The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-24


From the Knoxville Press and Herald. Jan. IS.
Information was received in the city
yesterday of the discovery and ares, in
Toronto, Canada, of Thomas O. BOYD,
of Sweetwater, Tennessee.
Our readers will remember the sensa>
ton caused throughout East Tennessee
by the report Of the alleged murder of
Boyd early in September, 1872, on a
lonely mountain in Monroe county. The
details we're Of the most tragical descrip~
ton. Boyd wss said to have left his
home In Sweetwater on Thursday, Sep
TENDER 9Th, and to have en- murdered
on the afternoon of the next day on
Laurel Mountain, twenty-five miles
southeast of Madisonville. Two men
who were with Boyd at the time of the
alleged murder told Of a surprise by five
armed men having their faces blackeued,
the binding Of Boyd, the taking Of them
short distance away, the report Of piss
tol and the fall of Boyd. 4 party of
friends who went in search of the body
found charred human remains at the
place where the tragedy was declared to
have occurred which were reverently
gathered up and buried by the sorrow;ng
relatives Papers which had been found
by the TeT1ains were identified as having
been seen in the possession of Mr.. Boyd,
and were saturated with Lloo'. But the
story Of the alleged murder was not given
entire credit Under the Investigations
OF detectives, aided by government detec-
tiyes, It was proven beyond reasonable
doubt that the charred remains found
we're not those of Boyd, but of a negro
lad, a servant in BOyds employ, who had
died week previously, and whose grave
was found to have been rihed. Then the
belief became general that Boyd had
connected the affair to escape, aPprehendr
irg conviction in the United States Court
on number of charges preferred against
I him Of criminal action in connection With
pension cl.ims against the Government,
and by Persuading the community Of his
death get away from the grip Of the law,
relieve his bondsmen, and secure t. his
family the heavy insurance on his life.
The details Of the alleged tragedy
caused much exciten ent in East Tenues-
see. were published with various
embellishments in newspapers throughout
the country Efforts were made to trace
Boyd, on the presumption that be had
not been killed, but they failed of sue
cess Soon other matters filled the pubs
lie mind, and the BOYD Mystery" was In
a measure forgotten. The efforts to fad
tue truan however, were net relaxed,
the Government and his bondsmen being
equally anxious to discover his wherea-
bouts, aud reward was offered for his ar
rest. A Government Deceive is even now
In lndiaz Territory, having searched the
far West for the missing man.
MIR. |. T. Lenoir, of Sweetwater, one of
the bOndsmen, who is security for twenty
seven thousand dollars, made every exer>
ton t. find and arrest Boyd Dir Lewis
Lenoir, his nephew, has made a vigorous
search and traced Boyd from one place
to another, until about three weeks ago
he discovered him in Toronto Canada, on
Lake Ontario Proper precautions were
taken by him and no suspicion was ex-
cited in the breast Of Boyd lie wing dc.
/ tectives IN watch over his movements in
Toronto, Ienoir returned to the United
States, and cxtraditi0n papers being
speedily procured, accompanied by his
cousin, Will LenOir, he at once departed
for Canada. The latter remained al
Niagara, while Lewis went to Toronto
where, on Tuesday last. by the aid of the
| Canadian anthy rites, Boyd was arrested
| and conveyed to Niagara, ~here he was
taken charge of by Lewis and viii Lemon
who Immediately started with their pris-
oner for Knoxville. A telegram was res
ceived in this city yesterday morning
stating that the party had left Detroit 1t
is probable that they will arrive here on
Friday or Saturday
The news of the arrest of Boyd caused
considerable excitement throughout the
city and was the general topic of CONVEX
sation. The friends of Boyd say that on
his return everS thing will be explained.
At all events there seems to be a near
prospect If the Boyd Mystery" being
! cleared up.