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Richard Calloway, who was possibly enflamed
at the time, by the best of motives, but he
had been for many years, a personal enemy
to Col. A. the father of R. K. A.
Not long afterwards, it was rumoured
that A. was to return to Winchester, for
the purpose of standing a trial. Hop Turney
left town & it was said, was gone to
Huntsville, accompanied by Col. Calloway.
He returned in a few days, accompanied
by A. - It was perhaps 10 o'clock at night
before they arrived, - they had not travelled
the main road, any part of the way.
A. was surrendered that night, or the next
morning to Sheriff Gray, who endorsed on
the back of the Warrant, that he had
"resd. the body of R. K. A. by the hands of
Col. Calloway." This endorsement is in the
hand writing of Hop. Turney.
Col. Calloway remained in town, the
greater part of the day (Saturday) but
altho he had volunteered to go with Austen
in pursuit of Anderson, & claim
the credit of bringing him back, he did
not call on me, but as I understood spent
the day amongst my enemies.
I had endorsed upon the warrant, in the
hands of Austen, that I would give a reward
of $500 for the apprehension
of A. : This Calloway had seen on his
first trip, but they all understood, that
it was not intended for them, but for
people at a distance, in the event that
he had left Huntsville.
About the time, that Turney left