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JOHN CHISOLM.areDeimetThe Rumors Afloat About His i Whereabouts.1%t mob States that he was Caxtcbed in Social Circle—That he was Seen in East Point Day Before Yesterday, and THAT HE HAS TELEGRAPHED FROM NEW ^ Orleans.TinThose who are familiar with the street corner talk, know that it is still a conundrum as to who killed Penn Bedell, whether it was Gaines or John Chisolm that tired tne fatal shotArnmor was circulated last ni^ht to the ef-feot that Capt. Joaes, Chief of the Police, had received a telegram froxn Social Circle, announcing the capture of John Chisolm. This we found was without foundation. Capt. •Jones stales that he received no such telegram. and both telegraph offices corroborate his statement with the assertion that no such telegram bad been received over their wires.BEEN NEAR EAST POINT.Mr. Bain, a sewing machine agent, says that he saw John Chisolm sitting by tne roadside on day before yesterday, aud that when he approachrd and called to mm that Chisolm ran into the woods. Says that he knows Chisolm well and could net have been mistaken about identifying him. This state meut seem-i to be credited by the police, as we have it from police circles that Captain Tom Jones, Lieutenants Simmons and Huut, and Deputy Sbr-nff Perkenson left last night on horseback for East PointIN NEW ORLEANS.The following in the last and most improbable BUbimeut iu reference to his whereabouts. We found the following on our de k kftht night:•Lee Smith received the telegram appended law- this afternoon, wnich is supposed to bo from John Chisolm. It is also rumored that his bnther, Willis Chisolm, telegraphed l him at that point to come home and all weald be rigLt.”THE TELEGRAM.New Orleans. February 81, 187L Lee Smith, Atlanta, Ga.:I arrived here all right. Send particulars at once. John .We pnblish the above without believing it to b« genuine. While it is improbable that be iB in New Orleans, it is not out of the range of possibility. If he left here Thursday night and took the train bound for the Orescent City on Friday at 1 o'clock, he would hate landed there at 4:30 yesterday afternoon.
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Atlanta Daily Herald
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Sun, Feb 22, 1874
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