Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-21
LETTER FROM CAMPBELL CO., TENN.
Murderer Captured - Lawlessness Along
the H. and o. u. R.-Anray at Hunts
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rrespondence of the Chronicle


Correspondence of the Chronicle
JACKsvILLE, TENN, Jan. 10, 1874.
Last night Messrs. Kennedy, Rodgers,
and William Cawood, of Claiborne county,
arrived here with Ananias Honeycutt,
who murdered Thomas Ausmus, of that
county, on the Sd inst, the particulars of
which have before appeared in the CHRoN-
ICLE. The chase was lively one. They
pursued him through this county, Ander-
son and Roane counties, and on the night
of the 10th inst. came up with him twelve
miles from lockwood, at his aunt's house
in Rhea county. The house was surround
ed, and when the party entered it, they
found Honeycutt in bed. He made no
resistance and was apparently not surpris-
ed at being captured. He says that he
didn't kill Ausmus, but they had diff
Guilty, and that he struck him on the head
with a rock two or three times, hurting
him very badly. Then feeling sorry for
what he had done, picked Ausmus up, and
set him against u tree and started off to
tell his friends that they had better go
after him. But while he was gone, one
Greenleaf, his associate, who has not here
tofore been suspected, killed Ausmus and
took his pocketbook, containing some $25
and a lot of notes and other papers.
The party left after supper with the pris-
oner, determined to push on during the
night to.Greenfeaf in Claiborne county,
and effect his arrest before he received any
information of their coming or Huney-
cults capture.
The prisoner appeared to be about %
years DID, and is dark Completed, with
black eyes, his face dull and sluggish, and
does not altogether have the appearance
of q villain. He appears unconscious as
to the nature of the horrible crime he has
committed.
Ausmus was one of the best citizens in
that county, and the feeling towards Hon
eycutt and his accompiice will be so bitter
that they are in danger of being lynched.
LAwLEssNEss ALONG THE X. q o. r. r.
Monday evening, just as the train on the
Knoxville and Ohio railroad, bound for
Careyville, was leaving Cane Creek station,
| a rock weighing over pound was thrown
through a window of the passenger car,
striking lady Whose name | didn't learn
on the neck. Fortunately she was not Sc
riously injured. Such unwarranted law
| essness as this, and that which has been
| mentioned at Coal Creek, is certainly to be
deplored. The idea of the travelling pub
| lie being at the mercy of such villains is
certainly sad comment on law and order.
The cause of trains being rocked / know
| not, but be that as it may, the parties
should be ferretted out.
Good citizens along the road at these
points should exert themselves to aid in the
| arrest of the parties, for such violators OF
the law should be punished in the most
summary manner.
AFFRAY AT HUNTSVILLE.
On the 9Th inst, at Huntsville, Scott
county, misunderstanding occurred be.
tween Il. Chambers and Newton Nc
| Donald, of that county,in which Mcdonald
was dangerously cut with knife. Whis-
| ky, as usual, was the cause of the difficult
| ty. Chambers is still at large
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