The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-07-05


lou reaching ihe ,esideaes ofthe lslItt We 'aH''
!, unds, sinel quad, api Ihofouli '"'''"s''
lion q, a. internal arrangements ~ Wfsfp''' ""
a. Yet, wabui suceess party bad been 'o''
wsfiod 10 The feaideboe " iamcs, DIV Nv" W.
,pfnei wpbeu' him ~ any eiBs 10 him. I"o
odd hunters n ne party, bosovsh we's cow
deni ib,, he was somewhere atoui The prem
se. Of Tho OH man. Thii lbey Inferred hon The
,selust ofibs famae inma'rs ofthc bou'c'po''
,yi,bsiapdiag Their sturdy denial Of any knowl
edge ~ NJ, whefeibouts, A new search oithe
house and premises was eomnencff' ana 'ho
energy with which Il was prosecuted must have
been astonishing 10 creeping insccis' The
cricket, surprised 10 his smoky fclfoa'' cb"p'd
his note Of alarm TO the brothers Of bis tribe.
Tho s,nguIneafy cblncc, uncofemooiously a.
rouaed from The slumbers induced by tho fa'
! ugucs Of h.s previous nights campaign, "looh up
hie bed" and rfp a. bo found his enemy and hs
victim upon him Bat, deadly as was our hos'
ulay 10 hs eprcee, he escaped this time unmo
tested. And now every hole and corner OF the
house had been closely fcrulinIaed without
success, save one-the gdTd
But rom the anxious perrlnacily with when
The females of The family aesuFcd Us that Mr..
Webb was not there, aud their opposition to
have It opened and searched, VIC were appri.
sed lkat we had at last found his retreat.
Though there was 10 sign that the gauet was
in use, and no apparent aperture INFO i, there
was a place about two feet wide which seemed
as lift had been a trap door. l. seemed, how.
ever, as firm as tie rest Of The ceiling Diser-
garding the circumstances of the family, ore OF
our company procured lage peice of iron aud
endeavorcd to drive up the door; but, strange to
say, it could no, be forced open, and when
knocked up lille returned 10 its place as firm.
ly as ever. Leaving guard at the trap door
our point of assault was changed to the gable
end of the house. Two Of the company noun
ted the kitchen, which joined the house 81 was
one story lower: one tearing off the weather
boarding, and the other standing guard. A few
moments and our game was founG--eclinInp
not perhaps tat his case" on a pallet in The
dark garrett without an air hole save what time
and decay may have made. Being evidently dis
covered, Mr.. Webb was induced, after repeated
assurances that he should not be injured, tc
desced from his, we dare not say "proud," en-
inence. He did so with his pstole in hand and
bowie knife in bosom. After permitting him to
make his arrangements for another trip to Tip.
pah-for Il may be supposed he was net prepared
pm such short notice,--we turned cur steps
towards home, well satisfied with our success.
In Justice to those concerned, we must here
commend The conduct of the gentlemen compos-
ng the CO npany. So far as we are aware, their de
IN every respect unexceptionable
Though determined to bring the perpetrators Of
the crime (murder as it was then thoughDtc
justice, they conducted themselves calmly anc
peaceably. Though they took Sitting measures
to secure the prisoners, not one Of them exutei
over their condition; and their best endeavor
were usedto alleviate the distress of the female
Of their families, which was indeed affecting.
II is high time that villains and desperadoes 0
other states should learn that they can moi COM
into Mississippi, commit crimes and escape witt
impunlty. A few mere such lessons will teacl
thl m this; and it concerns all that they SHOULD
be so taught Our State and County suffer nov
in the estimation of the nation on account G
crimes committed by scoundrels from othe
States. This is the second case of the kin
which has occurred in this County in the las
few weeks; bu', thanks to the laudabc Efforts @
our citizens, we have the perpetrators safely il
custody.
Mr.. Strong is, we understand, in fair W a,
to recover; tho from his condition when foun,
and other circumstances, there can be lltt
doubt that the object of his assailants was Il
kill him.
AT alarge and respectable meeting of TIL,
citizens Of Tishomingo County Miss, assemble,
at the Court House, in the town of Jacintc, OF
Saturday the 2SlI June le45, to take into con