Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-23
The Norm O,as.

they still continue 10 commit depredatons
OH their neighbors. Two weeks ago last
Friday the house Of Harrison Crawford.
living eight miles from Warsaw was en-
tered during the absence of the family and
ri1ed Of every thing except the bedsteads
and few other articles. As soon as the
ne ws reached Gen. Hardin he ordered
Detachment, under Col Warren, one Of
bis aids. 10 search for the stolen goods
The com pany reached the house Of Smith,
VIM lives about one mile south Of Maui
VOC, unobserved. Here they found sew
eral If the stolen articles. Smith. who
mad been previously arrested and who
was in company with the notorious Back
ens,o.. claimed to have purchased the ar
ticles from mover the Saturday previous,
bnt could no, tell who he was or where
he had gone. The detachment mex, went
to the house of Gardner in Nauvoo. where
thew found some more Of the goods but
could not catch the man. BY signal
from the .cupola Of the Temple large
company Immediately appeared, which
lonked like an attempt al rescue. Below
we give Col. Warren's account Of this
matter in his report TO Head CHARTERS:
BY this time there wsre assembled al
the Temple. under arms. not less than
1000 or 1900 men. moved my men on
to a third house, where we found many
more of the stolen goods. with six head Of
Thomas Crawford's cattle, a seventh hav-
ing ben slaughtered in the morning; two
men broke out and ran. but The boys
promptly leaped their horses over the
fence and caught one; the other escaped.
I rode into the crowd assembled at the
temple and ordered them to dispense, or |
should be compelled to make them do so.
They professed perfect willingness to
do so, and said their assembling was ow-
ing to the fact that they did not know me.
They treated me with much respec. and
proffered me any assistance, at that or any
other time. that should be pleased to call
on them. 1t was now O'Clock, and with
the two prisoners and the stolen property,
| moved on to this place, The prisoners
have promised to take to Warsaw on to-
morrow, for examination; at which place
the witnesses have been ordered to attend.
Of their guilt can have no doubt. and if
committed and not bsled. shall send
them on TO Quincy, unless you order 9TH
| erwise."
One Of the houses where they found
some of Crawford's property was Wcl.
tons. probably the same English Walton,
who was on guard on the night the Hodg-
es committed The murder and who tes'lfl.
ed so roundly OH their behalf on the trial
at this place.
About the time of this robbery, says
the Warsaw Signal, tive splendid horses,
belonging to S. Chandler, Esq, who lives
four miles from Warsaw, were stolen,
with several head Of cattle in the neigh.
borhood. During the same week. Mat
thew Gray of Montebello was robbed OF
his cattle and two horses. Mr. SPurgeon
| Of the same place was robbed of a wagon
and horse.
Gen. Hardin fell in with "sa:nt"
while crossing the prairie few days
since, by the name Of King, who was
driving cattle towards Nauvoo. He was
questioned as to the ownership Of the
cattle, but not being able TO give salts
factory accoun, Of himself and pretending
TO be crazy. the General arrested him and
took him to Quincy as prisoner.
Such depreda,ions are continually &C.
curisg, and i. is pretty apparea. that Gen.
Hardin and his one hundred mounted
men will find plenty of business during
the winter. The idea Of keeping up such
force is good one and seems TO be the
only means to secure the safety Of the
settlers. 1t is, however. melancholy to
think that such measure is absolutely
necessary-that a garrison Of mounted
men must be kept in civilized commu-
nifty for such purpose.
In addition to the above robberies and
the murder Of Worrel and McBratney
during the late troubles, it appears that
other tragic events have occurred. BY
an affidavit. Of Orrin Rhodes il appers shat
he and Phineas Wilcox, went in compa-
ny to Nauvoo on The 10Th ult., TO MILL
He left Wilcox a, the house Of E. B. Jen-
nings that night. On his return next eve.
ming he enquired for Wilcox. Jennings
told him ,ha. during his absence he, Jen-
nines, and Wilcox went to the Temple
and while there man took Jennings
aside and told him that Wilcox was spy
and accused Jennings Of harooring him as
such. Jennings assured the man that i,
was no, so. that Wilcox was a connec-
ton, and that he had come to the city to
mill. a few minutes after Jennings says
he saw Wilcox with three men, proceed.
ing towards the Masonic Hall, and that
was the last he saw Of him. Rhodes
continued to visit the city and make en-.
quires for Wilcox until the 26lh, when