Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-07-15
MAIL ROBBER CONVICTED

Al our last term of Court GEO w. R,,
TON was indicted and tried for rohbiny m.
United States Mail, and putting the lie Of
their carrier in jeopardy. This. by III.
law Of The United States. is capital of.
fence. The testimony was in substance
as follows: On the I'D dav of March last.
about NV" o'clock, P. NJ, CoyK.,v, tn
man { frier,when passing through piece
oil woods In Washington county with the
NAL, on his way 10 ton du Lac. was sion.
pea oy man who issued from the woods.
armed WIN rifle and disguised as negro.
nc robber hrSt cried on, that he was or,
2y--and then inqu red of the carer irb,
; had the mail-being answered in tie afr.
mative-he said he must hare il. M h..
had money in il. which he wanted The car
rler replied that if ne had money in he
must so to the proper place TO ge, il, bu,
that he could not have the mail unless bs
hrst walked over his dead body. The ron.
Der then advanced to within about ten fee,
oil where the carrier sa, in his buggy cock
ed and aimed his rife at him and threaten.
ed 10 blow him throu h il he did no, thru
the mail out upon The grounds; this The car.
rler refused 10 do--lhe robber then lower.
ed his rifle, sill, however. retaining i, in
one of his lands, with the muzzle pointed
towards the carrier, stepped up TO the bug
gv and after one or two attempts succeeded
IN Obtaining possession of the mail. The
robber then took up the mail, walked n few
steps, turned towards the carrier and ineu,
red if he could recogn ze him if he should
see him again? He replied that he should
know him should he meet him in Canada.
How? he inqu red; by your eye, was The
reply,
The carrier then drove on abou. fifteen
rods, when'he met two mea with whom he
immcd stcly re urned, and discovered tho
rohbcr few rods beyond where The rob.
berry was committed, crossing the road
III the mail upon his arm. they mmedi-
ately pursued him, he ran but n short d s.
lance befoe he dropped the mail and es
capped in the woods The mail hid no,
been opened. This was on Thursday. on
the following Sunday, the carrier together
wi h Hall and Chapman, the two men who
assisted in the recovery of the null, arrcs,
ted Barton at his house. which was abou,
three miles d slant from the place where
the ToooeTv was peTpelrated, look him be-
fore q a magistrate, who committed him 10
the jail of Milwaukee county. The carrier
Identified the prisoner by his eye. and
peculiar expression about his upper lip, tho
other two men who had for some time been
acquainted with him, identified him by his
size, gait, hat and vest.
The jury returned the following verdict.
"Gulliy OF Robb ng the United S,a es Mail,
but not guilty Of putting the life of the car.
rler in jeopardy by the use of weapons"
whereupoh the Court sentenced the prsop-
er to ten years mprsonment-,o be con
fined r The county jail OF Milwaukee, until
States Prison should be erected in the
Territory, tLen to be removed thereto.
The prosecutor was conducted by Thos
Sutherland, Esq, the United States Dis.
tricl Attorney, who acquitted himself in a
creditabe manner. ass sted by John II.
Twerdy, Esq. who we'll maintained the
high reputation he has acquired at The Bar.
The prisoner was nbly de:endrd by
Messrs. Holiday aud Bulterfrld. Mr..
Holiday made fine effor,--he is certain
y young man of talent aud great prom.
iSe.-HI CoNr