Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
A MURDERER AT LARGE.

lounS Lady 0nd Kills their
MoTristown Gazstte, Sth.l
Quite a sensation was aroused in our
usually placid village last Friday, by the
appearance o. a man with rake in hand
t%athoming and searching the waters of
the pond in rear Of the Gazette Office.
A reporter was dispatched to the scene
of operations, who found that the crowd
present had been collected by the pres.
ence Of Mr.. A. S. Nix, of Clarksvile.
ia, who was on trail of the seducer AMI
abductor of his sister and the murderer
OF her innocent offspring. The reporter
was introduced TO a comely and ~intelli.
gent young gentleman, giving bis name
as A. 5. Nix, Of Clarksville, Ga, who
stated the cause of his presence as fol-
lows: live in Hsbersham county. Ga
and | am the brother of a young lady
named Addie Nix who was sedueed and
carried away from that county last An.
gust by a man named DR.. w. p. Rem.
bert, also of that county.
The doctor was q man OF good stand
ing, a physician Of large practice, a mar
OF a family and means, having a wife,
two children and the owner OF several
valuable farms in the county. No one
suspected him Of being the scoundrel he
has proved 10 be. BE was EMPLOYED in
the family of the father of Miss Nix and
thus gained her confidence and suc.
ceeded in bringing on her the disgrace
and wvetchedness she now suffers. About
the first of August last, while Mr.. Nix
and a portion of his family were at
church, DR.. Rembert drove in his buggy
to the residence of Mr.. Nix, and Miss
Addie got into it and the two drove off.
The doctors wife was then at one of his
country places, and the supposition of
those who saw them depart was that
they were going to visit the family where
his wife was stopping The next day it
was discovered that the couple had not
visited Mrs Rsmbert, but had taken the
road leading toward Tennessee.
For a long time no trace of the fuei.
tives could be had. Recently a gentle.
man from Cooke county, visiting the
neighborhood Of C~larksville, heard the
story, and subsequently gave information
that led the brother on his present mis-.
sion. He traced the doctor and sister
and infant child to this place. 1t seems
the fugitives frat found a home at Mr..
W. |. |. Edgar's, in Jefferson county.
coming there, the woman on horseback
and the doctor walking, having sold the
buggy on the road. The doctor passed
the woman as his wife, and engaged to
work as a day lsborer, asd so worked
until some time in November, when he
hired himself to assist ia taking a drove
of hogs to South Carolina. During his
absence the reputed wife remained at
Mr.. Edgar's.
Rembert returned on the 18th of De.
cember, and on the 10th Of December
the roman wa delivered OF a pretty and
healthy daughter. They remained at the
house Of Mr. Edgar until the Oath of
February, when they took the train at
Falbot's station for Morristown, and
reached this place at 7:40 p m. that day.
The child was with them when they got
of the train, and it was seen in the arms
OF Rsmbsrt aud heard to cry as they
passed the Grigsby House, a few minutes
afterwsrd. After passing the Grigsby
House, the woman was lett on the porch
Of a neighboring house until Rembert
went TO the Summit House to see Mr..
Loop, with whom be had previously CON
tracted to work. Mr.. Loop and his fam.
lily were absent at church, and Rembert
and the woman next appear at the Grigs.
BY Heuse aud engage a room for the
night, registering as Nv. P. Rsmber
and lady, Hsmblen county, Tennessee."
There was no child with them during
their stay at the Grigsby House.
The next day the couple moved to the
Summit House, and nembert went to
work at the steam saw mill of Mr. Loon.
aud remained there until last Friday a
week ago, when the man and woman
took the train at Talbotts, and have
been traced as getting off at G~reeuville.
That they are yet in Greene county ia
probable. Rembert is without money.
and encountered with a woman Mortified
by his brutality and in dread of her life.
it does seem the scoundrel might he
easily captured and brought to punish.
meut.. That he murdered the infant and
disposed OF its body between the time he
passed the GriGsOy House and the time
ne returned to it and engaged a room for
the night, there is no doubt 10 the minds
of this community. Young Nix de.
scribes Rembert as about thirty.6ve
years old, five feet ten inches high.
sheepish, heng-dog countenanee, avoid.
ing a straight look in the eyes, wears a
mustache aud goatee, light hair and rest.
less in disposition.
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