The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-06
MISS DISMUKES TELLS OF
 HER SAD TRIP TO MEMPHIS
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reputable house for supper, if they ate supper at all
 The fact that she was picked up at the place mentioned above leaves ss the only inference to be drawn that he inveigled her Into the dining room of some Of the numerous cheap lunch houses in the neighborhood of the Union depot which are run in connection with saloons.
 Not only were all of the hotels visited by representatives of the paper in an ef- fort to locate Btles, but every one was called by phone later to see if the much wanted young man had put in his ap- pearanee but this diligent Inquiry failed to develop anything of his whereabouts
 The fact that Miss Dismukes was dis covered shortly after o'clock shows that Biles had several chances to leave the city immediately after leaving her. There are many trains leaving the union depot from o'clock to 10 and 1t is more than likely that he went out on. one of them Two trains left the city over the l.. and N. road on which he could have returned to his home at Mckenzie, one at o'clock and another at g. Besides this, trains left Memphis over the Frisco going both east and west, over the Choctaw and oyer the Illinois Central.
 An effort was also made to find out from the crew of train No. 1O4 which left here at o'clock over the l.. and N., whether or not Biles was a passenger on it out of the city, but at late hour no message was received In reply to the message sent by this paper.
 SEEN WITH TOM L. BILES.
 A gentleman connected with the Louis- vile and Nashville railroad, who came in on No. 10S yesterday afternoon, said:
 Miss Dismukes got on the train at Guthrie, Ky, this morning at 8:55 o'clock, and had a pass to Memphis over the Louisville and Nashville. I was talk ing to her just before we got to Mem phis this afternoon and she told me she was going to Maple Bluff, Ark over the Frisco.
 T told Miss Dismulxes that her cousins. James and Paul Dismukes. of Mayfeld. Ky, were in Memphis and told her that If she would give me her address I would have them call her up. She said she would not be here but intended to go through tonight, leaving at S:S0 for her destination. She said she would re- main at the union depot awaiting her train west.
 SAW BILES WITH HER.
 When she left the train 1t was rain ing and Tom L. Bies of Mckenzie es- corted her into the depot holding an um-
  When I finished my train duties I came through the union depot and looked closely for Miss Dismukes, as I wanted to talk to her about her relations at Mayfield and Nashville, but she was gone. The next I heard of her was to- night when I heard she had been found unconscious on the street.
 "I did not see Tom L. Biles talking to Miss Dismukes while they were on the train.'
 RILEs AN EDITOR.
 Tom L. Biles of Mckenzie Is editor of the Mckenzie Herald and well known in that section. He is about 25 years of age and has worked as printer through several towns in middle and west Tennes- see.
 He is a married man. is a Mason and member of other leading fraternities.
 THE DIsMUKEs FAMILY. The Dismukes family is one of the best and most distinguished in Tennes- see. The young lady's father the Hon. William c. Dismukes of Gallatin, is one | of the leading lawyers and political lead- CTS of middle Tennessee. He is local att torney of the Louisville and Nashville railroad in Sumner county. He served two terms as speaker of the state senate | from 1891 to 1895 and has been promi- nently mentioned for governor.
 Martin L. Dismulxes, his eldest son, brother of the unfortunate girl, was one of the first of the young Tennesseans to volunteer for service in the Spanish American war, and rose to the rank of 1 first lieutentant for gallantry and con- | spicuous courage.
 They are men of brave and determined character, gentlemen of the finest sensi- bilffes and will not let dishonor rest upon | them.
 Senator Dismukes was communicated 1 with last night. He stated to the Com mercial-Appeal that he would leave for Memphis at once and would reach this 1 city today.