Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-26
sHEIK WARRENs MONUMENT.

nashville Mystery Finds Its solution
seventeen Years Later in Palestine.
From. the San Frdnoisco Odu.
william Warren, Virginian by birth,
ana at the date of the tragical occurrence
,bicb is here recalled to public notice,
February, 1868, in the full vigor Of men
tsI and physical strength and the prime
nj Youthful manhood, was the Nashville
agent Of New York banking firm, which
possessed acuteness enough TO see, and
efficient enterprise to take advantage OF,
,ba TACT that there was wonderful field
for profitable speculation of various kinds
epen lust at this time on the borderland;
and the good judgment Of the bankers had
hean further shown in their choice Of w are
rem rs manager for the branch loppqer n
.ince he proved peculiarly fitted, for the
nosition. His operations were enOTEeOLs
and ALWAYS conducted with what seemed
he very perfection of skill, producing the
manifest of results, so that in few iii0nths%
time the establishment at Nashville,
though but u branch, employed large
number of clerks and occupied mOrespace
.ban the home office by considerable,
while there was scarcely day when the
strong vaults did not contain monay, y or
its equivalent in many shapes, running.
FAR up in the tens of thousands. indeed,
The amount on hand was something 80
great. and the knowledge OF the accumu-
ations 50 thoroughly spread about. that
MANY people considered it but "A 1tl6td
matter Of time when some desperate, and
perhaps successful, attempt would be
made to rob the vaults. Warren, howey-
sr, constantly laughed at such ideas Wien
ever expressed in his presence and ASSET
ed his ability TO protect everything IN his
care, and, indeed, the precaution he took
seemed to indicate that be intended this
TO he no idle boast. Night after night he
slept in the inner Office upon a cot placed
Just before the door of the principal vault,
while there were always ut least two
other men, chosen by himself for proven
courage and taithfulness, awake and on
guard within the rOom-all, as is needless
to state, fllly supplied with arms. Out
side watchmen were not wanting also,
and, as time went on and nothing hap
pened, even the persons who had formerly
sincerely feared a robbery ceased to give
the matter a thought.
What then was the horror and conster-
nation of the community. with the major
ity OF which Warren, whether personally
known or only by reputation, was ex-
seedinglY popular through the we'll known
generosity and kindliness of his nature,
when one morning 1t was rumored about
Nashville that the bank had been broken
into the night previous, and that Warren
had been killed in fruitless effort to de-
Tend the treasure. Many at first refused
to credit the report, but for once rumor
proved true, further intelligence not only
confirming it, but adding to its horror.
INCREDIBLE BARBARITY.
Warren had not only been killed, but,
previous to his death had suffered most
lnhuman torture at the hands of the rob
oers' who, six in number, had suddenly
appeared in the inner office a little after
midnight, having gained entrance by some
Unknown means, OVerpOWered and gag
ged the manager, the assistants, and
warren himself, whom they shortly after
put TO The most fiendish torture in fruit
less endeayOr 10 force him to divulVe the
whereabouts of some exceedingly valua-
ole Jewels, which We're reported at this
Time to be concealed somewhere about
Ihe bank promises, and which, naturally,
were the chief object OF the robbers quest
Ilese and the following particulars were,
d course, obtained from WarTen's two
"atchmen, who were found that morning,
pound and gagged, as already stated, and
III awful proof Of the truth of the story
was furnished by the condition of War
Gen.s body. His face had been scared
WIN hot iron over its entire surface im
sucn manner that not a feature re-
NAMED recognizable, and but for---Aies
clothing and the manifest identity of
shape and form, it would have been impOs
'ioie 10 say with certainty that this washe.
Inc two watchmen described, with SICK
enlng mlnuteness, the details of the ttttgr
v. Of 10, ~. AL
warren If be did not comply with thar
demands, his steadfast refusal to do 50.
tne Preparations which were made before
us eyes Tor his torture, the untiinching
HaVery with which he still refused TO
neuay MS trust, and finally the dreauiIfl
ou uggle when, bound as be was, he Vet
maze one last despairing effort to fFIis.
ud'e their tiendish designs, uttering not
Vhe appeal for mercy under all the awful
sDlluees TO which he was subjected, unsiE
unaliy, enraged ut his unfiinching firm
ness the miscreants at last ended his
E4lI win murderous stab in the breast
luey searched high and low for the secret
eptacle, but IN vain, and, finally, as
Cue dawn approached, loaded themselves
r ",tn money, coin, aud such scrip as could
, WY ne afterwards readily identified,
~uichi altogether, amounted TO an enor-
mus sum-the loss which so crippled
Ky oank that not long atterward IL went
ii'w Hquldation-and departed without
""lluk any trace by which, as IL subse-
EufHuy proved, they could be SUCCESS
"ly Traced. Determined efforts were
ma1e Dy Warren's many friends TO detect
N''u u puhlsh the murderers; but they re-
~ ogS,,eu III nothing, aud the assassination
iesldent Lincoln following soon after
60 another turn to the thoughts of those
NUS morbid appetite for sensational
AZ" would have caused them to treasure
o Wiiner tragedy in their minds.
NV lhe occurrence was gradually
+" soVlen. Warren had no rela.
r.'es, and left no property that
""S known Of; hut his obseuuies were
ao.ehued TO by public subscription. n vast
rugourse following his body 10 itg last
vailnE place In the Nashville cemetery.
10y" ~ suhlclent money beng subscribed fo
r"t lQf beautiful monument, which was
'u as uently placed over his grave.
80, ~ thlh' rs has been stated, occurred
.5ny years ago, but attention has lately
u recalled to the circumstance nv the
,.. IKE story told by Col. II. q. Enyers. a
uleihan who has but lust returned
,m ASIA Minor in seaport CITY of
rrnleh distant land he has Tor several
"ls past held consulship. rpsiynint,
n nlo 9ulcS Immediately after the change
VI administration. sc
YOUNG NoMAD CHIEFrAiN.
o.. come three years since. as he reIatss tho
WI ,nouinstances, Col. Enyers torrcd liz
.au ~ years, who frequently came ~ ne
.aport already mentioned somati,nas
'AluE In HlDup and uout.