The St. Johns herald., 1890-10-16
ouantrcll Dead Again.

Of this city, man died yeSteTGa. afternoon from the effects of a pro tracted spree. The mans life i shrouded in mystery, but his dying statement, partly corroborated by; long chain of circum stances, has convinced hundreds of people that he was either Charles William Quantrell, the famous Missouri bushwacker and outlaw or a mem Der of his band. In this State the man was known as T. J. Henderson He dled at the home of a Mrs, Pan nell, who has known him for years and was his only friend, When told he was dying he asked 10 be left alone with Mrs. Pannell. He had often told her he was fugitive from justice with q price on lis head, but she had kept his secret. When he died she said he was noted outlaw, but she would not give his name until he was buried. The funeral was held this afternoon and then MT. Pannell said the dead man had confessed that he was the noted Quantrell. She said he gave her Instructions how to establish his identity beyond question, but she refused to divulge the instruc- tions, stating that she was going to work the case alone.
 Mrs. Pannell's story of the dead mans history since she has known him is that he came to this Statc soon after the war, and hes resided here all the time except a year spent in Mexico. She knew him only as T. J. Henderson, though he often told her that was not his real name. He described to her at different times many exciting adventures ot border warfare, which as she now relates them, are at once recognized as accurate descriptions of Qnan- trell's battles. Henderson married a widow in Clay County, Ala, but she deserted him. He stabbed and came near killing a man named Lyle, for which he was sent Co pris- on, but was soon pardoned. Over year ago Mrs. Pannell moved from Cherokee County to the littlo farm near this city where she now lives Henderson soon followed, and be has since boarded with the family. He has always been dissipated and did no work, but had plenty of money. He kept a bank account in the city, and at the time of his death owned fine race horse. 4 prominent man in this city knew Quantrell when he was a boy. To- day it was learned that Henderson on several occasions avoided meet ing this man face to face. The gentleman is now very Ill and could not see the dead body.
 Five years ago Ralph Clark was convicted of murder in this city, and is now serving a life sen tence in the coal mines near here. Clark had been a member of the Quantrell band, and he says that the story that the chief was killed is not true. Clark still insists that he knows positively that Quantrell was living in the South several years after the war.
 When asked if the dead man spoke to her of his relatives, Mrs ,Pannell said He didn't know what had become of them for years and years. He told me where his sister lived when he left her, but said I couldn't make any of his people believe me If l went and told them where and how he died. He asked me to go and find his sis ter if I could and prove it was he, and tell her she had certain kind of a scar on her hand that he put there with a case-knife when they were children. He told me some other little things, too, which she would know could only come from him."