Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-05-17

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hoifibll murdet in Les seonnty. = tlais
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70 rob. To savs ourselves the trouble q
The particulars. wetransfsrto to ous
the statement given By cores
pondent Of she Hawkeye, under date q
..West Point, May ls." which in the main
agrees with what has reached as fsem 9th,
er quarters.
We learn that two Of she supposed muir
derers have been arrested 1t Nanyoo, and
are now in custody at that place awaiting
an order from the Governor Of Illinois fol
their surrender to the authorities Of Iowa
They are brothers, named Hodgms, and
we are told, once lived at This place. The
evidence against them is said to be- strong
The cap left at the theatre Of bloodsheG
has. been r recognized as belonging to on.
Of them, and the hair (red sn:e;a s:n..::ea adhered
to the gun sssed upon one Of them BY Mil
ier, corresponds precisely with that Of on,
of the persons arrested. In addition L
this, they were seen about West Point
day or two before the occurrence, with clubs
IN their possession, ard these have beer
recognized as the same which were use,
in the commission Of the murder. It il
also said that there is testimony to prov,
that the red haired Hodgens was seen t
enter Nauvoo about day light, bare headed
the morning after the murder. The thir,
villain has nto yet been arrested, but will
proper vigilance it is hoped he viii no
be permitted to escape.
Liese, whose life was at first dispaire,
Of, it is now thought may possibly recover
Below will be found detail of the partic
nlars. f
Mn. EDwARDs:-Am most daring attemp
to rob citizen of of this county, resultin,
in his murder (and probably that Of an
mother many occurred on Saturday night
The circumstances as have learned then
are as follows:
An elderly man by the name of Mile
and his son-iR-law by the name of Liese
living on Sugar Creek, three miles fror
this place, were awakened about J.
O'Clock on Saturday night by the entranc
Of three men with blackened faces, one {
them having dark lantern in his hand
and all being armed with clubs, bowl
knives and pistols. The robbers imme
diately commenced an attack upon the in
mates Of the house with their clubs; tn
old gentleman, Mr.. Miller, seized gu
(not loaded) and with one blow felled on
Of the robbers to the floor, when anothe
Of the robbers with large bowie knif
stabbed him 10 the heart, Of course KILN
him instantly.
The young man, Liese, with a chai
prostrated another Of the robbers, VIII
shot him through the body, while the othe
robber who was unhurt, cut him mo.
frightfully with his bowie knife, and
now lies past all recovery; he has bee
married only few weeks.
The robbers. made good their escape
dragging away the one wounded by III
old gentleman; he is supposed to be badl
wounded as they were tracked some di.
tance by the blood.
Their object is supposed to have been
murder the whole family for the purpos
Of plunder. Mr.. Miller having recent
come from Ohio, he was supposed to hav
money in his house.
One Of the robbers left his cap, and the,
are great variety Of circumstances to Fl
suspicion on two men, named Hodge ar
Brown. The Sheriff raised large fore
and searched for them, but they succeede
in effecting their escape to Nauvoo, tn
grand receptacle Of villains, where it
supposed they are concealed, the mother
one Of them being Mormon and residin
there, he having also been Mormon an
had his residence there. - VA
The Sheriff chartered the ferry bo
New Purchase, and went to Nauvo
where he was met at the landing by ma
Of the name of Markham. who told hi
that he knew the house where the wount
ed robber was, and that they had guar
around the house to preceat his escape; b,
thought it would not Be polite to arrest HI
unta they could ecue the other robber, who
they supposed had gone to his mother
residing some miles from Nauvoo. sit
t. Markham said however, that he wnu
60 and see what could be done, and =
turn in a few moments, which was the Ia
that was seen Of him; having learned upt
whom suspicion had fallen he deubtie
wished to gai E ::".e .; &c &c more sfectually $
], cure the marderers' escape. aat
The wives Of the murdered men sa
, their husbands butchered and their agor
is indescribable, they represent the CO..
fict as most terrific. ao,ina
Preparing for the worst.
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