The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-10-03

more money than this, at your age"
blrch says he never killed a man in his
me- and was opposed to killing Daven-
port. But Long said "dead men tell no
tales and fired away. There is no doubt
however, but Birch or Long either would
klil West if they could get good chance.
by The way, they stole a splendid race
mare IN Mo-, which Bonncy had left in
Indiana until her owner should give some
orders as to The proper disposition of
her.
Bonney first saw Birch at the race track
IN ldtlle Sandusky and recognized Col.
bavenports chain; and, as stranger,
frequently spoke 10 him. But, rs Long
was not with him, he did not arrest him.
Finding that they were to be in Lower
Sandusky together, he went ahead Of them
and made arrangements for their arrest.
lie arrived in the morning, and they came
passengers in the southern stage al night.
Just as they were about being arrested, a
notorious Dacklcg, purely out of sympa-
my and without the leas, acquaintance
WIN them, steps up 10 Birch and SAYS
"l GU are going TO he arrested" llis
name is Rich, and he ought 10 be in the
States prison. No sooner was this said
than Birch tore off The watch chain and
threw II away. This was seen; and the
chain was found, answering Col. Daven.
ports description exactly.
They were then arrested and taken
away. Whilst on The passage across the
Lake from ST. Joseph here, Birch, sup
posing that the gold chain and other ar,i-
Giles oil evidence agains, him were in Bon
ney S portmanteau, went, with letters on,
to the Clerks Office, took il out and threw
1t overheard. When asked why he did
so, he replied, IL felt full of The devil and
wanted 10 do something"
They arrived here about 4 o'clock A.
NJ. and were taken to our jail, where Mr..
Lowe, our Sheriff, and Mr.. Perrior, our
JalIor, gave their usual good attendance;
and they were kept safe until abou, nine
O'Clock, when they were started off for
Rock Island, in company with Bonney,
The Sheriff of Sandusky, Ohio, and WIN.
Wessehcrait, Of our city Police. Lest
The news OF their arrest might &c, to their
accomplices around Inlet and W ashing-
Ion Grove, they were 10 hurry through
so as to be at Dixon on Friday morning,
and at Rock Island on Friday evening.
What scenes will then transpire cannot
be conjeciured.
These men, who have been oulraging
That community, for the past years, will
first engage a lawyer. The Rock Island
court will soon sit. We think it will be
next week, II no, this. Their lawyer, as
is generally the case, will advise change
oil venue. Perhaps, he will make them
swear II ont of the circuit. They will
want 10 go through the winter withou,
trial in hopes to break Jail in the mean
time. Should trial be forced, they will
swear some necessary witness is absent,
and cannot be had, say Davis, Aiken, or
some other wretch, by whom they ex.
pecs TO prove an abb. If a trial is still
forced, then they may have the luck to
find some of their accomplces, yet un-
detected, willing to perjure themselves
and swear that they saw them somewhere
else on that day. This has been the usu.
al course in such cases.
This Long is the one who robbed
F'ink Il Walkers stage awhile ago; and
Fox says that he and Birch did the very
act for which Bliss was sent to prison.
When here, they were told that Bridge
had been Lynched. Birch Immediately
said That's the death shall die" and
almost cried. He continued, 81 have
done great many bad things Oh Rock
Rlver-,he people are prejudiccd agains,
mel never killed any one-l want
fair iral-do write TO Knox 10 defend
me-do let me stay here until the excite
menl is oyer-l don, want the people to
Kill mc-but they will do il, if am car
ned there now" &c. &c. But Long re-
proved him and told him TO stop his viii.
ming, saying 81 am no, afraid--l've done
nothing TO trouble me-" &c. &c., mani
testing the greatest Indifference. Birch
seems great coward and could easily be
frightened by fear Of the Lynchers to con-
less all his dark deeds. But i, is doubt
ul whether Long would confess even on
he gaIows. We would not be al all sur
'rised if Birch should turn States evil
ience, as this is his first arrest. But
Long has been arrested so often and has
always escaped tina! nothing need be ex-
'eced from him but the most daring acts
o break away.
The people Of the Rock River country
'annoi be too grateful to BonIey for his
hree months constant, shrewd and daring
pursuit OF these murderers, and he should
rave his $4,000 in ready gold the mo-
nenl he delivers them up. We hope
here will be no backing out on the re-
ward, as is too often the case. We have
lever heard or read of adventures equal
o his, and we say lie, him have his due
raise. No one knows the amount Of
reasure and of blood he has saved, they
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