Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-09

Arr... o ,ns l.sasr.eI .he nal %,

Arrest OF the Leaders OF the Ma kscs,
Gang.
The Nashville Banner Of the sth has
the following:
When the announcement was first
made in the Banner Of the murder OF j.,
N. Baur, Mr.. A. s. Colyar being in this
city, went homo aud took charge OF the
investigation before the Coroners jury.
The facts developed showed only four
men in the neighborhood whose wheroa.
bouts was suspicious at the time OF the
murder. Mr. Raur was evidently muir
dered for money. aud hence the charac.
ter OF the suspected parties was taken
into consideration. One otthese parties,
Hard Hampton, is lawyer, and lives at
Altamonte, and was recently n candidate
for the Legislature, but when a boy he
served term in the penitentiary for
roboing the mail. Subsequently, and
about the close Of the war he was ac-
cused, and with strong proof OF murder
ing an old man named johnson for
money, and but recently il is believed he
made an attempt to murder man
named Smith for money. For many
months he has stood charged with fraud
nlently appropriating the pension money
of an old lady named Purdom, and had
promised to pay her about the time the
murder was comitted.
George Myers, another Of the sus'
pected participants, recently robbed the
house OF Colonel Banks Mt Beersheba
Springs, and few years ago was in
dicted for horse stealing in Davidson
county.
The other two were young men named
Purdom, one of whom was the travelling
COMPANION of man who was found
dead in the hotel at McMinnville-hav-
ing. as Purdom said (being in the same
ROOM committed suicide. The other
young Purdom was &, the time keeping
out OF the way Of criminal process at
Tracy City.
Upon the investigation ii turned out
that these four desperadoes had been out
on camp hunt several days before the
murder, and the facts fixed them in the
neighborhood of the murdered man, who
was postmaster and a merchant, aud was
known to be getting ready 10 20 on to
buy goods. Only two parties were seen
by Mr.. Baur when he was shot, but upon
examination the tracks OF four men were
found.
Mr.. Baur was one of the leading cit
liens of the Swiss Colony of Grundy
County. He was postmaster OF Grutli,
a Justice Of the Peace, and the ac-
credited agent OF Hen. Peter Staub, the
Consular Agent for Tennessee Of the
Swiss Confederation, who has addressed
the following letter to Gov. Brown;
CONSULAR AGENCY FOR THE Swiss !
KYoxyILLE. Dec. 4, 1874.
To His Exeellency John c. Brown. Governor
of Tennessee;
DEAR SIR-By telegram and letters
this day received from Grutli, Grundy
County, am apprised OF the attrocious
murder OF J. n. Baur, postmaster, at
Grutli leading citizen Of the Swiss
Colony in that county, and my sub
agent.
The murder appears to have been com.
mitted BY disguised men, who, on the
night of Monday, November Both ult
called Mr.. Baur to the door of his resi-
deuce and shot him. Four men have
been arrested for implication in the
murder and are now in jail The names
Of these men | recognize as those of
persons inimical to the Swiss residents
Of the county. and the effects of The
cowardly murder viii necessarily be to,
in measure, deter Swiss and German
immigration to our State.
/ am confident that you, ss the Execu-
tive of the State, will promptly take
such steps and action in the matter as
the exigeucy requires.
am, Governor, your obedient servant,
PETER STAUB,
Consular Agent Swiss Confederation.
Owing to the fact that Governor Brown
is lying i'll at Pulaski, be has probably
not yet received the above communica-
ton, but when he does be viii doubtless
take any steps that may be necessary on
his part.