Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-10-28

Iunuerst0ou 10 be the men referfeut 10 az i
accomplices, in the Sd resolu,ionN we deem
III proper to herald their names and place
honest men on the watch. Z 4 !
In the course of his remarks, and after
responding in relation to the principal, he |
stated as a reason for sospecting Payntef,
| the brother;in-law, that the horse on which
the robber fled, was concealed in a bush
cut down near his house and fence; and
that on Friday night, soon after Freeman's
arrest, in a low, long whispering converse
ton, he heard the robber. charge Paynter
something in relation 10 the Post Office
account current Of mails sent. This in
duced Mr.. Birch and Col. Mediation to
suppose the account contained some testi-
rnony Of his guilt. and us the before recited
forged letters were Of different dates, and
in very different and peculiar ink, the &C
count was taken possession. Of, and in an
astonishing manner confirmed their susp-
cion--the dates on the account current
and the entries, corresponding precisely
with the dates and ink of the forgeries.
Paynter was in the room, and at this point
interrupted Mr.. Birch, by solemnly declar-
ing to the meeting that Freeman had said
not one word TO him, in the conversation
alluded to, about mails sent. Then what
did he say to you, enquired Mr.. Birchl
You have confessed a private conversation,
a; the time charged. and now tel the meet
ing, as you have commenced, all about il.
Paynter responded that Freeman had pre-.
pared an affidavit, which he wished him to
get Wat Coates to swear to, that he, Coates,
had seen Wilkerson, of Richmond, pass
the $50 Kentucky note, in controversy, to
him, Freeman. Did you swear him, in
your official capacity, and did he swear ii!
enquired Mr.. Birch. Paynter answered
in the affirmative, Then, said Mr.. Birch,
denounce his oath as a vile and corrupt
perjury, and trust that some citizen here
will have you and Coates attended to, in a
proper manner, before the next grand jury
of Carroll county--you for swearing him
to what you must have known TO be per-
Jury, and him for swearing it! A: this
moment DR.. Folger rose and stated that
Coates had told him he knew nothing of
the passage of the $50 note in question,
and that the Freeman's could prove nothing
about it by him. Coates was not in the
meeting, and we have not heard what he
has to say on the subject--but two or three
gentlemen have pledged themselves to have
the. whole question investigated before the
grand jury. Mr.. Birch reiterated his state
ment as to the mails sent, and Col. McHat-
ton, rose and corroborated the statement,
by declaring that as the only reason for
taking possession of the account, and dis
covering the coincidence referred to. ..,..
As reason for suspecting James w.
Freeman, the brother and Attorney, he
stated as his opinion that all the detected
forgeries may have been made by one hand
except the signature of G. R. Morehead,
which showed freer use of the pen, and
; very nicely correspondent with the freedom
: of pen which he had discovered as pecu-
larity of the younger Freeman's writing.
That he had witnessed and deplored nu-
merous long, low, whispering conversations
between them, which was not an evidence
of innocence, and had certainly and almost
miraculously ascertained that he had viola.
ted the law by furnishing his brother the
means of escape. The particulars of these
circumstances, although freely stated in the
public meeting, will not be recited here
at the request of the Marshal, as he pledged
himself to have them investigated before
the next United States Grand Jury, ane
their publication might be construed q
:. prejudicing the cause of the accused. "a d..
The escape of such finished and des
perate scound,el as Freeman is greatly I,
be deplored, and the whole country, includ
:, ing every Post Master in the Union, shoul'
be vigilant in their search and enquire
: for his person, which is accurately de
:, scribed in an advertisement which wi
appear in the st. Louis papers, and fror
4 thence should be copied through the Who'll
length and breadth of the land. AS som
:. mitigation, however, showing that goo
: may even grow out of evil, and that III
! worst may produce good consequences, W
= con but reio;ca thot xuhila all rnust raDre