The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-30

Jacksonville. On arrival at Jackson
vile with Beason ironed to him, his
friend was there and told him that
telegram had been sent to intercept
him. Both trains were in the depot at
the time-the Atlantic Coast Line and
the Florida Central and the Atlantic
Coast Line train was just leaving when
Beason and Gault hurriedly boarded
it. The prisoner became greatly alarm
ed and begged piteously to stick by
him, telling him that he would die in
the Georgia convict camp and would
never get away. Gault was alarmed
until they got to Wycross, Ga. At that
place the train connects with Tampa
train through to New York. Coming
into the depot we found that crowd
of about q thousand people had assem-
bled. We became greatly alarmed and
we thought certain that we would be
intercepted. In few minutes one of
the railroad officials came into the car
and / hastily called him to me and
asked him what was the matter. He
then informed me that the Tampa train
had gone through the bridge and this
mass of people were there making in
quiries with reference to their friends
and that our train ended there and that
it would be three hours before our
train went north Not knowing what
to do in the situation we were placed, AS
it was dangerous to go into the no.
tells, we hastily tied handkerchief
around the cuffs and made haste
| for the cane break, intending to remain
there until the train was made up.
Finding that three or four young men
had got on to us, and followed us, and
knowing that crowd would soon be
following us, we saw that we had to
make a circuit around the city and
come in at the back of the station. We
then had talk with an official connect
ed with the station and he kindly let
us into q room to wait for the train.
We had not been in the room long be-
fore the people got lot Of curiosity
about them. Soon two rough looking
men, looking like deputy sheriffs, OF
officers of the law, pretty well covered
with dust, came into the depot and
there held long parley and pulled out
telegram and read it carefully, and
then looked into the room at us. They
then came into the room, looked us
over, pulled out the telegram again and
then held another consultation. One
of them advanced over to Gault and
said, "Hello, and Capt Gault replied
"Hello." He said, "You have aprison.
er with you, and Gault replied, eyes,
it looks that way" He then asked
Gault where he was from, whereupor
Gault wheeled around and said, 81 am
from Summerville and l am a head
quarter man at Charleston, S. c.
He said, ''where did you get the fell
low?" Gault raised his eyes, not know.
ing how to answer, saw the name of 6
town in Georgia, Amherst, and told
him Amherst, Ga, and that the mau
had stolen q horse and team at Charles
ton. They seemed to be satisfied; ther
they went over into the corner and helC
another consultation, and decided
something between themselves ant
then went out.
BY this time the train had been mad,
| up and Beason and Gault got into thu
, train and arrived at Baltimore, after
} being ironed together 40 hours. Boil
Gault and the prisoner looked broker
/ d0WY.Rud haggard. They met &C
11eiHSteftIy Mr.. Jackson, in Washington
al ST SSEErm of Biedler & jackson, VIII,
y boarded the same train with Beasol
! and Gault and on the way to this cit,
3 Beason told Jackson all about tn
I forgery. Arriving at police headquar
. ters, Detective Gault was highly com
n Dlinented hv the marshal for the wa.
e in which he succeeded in arriving i
9 this city with the prisoner.
4 Gault highly compliments Marsha