The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-07

had grown warm after. so long time. The
officers secured rcquisiton papers from
Nashville and from there went to Clay
County.
OFFICERS TIRELESS SEARCH.
Disguised rough moUntaineers they
travelled from place to place. and they
carefully searched the towns of GaIlatin
ami ScottSviiie. posing as men who wanted
/ 10 buy stock. They met an old squire in
clay County and took him into confidence
and he assisted them. The squire told them
! CT a William Murray living in Clay County.
and after considerable inquiry he proved to
| he the uncle of the man for whom they
We're seeking Again the squire did them
good stead when he sent his wife to get
what information she could from, the wife
Of Murray. She learned that a man, n
relative OF Murray. had visited him some
five years before and that he had committed
some crime IN Illinois and fed. IL was also
learned that this man lived somewhere in
the triangle made by Sparta. Pikeville and
Murfreesboro.
hamperei by the natural conditions. and
there being no suspicious actions of the
! man for whom they were searching TO aid
them.
ONLY CLEw PROVED CORRECT
They returned TO Mount Vernon and had
printed minute and exact description OF
Murray. which they caused to be distributed
through every section of Tennessee in
which Murray was suspected of being.
/ Finally 4 letter from a Constable in that
section reached the hands of the Illinois Of
I hcers. This was about six months ago. He
wrote that there was "a, man whom the
miles from his home near Dunlap. declaring.
however, that he had known the man for
Twenty-Five years and expressing his assur-
ance that this was not the man whom the
officers wanted,
The officers grasped at any clew. but this
one seemed tG be so improbab that they
did not hasten the investigation of the case
backed up by the positive assurance Of the
Consta able. They went about it. however
even though slowly and obviously. with the
same faithfulness that had marked their
efforts in the past. They cOrreSponded with
residents and neighbors Of the man Howard
and the data regarding his movements
agreed with the dates which they had al
ready secured. and they decided that he
was the man for whom they We're looking. :,
They came to Chattanooga and arranged
their plans here. and the Capture OF Muir
ray was effected.
CAPTURE OF MURRAY.
Two of the most trusted officers in Chat
tanooga We're picked for the work of taking
Murray. They went with instructions from
without difficulty approached Murrays
house and found him at the breakfast ia
was some minutes before they cou d MAKE
him understand what they We're after, ard
then. trembling and fairly whiting in every
limb in the realization that punishment
had come at last he submitted TO being
handcUffsd and admitted his identity.
He remained iI Chattanoosa day. and
then SlaTttu on MS way 10 nf trieu before
court. the members Of whom were mere
children when the killing for which he
may have to pay the death penalty WAS
committed.
CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE
He stated i number of times while in
Chattanooga that the killing was commit
ted in self-,iefense, and. shortly after his
capture.he again became ,isht-hearted ani
buoyant. often cheeIfully remarking that ne
would come out all right"
The narrative OF this man 6 lie lS more
like Il page of romance than the narration
Of actual incidents. and it has created great
interest in the mans future throughout
this section Mary of his neighbors have
sDcken of attending the trial TO testify TO
his subsequent character and to try and Sc
cure his release.
An instance which shows the fear Muir
raw had of recapture is the fact that on
coming to Tennessee. he destroyed all pho
tographs of himself and never Afterwards
permitted his picture to be taken.