Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-23
GOODALL'S GAME,
The Sheriff of Laelede County Recaptures
ths Desperado, Bill Martin.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.

The Sheriff of Laeleds County Recaptures
shs Desperate, Bill Martin.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat
r. p. Goodall, the vigilant sheriff of
Laclede County, No., arrived from Jefferson
city yesterday morning and departed last
night for his home in Lebanon. In CONVEX
sation he detailed the fact concerning the
recapture Of VIM. G. Martin, who is under
sentence of death for the murder of Meier,
in Laclede County, about two'years ago, and
whose case is now in the Supreme Court
twill be remembered that after Martin had
been found guilty he succeeded in capturing
the affections of Sheriff Wilson's
niece, and the girl unbarred his cell,
furnished him rifle and both departed to-
gether. The guilty pair fed the State and
their whereabouts remained q mystery until
the election of Goodall, who Immediately
instituted thorough search, following tho
trail to Virginia and back TO Tennessee, in
which latter State he captured Martin and
the girl. While Mr.. Goodall was conveying
them from this city to Lebanon, the man
escaped from the train and remained at
large until few days since. Tho father
and mother of Martin reside on farm ton
miles from Lebanon, in what is known as
Goodwin Hollow and the sheriff had q
close watch kept upon their residence, be-
ieving that the son would pay them a visit.
This theory WAS all the more plausible from
the fact that Martins young wife was in a
delicate situation and liable to be confined
any day. On Friday last Mr.. Goodall re-
ceived information that Martin had visited
the patarnal roof and could be captured
there. Acting upon this suggestion he
organized posse of ten men and started
for Goodwin Hollow.
The difficulties and dangers to be en-
countered were not exaggerated, for Martin
has hundreds of friends who would fight
for his liberty at moments notice, and
they are friends whose bravery and pluck
are known throughout that country The
sheriff . posse left Lebanon on Friday
night at O'Clock, by devious and circuit
GUS routes, and travelled seven miles to the
appointed rendezvous, whore they hitched
their horses in the woods and walked to-
wards the Martin farm. Arriving there the
house was cautiously approached and Gov
cred by shotguns from every direction.
Then Sheriff Goodall, accompanied by Mar
shall Estes, demanded admittsnce, which
was of course denied, and the inmates sol.
emnly declared that Billy was many
many miles from there. The Sheriff, how
ever, knew to the contrary, for he had seen
Martin through a chink in the logs, and
was not to be fooled with. While Goodall
and Estes were parleying at the door
with the family, and demanding ad-
mittance, they heard the sounds
of clapboards being removed from the roof
from within, and the sheriff suspected in a
moment that young Martin was making ar
rangements to shoot. The party then with
drew, and Goodall notified his men of the
situation and instructed them that if Martin
showed his head above the roof to have no
hesitancy in putting bullets into it. By this
time the moon had risen and the men again
emerged from cover, fixed their guns to-
ward the house and awaited results. Pres
emily Martins head popped through tho
roof, but he caught sight of ten glittering
guns pointed in his direction and he disap-
peared like the vampires of the pantomime.
Parleying at the door was again resumed,
and at last Martin responded to tho de-
mands and declared he would surrender at
daylight. 1t was then after IL o'clock, and
Mr.. Goodall suspected that with daylight
would come assistance for Martin, and a
general fight could not be permitted. So
he notified the little party within that if they
were acting in good faith they must sur
render Immediately.
AlIcI tuoy H9Tocu W JiCiu
and young Martin threw open the doors
and stepped. out in the moonlight. In a
twinkling he was handcuffed and shackled
by the sheriff, but the parents of Martin
were not SO easily quieted. The mother
rushed out and poured upon the officers an
unceasing torrent of abuse, which closed by
her Striking zone 1of the posse with .
rock. The man threw up his gun and
threatened to shoot if the old lady did not
Immediately return to the house. This en-
ragged the father, and he took down the old
Winchester rifle with which his son had
murdered Meier and threatened death and
destruction to the entire posse. Sheriff
Goodhalrs revolver flashed Unexpectedly in
the old mans face and he gave
up the rifle. The house was found to be
stocked with guns and ammunition, and all
the arrangements for q lengthy siege. VIM.
Martin sta ed that he would have surren-
dered INN ediately but for fear OF being
mobbed by the sheriff's posse, which he
knew contained some men who were his
mortal enemies The sheriff treasured him
on that point, and the journey to Lebanon
was made quietly and without interruption,
and the murderer was safely lodged in Jail
before daylight Of Saturday Sheriff Good
all says he had a conference with Attorney
GcIntyre, of Jefferson City, who said that
Martins case would probably be reached by
the Supreme Court early in January.