Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-09
THE DAVENPORT MUROERERs.


quite number Of individuals to be on the
aler. in securing their apprehension. A
week ago last Friday gun was acciden.
tally found in slough whose waters had
dried up, near Devil creek Bridge. This
led to further examination when pistol
was also found at the same place. When
the news Of this discovery reached Fort
Madison, the youngest son Of Col. Dav.
export very provden,ally happened to be
at the Perry House. on his way up from
ST Louis. He asked for description of
the gun and pistol. Upon obtaining which
he declared them to be those which were
taken when his father was murdered. lie
went Immediately to the place and recog
nized Them. lie had the mate Of the PTS
tol with him.
They were found near the house of the
Readings, father and son. A force was
Immediately Obtained from For, Madison
and after considerable resistance they,
with another suspicious character by the
name Of Young, " no answered to the de-
scrip,ion of one Of the murdersrs, were
arrested. Young was subsequently, after
examination, sen, to Rock Island.
In the meantime Mr. Bonney, Sheriff
Of Van Buren, county, returned from In
diana with Burch and Long who also
answered to The description Of some Of
the murderers. Burch. on hi. arrival at
Rock Island. confessed the whole--ihe
means used to effect the murder and its
consummation. He told where part Of
the money was hidden in Lee county and
was taken down for the purpose Of poin,
ing on, the place. But when he arrived
it was gone.
The manner in which Bonney tracked
them through Ohio, from one race ground
to another. and his success in their final
capture, are highly applauded in the Chi,
cago Citizen of las, Thursday. Ii is said
they answer the description exactly
The eldest one, Burch. when apprehend
ed tore from his breast gold chain and
seal and unperceived as he supposed threw
them to the back part Of the room. l, is
said they proved to be the chain and seal
Of the mu rdered Colonel The same fel
low on his passage on the Lake near
Chicago mys,erious'v go. possession Of
Mr. Bonney's saddle bags which contain
ed evidences of his guilt and valuable pro-
perry and threw them overheard.
Ano,ner by the name of 4tor was taken.
but from handful issued by /. B. John
son at Indianapolis, in whose custody he
then was, we learn that he made his es-
cape.
According to the confession Of Burch.
there is a gang Of nearly one hundred.
scattered through the whole north west
engaged in the nefarious business Of muir
der and robbery. The house of the
Readings, near Devil Creek, was one Of
the rendezvous of the whole Mormon
gang and the Hodges were frequenlers of
tina: house.
BY an examination Of the affidavits of
the Hodges. it appears that great num-
Der implicated as principals or accessories
in the murder of Col. Davenport, were
summoned by them as Witnesses! They
were doubtless linked together.
On Tuesday evening the Readings
were brought up to this place by the Sher'
f' of Lee county to obtain wri, of habe.
as corpus. AS the Sheriff was bringing
them from the boat, some Of the crew
gently pushed the Sheriff on shore while
the boa, was starting, thus keeping the
prisoners on board and leaving the Sheriff
in Burlington. Those who were instru-
mental in doing this assured the Sheriff
that the prisoners should be safely landed
where they ough. TO be, a. Rock Island
He, of course, had TO submit, and make
his return accordingly. No one seems
10 regret the transaction, who knows the
character of the Readings.
From all the circumstances that have
transpired, there can be little doubt that
all or mos. Of those directly engaged in
this diabolical transaction as well as 9th
ers. will be brough, TO justice, thus verl
fying the old adage, "Nurder wiN out
The people of Lee county held
Convention at Monrose last Wednes lay
for the purpose of requesting the Nor
mons in that county to remove. We have
not heard the result.
Escape of The Mdians.-The five
Sioux Indians confined in Jail here on
charge OF murder, took promenade few
days ago northwad, and have not been
seen sinre. An excellent radiance. -Du
Buque Transcript
So. the great expedition Of Companies
B and from Fort Des Moines to the
Hudson Bay region of country, for the
purpose of catching these Indians, has