The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-10-14

out, and with most of the time nothing
to show me my locality, lost my reck-
oning and must have taken a northwest
erly course. Thus it was long in the
afternoon when sighted telegraph
! poles and knew must be near the rail-
/ road.
taking out my climbers, which, with
| telegraph instruments in case of some
emergency 1 always carried with me
during my trips, 1 climbed the pole, cut
the wires and telegraphed to the station
east to stop the next train where white
flag was flying from telegraph pole. l
then tackled my handkerchief to the pole
and slid down. was so overcome with
hunger and fatigue that knew this pre-
caution was necessary, for might drop
to sleep and fail to hear the train.
"In about two hours a train came
along, stopped and took me on. The
engineer told me l must have travelled
nearly forty miles since leaving A.
As soon as the train was under way the
conductor wanted to know by what
right had stopped the train. took
out my pass and showed him my official
badge. In few minutes he left me and
said few words to two men, the only
other passengers on the train, and then
went out.
81 had noticed the suspicious glance
of the two men before, and now I no.
ticed they winked knowingly to each
other, but 1 partly closed my eyes and
pretended to be doing, yet all the time
watching my fellow passengers closely
and wondering what was up. scented
foul play and meant to be on my guard.
FINALLY the men came and sauntered
toward me, and one was just about to
put his hand on my shoulder and l
caught a glimpse of pair of handouts
in the other fellows hand, when out
came my six shooter and told them not
to touch me as they valued their lives.
had taken them by surprise, as it was
too late for them to pull out their weap-
ons. They fell back, but did not put
up my weapon till was safe in the next
station. Seeing large placard on the
wall as l entered the little waiting room,
turned to read it with my hands behind
me. In a moment felt pair of steel
bracelets snap on my wrists, and
wheeled around to meet the Complacent
looks of my fellow passengers, the train
hands and telegraph operator. l just
foamed then, was so angry. ] wanted
to know what they meant and ordered
them to release me. For answer one Of
the men clapped his hands on my shout
der and said:
1 arrest you for the murder of G. r.
Raymond
sc. R. Raymond, you fools! 1 man
aged to blurt out. why, am G. r.
Raymond myself, and not much of
dead man either, as you will find out if
you don't release me at once
"They still kept calm and advised me
to read the notice behind me, for l could
come no game on them.
81 turned and read: Murdered! Ar
rest any one presenting the pass of G. R.
Raymond, state official, who was muir
dered ON the 9th inst. Body thought to
have been robbed and then thrown into
the river
''That glance revealed the situation,
but no expOstulatiOns or explanations of
mine could convince the men that l was
G. r. Raymond and not his assassin. l
Immediately telegraphed to the gov
ernor the circumstances of my escape
and arrest, and the result was an order
to release me at once.
by this time the excitement and
fatigue had so worked ON my nerves
that l am sure l was never angrier
in my life, and when the governors
commands We're executed l turned and
gave those two officials such a blessing
as presume they never before received.
All believed me then and were ready to
do me service. After rest and refresh
ment of cOurse [ could view the case
more calmly. Free Press.