New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-16
Bank Robberies, Bridge Plots, &c. In
Georgia.

countenance individual theft By means OF swlIl-
ding. We are not prepared to allow out-and-out
stealing from Bank by those outside We are
not accustomed to IT. 1t Is an innovation on our
customs, as we can only permit theft 10 Be COM
rnit,ed BY those IN Banks upon the community
outside The present session viii DE- one OF
great interest and importance. In addition 10
the trial of Lewis. Mckeen. Bass and Jackson
for the robbery OF the Trust Company, there VIII
be four men tired for murder. 4 pretty showing
is !, not for Columbus And vet. strange
10 sav-and | DO not fear contradlction-this
very Columbus Is one of the pretteSt towns IN
the Southern country. and contains. with lew
EXCEPTIONS. verv moral and intelligent PoPula-
ton. WHY IS it, then. that we 50 constantly near
of rascalitv and crime beng committed here
cannot TEL! whv. unless it Is because our citizens
have permitted men who have CHANGED to com
mand means TO protect them to act with unpu-
nitv. and have indirectly countenanced their acts
by not branding them and their conduct | ms
state OF things however. is fast changing; and
we bcl:cve that we shall before long fully redeem
our character and take high stand among the
Cities of the South for honesty and morality
The Acting States Attorney. NJ Gardner o
Augusta. gave notice to-day OF his intention 10
take UP the criminal docket on Monday next
VI
the Bank robbers, owing 10 the strong talent
which viii be employed for and against them
Mr.. Gardner Of Augusta, who viii prosecute tor
the State. VIII be assisted by Holt and Alexsn-
der and probably Robert Toomos OF Wilkes Co
The defence will be conducted by W. I. Coiqut
our Senator in Congress-, Seabor Jones and
judge WelIbon.
a capital story has been going the rounds here
which have not yet seen III PRINT but Is well
worth it, space from its being plot which would
do credit TO even Monroe Edwards. 1t bears the
title of Stealing the Bridge" and runs fol-
lows: The state loaned the City money to re-
build the Bridge over the Chatt2hoochc. and
through Lewis the Solicitor District Attorney
sued and obtained udgement-to satisfy which,
The Bridge was to be sold for Central money
which was to be counterieited. and the Bridge
10 be purchased By Peter Funk, Esq. Lewis was
to receive The money and envelope and seal 1t IN
the presence OF witnesses. He was then TO carry
IT TO NlillcdgevIllc. On his way he was 10 be
robbed and tied to tree. and the money was to
be burned. Another edition says that an officer
in the Central Bank was to furnish 1t, and after
being used as above stated II was to be returned
Many believe such plot really existed; but the
writer cannot learn any real foundation for such
belief, and gives it TO you merely as runor
currently related
The weather for The past month has been very
fine and the Crops in the adjoining County are
looking very well. The stand of Cotton Is very
good. Yours &c
TIE SANTA FE RoDBERs.-Our ST. Louis pa
pers of the ID INST bring further particulars OF
this band of worthless, and the rcmorseess muir
der OF Charvis, the Mexican trader The Ga
zette says
John Mcdaniel, and fourteen associates,
some months ago, organized themselves INTO Il
band for the express purpose OF Jomng Col. War
field, an officer IN the service of Texas, having IN
view the nercepting and robbmg of Santa fe
traders On their route they met the unfortunate
Charvis and five others. They declared them
prisoners and forced them to return in the drcc-
ton of Santa Fe. After some two or three days
march. they determined to divide the gold and
silver and furs, which Charvls had with him.
This done, one OF the party, named Brown, pro-
posed that they should shoot their prisoner, which
was acquicsced in by the two Nc Daniels, the two
Scarcys, Berry, Mason, and one other, whose
name we did not obtain, making III all eight.
The remaining seven objected TO the murder,
and left to return home. Among the latter was
DR.. de Prelontaine. Lots were accordingly cast
by the assenters for four out OF their number to
execute the bloody deed, which fell upon the Nc
Daniels and the Searcys. CharvIs was accord
ingly led about one hundred yards from their
camp. when John McDaniels, the leader of these
deSperadoes, drew pistol and shot at HIM,
wounding HIM mortally, Mason, who makes
this confession, suppoSes, although CharvlS ran
some distance. and received the fire OF the whole
party before he fell They then returned home
ward, leaving the remaining Spanlards III the
midst OF a vast wilderness, without Provisions or
the means of obtaining any
Berry and Mason are III prison at lndcpcnd.
cncc and the two Mechanics had arrived at st.
Louis, in custody, the Oceana. DR.. Prefon-
tame had arrived at Independence previous to the
murder being known purchased two fine horses,
and started for Texas. The remainder of the
party had not arrived, and would be secured I'M
mediately upon making their appearance. The
people throughout that whole section of country
seem TO have acted promptly IN aiding the offend
ers. John Mcdaniel, the leader OF the party,
claims protection under commission from the
Texan Government.
i The st. LOUIS New Era of the Sd saws
Judge CArRoS has granted motion made By
Mr. Blennerhasset 10 summon special Grand
jury and to appoint special time for the holding
OF the Court for the trial of the Charvls murder
ers-the two Mechanics and others The Court
will SIT soon witnesses be summoned
some of them from Santa FGJ for this purpose.
From ARKANSAS.-ln 4 letter from highly re-
spectacle gentleman IN Arkansas bringing Us the
names OF few new subscribers, we find the fol-
lowing items of information.
Sewer IS used up; his friends can't sustain HIM
Tie has made himself ridiculous by his attempted
defence. He used Sl4,300 Of money, received as
Il commissioner TO negotiate bonds for the Real
Estate Bank. In his last reply he was very per-
sonal, and think he viii have to fight or back
out