Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-09

lmmedlately went to- WOOkey,
house before his wife had notices
his prolonged absence, and tool
up their abOde. Night and dal
one of them remained in the pres
ence of the counterleiters wife
From the time they entered the
house she never removed hel
clothes, and was not allowed tt
go outside the door. Wherever
she went in the house one of the
detectives was with her. Not a
word OF information could be got
from her, but as time hung heavy
they instituted close search Of the
premises, gradually collecting old
plates on State banks, and old
stocks of the ''qlie, ,r.g. One morn
ing, in stirring up an ash heap,
they came upon the long sought
plates of =
THE BANK OF NEW ORLEANS
Hill printed ten-dolIar not4
which defied detection, aud before
the war there was a standing re.
ward of $4,000 for his capture.
Mrs. Wookey smiled sweetly upon
all their searching, but never vol
unteered aid. When the house.
hold supplies ran short one of the
detectives went regularly to mar
ket, and the women cooked their
meals. Gradually, however, her
splits seemed to fail. Her .step,
which had been elastic, dragged,
and she seemed after three or four
days to be undergoing torture
On the fifth evening she sat on
lounge carrying on a desultory
conversation and shifting about
uneasily. Finally, with a half
sigh, she got up and walked out
OF the room. One of the detect
l7es followed; the other, ifarrigan,
who had been cautiously observ-
ing the woman's actions, went, ov-
er to the lounge and, picking. up
an old wrapp-r which had been
lying there, found til, heavy steel
plate with which the Terre Elaute
Bank hid been worked. The wo-
man had carried the heavy metal
lie block for five days and nights
under her clothes, and the cease
less vigilance of the detectives had
finally forced her to drop the bur-
den. That night ended the watch
at Wookey's house. About twelve
o'clock the detective on duty heard |
a little tap on the door. A strong
arm was reached out, and in an
instant
JOHN FRIsBIE, THE "BooDLE
CARRIER"
was landed in the middle of the
floor. 81
What neither Wookey nor
his plucky wife could be forced
to do-give away Hill and the
whole game-Frisbie did almost
as soon as asked. After the
brief DELAY of getting his story
out of him, Eagan, Harrigan,
and squad took a covered wag-
on and drove out to the City
Hospital. Following Frisbie's
directions they surrounded a
gothic-roofed house about half
way between the hospital and
Lafayette Park, and then pre-
pared for the encounter. The
men took their positions and
Eagan knocked. After a little
delay male voice inquired who
was there. "John," replied Ea-
gam stimulating Frisbie' whining
5one. The bolts ratified, and
Hill stood face to face with a
little band of American detec-
ives, and looked down into two
Or three pistol-barrels. tEagan, {
who had acted as spokesman, i
stepped into the house, prompt
y telling Hill emphatically that {
he Gig was up" and the best
le could do was to take it quiet.
The powerful muscular English
nan hesitated a moment, as if
1alf inclined to give the detec-
ives a tussle, but at the same ]
ime a burly Irishman named
4 dennessey, who is still a detec- ]
i've here, f
SHOWED A REVOLVER
n his face and he succumbed,
quietly asking that the women {
olks be not disturbed. t
Eagan ordered Hill to lead G
he way to his workshop, and 7
he engraver went up to large I
Dom in the second story. As
lie entered the room he sprang
o his bench, snatched scrap ,
If paper from plate and thrust
t into his mouth, Eaoan was {
It his side in a second, and,
giving him, ''hand and hip t
lattencd him and cboked the
scrap out of his mouth. 1t was
he face of a split greenback, |