Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-11-30

and determined. Those men were all
his friends and he diSsuadcd them. He
knew no man with such smell of blood
and fire on him could ever get away from
Bob Blcyina until he did il at the end of
hemp, and be wished 10 exhaust all
means, which Harris might afford Of as
pertaining whether some other bloody
hand had been in that business. He re-
strained them, and he took Joe Harris
and put him in the most secure cage in
all East Tennessee.
saw Joe Harris by lamplight. He is
about the most securely locked in man
ever saw. The cell itself is a very Sc
cure one, and is barred and locked in a
way TO make human hope sink. But in
the middle OF that large cell there is an
iron cage ten feet square and six or sew
en- feet high. 1t is made of huge bars of
iron, bolted and securely riyeted at each
crossing Of the bars, which are not more
than four inches apart On its doors of
similar structure are three huge patent
pad locks. His feet are secured by heavy
ielters, and to these is secured q strong
chain which passes between the bars
and is anchored ON the outside. Over
this grim grip Of doom presides Tailor
Cook, man who picks up his Navy six
shooter when he goes to let you peep
through those bars, and who will just die
there before his game can get away. The
people are now quiet, but Joe Harris will
surely have to face his jury. Capt.
Cook opened the door, work Of several
minutes, and at word Harris bStndcd
with his chain TO the door, looked us
squareiy in the face (Walker Of the
Spectator and DUNCAN Of the JoncSbOro
Journal were with me- ierked off his
slouch hat, and said, "Well mere | am
gentlemen, what do you think of me ?"
| was prepared to see tiend. / thought
God had set his mark on a man, who at
midnight could codly and dexterously
brain two men and fire 4 house contain
ing sleeping women and children for the
purpose Of robbing one of them to get
his purse with the price of few hogs
in it. But | was greatly surprised. He
was bright and good looking, feet 8
inches high, weighing about l4O to 100,
aged 20. His skin was fair, eye clear
and, save light moustache Of red color,
and very short glossy beard that served
to lie back on his chin, he seemed either
clearly shavsn or youthlully beardless,
His head was well enough shaped and,
though he said he could neither read nor
write, he had readiness and accuracy of
speech and an intelligent appearance. He
told the same old story, with which he
whiled away the dark hour in which
Blcyins brought him across Clinch
| Mountain.
During the day however he acknowl-
ed from his cage TO Bleyins that he had
lied to him. He shed tears, said he
knew he had to die and meant thereafter
to lie to him no more. From what |
could see of him he is 1.-the and agile as
a fox, as active as hare, and | thought
that under that silkcn beard, fair skin,
clear eye and handsome hair | could
catch feeble glimpscs Of the devil in him.
| believe ekilIcd those men, but | don't
believe he was alone in It. The people
Of Rogersyile believe he is the sole MUIR
derer, and Sheriff Bleyins, who has GER
tainly distinguished himself as a detec-
tive Of rare sagaCity Ind nerve, agrees
with them in that opinion. He thinks
all of Browns money is accounted for
except the bag Of silver, and that he
may have disposed Of that in several
ways. His opinion is entitled to great
weight. If It be established that he had
MI the money Bleyins' theory will be
conclusiyely proven. ! know he may
have killed both. think he did But
there are so many probabilities that .
man would forcsec, not only possible
failure in double murder unaided, hut
absolute detection to follow, that
doubt. If ho would have been bold
enough to IN lcrtake 1t without having u
confederate standing near to mike all.
me impossible. Moreover Browns
brothers think he had more money than
Harris had on him. The absence Of the