Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-23
FOR SAFE KEEPING.
Frank Weems, the Chattanooga
Rapist, in Jail Here.
Brought Here Saturday Morning and In
carcerated on a Bogus Charge Of
Breaking Open Freight
Cars.

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It became generally known that
Frank Weems, the Chattanooga
rapist, that the mob tried to hang at
Nashville Friday night was in the
county Jail. The talk
was caused by an erroneous report to
the effect that mob was on the way
from Nashville here to hang the
negro, not from any desire on the
part of GAINESVILLE people to hang
him.
While it is not absolutely certain
that Weems is in jail here the evil
dence is strong that he is now board
ing with Jailer Station, and for the
present at least is safe. Saturday
morning Detective Mcclure, OF
Nashville, arrived here on the 7:26
tram, having a negro whom ne put
Jail on charge OF breaking open
freight cars, giving his name as VIII
Brooks.
Saturday evenings Banner says
that it was learned In Nashville on
the best authority that Weems was
taken from the Jail Friday evening at
s O'Clock by Detective Sam Mcclure
and Constable James Allen, who
conveyed him to the latter's home In
the country in a carriage.NHe was
kept there until about Z O'Clock,
when he Was brought to Linck's
depot, where the 1865 train was
boarded for Guthrie. Here the
Mem phis train was taken by Nc
Guire and the negro, Allen returning
to Nashville.
Mcclure must have remained in
Guthrie with his prisoner Friday
night, as he reached here as stated
above, at 1925 Saturday morning.
After depositing his prisoner in the
county Jail, Mcclure left Saturday
night for Nashville.
Chief Stafford saw the negro yes.
terday and asked him his name.
"Will Bruce" replied the negro.
"What have you been doing ?"
"rhey say l have been breaking
open freight cars" promptly replied
the prisoner.
"Have you ever been in Chatta-
| nooga ?" inqnired the officer.
Without answering this question
Weems or Brooks turned and went
to the rear Of his cell and no pur-
suasion could get him to converse
further.
The prisoner is a young Eman
about twenty-five years old; will
weigh about 175 pounds and is six
feet high. He is copper colored, AUD
wears side whiskers, the exact de-
scription given, Of Weems by the
Chattanooga papers.
There is very little, If any doub
that he is the negro who ASSAULTED
Mrs. Mavity at Chattanooga, the de
tails of which appeared in the LEAF
CHRONICLE Friday and Saturday
That he is safe, so far as the people o
GAINESVILLE are concerned, goes with
: out saying, but an enraged populac
in the Eastern division of the Stat
is thirsting for his blood and shoul'
he fall into their hands his bod.
would certainly dangle in the al
from the end Of rope.
y, Judge Tyler was seen about tn
matter this morning, and his state
ment as to how the negro came here
is substantially as above. He dit
not suspect the imposition at tn
time permission was given to leav
the negro here, for few days. ID
does not know now officially that tn
prisoner Is Weems, but no matte
who;he isAor how he came here, h
| is not to be taken out by mo
} while in charge of this county
. Hearing of some threats and excite
ment on the streets. He at once OF
dered the Sheriff to summon poss
of men to his assistance and prepar
to meet any attack, and to shoot an,
man who entered the Jail yard with
out permission. A writ was issue
y for the arrest of Baker, the man VIII
keeps the shooting gallery, for bois
ferrous talk and threats to get up
mob. Baker, however, subsidies
and was not arrested, but the wal
rant is still in the hands of tn
r Sheriff.
|, The Judge says the sending OF tn
man here, if he be Weems, was a
imposition and he don't intend t
let him stay long and will not max
3 the Montgomery Jail refuge for tn
l. scoundrels from other counties, bu
). he will tolerate no mob violence, ant
/ while the negro is here he shall b
/. protected to the extent OF upholdinI
the law. No mob shall take pris
oner from this Jail without the sac
rifce of blood, and no strangers vii
: be permitted to search the jail
Deputy John Station is prepared TO
}, any emergency, and has positive Oh
4 ders to shoot and shoot to kill, an
a let no man or men in, and Station ca
a be relied upon to execute orders.
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