The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-02-24

OAAuS VI Tie sLtTuHGSo Vi rear LDili1o
~ duty. Obliged to keep in the
middle of the streets, heavy and al
most floating with cllLging mud
and water, it was with breaths vi
relief they reached their first stop
ping place. AT the depot the prls-
oners were placed in one of its
rooms fronting the platform on
which the troops were formed. The
crowd gathered around the spot.
The excitement had now reached
fever heat. The father of young
Baker, the last man murdered by
the Poes, came to the front OF the
crowd and began to protest, with
tears rolling down his cheeks,
against the removal Of the prison
ers. Many OF tue crowd joined
him in his eXpostulations, and be-
gan to show weapons in a menacing
way. The officers of the sheriff.
guard and the captains of the com
panies told Baker that the prison
ers must go to Nashville. There
they would be kept in safe Contine-
ment. and would be certainly re-
turned to Winchester for trial. He
was also invited, with any of his
friends, to accompany the prisoners
to Nashville and see them securely
| jailed. This seemed to satisfy him,
and ne went away.
The crowd remained and endeav-
ored to argue with the troops. This
was strictly forbidden by the officers,
and undoubtedly did much to pre-
vent trouble. After something over
an hours waiting for train, a tele
gram came announcing no train
would go to Decherd, as a bridge
had been broken down between
Winchester snd Fayetteville. There
was then no alternative but to march
/ to Decherd, over two miles, to catch
the train bound to Nashville. The
command forward w was given and
the prisoners guard proceeded as
before, down the railroad, the crowd
following at rapid pace. At a
high trestle just outside the town
most of them stopped, but some
fifty followed the guard to Decherd.
Here the train was late, and was
waited for several hours. The
prisoners and troops were put into
a room of the depot, and it was
with difficulty that they were got
ten into a coach when the train ar
rived.
The troops congratulated them
selves that their strategy and forced
marches had ended without injury
to anyone. The officers and men
had had their patience strained to
the utmost in preventing any de-
monstration which would lead 20 q
fight for the defense of the prison
ers. ~ This seemed imminent all the
way from the court house, at Win
chester, to the depot, ana on the
march 10 Decherd. Even after the
arrival at Decherd, news arrived
that a mob of horsemen was organ
izing at Winchester TO come TO
Decherd, and take the prisoners at
all hazards. The troops were made
ready to receive them with such
greeting as would be appropriate
but later Intelligence, though con
firmIng the report, stated that the
mob which had formed in line on
the square at Winchester could find
no man to volunteer as leader, and
therefore they need not be ex-
pected
1t was runOred that an attempt
would be made to obstruct the pas
sage of the troops at TullahOma,
but different reception greeted them.
The Tullahoma band, in bright uni
form. serenaded the companies
while the train stopped, and they
parted with mutual cheers.
The military with the prisoners
arrived in Nashville at O. clock last
evening, and marched to the Jail
where the prisoners were turned
over to the Davidson county au
thorities.