Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29

On the Wrong Trail, but Light
at Last.

On the night of the 9th Of the
present month the firm of Harris l.
Bruges, Of Paris, Tennessee, was
robbed of several thousand dollars by
three burglars, who were thought to
have come to Memphis. Mr.. V. r.
Harris. Of that firm, has been here
two or three times since the robbery,
aud once was sure he would be able,
with the aid Of the police, 10 capture
one or more Of the robbers. During
one Of Mr.. Harris visits, Chief
Mooney, Of Helena, Ark, happened
to be in the city aud procured a de-
scription Of the supposed burglars.
On Thursday last Chief Davis received
a telegram from Chief Mooney at
Helena saying "Have captured Erin
safe robbers with considerable money.
Send nan to Identify" Chief Davis
at once notified Harris & Bruges, and
in response Mr.. Harris passed through
here on his way to Helena on Saturday
last. Nothing has been heard from
Helena since, and the probability is
Mr. Harris is on the wrong trail, or
the following, from the Nashville
American, cannot be believed.
Tobe Moonlight, former captain Of
the Hugh McCrea engine company,
was arrested last night by Officer
Alex Bolton, and was committed 20
Jail by Justice r. r. Caldwell, to
await investigation on the charge Of
being one Of the parties engaged in
the safe ROBBERY at Erin, Houston
county, a few weeks ago. One Of tho
robbers has already been arrested
and is now 10 the Olarksville Jail.
Now right is said to answer the de-
scription of another, even to q bruise
across the eye and nose, which, the
description states, was caused by his
being struck with q piece Of the safe
when blown open. McWright denies
any knowledge of the affair.
Moonlight was arrested at Milan,
but escaped, leaving his overcoat be.
hind him. The oHercoat was subse.
quentIy secured and found to contain
$50 OF $50 in silver, some Of which
was identified as having bscn in tn,
safe blown open. Moonlight came to
N~aahvllla tIiree weeks ag0 with 500,
which he said he intended to give Il
his family if they would couaont Il
move to Erin, where he had rented q
house. When asked BY Sergeant Nc,
Alllster, who met him one night, how
be got his face burned, be said that he
, had a fmall piece of coal tar on his kcc
ana a friend had stuck a poker to it tc
show him where it was. The poker
b opened to be hot and burned him
, AS it was dark, Sergeant McAllistel
, could not tell whether Moonlight.
face was powder burned, but his eye
was so mich swelled as to DO noti1as.
able. AcWright tcl11 railroad mar
) tnat a scantling had fallen upon him,
; and also that he had fallen from !
, bridge. he claimed to have been il
the st. Louis Ere department, auC
) thai ON quitting q. that plaza he had
worked at bridge-building for which
he received three dollars per day,
On having been placed in jail, Nc
Wright sent for Chief Stockell, Of tn,
fre.department, with a view to gettinI
him to go on his bond.
Parties will come here, to-day, aftel
Moonlight. 1t is positively stated
that they will be able to identify hin
as having stopped at Erin with th,
! man WHO'S now in the Clarksvill,
jail.
4 The amount ofbail required is $4,000
which Moonlight says he can give
without trouble.
Moonlight was dismissed from thu
(, FIRE department about one year ago
a Previous to that time be bad borne
good reputation, but began to drink
which caused his dismissai from 10,
gerYice. His family are now il
Columbia.