The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-01
AN EyANGELIST'S MISTAKE.
HOW HE WENT OFF WITH ANOTHER MAN
CARPET SACK.


CARPET SACK.
From the Defiance (OJ Democrat
EVERYBODY in this section knows Joe Shan
non. the preacher. Joseph is brick on gen
eral principles, and the brick has been getting
harder for some time past. Shannon used Il
be q Methodist minister in this section ant
preached in all Of the neighboring counties
The stories Of his deviltry would fill columns
Of type. He preached to cover up his ras
cslity, and has always managed to escape
justice. We understand he was deposed
from the ministry shortly after the war closed
but that did not prevent his preaching. His
business had been regularly carried on Of
usual, and he has been in all sorts Of caperf
h every part Of the country.
Last fall he was requested by the Governor
Of Nebraska to solicit aid for the grass hopper
sufferers, and forthwith he came into PAuld-
ing, Allen, Auglaise, and other counties in
this State, and obtained large contributions.
But0 nary q thing was sentto Nebraska Mr..
Joseph Shannon appropriated the proceeds
A short time after this occurrence, report was
received that Joe had been lynched in Ne,
braska, and everybody supposed rascal n naa
met his Just deserts Nothing more was
heard Of him until last week, when he ap-
pesred in Defiance, and preached on Clinton
street. He had not reformed, however, ana
was ready for fresh exploits What he did
and how he did it is told below:
On Saturday last, gentleman named Je-
rome Bixby. Of Rochester, New York. arrived
n town on the Baltimore and Ohio road, on
his way west He left q satchel In the depot,
and came down to town for his dinner. He
took the train west on the Wabash road at 2
O'Clock, and at the junction got Oft for his
satchel 1t could not be found, and as it con-
tho trim VIZ do.
ferred, and policeman McConkey was in
formed Of the matter.
Parties had seen q man start on foot east on
the Baltimore and Ohio track q few minutes
previous carrying two carpet-sacks, and it
was supposed that this fellow was the thief.
In company with Mr.. Bixby and Charles
Wilson, Mr.. McConkey started in pursuit
The fellow was tracked up the Powell creek
road, when it was discovered that Rev. Jo-
seph Shannon was in that neighborhood, and
that he intended to preach on Sunday mora
ing at Fosters school-house. Shannon re-
NAMED Saturday night at Conkright's house,
and on the Sabbath neighbors congregated in
the school-house, but the preacher was not on
time. He heard that parties were in the
neighborhood looking for q man having q
couple of satchels.
McConky and his party searched all night
Saturday and on Sunpay left the school house
about one hour behind Shannon. Joe was
tracked across the junction bridge, up to Au-
glaize, and across that river again and fin lily
overhauled. He affected innocence, but final
ly he took his captors to q brush-heap in the
vicinity of Fosters school-house AID pro-
duced Mr.. Bixby's carpet-sack, but the papers
were missing. A mile further on he showed
the party where he had burned all of the
papers.
A few things were picked up in the ashes
which were identified by Mr.. BiXby. Shannon
was inclined to be little mulish, and was
kandcuffed and brought to Defiance and
locked in Jail about II o'clock Sunday night.
The preliminary trial was held before Mayor
Slough on Monday, and it was shown that the
satchel contained $500 20 in notes, land
contracts and mortgages. The proof that
Shannon was the thief was reasonably clear,
aud he was bound over to the Common Pleas
Court in the sum of $4,000, in default of which
he was sent to Jail to await trial.