Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-20

Atlanta about half mile behind. Mr.. simn.
son noticed that the stranger and the So
called express messenger were no where to
ue seen, ana he called a gentleman on the
train and told him to tell the express messen-
ger 10 please return the money that he had
loaned him. Explanations were then entered
into, and II soon dawned upon the unsOphis-
ucated mind OF Mr.. Simpson that he had baop
cheated out Of S25 by two sharDers. COnduc-
tor urner stopped the train, and Mr. Simp-
son footed il back to Atlanta. with the hone
OF hnulng the thieves, who had robbed him so
unmercIully, and he, too, a poor, needy man.
The Athens Banner WdfcAaaan prints the
following additional details concerning an
occurrence already described IN the NEWS:
Meeting up with Lieut.. Arnold of the police
IOrce. we inquired II he had ever heen sent to
Arkansas 10 arrest a member OF the Iepisla-
ture OF the state for burning house in Mon
roe, w alton county. Yes, / can give you
IuIl history OF It. In 1856 or 1867, Joe g. Hud-
gins and a man named AddingtOn came into
Monroe and set fire to store that stood where
the store OF Z. q. NOVEL; now stands The
proof against these two men was positive
followed in pursuit. / caught Addington in
Jefferson. but HudgIns made his escape and
went 70 Arkansas. Addington was brought
back To Monroe, convicted and sentenced to
the penltentiary, but Bullock gave him a par
don without his ever serving day. learned
that Hudgins had settled in Dallas Arkansas
anu had been elected member of the Legis-
lalure- knew ne " as the man | was after,
ana Immediately got a requisitiOnlfrom Gov
James NJ. smith and started for Little Rock.
A. ii. Garland. at present a member OF Presi-
dent Cleveland's Cabinet, was then Governor
OF Arkansas, and to him l went with the
requlsition. Gov. Garland expressed great
surprIs Sc at the requisition, and said that
there must be some mistake, as Hudgins was
very prom nent man in Arkansas and was
warm personal friend Of his. / Informed
Gov. Garland that / knew my business. aud
knew that Hudgins was the right man.
This happened about 10 O'Clock in the
morning, and ] wanted TO get the requisi-
ton signed and get OF to where Hudgns
lived by O'Clock. as l had to travel over
the mountains through dangerous country
100 miles before could get % where Hudgins
lived left the Governors Office, and never
got the requisitiOn until that evening at
O'Clock. This delayed me twelve hours, as
could not leave before the next day. While
] was at the hotel waiting young clerk that
l saw IN the Governors Office came in and
pointed me out to man who was with him.
and am certain that this man went on ahead
OF me. and gave Hudgins the information
that / was coming, as a perfect description
OF myself was given TO parties in the
town OF Dallas long before l arrived.
hen / reached there Hudgins had been
gone some time. He went over in the Indian
nation, and from there to Texas. where he
lived Tor a few years, and then came back to
Arkansas, and is now member of the Leglsla-
ture and q prominent man Gov. Mcdaniel
is after him now, and he knows all the cir
cumstances, as il happened at his home.
Hudgins viii be caught and brought to jus
tlce. / had perllOus and risky trip over the
mountains OF Arkansas. While travelling
along 1 saw an Old bear with two cubs lying
in the sun on the side Of the mountain. At
attacked the sheepfOld. and from the fuss they
made / thought pandemOnIum had broke
loose. Hudgins will be convicted If he is ever
brought to Walton county.