Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-06-13

ing to the high state of feeling then ex-
isting, it perhaps was not deemed ad-
visable then by Mr.. Cox, if he knew at
that time, the whereabouts of the two
men.
Five weeks ago Sheriff Fox believed
he had them located on Big Sandy
River, near Webbville, Kentucky, but
they were not caught. Some three
weeks ago, 80 Sheriff Fox stated at his
residence yesterday, the men returned
to this section of the country and ne
gotiations were again opened with old
man Cox, he desiring to surrender his
son and Stanley, but to do it himself
so that the money derived from the re.
ward could be used to pay lawyer to
defend them.
Last Friday Mr.. Cox was at the Sher.
ifs house and his last visit was Sun
day morning when he came in with the
suspects. Recently the two men have
been hiding out in the woods and it
would have been next to impossible to
capture them had not the deal with
Mr.. Cox been worked to a successful
conclusion.
In company with Sheriff Fox Tri.
bune man visited the two prisoners
Sunday afternoon. They occupy the
large room over the office, which gives
them an opportunity of getting more
exercise than they would if confined
in cell.
Stanley, at the time, was busy look
ing through a pile of magazines some
previous occupant had left behind.
When the Sheriff spoke he Strengthened
up and took seat on the bed. Hei
heavily built man, thirty two years of
age, rugged as his business of coal
miner demands of person to be. Not
a bad looking man by any means. His
face is one that shows determination
in its every feature. He is short in
stature and will perhaps weigh 1850
pounds or more. In con versation he
stated that he was a coal miner, and,
like nearly all men of that class, had
been hurt in the mines, although he
appears strong as an OK. He is well
known in these parts, he said, having
married daughter of VIM. Hall in
the Ninth Civil District, and did not
know where he had acquired the repu.
tation of murderer, gambler and gen.
eral all around desperate, which had
been given him by some of the papers.
of and on he has spent the last four
years in this county.
In corner of the room facing Stan
ley, sat or rather reclined, young Cox.
He has not yet reached his majority,
being but twenty years of age, has
good face, piercing pair of eyes, but
is one of the last persons in the world
person would pick out for murder.
er, having every appearance of plain
farmer boy.
Cox never spoke a word, except to
ask the Sheriff if his father had gone
home, while Stanley was the reverse,
talking along in continued story.
Among other things, he said that
Cox and he, after leaving home had
gone to Jellico, from there to Carter
County, Kentucky, into Boyd County
and finally up into Illinois. They
found no work and so decided to re-
turn. 1t was while in Boyd County
they first heard that they were accused
of the Snodderly murder, but they were
not extremely anxious to return here
at once, from the fact that in letter
to Stanley from his wife she stated that
threats were rife against them and
they would probably be lynched if they
returned then. Three weeks ago they
returned to their homes where they
have since been in hiding, about eigh.
Uooh thiics Nont Vi Tue C1ty.
Both of the men deny the crime
charged TO them; Stanley saying fur.
ther that if he had ever been in Union
County he didn t know it.
Hon. S. G. Heiskell has been engaged
as their counsel. They will be given
preliminary hearing here, but their
trial must be held in Union County at
Maynardsville, unless chance of venue
is secured. They will remain in Knox.
ville's Jail, both on account of the in.
security of Union County s Jail and the
fact that feeling there is too much
against them to be safe in removing
them there.
Lieut.. Jud Reeder, who had the war
rant issued for their arrest, formally
served the paper on them about nine
O'Clock yesterday morning. He says
the reward for their arrest is Sl5O in
stead of $500, given by John Snodderly
and now on deposit in the City Nation.
al Bank.
Asked if he believed them guilty he
replied that Stanley had shaved and
cropped his hair close since leaving,
intimating in SO many words that he
at least believed Stanley guilty if not
Cox.-Knoxville Tribune.
While in Topeka last March, E. T.
Barber, prominent newspaper man of
La Cygne, Kan, was taken with chol-
era morbus very severely. The night
clerk at the hotel where he was stop.