The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-05-08
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Quite sensation was aroused in our
usually placid village last Friday by the
appearance of man with rake in hand
fathoming 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 bv the pres
ence of Nh. A. S. Nix, of GAINESVILLE.
Ga, whs was on trail of the seducer and
abducter of his sister and the murderer
of her innocent offspring The reporter
was introduced to comedy and intelli-
gent young gent leman, giving his name
as A. s. Nix, of GAINESVILLE, Ga, who
stated the cause of his presence as fol-
lows: live in Habersham county, Ga.
and l am the brother of a young lady
named Addie Nix who was sedueed and
carried away from that county last Au-
gust by man named DR.. w. P. Rem
bert, also of that county. The Doctor
was man of good standing, physician
of large practice, a man of 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 to be.
He was employed in the family of the
father of Miss Nix and thus gained her
confidence and succeeded in bringing on
her the disgrace and wretchedness she
now suffers About the first of August
last, while Mr.. Nix and 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 discov-
cred that the couple had not visited Mrs
Rembert, but had taken the road leading
toward Tennessee. For a long time no
trace of the fugitives could be had Re
Gently gentleman from Cooke county,
visiting the neighborhOod of GAINESVILLE,
heard the story, and subsequently gave
information that lead the brother on his
present mission. He traced the Doctor
and sister and infant child to this place.
1t seems the fugitives first found a home
at Mr.. w. |. l. Edgar's, in Jefferson CO.,
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 laborer, and so worked
until some time in November, when he
hired himself to assist in taking a drove
of hegs to South Carolina. During his
absence, the reputed wife remained at
Mr. Edgar's. Rembert returned on the
18th December, and on the 10Th Deem
Der the woman was delivered of pref
ty and healthy daughter. They remain
ed at the house of Mr.. Edgar until the
Gath of February when they took the
train at 1'albOtt's Station for MorristOwn,
and reached this place at TAO p. M. that
day The child was with them when
they got off the train, and it was seen in
the arms of Rembert and heard to cry
as they passed the Grigsby House, few
minutes afterwards. After passing the
Grigsby House, the woman was left on
the porch of neighboring house until
Rembert went to the Summit House to
see Mr.. Loop, with whom he had pre-
viously contracted to work. Mr. Loo p
and his family were absent at church,
and Rembert and the woman next APP
pear at the Grigsby House and engage a
room for the night, registering as "W
P. Rembert and lady, HamElen county,
Tenn" There was no child with them
during their stay at the Grigsby House
The next day the couple moved to the
Summit House, and Rembert went to
work at the steam saw mill of Mr.. Loop i,
and remained there until last Friday a
week ago, when the man and woman
took the train at TalbStt's, and have
been traced as getting off at Greeneville
That they are yet in Greene county is
probable. Rembert is without money,
and encountered with woman Mortified
by his brutality and in dread of her life,
it does seem the scoundrel might be cas-
lily captured and brought to punishment
That he murdered the infant and dis
posed of its body between the time he
passed the Grigsby House and the time
he returned to it and engaged room for
the night, there is no doubt in the minds
of this community. Young Nix de-
scribes Rembert as about 80 wears old, 5
feet 10 inches high, sheepish, hang dog
eountcnancc, avoiding a strait look in
eyes, wears a mustache and goatee, light
hair and restless in disposition.
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The gosSips of the National Capital
are enlivencd by recent episode in high
life. Senator Nipple Mitchell, of Ore
gon, has daughter fifteen years of age,
but for a that with the development of
bust and figure of more mature years
1t seems that for some time past a youth
named Handy, clerk in the Treasury
Department. has been playing spJoneY
TO her, and one night recently dared her
to marry him. The young Miss was not
to be thus backed out. So she accompa.
MED her young Alpheus to Catholic
Priest, and then and there they were
married. They went to Baltimore, saw
the sights and remained all night. The
next day the sheepish, feeble pair re-
turned home, the young wife taking her
liege lord to the Senatorial domicil.
Then she acquainted her pa with the
facts of the adventure, whereupon he
issued his ukase, which was to either