Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-06-18

On The evening 4rh INST at about 10 o'clock,
w. having been absen! for sometime, came into
keebluck's Recess in this city, where he found
H. and alter few words had passed. asked him
# he was going to the bank soon. Il. replied
that he was. and they started our together. On
their way TO the bank w. said he had some kegs
of specie which he wished 10 leave in the bank,
and had tipped over this side of Brest and lost one
keg ont, aad rolled it Into the wuods. I'll. remar-
ked--,';len you have got your draft 10 which
w. replied III the affirmative. II. thea asked him
If the Michigan Insurance Company cashed the
dral. w. SAID yes. Ill. asked him how he got
the coin if they paid hlm their notes. W. replied
''about half" Ii. asked h IN If he drew The spe-
Gle hmseli-he replied $40; sent man after II.
BY this time they had reached the steps of the
bank. IL. says hold on | will gel light. aud
bring 1.-THE kegs--iu." w. replied, sno; | will
bring it IN while you getting the light : and
did SO by the time The high! was obtained. Up 10
this time, w. had said nothing, except above,
OF losing the one keg but said he should
want some help TO get the other keg into The bug
gy; aud Ii. Without further request, consented TO
go with him for that purpose. and they started off
III WIS buggy, TO which two horses harnes.
sed asceraIned to have been hired at Howe's It,
very stable IN Detroit--H. taking with him the
key of the bank. On the way, III. asked if he,
w. had drawn just $1,000 IA COLI, and if the two
kegs contained 5 600 each. W. said yes and
there was more in the other Feg. w. also, oo
The way asked, Ii. how much had been drawn
from the bank by the occasoued by the fail
ure of the ST. Clair Babk. H. relied aboat three
thousand w. then said, Il suppose you must
have $4,000 or S25, 900 ef-neaning coin.--
| He said 'yes.'
After reaching the woods, the first Gil the right
of the road to Detroit aud mile aud three-torths
from the bank, and after looking near an hour and
half, Ii. told w. il useless to look further
without light and suggested returning 10 the
| bank for one; TO which w. answered, hold Oh (;
may be we can make light with pistol He
asked how; w. said with a wad. or with paper.
Ii. said, 'be careful aud stepped behud w. close
10 him. w. fired into an old log, where he SAID
he had placed some paper, bui Ii. saw none
made no FIRE. Ii. had just before remarked that
when the pistol went off. he would see II he could
discover The key by the light OF the pistol; dad
look, but saw nothing, as no fire was obta,ued.
Fl. still kept looking, and was bout ten feet IN
! front of w. When be heard the pistol 60 Oft the
second time, about one or Two minutes after the
| first nothing was said of this. About this time
| w. asked Iii. if he was sure he had locked the
|
pocket > aud at the same time felt in his pocket.
w. said, we will take more look, lltte fur
Their in the woods, and give it up Went a lit
lie further ill., gave UP the search, aud started to
return for light. Ii. being few feet in front,
heard a pistol snap, and turned round and said 'be
CAREFUL w. said The pistol was IN his coat pocket
/ mis- over coat on his arm, aud that If 1t had gone
off il would have shot him. w. through the body
aud seemed TO be putting into, or taking something
out of his pocket. They then got rnto The buy
gy, and returned 10 the bank for light.
While in the bank preparing for the light, !"
ssked If there was not some way OF cenceallng
the light. H. replied he could put 1t under las
cloak. W. also asked at The same time, Ut Cha !,
Ford roomed in The bank overhead: 10 which be
replied, yes. but he wall Tot hear noung; an
often in late w. at The same lime took out his
, pistol a revolving six shooter tried 1t with The
rammer--ihere was two charges IN it--put IN d
third charge. They then started again for the
woods. Hllched the horses near the same place
as before, went into the woods, and looked neal
J an hour and half more with The lantern. I'll
then said we can't look much longer, the iIsh
will soon be ou!.' al the same time saw that there
was lille over half inch OF candle left. w
said be could not sleep ii he did Eol mud IT. att
: proposed 10 take enc more look, little further
4. into the woods. They started ana me ghi SUI
denly went out; Ii. said he knew /! had rot burn
s ed out, as there was moment before, hall ihcf
Of candIe-Qhe lamp has since been found on thu
$ 500, with over half ar inch of candle unburned
!. w. was behind him when the light went out -
They then gave up The search,a nd were returnIn!
again to the road-W sill keeping from four o
six feet bhind, when III. received shot in tn
# back little to The left Of the spine, and near tn
seventh rib and fell by the shock. aud almos
instantly rose again. I'll. speaking first, says
l. George, YOU have shot me-, to which w. oul
g replied, has 1t hit you 2 Ii. said yes ;hurry an
get the buggy aud take me to town as soon as pos
- sible.'
Ii. go, into the buggy withou, help, did not re
e quest any. After they bad got into The buggy
Is w. asked, where have hi, you : or where al
ID you hiI p Did not again speak TO Ii till they g
on the main road, coming up the river, near a mi
from the woods; when I'll. noticed that the no
o ses were gong down TO the nver. out ut the soa
Il and asked w. where he was going, SAID he NJ
ID going TO get him, IL. some water. Ii told :" i
did not want water, but to hasten up 10 town as ia
as he could. w. drove again Into tne road, al
came along towards town on a fast Iro.
Ii was at this time that II first began 10 suspe
B. that W. had Intentionally shot him; thinks /
IT. then asked him If he had done IL Oh purpose,