The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-03-12
NIGHT RIDER rs GONE.
Sheriff Brasfeld, Of Weakley, slashed
With Razor.


Dresden, Tenn, March Z. Hirschel
Hogg, confessed Nightrider, and hereto
fore a trusty, is believed to have changed
from the role of trusted prisoner-to fugi-
tive. Sheriff c. A. Brasfeld, of Weak
ley County, is issuffering from severe razor
slashes in the right arm, Hurley Mosely,
colored, alleged chicken thief, narrowly
escaped lynching and has bad hand
where a bullet from Deputy Sheriff
Dunn's revolver pfoughed through it,
and the citizens Of the town generally
are recovering from nervous shock.
This sums up the result Of free fight
iat the jail and baked jail delivery here
lastnight. Hogg's part, or alleged part,
in the affair developed late to-day when
Mosely, the negro, declared that Hogg
had furnished him with the razor with
which he was armed last night, and this
was followed by the statement that Hogg,
who has been a trusty, had left for Union
City this morning with the Sheriff. per-
mission. Union City was communicated
with and a request made for Hogg's ar
rest and detention, but so far nothing
has been heard from him.
Since the Nightrider prisoners were
\ brought here from Union City they have
occupied the main cells of the jail, while
the county prisoners we're held below.
In the hall near the insane department
and in one or two other places there is
no steel ceiling, and in one particular
place deliveries have occurred several
times. Two weeks ago Chas. Gardner,
colored, an Illinois desperado, dug his
way to liberty. Masons had replaced the
wall, but the cement had not hardened |
ESCAPE FRUSTRATED.
Late yesterday afternoon Mosely, col
ored, pushed the brick out and was in
the act of escaping when caught. He
was locked in one of the lower cells. A
razor which had been furnished another
prisoner with which to shave had been
missed, and late last night search was
made for it. 1t was finally located in
cell of Mosely. He was called upon to
deliver itup, but refused to do So Finally
the Sheriff laid hold Of him to search
him, when he suddenly drew it, slash
ing right and left, cutting the Sheriff ,
in the right arm. II
Deputy Sheriff Dunn came to the ,
Shoriff's rescue, accompanied by Ether !
idge Gardner, colored, and one or two !
other TRUSTEES, but Mosely, becoming
much infuriated, and armed with the {
razor, fought them all. t
Seeing that the negro was about to get il
the best of the affray, Dunn fired four y
times with his revolver, the last shot s
taking effect in the negro's hand. Even a
then he refused to give up, and was only V
overpowered by sheer forcce. /.
LYNCHING TALKED OF. IL
The trouble created a great deal of ex- II
several hundred citizens gath al
sring at the jail to ascertain the cause o.
If the trouble. There was some talk of "
aking the negro out and hanging him, u
,ut cooler counsel prevailed Sheriff N
/
3rasfield has the reputation of being an 81
humane Sheriff, treating his
prisoners With all the forbearance pos I'll
ible, and this attack by the negro is m
onsidered inexcusable. tn
Mr.. Brasfeld was carried to the Barr an
nd Little Sanitarilm, where his wounds ws
ere treated The negro also had medi- de
al attention, and all is quiet to-day. tn
Late this afternoon the negro, Chas. nj
ardner, who broke jail two weeks ago, be-
as reported as having been captured by Hl
le police of Cairo, ILL., me
HoGG's ALLEGED PART wa
Hersehel Hogg has been given un- %, o.
nal liberties here, with the approba- an,
On, it is generally reported, of Attor- Th
" General Caldwell. Hogg testified l.
'luntarily in the trials at Union City, ceI
ID his testimony went far towards the ear ear
nyiction of the alleged murderers of life
Ipt Rankin and the alleged assailants a g
Col. R. O. Taylor. Is
Hogg was made trusty and has APP W ~
ared on the streets here SO frequently the
1t no attention has lately been paid Ger