The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-04-29

During my sOJourn with her her conduct
was such, that the only consolation could
find was in the Intoxicating cup. then
contracted habit which has chung to me
ever since.
Soon after parting with my wife, re-
turned to my fathers, where | lived for
some length of time. From my parents |
received much honest instruction. If my
after life has been hayward, the guilt is
on my own head, not theirs. Upon Ieay-
inc nv father, embarked in a traffic with
the Indians. About the same time, en-
gagged in countcrleting. was persuaded
to engage in the business by DR.. Isaac
Brown, William Sherwood, and Sandy
Young, of Prairie Round, Kalamazoo CO.,
Michigan. They exhibited large d lanti-
ties Of spurious money to me, and told me
OF fortunes that had been made in the bu-
sincss.-Thcy discovered that was dis
posed to listen to their proposition, and
appointed a place of meeting to consult
further upon the subject We met at
Dick s tavern, on Big Prairie Round, there
thew renewed their argument TO me TO in
dncc me ,o ioin them. with comple,c sue
cess. went into the business. and con-
tnucd in it for five years without being
suspected. | was then taken up and i'm
prisoncd for making bopus. The way |
was first detected was this 4 couple of
fellows by the name Of Acres and Uar-
rinoton. LIVING at In Flyc,,o. Indiana. stole
haplist nrearhor's horse in partnership.
HARRINGTON brouUht the horse TO NonliccI-
10, HlrLiran. and there met Acres and
made a sham s.Ia to him in the presence
of Perry Curtis and myself Acres rave
his note far the horse. and | and Curtis
Witnessed il,
| then Cavc Acres a So bill on Katrs-
kin Bank, New York. and four or five
pieces of BOGUS. and started him to sell the
horse. thouqh was not in the ORIGINAL
sleoIinr, Acres passcd the bill ,ha,J cave
him at James S smiths store at Prairie
Round and then started for kalamazoo.
Smith. finding the bill spurious, pursued
and canqh, him and carried him back.
Thcv then accused him of stealing the
horse. and told him if he would EXPOSE
the club with whom he was connected he
should qo clear. He did so me among
the others. An express was then sent to
St Joecnh county ,o have us arrested,
Perry Curtis = man of the name of Os.
bornr. and mvsclc wcrn arrested, and
Osborro varn !, tho house -, the time
Cur,;s had coro nm, 70 hurry the dies
rhev couoht him with ,hn shovel n, his
sborIlcr Int did mo, find the dies Thcv
found bcwoycr our nI,s,cr Of Paris and
black steel dies. I'm, no counterfeit, money.
We wore taken before = MAGISTRATE. and
Acres was brourht nm rs = witness arainst
MS We wcrc boupj over. and. for wan,
If hail. committed. After lyinc IN mil 3
months. = Good friend from without mass
ed me an anrur with which | bored
,bronrh what VIC called the ten Of dia,
ropds and. with the shank Of the oucnr,
pickoI tho locks. Chris esconcd with
i mo ,bor want to Prairie Rouul. and
made raise Of $1,000 counterfeit paper
nm tho State Rank Of Indiana, and $500 If
bnous, which got Of Capt. Harrison anC
LAWYER Bclcher.
The counterfeit, paper was made at Al
bany, n. Y, and was sent to Ypsian,i
TO Samuel Woodruff, filed M the bills
r Woodruff had once been respectable anC
, in good circumstances was formerly tel
e Ter of the bank, but become dissipated
, and took to coun.erleting.-Thc bogu
was made at MottviIle, Mich. After ma
4 king this raise, slopcd for Iowa, and
n after leaving Prairie Round, travelled il
V the night and kept concealed in the da,
Il time; | was not seen by any person unit
o | 90, to Edward Ruggles', who lives 81
o miles south of Chicago. | exchange,
with him s30G of the money had, an