Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-28
JOHN I. HOGAN,l
DIR. f. PATTON, Cor. Com.
r.. McNAIR.


STEALING TOoLS.-Rubc Shaw, nOtori-
GUS negro thief, and bold, bad character
| generally, was arrested by officer Bruce on
Monday, charged with stealing n lot of
tools from the Fullbright Bros, Of Harris
| burg. The theft was committed on SUN
| day night. Early Monday morning the
facts were Teperted to Chief McCabc, and
| officer Bruce was detailed to work up the
case. a party was soon found whe had
| purchased some OF the missing articles from
| Rule Shaw, and that gentleman was ar
rested. After remaining in the Station
| House a few hours Rube told where the
rest e the tools were, but insisted that he
purchased them of strange white man.
Notwithstanding the above state Of facts a
couple Of Magistrates declined to issue a
States Warrant for Shaw's arrest by the
| Sheriff. However, the police detained him
in the Station House until Tuesday at
noon in hopes of obtaining more evidence,
or in some way getting him into the hands
Of the Sheriff. But on Tuesday at noon
Rube ran over officer Taylor, rs that officer
entered the Station House to feed the prs
oners, and made good his escape.
The Herald in speaking Of a para
graph that appeared in the Wing and Tri-
bune Of the 2lst, properly infers that no
injustice was intended to our worthy and
efficient Mayor. We intimatcd, in speak.
ing OF a case that had been tried before
him, that he might have made some of the
parties to the offense committed witnesses
against the others. This was for him aud
not as the Herald seems to think, for the
witnesses TO determine. This is the conn.,
mon law practice and is also in accordance
with the statute. The person made 4 wit,
ness under snch circumstances, aud who
can be compelled to testify, cannot be in.
dicted afterward for the OtTensc, and herein
in his protection. II this were not the law
offenders would be beyond the possibility
of punishment in many instances, The
best lawyers, the best physicians, the mos
learned juti>ts oft n err, and it i 10 dis
paragom,nt to cur public >piritetHnnd con
scientious Mayor or Recorder 10 intimat,
that he may have done so. We DO not in
tend to discuss thi, matter further. for it il
not our province 10 10 20, and we only
write thu paragraph to indicate our ami
mus towards The Mayor.
a wAIF AND lis SroRY.-A Boston
wait Jumped from train on Tuesday be
tween the two DcPots IN this city, and bad
Nv SpraincL hi> ankle His name is JohI
Roberts and he Is about fifteen or seven
teen years Of age. His story is that h
shipped from B'>ton to New Orleans OF
an ocean steamer Is cabin boy; was t1kei
l sick on the voyage, and when the ship land
c ed at New Orleans was placed in the hos
{ pitli. where the vessel left him; that h
4. WAS trying TO make his way back home
+. and hal succeeded in getting this far thro
;, the kindness OF conductors. At this poiu
E engines and conductors were again changed
: and the boys claims that he was thrown
: from the train between the two DepOtS b
n Conductor Ellington, because he had Meth
c cr money nor ticket. lie Is hard loOkin,
r chap. aad his story not only untrue, bu
n wholly improbable so far rs being throw
{ from the train. This facts are briefly as 70
lsws: The boy approached Conductor f
. lington before the train left the lower d.
pot, and told his story. The Conductor RI
g piled, "You are able young man TO wor
I no object OF charity. and have neither th
. right nor inclination TO pass you through,
don't get on my train" When the trai
started Mr.. Ellington discovered the DO
n standing in the baggage ear, and remarke
1t to him, "When we stop at the upper DepC
re you must get of or pay your pasSag
ii Young man." then turned TO go thrOug
10 the train. A. be passed on to the platforl
he looked back, and TO his astonlshmen
re observed the boy standing straight up on
10 slight embaukment at the Main sire
sr crossing. having jumped from the wlndo'
. of the baggage ear. He concluded that ID
boy jumped out because he feared the neg
rs depot was several miles OF, and because
~ wanted TO stop in The city where he coul
IN either beg money or work. The train W;
running very SLOW, but Capt. Ellingto
&c would not have permitted him 10 jump {
rr had he seen him in time. The boys stoT
u was evidently concocted TO excite symp
=, thy and procure pecuniaTy relief from OF
y citizens. He is being we'll cared for, al
er will be able 10 resume his journey in a fe
he days. Conductor Ellington is distinguish
= ed for kindness Of heart, devotion to du
and gentlemanly instincts and deportmeT
Oh He is incapable Of such an act as charge
by this rowing, unhappy boy, and no Of