The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-07-04
VOL. 11..-----NO.. II.

| and with new strength, lent ne bv
| the awful peril of my situation I
ran y-eastward-- the wind
| "A run of hundred yards placed ma
beyond view of the scene OF the
struggle, and / paused a moment Ia
listen. I heard angry voices. then
ciattering footsteps, and / knew they
were after me. 8 elfGw ffFva n
knew that to come within range
OF their rifles was death, and II dart
ed away again. After q run of three
hundred yards. the bushes and trees
suddenly grew sparse, and + saw i'd
advance of me a stretch of straight
road 2 quarter Of mile long. Il
knew they would reach this open
space before 7 could RON half the
distance, and thus bring their rife
to bear upon me and without a sec.
ondls hesitation, / sprang out Of the
road, on the lower side, were il was
| not near so steep as at the poinh II
had recently left, and few vards
from the road j found a. oronn of
large. high rocks. Z Between7 twoaof
the talest there was a creEioe three
or four feet wide, and 4 dashed into
It to see where it would take me to.
:" 1t was somewhat winding but.
alta distance of fifty yards from the
entrance L suddenly came aponva
bare, open space of about an acre.
nearly level, and entirely devoid or
vegetation. just then / stumbled
and fell headlong, and before I could
rise,l L was seized roughly by the
arms by several strong men, while
one exclaimed Err E9-~-..T,---
Nov. sir, we've got you!'
won't try to describe the ter.
ror of that moment. iE34lao1 fo1
= iAword. and you're a dead man T.
said another. pressing. the cold muz.
zle Of pistol against my temple.
81, See If he has any. weapons l.
suggested another. = 7f
"'This will fix him., said one who
still held me to the hearth. and some.
thing cold touched my wrists. sNow
get up-' n 8,o 4. .st,,f.-a-
10 my amazement, / found a
pair of handouts upon my wrists
and as Il arose, almost paraiyzed
with the terror of a. moment before.
/ beheld standing around me, with
= .lrteyotyers in their hands, Baird, Will
son and Melhorn. ~' " ''a
2 '''''' Why, Beekman + they all ex.
claimed. In a breath.as ad 1liW as.g
'Hushs Il said, in q low tone.
I Our men are near ss5ss .,,
And while they took the hand
cuffs from my wrists. / hastily ex.
planned the situation #ei93 E2hi
Creeping back among the rocks.
we found the FIVE ruffians standing
in the road, engaged in consultation.
They had lost my trail.
'Counterfeiters, I command Won
to surrender J! shouted Baird. in a
tone of thunder. RESIST, or trv to
escape, and shall order the soldiers
to, riddle you with carbine-bullets.
You are surrounded Il a.ns3s s4sal
3as1' With this, he stepped boldly out
among the rocks, while we followed,
making as much noise as possible.
The eounterfeiters looked at one an.
other with .amazement and chaerin.
- Throw down your arms this in
slant, or I shall order the cavalry to
fire T said Baird, In an authoritative
tone. I'm the marshal" 'A'e
:" They were completely taken In,
and meekly dropped their rides.fWe
then advanced and placed handcups
upon them all. They were ali very
pale. J'-
= r It's all up 7. said one Of them, in
a husky voice. .i97hu i32 70 3a3iEsIy
Certainly it is r. said I. lsYou
didn't know ran from you Just to
get you in an ambush, did you?
We marched our prisoners back
to where I had encountered the
= farmer and there we found that
gentleman sitting. With his back
against . tree, rubbing his head. He
was a little astonished at. the new
state Of things, but he was too weak
SO resist or try to escape, and ne
soon wore ornaments like those that
graced the wrists of his companions.
5lE'f We'll, we found the counterfeit.
ers's den deep down in the gorge.
where human feet seldom thread.
Their number was six, and we had
them all3g In their rendezvous we
found some Of the finest instruments
for ceunterfeiting.s and much conn
terfeit money, all of which we seized.
son returning to the Half. Way
House, we took the landlord into
custody = bat nothing could ever be
proved against him. and he was re-
leased. rewarded the girl with q
fifty-dollar bill,
{ e You will wonder how Baird. VIII
son and Ielhorn 30 opportnneIv
happened to he at the spot where
they mistool1 me for eounterfeiter.
/ will tell you. s,e 8
" On reaching Richmond, they re.
ceived my despatch. and Instantly
started to join me in the mountains.
come by the way Of Raleigh
and Ashyilles and had left CampbelI's
tavern very early that morning. ex.
pecting TO meet me near the. Half
Way House. They had just left the
road to examine the cluster Of rocks,
thinking the abode Of counterGeiters
might be there, when Icame rushing
through; aud strangely enough, the
novel idea struck them all at once
that the fugitive was a. -counterfeiter,
running away from me- --Stearday
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