived in this city ycstcr-
GHyr;'rrnoor on The !loomiicId stage. and
rrrrr landed safely n the United States lic.
I'll. I'li an,r The stage drove OF the ht,ly col
into : hack and drove away without enter
,n-r ~" hotel 1T al. Nt ] o'clock This morn.
in- squire Malone arrived III the city in pur
>Hif II Colonel Thompson. and tcicgraphcd
~ every direction for his capture. bri vt thi,
Wri;n@ nothing has bccn heard OF the fugi
live During the pe4utiationS fort ahoy,
trade the sharp Colonel contracted for Tn
inr>. stock ~ horses. mules, COWS. &r., il
the culRliN, but strange 10 say, unnc OF then
rrrrr ;o bc paid for until after he cot th
l.rr,.
80 tal, :hc Colonel is ahead, and sill 20
ing.
Since the above was pnt in type. we lcarl
that Mrs. Thompson arrived ut Nashville
this mornln@, aud is now detained in Tia
CliV hv the ncti;r