Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-08-09
THE FAIR ADVENTURES +" RE-
TURNS.
To Find He rseIF Ghe Object of Great
NOtOrIefy.


To Find He rseIF the Object of Great
NOtOrIety.
The announcement that Dom Pedro
or some other distinguished Nobleman
was to pass through the city, would
nat attract half such crowd as was
gathered at the car shed yesterday
evening at train time, for the sole pur-
pose of getting peep at Knoxville's
" fair adventures" Mollie Hodge,
or Winters, who has created quite a
sensation among our citizens for few
days past, and who was expected to
arrive from Chattanooga, whittier she
had jumped her bond and flown.
Men, women and children crowded
in, although it was pouring down rain
about that time, until the shed was
literally famed with people, and when
the train ran in a very forcible illus
tratiOn of the curiosity of mankind
was presented. All were huddled up
together, each one eagerly watching to
get the first glance at the wonderful
sight. Mr.. Carnes, one of her bonds
men, who had gone down to Chat
tanooga and brought her up, played off
on them, however, by getting off on
7 the opposite side with his prisoner,
and started for the city. AS soon as
this was discovered the crowd made a
rush and numbers crawled right under
the cars to get in sight of her. All
this TODD simply to get sight of a
young woman who possesses no more
personal attractions than are to be
seen in hundreds of women on our
streets daily.
Mollie was considerably abashed. at
finding herself an object of so much
curiosity. She, perhaps, never had an
idea of attaining such notoriety. She
took the street car up town and was
followed by the crowd, all the small
boys in town gathering around and
following up the same as they would
the elephant in a eircuss. The prisoner
was taken to Justice Kings office,
where Messrs. Carnes and Cox, her
bondsmen, surrendered her up and
she was delivered into the custody
of Sheriff Reeder, who kindly
consented to allow her to be guarded
during the night at the Lamar House,
until an effort could be made this
morning to obtain new bond.
MOllie was accompanied to Chatta-
nOoga by her step>father, John Win
ters, who also returned yesterday eve
ming. She went to Erin the night she
left and took the train at that place.
She has been fortunate so far in keep
ing out of prison, having been kept
under guard in Chattanooga night be-
fore last. After getting over the feel
ing of excitement on her arrival, she
appeared lively, talking and laugh
ing as if nothing was going on, but
she was not at all favorably taken
with the idea of having to go to Jail.
She claims that she did not want to go
off, but was persuaded to. She also
says she was not going any further,
but would have returned in a day or
two, and had written her mother to
that effect. She has refused, so far, to
tell anything definite in regard to the
larceny OF the goods from McTeer's
establishment; but it is understood
that it is her intention to "peach,"
and if she does so there will no doubt
be some developments. Two young
men recently employed at McTeer's
left for Texas on rather short notice
last Saturday; but whether that has
any significance in the case may be
developed.