Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-21
GEORGE ANDERSON.
The desperate safe blower and
Horse Thief seen IA
Nashville.


Wayne county and his friends, Messrs.
Hilton and George w. Boyd, were
passing Henry Linek's saloon. on
Cherry street, yesterday evening, they
saw a man talking with q companion
at the door. "ThAts Anderson" ex
claimed the ex Sheriff, standing as
still and astonished as il he had re
ceived an electric shock. "That's
him, said Mr.. Hilton. The wick
sdist man in Tennessee" chimed in
Mr.. Boyd. He had scarcely said
these words and turned around to look
again when the man called Anderson
slouched his hat, turned on his heel
and hurried into Linck' saloon.
As soon as Mr.. McGlamery and his
friends returned to their hotel they
sent for a policeman, and Sergeant
Hawkins and Officer Arnold came TO
them.
An American reporter followed the
Sergeant to room 30, and took notes Of
the conversation between him and Mr..
McGlaEery.
w no Is this man you wantT' asked
the Sergeant.
"The wickedest man in Tennessee,
replied one Of the gentlemen.
what has no dOne2" asked Officer
Arnold,
almost everything" replied two
Of the gentlemen at once. He has
stolen horses in herds, shot men and
blown up safes, BY the dozen, reckon
Why, it was only the llth Of last Jan.
uary, said the ex>Sherifi, that he
blew open our county safe and gol
away with over $1,000 in cash"
II shall never forget him." chimed
in Mr.. Hilton. He had not been Ions
out Of the States prison in ArkansaV
and on his way to Waynesboro, ht
had blown open a safe in Faulkner
county, AK, aud gotten away viii
some thousands Of dollars in money
that he put in bank in Cairo, III
He had about $3.50 on his person
when we captured him in Wayues
boro."
HE is terrible fellow" construed
the ex-Sheriff. He was sentenced
to the Arkansaw penitentiary abou
five years ago for stealing a lot o
horses and cattle, But be escape,
three times since. He got out tn
first time with his brother, who wa
sentenced with him for stealing tn
horses and cittle. The Anderson
were working with some other con
victs on the railroad, and one da
George stole the gun Of one OF th
guards. and he and his brother 20
away before the other guards coul,
come up. He and his brother the
went to Burnsbore, Miss, where the
blew open a safe, but were caught i
the act and fred into by the man VII
owned the store. George got ava
with a few buokshot 10 him, and hi
brother was shot through in tw
places. He TFSsSSSS,rered, however, an
, was sent to Arkansaw 10 serve out III
+ balance Of his term. George went I
Mount Pleasant alter that and va
shot in the face by Jim johnson f.
some Of his devilment, and that is tn
, reason | knew him when | saw biz
last night. | knew the wound in b
cheek, noticing that his face looked .
ii his teeth we're all shot out on on
side, but could not see his right han
; which is also badly wounded and quit
; stiff, so that he can't make good use
J it. He was put in the Arkansa
prison the third time, but had som
, money and somebody on the outsid
J bribed the trustee for him, and he q
: uttime to blow open the safe
Faulkner county on his way back
5 Wayne"
II had him in jail in Wayne count
and we would have tried him Their
but the Arkansaw people elaine
e him, and we let him 90 back Their
2 He is thirty-seven years old, weigl
i about l4O pounds, has very black 6a
: dashed a little with gray, very blaC
e mustache and maybe a goatee. Z
has all the wound | spoke about, an
J feet almost as fat as pancakes. II
I wears about nine boot. He writ
: we'll with bis lief hand. He has
2 squiDt in his right eye, and is Il
I wickedest man in Tennessee to. da
!, he is as bold as lion, and if be h
! the use Of both hands he would
I more dangerous than he is"
! Sergeant Hawkins took down A
Q dersOn's pedigree, and, with Ofic
0 Arnold, went hunting for him. II
. Sergeant expressed the opinion We
s freely, however, that, as Mr.. NJ
Glamery was sure that Anderson hi
recognized him, he would not
caught ia this neighborhoOd, but VI
d out Of town already.