The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-26

MoRE DEVELOPMENTS OF CRIME AT THE WEST
Some new and very important disclosures have re-
toore unsupported of which not at liberty
to speak, Sufficient say that little leaven is leaven
The whole gang have lost confidence in each other and
every is hurrying to DISCLOSE lest some speak
ry, is we'll acquainted in this city, and has thrown
cloud around some mems characters which would be
difficult to dispense. West has been here too, and has
disclosed Last but not least Bridge told his experience
under oath before he went to Alton Birch Long Co.
think each other has proven traitor and they at work
disclosing as fast as they think Of things to tell
The organization of the gang astonishing Scattered
its members might be- its OF calling and collect
ing which resolved on the murder OF Campbell,
Father Driskill was in the chair. Various plans
voted that young Taylor Driskill should shoot
him. Campbell was commander Of the Regulators
On Sunday night two rode his door inquired
tho roadto Fulton. Mrs. C. to the door, but they
pretended not to understand her. and she called her
band. No did he appear than Taylor Driskill,
and they passed on together This in s1l. In
sequence, father Driskill and his William were
lynched Campbell was universal favorite on Rock
River and was brave and generous Soon after,
class Of distinguished themselves ss friends of
ing 1t has since appeared that their zeal was ali in their
behalf the largest portion of them have bee pro-
these meetings has been in the Counterfeit business for
several years, whilst others known advisers spies
and secreters. Last spring convention was held at
Bridges to determine what had better be done with Mr.
Haskell the Postmaster at Inlet Finally was voted
to burn him out Accordingly, the time was set and
one man allotted to burn his house another his and
another his stable He had become obnoxious to them
his efforts to put them down. they had robbed him Of
large amount Of specie In severe thunder they
went to his house. All stood out doors but Sutton
alias Fox. He entered the house in his stocking feet
and the lightning flashed ne his way the trunk
under the bed with He took the trunk
to an empty house at distance, where they divided
q lat Ri ha had
received this amount he got execution therefor and
secured it. 1t was owing to the wrong form of action
that he did not get the whole of it. Owing to the
excitement occasoned by their robbery of Milford they
found necessary to scatter to different parts Of the
of burning Mr. Haskeli's buildings The Bevidere
Post Office robbed time ago. As is usual in
The following facts have since to light. Favor
"sight geter," SO called. He driving stage
team on the road. He writes Sawyer, the p NJ. at
Inlet postage free to send up hand he had "got
sight" Fred Favor stood out doors at the Milford rob-
berry. Sawyer sent Birch who knew at whose house
to stay whilst surveying the sight, Birch back and
sent up Sutton who also knew where to stay He took
the money and divided with Favor, Sawyer and Birch
letter was written to the Department at Washington sign
ed charley Wayne" Nwanted Mr.. Ames removed from
the Post Office but named no successor 1t wanted James
l.. Loop brought before the U. 8. Court preencs
violating Ames Thanking privilege But when there this
Harley Wayne would make some awful disclosures
The whole tenor Of the letter seemed blast the
characters OF Messrs Loop and Ames, which and
above suspicion Nauvoo is the head-q quarters
mons have any thing 10 do with it. The material is
brought up IN bars from st. Louis and it is into
Engishmen has moved into Iowa. where he Keeps ta
for horSe.thieves counterfeiers robbers &C. He
underses the Nauvoo both in bogus and
dies One Of the principal counerfeiters lives in De
Kalb county. He sells it two for one, but tries
pass it except to his confdents He goes East
twice year and gets it in Vermont. He brought the
Lyons and Owego bank money to this State part OF
which he signed of himself An Eastern gentleman is
supposed to bring a lot Also he comes out twice
year. and all the big devils He has recently been
out When out the last time before this he had great
.ame business Upto the time of the general alarm Of
the whole gang they had two places OF rendezvous in
our city. Ono oithe keepers since moved to La Sale
county, on the Illinois river He is a brothern
Of the celebrated Button, alias Butler recently brought
out. II is represented that these were true,
~ day in the year, betrayed
Vezy, of 10 Daviess, however, complains that one
which he thinks high aud Hopkins of Belleview
Iowa drove pair OF horses to the same place. The
landlord told him no was pursued, and made him clear
out in the night, saying the horses taken. Hop
kns says tho pursuit all cheat and that the land
lord got the horses and kept them for himself
wego linen to be trusted" Hank Lane son-inlaw OF
Bliss has eloped fcaugh he should be taken to Dixon
Baker, who broke Monmouth Jail with Tom Aiken who
keeps place OF refuge little stream empty ing into
Missouri, 400 miles up that river Big Davis" is
somewhere in that vicinity. 1t was testified at Dixon
that the best bogus ever known some brought to
Chicago from the East in the year is49 Bigelow and
Rose bought large share of it, and many others got
little. Not dollar disputed. But one box Of
$4,000 was sold here Nine boxes were sold in Mchi
gam where used banking capital Great efforts
been made to get Oft but no traces OF
the person who dealt in it have been found Bridge
Of the murdersrs Of Col Campbell, has gone to pr
for seven The other murderer Drskl safe
in the Oregon jail Big Davis is still large As soon
as he is caught, the work must upon the at
torneys, tavern keepers &C. &c. who have long been in
the service Of this crowd Their are all known
and the evidence complete Chicago Democrat.
FIRE AT WORCESTERSHIRE result of the fire on
Tuesday last, is the burning of Taylor's Hotel and
the building adj dining occupied as q store by g. w
Hammond, also the range OF Offices and shops lad