, 1873-10-26

toned. aud Secretary Richardson desssn!ned
TINT tile cabal should EU btokon up. series
OF operations was dcoldod upon, a',d eond1Gtnd ~
nu1cr tho immediate supervision CT Uoi: Wilt
with vi The tho aotiro o. cooperation 81 tho Attorney:
Gencta1, Who tasued INSTRUCTIONS to the United
Stated mafaliA1a Of tho several districts to mp
point ah maly gpsrini Deputies 70 atd IN milking
tho arrests as tie etigsnoies Of tho oaae might
Upon beginning hlB operations, doit WHITLEY
1oarnal Tint tho eountoffoitera were bandea n to-
EetiIor III organized gangs; tl1at they lived Ii, t.
mote for3lsa ntany 81 thotn In TIC mountain
districts. The hor roadllnE then was as,tnae one
o,tstomcd to hardship. fho ,ydfY, beat mon
Of the force were accordingy @ eS1eebe@ s,teth.r
for ts duty md a11ef iatrait narInss
% In,,d. othota III Is derd,s in; illicit whisky, and
others as trarnps gotng through The country, IN
seedy garments and edoking days employ; M
IT,. IT, In th.sS' various earaelter ths secfst.
service ofllcop were .ottirelyI. sasS6esIuls
Thoy kaiuea.: tho confidence of: the auans-
teyfaitera tq an Unlimited extont i tai.. ntei.
hotas money at ,intaaosy pt!ees without sa.,
character. 70. accomplish tho discovery several
| mouths OF valuable time we're coneumedt as tho
ganss were scattered at distances ct from
|, sirable, task to, gain accoss to, tho.n,
make thtir aequaihtance. 60 with them, to Their
homes. aud become 90 thoroughly familiar with
secrets. MOI we're the crlthtnAfs altogether of
piead Ignorance Of tic iAw wh1ch they
| word violating with 30 much seeming 1h1
punity., Thoy: numbered among them doc
! torai lawyers, magistrates, ros.H1astors,, Dop-
! uty United States Marahals, eohool-teachers,
Clerks Of Courts, etoreleepers and other trados-
mon. Bomo Of them wefd mon ct influence and
wealth (ono 6eing the Prosecuting AZ Attorney for
aided in vitiating tho onrrenoy to asch IN extent
as to, ruin many OF the. poorer "alasaos.
AS faat as the evidence vas Obtained q,
- f nsS assa'e sss ansT odsGa n
,drewe;" Of the Eastern District Of Tonnosseo.
md United statss Attorney Y. 8. Lusk, OF
the Western District Of North Carona, both
OF whom gave their earnest corporation to
making tho 1abors of the seoret Service
men complete Bnccoss, As tho gangs In
both States wora intimatoly oouncctad, 1t was
doomed bost that tho movemont looking to their
| arrest should bo madp simultaneoualyin both
districts. Tho expedition 1T Knoxville was or
ganizel undor Capt. Evans, United States Mar
ehal; victorian Of tho war, and comprised twenty
five mounted men and seven on foot, all armed
Western District Of NORTH Carolina was organized
under Robort III. Douglass United 6tatea Mar
sllal; aud comprised tWenty-four mounted men,
also armed aud rationed. These squads wera
subdiyldod, 80 as to make the descent in BoVeral
places.
Sunday, tho 10Th inst, was the day fixoa for The
novemeilt aud on the eyoning Of that dny the
monntod mon quietly left Knoxville for Union ant
Granger Counties, whlo tho others look the cart
Tennessee, Vireinis & Georgia Railroad. Dotb
the squads were accompanied by the score
service mon. who acted as guides over the roads
and also in poiniing out the residences OF the
accused parties. Meanwhile. tho Marsha
sons in the City Of Knoxville who wero i'm
rlicated as dealers IN thu nefarioua atnff
but whose arrests could not be effected nnti
tho expedition had LEFT for the country. Par
yet fully come to hand, owing to tho more OK
tended aren Of country to be traversod. It Ii
anticipated, however, that the raid there will b.
be as successful ns in Eastern Tennessee, ant
both localities will result In the determination O.
tue worst gangs Of criminals tint eTer lnfestet
thene Statos.
4 Tonncssee Sheriff Tracks TIVE
| Hxothors, Nlurticrcrs, to Texas, ant
Curturcs Them--.Tl.olr Sister til,
Prosecuting Witness--~F9crH Husbans
tho Victiln4
" Eyansrtlls Courier, Oct. II.
Sunday norniug5 on Conductor John Hlok
man'u tlain, thoro arrived In this city bhefl1
from some county down in Tennessee, Wh
had undcr arrest two brothers, charged will
murder, and whom he had tracked to Texas
and finally captured. Tho circumstances al1f
rounding the prisoners were at one time tamllla
to the wtItor hereof, but, unfortunately, e1ac
locality aud names have passed from our mem
orY. But at any ratio tho prisoners arc brothors
agod respectively about 25 aud 23 years. Som
three OF four years ago, . sister. to these boy
uyoi with an uucle IL Tennessee. belug 1ef
orphans in their childhood. Tbe niHter gre7
up to womnnhood, and booame quito pretty an
accomplished. She had lover, q very worth.
young man, but: against whom, " neF uncle
ho nan sd Of asGng snagp psqS9ss he yoa he aop
had tried to gain his consent to their union
but ho sworo reientloasly against it, Flnally
tho young couple Determined to marry snyway
Tho bridegroom came on horseback, and el6r
hardly ridden out Of sight before tho unfeelinl
: uncle, having ascertalned tho fact had hi
nopliews to arm themselves and mount, AMI
pursue in hot hasto the fugitiveb.
They overlook them on tho roRd And Hho
and left tho sister with tho man Of lie
choice mortaly wounded. At this stage Of at
fairs q Justice Of tho Peace rode up, an
| the young man AAylnH procured . uceHso PRIV
I to Ills visit to the house OF hts totrothed, at be
request the marriage was conaummatod, mud SD
received at tho Same time the orange-blossor
Of tho bride and tho woods and distress Of TIL
i widow, for with tho aame breath that he yowe
+ to love and cherish his spirit took itb flight t.
the unseen shores,
The murdorors tled into A1isglsslppt but T Tor
soon after captured and brought back to len
nesaeo Some timc after q jail-dellyery va
, effected. and they mads thor esohpo ngai1
and have been at largo until thoir second all
presept recaptu1e, The sister Of the murderer
, and widow Of tho victim is now their prosecu1
ing witness.
A. MAN stubs fais own Duughtor to TIA
4 I. ERcnrts -:
.Fsonn tia kd.e oriean. Ifnes. Oct 70. -;
Sunday morning, at ~ o'clock, On tho arrival o. U
steamship Len1saa, OF tic State line, plying bctwee
liverpool, bordeaux, and thls port, tho paasengo,
hurried forward anxious to set foot ngutu on teri
tarna Following several Of tho eager passengers, an
young1 woman plainly but nently attired. and pa
sahay handsotne, who appaEtntly % joyous o. an
tripped lightly down tho HanRwny to the wharf, aero
which she with her companions, purhued their m
They had made scarcely moro than twenty stepa fro
| - 4fAu u}nr rft whe a