Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-19

VIM. i. Lenoir, and the two left on the
Northern Central Railway, the latter stop
/ ping at Niagara, while he went on to To-
ronto, where he put up at the Rossin
House, without registering, the proprie-
tor being an acquaintance, directing that
Mr.. Lcnoir then telegraphed to Van VAL
kenburg at London, asking where
Smith" was, signing ~. Warren" The
reply was: 81. w. Lenoir will be in To-
ronto to-day. Where is Smith 2" evil
IDENTIFY thinking that his confederate had
sent the message. Mr.. l.. then thought
that both Van Nalkenburg and Warren
! were
PLAYING HIM FALSE.
| This was Saturday, the 11th. That
night Mr.. Lenoir procured warrants from
the county court judge, and by the advice
of the American consul, procured the SER
vices of a constable to make the arrest if
| Boyd could be found, of which he was be-
! ginning to be somewhat fearful. He re-
manned inactive all the next day, and on
Monday morning he and the constable,
John Newhall, left on the O'Clock train
| for Chatham. Stopping for dinner at
| London, he was joined by Van Valken-
burg, and they all went on to Chatham,
| and when they arrived there he said he
| knew nothing definite, but that Warren
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! then hunted up, who stated that he had
employed a man to exercise surveillance
over Smiths movements, but the man had
gone and lie didn't know where.
| Mr.. Lenoir, however, knew the man, X.
G. Brown, discharged soldier, and made
it q point to see him before either Van
| Valkenburg or Warren could. Brown t)ld
! Lenoir that if he would pay for his trouble
| and the expense incurred he would tell
| him where Smith was, which being q
reasonable amount, Mr.. l.. did.
THE PLACE OF CONCEALMENT
was Amherstburg, eighteen miles from
| Windsor, on the Detroit river Wishing
| to secure Boyd's arrest and fearful of trick
cry Oh the part of Van Valkenburg and
Warren Lenoir told constable Newhall
and Brown that he would give them so
each if they would go with him and obey
his instructions for thirty-siX hours. To
this they agreed. The train left for Wind
sor at S p H., and he instructed them to
get OH the train quietly and conceal them
selves in water closets. Then in order to
deceive Van Nalkenburg and Warren, he
picked up his baggage, telling them he
was going to the hotel and wished them
TO accompany him to Windsor on the fol-
! lowing day, Tuesday.
.Lenoir then passed to the end Of the
train and got aboard the sleeping car. He
had scarcely concealed himself in the
water closet, when he heard Van Nalken-
burg and Warren expressing their suspi-
cions. The former then passed through
the train and took seat in the smoking
car, when l.. got Brown and Newhah, and
the three took a state room in the car, pay
ing their fare to Detroit in order not to be
disturbed. At Windsor they
GOT cFF QUIETLY
leaving Van Valkenburg on the train.
Proceeding 10y q retired street to livery
stable they hired carriage and drove di-
rect to Anherstburg, leaving at eleven
o'clock, and making the distance, eighteen
miles in two hours. On their arrival they
went to hotel and slept till daylight and
after some delay they were directed to
public house kept by man named Mid
dleditch, passing by which Lenoir was
gratihed to see "a.
BOYD SITTING By THE WINDOW
reading, while chambermaid was max
ing up his beu. They at once went up to
his room and entered, when the constable
receiving a sign from Lenoir, he stepped
forward and told Boyd that he was pris-
oner. Boyd then asked by what authori-
ty. The officer then produced the warrant
and read it through, when Boyd said "I'm
your man. and asked how he knew him.
forward and taking off his sealskin cap
and muffier remarked that he knew him.
and Boyd not at once recognizing him he
told him who he was, when they shook
hand and entered into conversation.
INQUIRIES AFTER FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
Boyd then inquired eagerly as to the
condition of his family, having heard
from them but once since his flight. He
then asked why Lenoir had come after
him, and was astOnished, apparently,
when told it was in order to save his Sc
curities, stating that he had made ar
engagements to that effect. He then said
that he was perfectly willing to return to
East Tennessee, and would give Lenoir no
trouble about extradition, if he would
treat him like gentleman. ~. E....
Lenoir then telegraphed to his cousin,
at Niagara to come on to Windsor that
night, intending TO bring Boyd at once to
Detroit and wait the next day till banking
hours in order to procure funds, his sup
ply being almost exhausted. Boyd then
offered to let Mr. Lenoir have what funds
he wanted, who thereupou borrowed $40,
with which he paid Newhall and Brown,
and bought tickets for the party home.
CAUSE OF THE HEGIRA.
Not being able to procure carriage for
several hours, Lenoir talked with Boyd
until2 p. m, on various matters. He was
not reticent, and gave as a reason for his
flight, that his attesting witnesses were
being troubled, and he thought if he
was gone, the Government would stop the
| proceedings against them. For nearly
three years he had BEEN talked
to and about, and at times he felt
almost like he would go crazy,
| They left Amherstburg at 2 o'clock for
| Windsor and crossed over to Detroit, put
| ting up at the Russell House. After sup
per Boyd had his hair cut and was shaved,
when Lenoir left Brown with Boyd and
| he and Newball crossed over to Windsor
again to look for W. B. Lenor, whom they
found at hotel. They were delayed in
| returning ON account of floating ice and
did not get back to the hotel in Detroit I'M
til three o'clock in the morning, when they
| FOUND BROWN ASLEEP
and Boyd quietly reading "Josephus,' the
same book he had when first captured.