Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-05-19

The 81. Louis Republican gives he following
further accounts of the proceed n.s in arresIiug the
robbers ofIhe SahIa Fe traders aud the murderer
1t Charves;
On Thursday. the 9TH insran', DR. DePrefnnain
VAS brought mo Independence aud Committed To
rail Il Is sand that the Doc or came INTO Wed
tOr and got into irolic; iAe course Of which lac
slated Ia the landlord. u whom lac owed a sum ul
money. that u he would accompany hun back he
would pay HIM What he owed hIn. The Ia d lord
agreed To the proposition. ID the next murt Inc the
two started back the Santa Re route Alter
some days travel, they arrived nj the roche Where
the money, the buty ui PreIuutain aud others VAS
concealed. On heIt return, they were met at Conn.
eIl Grove by parry OF citizens and arrested. Ia
The custody OF PreiOI..an was found - 200 ia spe-
Gle.
Mccormick. ano her OF he party. was arrested At
Gland River. We learn that he gave himse If nr
without much opposition, and has siuee made a iull
confession of the proceedings
The company Which went OFT 10 rob the Santa
Fe IrIders, consisted oi fiirecu q. the number two
nave been taken viz, the Two Mechanics, Harris.
Mccormick, Marin. Brown, Berry, Towson. Mason
and DePrelOuiain; there nre ut large. Oldaun. DR..
llassIs, the two Searcy's and Talbot. Oldham aud
at least Of the Searcy 5 ifnoI both u is believed
will be overiaken and captured. Il Was believed
that Oldham Was still N The country, and a sharp
look out Was kept Tor him.
Ry the steamer from The upper Missouri.
they will probably oil be down lu this city, e1.
cept Mason, Berry and Mccormack. who will be
retained to testify against any others who may be
arrested. tits now said that Brown Is the person
who shot CharyCis. In the first robbery they only
succeeded IN getting What money (nr rather the sl
yer bars.l which was an the wagon, amounting Ia
rising OF $500 10 each. TINS they took aud left The
party. ght subsequently, turned ind found up
on Charveis' person the rema Under. In all about
S32OOO) they then cast lois who should shoot Char
veIs, and the lot fell GA one Of the Scarcy's who
refused. and thcreupon Brown voluRIe ered They
took Charveis about two hundred yords from the
h-i, and there despatched ham. -Four or Eve Of The
party shot AT him
II has been asceIained that Warield and his mar.
iy were uPen what is called the upper trace and II
they should meet any small parties coming in would
probably attack them. McDaniels and his parry
were 10 watch the lower trace, difficulty
between the Mechanics and several Of the party
was the main cause Of the expos urc Ii IS said by
some Of these last arrested, that the elder Mcdaniel
and his brother were overheard laying a plan Ia
murder oil their cum anons except Mason, aud thus
TO secure 10 themselves the booty The exposure OF
this plan. II is said, nd uced the other pa rlners 10
bury their money. and the money thus buried D..
De PreIOnlaIne brought ia. The money in the pos
session Of the younger Mcdaniel was not obIainsd
the parry which arrested h m. forget to make any
search for il, al the time. From I'll We IAN learn
we suppose that about third vi Chary els money has
! been recovered.
Our informant states that TIE excitement amongst
The people wos very great, aud every eXerlion wa,
being used TO bring all TO a trial. The Clerk o
The County Count Of Clay County, was still at Lrher
I y. An officer from Fort Leavenwouh has been q
Liberty, buying hurses for the Dragons orderel
out TO project The traders aud il was repor'ed tina
Il e cOmpln es would leave Immediately for the
protection OF the company coming in; bu from the
| facts given ubUve by our CORE spandent II will be-
seer that it would hardly he worth their while. 4
wIl be gratifying 10 all teresied in the trade {,
learn by correspondents letter, that the company
coming are past danger.
| Just our paper going TO press, the Co
Woods arrived, having on board Brown and McCur
mick