Southern shield., 1841-05-21

and threw the key away. Brown took with him a gold watch and blue cloth cloak, which he said he had thrown away for fear of detection, but did not say where.
 It seems from the statements that Ennis, on the morning following, was in company, with all of them and many of the facts he got from others besides Madison Warrick and Sewell said but little about it. Madi- son had with him on the morning following the bar of ron with which the deed was executed, and Ennis having learned the of fee it had performed, took it and threw it into privy in the rear of Leahs house. The vault was yesterday searched and the bar found. We understand it proves to bel an instrument used in opening dry goods boxes, a chise on one end and claws on the other, one of the claws partly broken, agreeing fully with Ennis's description.
 There are many other minor statements,
 but the above is the substance The com
 munication of Madison appears to have been made without solicitation, and without any injunction of secrecy.
 Ennis states that Madison's coat was
 found in the loft of Leahs house besmear-
 ed with blood From all that we can gath
 CT it does not appear that the scheme had
 been long conn ected, or that they had very
 well matured their plan of operations. l We subjoin such a description of the
 murderers as we arein possession of, and
 trust it may be sufficient, if they have not
 already been apprehended, to lead to their
 detection
 Madison is a slave belonging to Samuel ! G. Blanchard, of New Orleans--haS been
 here some time running at large, and if we
 are correctly informed was sent here to
 avoid prosecution in New Orleans. He
 Is stout copper colored man, near 6 fee
 high, about 35 years old, very bold. and i'm Ipudent in his manner We understand tha
 short time since, he took a trip, on his own hook, to Galena and Chicago, and ) lately returned to this city. It is believed l he left here on the Wednesday following !, the murder, on board the Missouri, for New $ Orleans
 Brown is dark mulatto, about , feet 10 inches high, about thirty years of age 1. and it is said resided in Cincinnati H. : seems to have been here a very short time He was seen on board the Goddess of Ll r tL74-- hr c I f>, Ci.. i s,,, l James Seward alias Sewell, is a darl
 mulatto, about ) feet 9 inches high, stou , made, ahd bold cunning, and very wei educated negro It is said 'he reads an, writes very we'll; is originally from Ney York; has resided at New Albany, was las E summer op board tRe steamboat Agnes, an i, during Madison's sojourn at Chicago wa with him there HeiS supposed to have lei } on board the steam boat Atalanta for tn :, Ohio river
 Warrick was a barber and has kept shop for some tune past in this city, o 3 Franklin Avenue He is very dark mt t latto slender made, about , feet 9 or I linches high, aged about 26, and remarkabl for bold, impudeht and naughty manner ! ltis believed that he left on the Omeg1 bound up the Missouri river, and that hi : purpose was to join the company going t the Rocky Mountains.
 Officers have been dispatched in all til
 directions named, and it is reasonable t presume that they will be apprehended,- Should they unfortunately fail it is to b l hoped that all good citizens of every qual ter will lend their energies to apprehen them and bring them to punishment Enni ! the witness, will remain in custody. e ... It would be invidiouS in us to besto' praise on any of the officers who have bee s engaged in this affair The two consts 3 bles of Alton the Mayor and city police the city oonstables and several citizen
 have spared no pains, trouble or expens to ferret out the guilty, and we trust th5 they will, in addition to the reward offere 1 have that higher reward; the pleasure, ( ) the law, fully atoned for. l Mr. VGn Buren c candidate for Gorerno . of Nom Eork = Navy York CorreSnoY