Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-15

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! front porch. As Lieut.. Whitehall ap-
preached thee porch, Halle halted him
three times, and asked who we were. Be
ing answered that we were United States
officers with a Aetachment of troops he
snapped his u at Lieut.. Whitehall, and
fed from the house in an opposite di-
rection. He was soon lost sight of
in the darkness of the night, but surren-
dered voluntarily next morning. Nor
ris and Parrish, after remaining under
guard that night, were released next
morning. Halle said the reason he tried
to IRE when we approached was that he
thought we were negroes who had come to
kill him. l think the three men were
armed to resist arrest by the civil authori-
ties, and not TO resist u party. Proceed
ing with our prisoner, we soo surrounded
Pickettsville, and arrested Messrs. James
Morgan and Fly. We then compelled a
man named Holt to pilot us TO the resi-
dence of Mrs Hudson, whom he awoke and
informed ofthe object of our presence. Hud-
son said it was well enough that he recog-
nized Hollis voice, as the sound of a strange
voice arousing him at such IN unnatural
hour of the night might have caused him to
fight. We next visited Jim Burns house to
arrest him and searched the house in vain;
Jim was not at home, and his folks did
not know where be had gone to. After rest
ing a while at Pickettsville, We marched
east to John Legon's house, which We also
searched in vain: John had, so it is said,
gone to Middle Tennessee. We last visited
Tom PEBBLES house and arrested him in
the field. The other prisoners have sur
rendered themselves voluntarily. We re-
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with our prisoners, and after remaining all
night started from there this morning for
Memphis. The prisoners, you see, are
here, and Will probably be tried this even
ing. | do not think the United States au-
thorities viii have any difficulty in making
other arrests in Gibson county, provided
the suspected and guilty parties do not flee
the country.
SOM OF HI ORIGINALS.
10 Halle is the same one who Went tOthe
negro barbecue and bought the carcass Of a
shOat from the negroes and then refused TO
pay for it, which it will be remembered
was the start of the whole difficulty. Two
ofthe men, Monroe Morgan and J. +. War
rem, are the two young men who were shot
at the night preceding the Trenton outrage,
whilst they were riding along the road near
Pickettsville.
SEEKING INFORMATION.
In his interview with the reporter for
the Memphis appeal, Gen. Murray, the
United States District Attorney for West
Tennessee. stated that the Federal author
tiles would cooperate with those of Ten
nessee in this matter. The day on which
this interview was published FRIDAY after
noOn0 the Chief of Police of Memphis, L.
p. Athey, went to the Jail and asked to see
Dug Jameson. This was refused by the
taller, who said the United States Marshal
placed the prisoner there with orders not
to let any one see or speak with him. His
object in seeking N interview with JAM
ieson was 10 ascertain from him some in
formation respecting the negro massacre at
Trenton, so as to assist Gov. Brown and
other State officials to detect, arrest and
punish the guilty parties. This he more
especially desired as. it was reported that
some of the supposed murdereTs Of the
negroes had fed from Gibson county, and
had come to Memphis. Several
DAYS ago he had heard that several of
the Jail negroes who had escaped
from their captors, were in Memphis. The
Appeal says: This knowledge was gained
from negrOes who were raising money and
securing clothing for the fugitiveS, and in
several churches or society halls collections
were made for their benefit. The negroes
of this city are unwilling to tell the officers
of the law the whereabouts Of these fugi-
tives, who, they say, are named Ball, Bio
phen and Fry. So far as We can remember,
such named negroes were among the
men taken from the Trenton Jail,
aud yet it is not improbable that they are
going under assumed names, the more
easily to prevent recognition by the officers
of the State law. Ball and Bilophen, who
are said to be preachers, were expected TO
leave Thursday for Cairo. At least certain
in this city so informed Chief
Athy who, with his efficient detectives, has
been most actively engaged in efforts to dis
cover the fugitiyes for purposes already sta
ted. The efforts Of these officers nave been
futile, as no information could be obtained
from the negroes of this city, and an inter-
view held with Jameson.
THE NEGROES in MEMPHIS
THINK.
Tee Appeql says: There is evidently
some agency at work among the negroes of
this city to arouse an undue excitement,
which. if continued, will only serve to the
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The chief of police las reliable information
that arepOrt was spread among the negroes
a few nights age that all armed body of
four hundred masked men were going TO
attack a negro church and massacre the en-
tire congregation. 1t is said that this re-
port, which was a base lie, excited the ne
groes very much, and terrified the entire
congregation. The negroes are being con-
siautly agitated by white and negro Radi-
Gals, who engage in the most ~iEcendiary
speeches that malice and depravity could
suggest. 1t is believed that the negroes
were induced to accept this report because
of the negro speech made at the Radical
convention in this city, a few days ago.
Those speeches and false reports are made
and circulated right upon the heels of the
attempted robbery, murder and Outra,es
upon the Durant family, in the outskirts of
this city last week.
To the Western Associated Pres.
MEMPHIS. Sept. l4.-The alleged Gibson
county Ku-Klux were brought before Uni
ted States Commissioners Garrett this morn
ing, and released on bonds of five thousand
dollars each for their appearance Friday