Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-13
Showers OF THE QUEER.
Org .nized Moveme. by o. =. officers
o. An & nfz d Band VI
COunterfe ters.
Five Of the Gang Arrested, But Two
Nike he ir scape.
The others L Dig n Jail to Await
A Heari Il.

For several months past, an apparently
thoroughly organized band of fellows,
principally young men, residents of various
East Tennessee counties, have been
plying the vocation of showing
the queer" with more or less
success, operating chiefly in the upper
counties They have been handling $50
treasury notes, 81, so cent, Is cent and
nickel pieces in silver, and IS gold pieces,
which were obtained by clandestine means
and made by them, and they had given the
spurious stuff some circulation in divers
localities.
The matter was brought to the attention
of District Attorney Ken. Wheeler, and he
put the case into the hands of Capt M. G..
Bauer, one of the most efficieut officers in
the United States secret service, who
is well known throughout this section,
having operated quite successful in the
arrest of counterfeiters here a few years
since. Capt. Bauer, in connection with
Capt. K. B. Jones, of Union County, q
skilled assistant in the secret service, took
the matter in hand, and they arrived in
Knoxville several days since. They at once
set to work on plans which eliminated in
the organization of force in this city to
raid upon a portion of the operators.
| The officers left Knoxville on the 2o'clock
train Monday evening. Captain Bauer was
quite unwel and unable to attend them
Captain Jones and several United States
deputy marshals made up the party, how
ever.
Deputy Marshal J. l.. Lewis, of this coun.
ty, accompanied by Deputy Watts, of
Unicoi county, left the 70 ID at Messy Greek,
went about six miles east and arrested two
of the accused, John G. Wade and VIM L.
Tindle, who make Knoxville their home
They were brought back on the O'Clock
train yesterday morning and lodged in jail.
Deputy George L. Larkin went into Ham
+ blen County and arrested, at his home,
| about six miles from Morristown, Mabe
Murrell another of the gang. He brought
him to Morristown, arriving there about 8
o'clock after night. Mr.. Larkin reports that
Rev. W. L. Senter, said to be a relative
of the prisoner, followed him, on horse
| back. After reaching Morristown, Murrel
was allowed to go and consult with his
lawyer. Mr.. Will S. Dickson, and about this
/ time Mr.. Larkin says Mr. Senter appeared,
and Murrell was discovered in the act OF
getting on his (Senter's) horse. Larkin at
once gathered the reins of the horse to stop
further progress, but the horse was taken
from his hands by Mr.. Senter, he says,
turned at large, and the prisoner thereon
made his escape. Larkin started in pursuit,
and fired off his pistol twice, but the pur.
suit was fruitless and he heard no more of
the prisoner, but returned to the city yes
terday.
Deputy n. T. Howard arrested in Nor
ristown another of the gang, Geo. W. Pax
ton, more Familiarity known as ''Piney y
Paxton. The prisoner was handeuffed and
kept in charge at the Cain House by
Deputy Howard and Captain Jones
until the arrival of the west-bound
| night express train. After the
arrival of the train, in the confusion of a
crowd of persons about the platform, Pax
ton succeeded in escaping with his hand
cuffs on, and the officers were unable to re-
capture him. They returned also yester-
day.
Deputy Taylor Duff succeeded in arrest
ing James Edmonds about six miles from
cambridge, brought him to Knoxville yes
terday and lodged him in jail, where he and
two others above mentioned will remain
until they can have hearing.
There are yet others who have been en-
gagged in the business who will no doubt be
caught up with, and there may be some
startling developments in sources where
it has not been dreamed of, before the mat
ter is settled.
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