The Southern herald., 1896-04-03

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= bad rented = house in Chester. H
was to pay for the team in the ever
\ ing. Soon ai.sr be leit il was di,
covered that he had tried 10 buy
saddle on credit from Ford Bro.
Upon Investigation il was found b
had not rented any house. Il wa
soon reported that a woman drov,
The team ont Of town. 10 an easterl,
direction, followed by man ridinI
q dun pony. The sheriff bad seer
: the parties go through town, and
at once summoned deputy Neilson
and started IN pursuit. Five miles
from Liberty, on the Summit road
the couple were Overtaken. When
7 nrst seen they were driving out Of
} an old road back into the main road
Both we're in the buggy, the pony
following. When arrested and told
why, the man said he had intended
TO SO TO Centreville, but changed
his mind by concluding 10 drive
through the country and return 10
Glosser that evening. Being told
he was twenty miles from Gloster.
ne feigned surprise, saying he sup
posed il was only ten. He claimed
that the woman was his wife. his
home in Nashville, Tenn, and his
business in this section was 10 buy
cattle. The prisoners were brought
back TO town, where Mr. Wilkin.
son, the partner Of Mr.. Kahn, had
arrived in the meantime. An ef.
fort was made TO prefer charges
here, but It could not be done legal. |
ly and the prisoners we're carried |
on to GlOster where the man. who
called himself r. J. Morris, was
tried on charge Of frloniously and
falsely appropriating the properly
of Kahn & Wilkinson. He was re.
turned to Liberty and placed in Jail
in default of $3.50 bond. As there
was no charge against the woman
she was released. Morris turned
the pony over to deputy Nelson as
security for bis wife's board and she
accompanied him to Liberty. Be.
fore leaving GlOster Morris tele.
Sraphed to a lawyer named Gar.
land, at Louisville, Ky, to notify
MS mother that he was dying. q
Early Monday morning Sheriff i
Davis received a message stating v
bat the dun pony was the property A
# negro living on the plantation C
# Capt. Bob McGehee, near Wood. b
lille. A message was also received u
rom Mrs. Kennedy, the mother of c
aorris, who had reached Gloster d
nd wished 10 converse with her G
on through the telephone. Her e'
'ish was granted. She refused 10 C,
0ms to Liberty until she received al
osilive assurance that she would in
OF see the woman in the case. y ca
eing thus assured she agreed 10 W,
'me, reaching this place about 1 ra
m. She proved 10 be- real nice "a
derly lady, elegantly attired, re- an
ned, cultured and of pleasing ad- va
'ess. She said her boys name eli,
70 Kennedy, that he left home in tel
'ptember with plenty Of money. fro
d that she had not heard from hs
10 since and knew nethins Of the an
'man who was with him. Her
y was carried 10 the hotel where =,
and his mother held a private 1.
nversation lasting two hours or Is S
ore. She returned to Gloster the ~ ~
me evening, without arranging
y bond, acting, we suppose, on ~
? advice Of her attorney, Hon. F. - oOl
McLain, While she and her 4 !
> we're having their talk, Mr.. =
Wis received a message from Ine
eriffSessions, Of Wilkinson coun- Raj
10 hold R. ]. Morris, alias Joe !
18th. on charge Of horse stealing. was
Monday night, about II o'clock. con
putty sheriff Havard, Of WiIkin. not
], arrived with a warrant for the sen
soner. He was accompanied by con
orge Harris, the owner of the pro
~ The Wilkinson official said the
man under arrest had been the
und Woodville several weeks. the
tending 10 buy cattle, but really atFai
ng nothing except successfully T
Hshired the pony S. I
: tie negro for thrso davs and In !
county. No woman Was win
sn. MF. Hazard left althss