The New York herald., 1873-01-22
D'S VICTORIOUS RETURN.
The 1A<Hl Claim Swindler in a
llDox,ilie Prison.
s72 900 Ban, DEMAMRED.
ghe "AsSassRFia elinquent's Statement
Of u fye and Arrest.

Tenn, Jan. 10, 1873.
Yesterday. not aualrr the intense excite
usut 10 local GlssIea c.n. ent upon the annual
uun lpal election aIArge gfowd assembled at the
oerDt ~ await SIC afrYal 0 he train from Chat
t.orcf Uy which, a. na4 oXptcLed that Thomas G..
Boyd .at noted claim awlDd eT would arrive Nor
we're tne spectator. d0omcu . disappointment,
Tor Wat individual Was soon aescrled emerging
non tRe rear coach snrroun5el by his wife and
other relsuves aud carrying IL Dfant child in his
afl.s. Tho Uuitsa States iat 3, In whose GUS
toy hs was ssei9e0 L...ner to regard themselves
a. irieuds D.. .ne prisoner than his guardians, and
imposed no restraint apparently upon his actions
and Boyd. OF course, was careful not to render 1t
necessary Tor them to exert their authority.
The party entered the omnibus and were driven
to the Lamar House. where they took up their
quarters, and after dinner Boyd had an interview
with his counsel Mr.. Thomas A. II. Nelson, who de-
Tended ex-President johnson In the celebrated i'm
peacnment trial, anu Colonel J. II. Cooke.
THE FEDERAL COURT
Is now in session In this city. but had adjourned
Tor the day wnen Boyd appeared before United
States Commissioner M. AK IN and offered bail
not wishing to be imprisoned. This being refused,
his counsel then made application to Ills Honor
Judge Emmons, VINO held a special session i0r the
purpose OF hearing the petition OF counsel, who
offered what they deemed suliicient security, In
order to spare tner client the lndiHnlty Of repOSmg
within stone walls. The bali OHered was by the
prisoners wife, nephew and niece, and was refused,
when
OF the officers, wAo conveyed him back to the hotel,
where he took supper, alter winch, no other secu-
rity appearing he was taken to jail and there spent
the night. 1hls was an unpleasant duty IOr the
Marshal TO perform ~ Mrs. Boyd with streaming
eyes, begged Mm not TO send her husband to prison
but duty WAS ineXOrable, and not wishing TO run
customer.
was forced to disregard her appeal B0ydis bail Is
fixed at $1,000 i0r each Indictment, and, as there
are twenty-six Of them, 1t aggregates $4,000 A
strong effort will be made " ball him out on
Monday.
The writer interviewed the detective who ferreted
out b0yd's hiding place, who was very c0mmuni-
cative and furnished many interesting details Of
the matter. The Oficer III question was Mr. LOUIS
w. LenOir, o nephew OF the principal b0ndsman OF
Thomas u. BOyd aud 1t was to save his uncle the
payment OF y large sum oi money that he under
took the trip, having had no previous experience in
THE ROLE OF A DETEOiIvE;
but the manner in which ne worked up the case,
following the iaintest clues, and the patience and
SKIN displayed, evince an aptness not often met
with outside OF the profession" Following the
fugitive from town to town. he at last succeeded In
erecting his capture, and so great was Bsyds sur
prise that he agreed gree to return % to East Tennessee
dittOn, only stiBuating that he should he treated
'like gentleman" TO this his captor agreed, and
Ing no efiort to escape, though having many op-
~ SoYD's srArEMENrs
When he left 1t Was generally supposed that
Boyd had In his possession q large sum Of money,
but he says he mad only 500. However, he col
lected $6OO more from q creditor he met in the
first stage OF his flight, making $l,4OO In all. or
this he had spent about three hundred dollars,
which left him with only 81, loo when he was cup.
tured. He entirely Tepudiates any completely In
the burning Of the body OF the negro, giving as
reason that he had a much better plan in view
1.-THE plan Is not known. however,, which was
marred by his accomplices getting drunk and by
premature nctlLIoua
altogether. Boyd laughed heartily at mis- recOec-
ton OF the fright OF the two men who were with
him when he was reported killed. and exOnerates
them lrem any blame In the matter, stating that
they were deceived. Boyd's health Is delicate, but
his suavity OF manner remains unchanged, and,
despite his crimes, he has friends anxious and
willing to save him.