Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-06
An Exciting Race.

| NANcEBURG, NY, January D. The
steamer Mountain Boy arrived h-rs- -t 80
board, expecting to reach their destination,
the Maysville jail, about midnight. Sheriff
| John kouns left Greenup at o'clock and
embarked on the B. T. Enas for Catlettsburg,
arriving there at 1870. in time to attend the
preliminary examination Of Ellis Craft
Craft waived examination. The excitement
was intense and the rapidly grow
ing crowd threatened violence. Word
was, however, received that a train
loaded with lynchers had started from Ash
land, and was expected at any time. Fear
ing the mob, the Mountain Girl, which was
lying at the wharf, was chartered to convey
the prisoners 10 Maysville. While the Noun
tain Girl was raising steam the train rolled
in with about five hundred determined regu-
lators on board. The sheriff. with a party
of ten guards, by an. adroit movement,
removed the prisoners from the Jail to the
wharf. As soon as the crowd beheld the
prisoners they started down the bank with
loud yells of Indignation, gathering arms
and missiles, ready for an assault. The
sheriff seeing the mob coming, and
the Girl not yet having steam up, boarded
the ferryboat with his party and turned her
down stream. The mob took possession OF
the Girl, cut her loose and commenced de-
termined chase. The Girl, not yet haNi 'g
sufficient steam pressure, soon fell behind,
but in short time she got in shape aad
commencing gaining rapidly on the slow
ferry, and in short time the Girl APP
prosched SO closely that capture seemed
imminent but fortunately the Mountain
Boy, a faster boat than the Girl,
regular trip up from Ashland to
Louisa. She was hailed by the sheriff,
pressed into service and the party rapidly
transferred to her. When the transfer had
been successfully made the Girl, black with
an excited, enraged and bowling mob, was
right on their heels and the exciting race
was resumed, and the Boy, flying light,
showed her a clean pair of heels. Near Ash
land the Hudson, with the Kentucky militia,
was met in mid-stream. Captain A. c.
Rehess and the Mason County Guards of
twenty five men were transferred to the Boy
and took charge of the prisoners. The pur-
suing vessel was still in sight, but when they
learned that the militia had arrived the chase
was abandoned. During the chase the Boy,
which proved to be flyer, cleared twelve
miles an hour under high pressure. The
prisoners were located in the rear cabin
under guard. Craft and Neal were shackled
together. They all frightened up when
the chase was abandoned. Ellis spent
the time reading the papers, and APP
peared greatly depressed. Craft and
Neal were chatty and lively, taking
great interest in the joking and comic sing
ing which the soldiers engaged in around
them. Both solemnly protested their inno-
cence. Craft is rather good-looking and
well dressed fellow. He exhibited great
indifference. He claims he can prove
an abb. Neal ia an Unlocking
fellow, and made desperate
but vain attempt TO initiate his partner and
appear Indifferent, but his smile was CHASTITY,
and ever and anon he was seized with uncon-
trollable trembling. Ellis was moody and
uncommunicative.
The Mason boys, in their elegant gray uni
forms, presented very soldierly appearance
and conducted themselves hugely on the trip
down.