The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-11-28
The Veuder Of Liniment, Law and
Lies Gets His Board Arranged
fer a Brief Twelve
Months.
The Pension Agent HimSelfa Pen
siOner with Plenty of Work.

/ formed Mr. Gloon that lie woult
have to indulge in constant exercis,
for the next twelve months, besides
favoring his friend and former pat
ron, Uncle Sam, with the gift Of tire,
hundred dollars. In other words
friend Gloon is sentenced to tn,
| penitentiary for one year and fine
of $500.
We are assurdly net given tC
sensations, nor are we inclined t.
put our foot on a man when he is
down, but, really, this selEsamS
Gloon is a most interesting charac
ter.
He began his career in the quiet
city of Pulaski, where he sold, foI
tho good of mankind, a rare article
of liniment which is said to have
given instant relief to more than
three thousand people in a single
day. In this business the envyina
world say Gloon prosper and his
side-whiskers grow.
Not contented with healing his
fellowmen, he yearned to enrich
them also, and to this end un
dertook to procure pensions and
other claims against the Govern
ment, so that he might gladden. the
hearts of the poorest Of the land
Being disposed to equalize things,
he Systematically appropriated only
$50 much of each pension for his
own modest use, and at the same
time let out his moustache. Mat
ters progressed in this shape for
some time, when certain ungrateful
pensionsers turned upon their bene-
factor, and got an attorney to look
into things a little.
Mr. Gloon had extended his bene-
factions as far as Athens, Alabama:
but, about the time these inquiries
were Instituted, he had chosen Nash
vile for his home, and purchased a
buG umbrella.
In the progress of the case it was
developed that he had privately de-
clared a division between himself
and at least nine pensioners, and the
general tenor of the proof went to
show that he had been equally as
generous with the others. The
proof was quite clear, but, on a mo-
tion in arrest of Judgment, judg-
ment was suspended (this was about
twelve months ago., and Gloon gave
bond in the sum of $4,000 and de-
parted for the "far West" having
purchased a stove-pipe hat.
The evening he was convicted,
and after giving bond, he came down
town, and stroking his side hirsute,
which had developed into regular
Dundroaries by this tiue, he OBJ
Trials by juries in this country
are perfect fairce-yes, a peer feet
fairce, you know"
He now goes to st. Louis, where
the cold climate converts Don into
zne, and his name becomes CIune.-
There he enters the legal brother
hood and forms a partnership. In
fact, he assumed the legal mantle
here, and wore a Jules Favre over
coat in cold weather.
Last spring Gloon seems to have
suffered a great deal from an attack
of intermittent fever, which wouldn't
intermit worth a cent during the
spring session of our Federal Court,
and consequently he could not Mt
tend. A forfeiture was taken by the
United States Attorney.
This term, United States Attorney
Harrison had him brought from
Missouri under bench warrant, so
that his Immaculate preciousness
has been among us several days.
During the past few days his sublime
has been truly refreshing,
while his undiminished pietyhas at
tended him in all his vicissitudcs.
Yesterday morning, after all other
business had been disposed of and
all time for clement delay had been
His honor Judge Trigg
pronounced the sentence alluded to
above.
Cluue was much surprised, and
rising, said that the fine was nothing,
it was his poor family" that must
suffer,
The Judge replied that he should
have thought of them before.
Tears of deeply penitential grief
each other down his cheek
and mockingly began to play ''hide
and seek in his Dundrearies, while
the heartless Court adjourned and
the polite Deputy Marshal, Saun-
ders, was the only one who would
stand by him in his misfortune
Saunders kindly attended him to
what is vulgarly known as our Jail,
and unless the Secretary of the In
terror prefers to give him quarters
in some other prison, it is not I'M
likely that be will begin his exer-
eises at the Capital Grounds Mon
day.