The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-05-17

Hi Curtis, noted Middle Tennes-
see desperate, was shot and killed by
the sheriff of Cannon county, few days
ago, while attempting to escape from the
custody of the officer. Bill Curtis, a
brother of Hi. and as notorious an out
law, was arrested two or three weeks
ago in Cannon county by officers OF the
law who started with him to RaShviAe
for safe keeping. When the train near
ed that city he asked to go to the cooler
for drink of water when he pulled
open the door of the car and leaped from
the train, with his arms pinioned behind
him. and made his escape. He was foi-
lowed to ROane county where 1t was
last week discovered he was employed
as a laborer on farm near lockwood.
His arrest followed, and he is now in the
Nashville Jail, his captors receiving the
reward of $3.50 offered for his arrest.
John Curtis is the only member OF the
Curtis gang who remains alive and at
large, and he will probably soon come
to grief.
"A young man, genteely dressed and
apparently business man, called at the
Office of the Lookout Bank of Morris
town Tuesday week, and requested the
Cashier, DIR. Magee, to cash draft on
Wilson, Burns s. Co., Baltimore, paya-
BILE to T. r. Mitchell, Knoxville, for
1927 so The Doctor declined to dis
count the paper but received il to col
lect, giving him receipt for it. The
note was sent to the Peoples Bank at
Knoxville, where it was pronounced
forgery. Meantime the good looking
gentleman, going by the name of w. s..
Jones, made several unsuccessful efforts
to raise money from merchants on the
receipt given by DIR. Magee. At the
store of Geo. w. McCrary he represent
ed himself as a dealer in produce, feath-
ers, etc. Mr.. McCrary inquired what
he was paving for feathers and he an
swered from fourteen to eighteen cents,
but for an extra lot at Russellville, the
day before, he had paid twenty cents.
This satisfied Mr.. Nice. that he was a
liar and knew nothing about feathers,
and he told him he wanted no transac-
ton with him. He found a more credu-
lOus man soon after in the person of Mr..
Pleas. Rogers who took the receipt in
pledge for a sum of money advanced.
Jones took the western train Thursday
morning for Knoxville, telling Rogers
he would return on the evening train.
At Knoxville he gave his name as j. w.
miller and presented cheek for nearly
$500 on the East Tennessee National
Rank purporting to be drawn by Frank
w. Taylor of this county. The Cashier
failed to recognize the genulneness OF
Mr.. Taylor's signature and asked him
where got the check Miller answered
that Mr.. Taylor's son gave it to him. The
Cashier declined paying it, and the foil
ed sharper very deliberately left the bank
and has not since been recognized. Mr..
Rogers, after the departure of Jones from
this place Thursday morning, became
suspicious that lie was a swindler and
sent Mr.. @. H. Dobson down on the eve-
ming freight train to arrest him at Knox
vile. Dobson sought the aid of Pat
Cain and thorough search Thursday
night and Friday failed to discover the
swindler. Jones, alias Miller, is descriD-
ed as about five feet nine or ten inches
high, twenty-three or twenty-five years
old, dressed in a black coat, light pants,
and wearing round crown felt hat.
MIR. John G. .Nesseler, photograph
artist of experience and excellent repute,
has located in our town and is fully pre-
pared to take pictures in any style in the
best manner. He has been connected
with the best Knoxville galleries for
years, and from our knowledge of his
work we can assure our friends that he
is proficient in his art, and will give sat