Show THIEF RETURNS STOLEN CIVIL WAR CANNON KNOXVILLE Tenn Dec 15 An An old trench mortar cannon used during war stolen stole from near the courthouse years returned ago was mysteriously to the courthouse steps hero Thursday night during a snowstorm snow- snow storm A A letter found in in t the e mouth o of the cannon stated A few years ago OO 1 I seen e n this gun near hear and I gotto got gotto to bout the the- war I wanted that gun It took me to nights to git It loose I put It ItIn Itin Itin and I in In my horse and wagon took it home and put it in in the smokehouse where I could look about Chicka Chicks at it anc and think and th that t Sunday morning morn ing and nd them dam dm Yankees and the time I was WC by them and the mean treatment they gave Im I'm gitten old now and this thus here relic wont do no good when Im I'm gone so I made thebo's the boys bos bring it back God knows I I didn't mean no harm by byn I n it Sit |