Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-27
VERY PROMPT ACTION
On the Part of Gen. Carnes Saves
Bud Lindsay Neck.
An Attempt Made in Open Daylight To
Lynch The Man, But The Mob is
| Foiled.

The following account of an at
tempt to lynch Bud Lindsay is taken
from this mornings American:
"Not a day has passed over Coal
Creek without its sensation and to-
day has furnished its share il, bold
daylight attempt TO lynch Bud Lind
say. When it became known
through camp that Lindsay had been
released on $1,000 bond, little groups
of troups and citizens could be seen
standing at different points aroun the
depot and temporary court room, dis
cussing the matter in no pleasant
mood, and Lindsay and his friends
had gathered in the yard OF neigh
| boring house, evidently fearing the
worst and waiting for an oppor-
unity to escape from the town.
eat A p. m. the accommodation
train for Knoxville pulled out from
the depot and shout went up that
Lindsay was on board and escaping.
A rush was made by a handful of
soldiers, closely backed up by the
citizens, and Lindsay was brought
down from the train, which rolled on
out, bearing his brother, Bart Lind
say, OF Knoxville, and other friends.
He was hustled on down the road to-
ward Coal Greek, and the ashy pallor
of his face and unsteady step showed
that ne fully realized the desperate
fix he was in. The giant desperate
who could coolly murder men, begged
for his life like the contemplate cow
ard that he is. AT this juncture the
noise and excitement had reached
brigade headquarters, and the word
passed that Gen. Carnes was coming
J in jiffy. Lindsay was soon in the
guard-house by the side of the i'm
) promptu courtroom and Gen. Carne'
} and his staff were endeavoring to dis
cover who t, ok Lindsay off the train
After he had been foiled by the civil
authorities Gen. Carnes told Lindsa.
to come out of the guard-house ant
. said TO him: you are safe. G
where you please. pledge you m.
< protection by my men. You hav
J. my word of honor that you will ne
e be molested'
"After making some further II
a quiries about the affair and givin
: some orders to his staff about invest
= eating the circumstances, he mount
: ed the platform ola baggage car o
/. the side track and said: "My mel
do you not know that this man hs
It been bailed by the civil authorize
n and that he has as much right to 6
= free about these streets as any one
If us? / did not come here to cob
i mand mob. l came here to pl
n down just such lawlessness as yc
o were about to perpetrate, and by Co
D. I'll shoot the first soldier who moles
S. this man. I have given him M
n word of honor that he shall go
lie safety, and know that the men
a command will not see me humilia
i. ed aud will not break my word
honor. Go to your tents
s. "The men obeyed, for their con
N mander was terribly in earnest, ar
h | it is certain that his timely arriv
i'd and vigorous performance OF b
N duties as Commander OF the Arm
e. of Tennessee, saved the life of
De double.dyed villain and murdere
Lindsay first went to the Arb
m Hotel, but shortly came out and e
to tered the house of his brother al
ne struggled out the back way, and w
IN soon making haste toward the mou
Id tains."