Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-23
JUSTICE ON THE TRAIL.


Trady the Murderer OF White Arrested.
Monday as the noon train arrived
at the depot, ii soon became known
that Deputy sheriff Burleson and
Mr. Lee Lewis, were aboard having in
charge Frady, the Powelps Station
murderer, and amid an excited crowd
the prisoner was led from under the
shed and up Gay street to the Jail, a
large crowd following him, auXious to
see the man who had committed this
cold blooded murder. From Messrs
Burleson and Lewis, we obtained the
following facts
t On Saturday Mr.. Burleson learned
hat man named Chuck Eddington,
had been harboring the murderer mt
the McBath mill, on Beaver Creek,
some II miles from the city, and on
the same day Messrs. Lewis and Bur
/ Lesson started in pursuit. Arriving at
/ Eddington's they arrested him, when
! headmitted that Frady had been there,
| but stated that he had left and was
! then on his way to New Orleans. They
| turned Eddington over to Justice of
! the Peace for trial, on the charge of
| harboring a murderer but we have not
learned the result Of his trial, which
was to have taken place yesterday.
Having turned over the man Ed
dington to the Justice, Burleson and
Lewis determined, now that they had
/ a slight trail of the murderer, to pur-
sue until they brought him back to
/ the scene of his crime, pushed on at a
L Ia itA
/ had reasons To believe he would take,
but failed to hear anything OF him I'M
til they reached RoberIsville, where
they came up with his track in the
mud. Lee Lewis being acquainted
with him, recognized the track at once,
and they pushed ahead, keeping their
eyes on the trail, and occasionally
heard from him. Thus they pursued
their Journey until they reached Mr..
NJ. J. Condor d Co. s works on the
Cincinnati Southern Railroad, below
Kingston, and some eight miles this
side of lockwood, arriving there on
sabbath, having followed his tracks
on the road all the way. Before they
reached that place they learned that he
was there, aud was stopping with 8
little sleight-of-hand show which had
, been performing there, Having
posted themselves rs to the cabin
in which they would find hin,
they rode up one on eacE
, side and dismounted, and before Frady
knew any one was after him Lee
. Lewis stood at his side with the mus
sci OF the very pistol be had killed
White with at his breast, demanding
his surrender, while Burleson stood
at the other side, Frady threw up his
arms aud surrendered, begging then
not to shoot him.
Having arrested him they brOugh
; him to Kingston, where he was put n
Jail until yesterday morning, whel
: Mr.. BurlesOn procured a buggy ant
! had him brought to Lenoir's Station
where they made connection with thu
train, and now he is safely lodged il
fail, with time to think of his crime
! and the probable consequences. Whel
j, Fradv was first captured he said H.
had no fears as to the result,
I he had a fair trial, but before he tray
eled any distance he began TO inquir
. about the Nashville penitentiary.
NIessrs. Burleson and Lewis deserv
. the thanks Of the community for tn
interest they have manifested in tn
arrest of this murderer and we ar
- told reward of 500 has been oflere,
c hv sheriff Swan, which will at leas
4 pay their expenses. The prisoner wi
;, probably have a trial before Magis
j, trlte I'm q few days, as soon as th
~ witnesses can be brought together.
4 The Knoxville Iron Company N
4 working two new machines in the
q nail factory, and are running the eI
.r tire force until O'clock every nigh
TO meet their orders, We are glad
see business so lively,