Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-16
HUNTING THE MURDERERS
What Gov. Brown Thinks of the
Situation at Trenton.
Thirty thousand Dollars 10 Defend
the KuExiuN.

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q the KukiuN.
4 CINCINNATI, Sept. "a special dis
Spatch says Gov. Brown arrived at
4 Memphis yesterday from Trenton. the
ssceue Of the late masked murderers'
Operations. He says that the convic-
ation OF respectable persons i'm Trenton
gis that only five negroes of the sixteen
Sakcn from the Jail were shot dead.
NOne negro is now i'm jail, getting well.
THE rest escaped. No traces of hui
oman remains were found except Of the
give men above referred to. a new
HGraud jury has been empanneled i'm
%Gibson county, and is busy eudcavor-
Stng 90 find indictments against the
HAWKES. jail-breakers and murderers.
tGOv. Brown declares his intention TO
eeUye nothing untried to ferret out all
SHE outlaws concerned in the cOwardly
8and bloody work.
Il NASHVILLE, Sept "a special dis
#patch from Jackson, Tenn, says
S' Judge Carthel reached this place and
%Opened and Immediately adjourned the
#Circuit Court, in order TO return to
81 Trenton and protract the session of his
scourt there sufficiently long to allow
Il he Grand Jury time and opportunity
Sto follow up their investigations into
a he recent disturbances in Gibson
ecounty, leading to the killing of the
8negroes who were taken from Trenton
siail. a rumor, evidently well found~
#ed, and discussed on the streets here,
dis TO the effect that Gen. Alexander w,
sCampbell, of this place. one of the most
lprominent lawyers i'm Tennessee, is re-
Fitained at a fee of $50, 600 to defend GER
Stain parties in the suspected district in
cease they are arrested. Gen. Camp
Nbell has been heard to remark that
athere were two sides to the question:
q The preliminary trial Of Pat Lyons
1and Bowen Saunders. the alleged
Amurderers of Julia Hayden, the cOlored
%schoOl teacher, in Trousdale county, is
bnOw in progress at Lebanon, Tenn. A
Alarge number of witnesses have been
sisummoned by the State, and but few
s5on the part of the defense.
81 Indignation meetings against the
& ate tragic outrages in Trousdale and
ESGibson counties are being held in diff
#ferent counties throughout the State.
'AUncIe Sam Takes Hold TO Execute the
Laws.
n MEMPHIS, Sept. 1.-THE company
Narrested at Pickettsville by the United
@States soldiers on charges of compile.
City in the Trenton outrage, will not
Narrive here till this afternoon. They
d twill be taken before the United States
commissioner for examination. An
aother of the negroes taken from jail,
Mand who escaped. is here, but under
Mthe advice of the United States officials
Che and his companions refuse to COM
Ismunicate anything in regard to the
saffair, beyond the fact that they escaped
&when six men were shot near Trenton.
"A The avalanche gives the following
EhistOry of affairs in this section !:
a. During the civil war, this
Eregion was overrun by squads
&of guerrillas claiming allegiance
/, to both the Northern and Southern
Narmies, but really serving neither one.
4Col. Hawkins commanded a regiment
H of Federal marauders, chiefly made
aup i'm counties adjacent to Gibson, and
3several parties of Southern adherents
Hroamed over TINT region on both sides,
Making horses and other property from
Hscitizens at will. Many deeds OF
Nbloodshed were perpetrated during
Hthis period. At the close of the hos
Utilities many of these disbanded
Eguerrillas remained in the coun-
Mty for three years or more.
~ There was n regular understanding
Bbetween them in the ranges Of country
r embracing Dyer, Gibson, Madison,
ITipton and McNairy counties, over the
Hwhole range of country from the Mis-
Hsissippi to the Tennessee river Rapine
larson, robbery and murder were almost
Adaily occurrences. One Budd Evans
Ewas the acknowledged leader of the
Night Hawks" and n per,
Eject reign of terror prevailed among
Bthe most respectable citizens. Gov
EBrOwnlow and his administration were
Hreigning authorities, but they were
/ powerless to stop bloOdshed or check
d. lessness. Men were torn from theil
Hshrieking wives and children, and
Hwere shot down and left by the road
kside, after not being allowed to say g
.sSingle prayer, and for no oiiense.
aThe White Leaguers in Force al
New Orleans.
E NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 10. The Plea
EWNC publishes en- address signed by
&dny persons and business firms calling
Ib3l meeting at Clay Station, at II o'clock
hion Monday, 10 consider the matter o.
4the seizure of private fire arms ICY tht
Estate authorities. It is unders'' N.
Wthat the messengers to-day notiIe.
Ia he white leaguors to attend,as 1t is in
offended TO make demonstration in force
NEW YORK.