The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-03-27
TWO 81. QUILERO'
GET TO The BAD.
GUY Morris and j. o. Blackburn
Attempt TO DIstort $1,000
From Squire Bob Mullins, but
Get 'PInched, in the Act.

Two men by the names of Guy
Morris and J. q. Blackburn, alleging
themselves TO be detectives, were ar
rested here yesterday on a warrant
sworn out by Esquire RObt. Mullins.
of tie santa Fe neighborhOod, chaTg-
ing them with attempting TO extOrt
money from him. One of the men
claims TO nail from Milan, Tenn,
and The other from some town in
Mississippi. both with headquarters
in Memphis.
The men met Squire Mullins ON the
street here last Monday and after IN
Producing themselves to him. and tell
ing him their occupation. said that
they wanted TO "know something about
the John Satterfeld hush money.
Sattertield's store at Santa Re was
burned some months ago, it was sup
posed by an incendiary, and the men
claimed to be investigating the origin
of the fire. They said they had beel
informed that the Squire could tell
them something about the matter.
Squire Mullins told them they we're
mistaken and that he knew nothing
whatever of the burning. They in
sisted that he did, and then began to
threaten him it ne did not come across
with the information desired. They
told him that they had something
against him; that while he was post
master at Santa Fe, ''he opened a
,etter." and that they had been EN-
ployed to WORK up the case.
They then threatened to arrest the
Squire if he did not cough up LOO
10 them in cash. About this time
Squire Mullins decided that he was
I'D against couple of Dlackmailers
ana that he would turn trick him
self. He accordingly made an engage
ment to meet the alleged ''sleuths' at
the Maury National Bank on Friday.
when he would pay them the money
demanded.
Saturday Squire Mullins came to
town and, meeting the detectives,
went to the bank referred to to draw
out the money. By previous arrange
ment with Sheriff FOrgey and Chief OF
Police Love Webb, when the detectives
entered the bank they were immedi-
ately followed by the officers, who
placed them under arrest. 1t is said
that the look of chagrin on the faces
of the disciples of Sherlock Holmes
when the officers notified them of their
arrest was something awful. AS they
entered the bank visions of bills of all
hoated before their
gaze a life of luxury and ease In
some distant place where they would
be secure from the pursuit OF the
mlnions of the law pictured itself In
their minds, and then to be 50 rudely
awakened from this beautiful dream
by Maury able bodied sheriff and the
chief of police was certainly shatter-
ing to the nerves.
The officers searched the men but
found nothing on them except a pair
of prass knucks. Neither of hem
had any detective star, though it is
said one claims to be Government
Secret Service and the other claims
to pe of the lllustrious tribe of Pink
erton. They had in their possession
three letters belonging to Squire
Mullins, but the Squire is at loss to
know how they obtained them. The
men we're lodged in Jail, but late last
night succeeded in making bond. The
bonds were placed at 81, 900 and 81. 600.
There was more talk that the detec-
tives would have Squire Mullins ar
rested on the charge of "opening a
letter. while postmaster, but no papers
had been served on the Squire at IL 80
0 clock, when Herald reporter saw
him on the street. and it is very likely
that nothing will be done. The repor-
ter laughlngly asked the Squire
Whose letter it was that he opened
and how much money he got out OF
It," He replied Il did MOI open any
letter, OF course. and never heard OF
such charge until the men sprung 1T
on me, in their attempt to hold me up.
l intend to prosecute them to the limit,
and have employed as my attorneys
Messrs. J. c. VOORHEES, and H. p.
Figuers. When told Of the rumor
that the men were going to have him
arrested. the Squire said: well l.
am ready for them. They can bring
any charge against me they want to.
but am going to sock it to them with
all the power of the law
Sheriff Forgey says when he placed
the men IN Jail they didn't seem to
care a bit.