Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-11
Etom IA CAicngo Democrnt.

] INNS u hAl>rbNlt. IOWA anu IlAlllOlS. lOf tlfN
past four years, are two of the gang who mur.
dcred Colonel Davenport. Birch is said To be
the man who sold a cream colored horse al
Peru. not long since. (thc circumstance OF
which may appear at the Winncbago Court
10 the same man with whom Bridge. (now in
Rockford jail) changed the money with that
he robbed Muliord OF. We cannot vet Get
the name of the person at Peru who has the
horse, but lac Is kept on the island, and could
tell strange stories ii nc could talk. In thi,
same gang Is Davis. the keutuckian," who
was IN lee county, Late ia November last
lie was arrested in Iowa. last year. and with
irons on his feet, wps sent out To chop w oot
with Il guard. lie struck the guard over the
head with AN axe. and then got ofThis shacklcs
md run To Bridges. in Washington Grove
Ogle county with his head shaved. Hestaycd
at Bndgesand worc a black handkcrchicfovcI
z his head until his hair grew out. H. then
won't to Indiana, and persuaded a man tn come
To lee and Ogle counties, with several yoke
OF oxen aud a cart to sell apples. The man
had about 5000 with him. lie proposed To
West TO 20 with him AMI kill him. West
would not 20 and 80 the man was saved
This Davis, about Il years ago, with a man
b. the nnmc of S'arls. founj out that "A man
was travelling between Princeton and Hchne-
pin with money. They awaited in the brush
near LccpcTs mills, and shot him from his
horse aS he rode along the road. They got
his money from 5000 To $500. dragged him ia
within thirteen rods of the creeks, ON the left
hand side of the road, and left him behind a
los. This murder was never misirusted, nor
has the body ever ben found. This Davis
may be kuownby having one of hisears bit off.
At Bridges in the bushes. near the house Il
caucus was held which decided on the murder
OF Campbell. Bridge was present, as also
were several of the Driskclls, Birch aud SUIT
ton. 1t was voted that Young Driskcll kill
Campbell, as he dId. Bridge was at Inlet
Grove on the night of the murder. and West
was making bogus and selling ii two for one
Tor Mlchi an money at Plattevillc, Wisconsin.
West gotcita when arrested for his knaveriCs
there, by getting Dewey and Bliss of Inlet
Grove, TO 80 his bail, aud he run away. Bliss
ani Dewey are now in Alton Penitentiary.-
After the murder of Campbell. old man Dris-
kell and his son VIM. Driskell were lynchcd;
and young Driskell and Bridge fed from the
Lynchers. Driskell never returned TO this
State; bat has figured extensively as an inccn-
diary III 81. Louis and other Southern cities.
lie was lastssen trying to gcta passage down
the rlvcrirom ST. Louis, but the captain would
not take him. Soon after the Captain refused
hun, the police came on board To arrest him
Tor setting a building on fire. Sutton stole a
horse from DIR. Adams, three years ago. and
led at Bliss house, who is now in The Pcni-
Tertiary. Birch, Thomas, Aiken and Baker
stole horses two years ago this summer. at
Warren county, and brought them up to
Washington Grove, Ogle county. and were
there arrested by the Warren county officer.
and were taken back. Birch was not bound
over, but Athens and Baker were, and after
wards broke Jail. Thomas Aiken lives 300
miles up the Missouri river on a farm six miles
back from 1t, and keeps entertainment. Baker
Is still IN service here, there and everywhere,
stealing horses, robbing houses, killing men,
ana passing Dllls on well regulated banking
institutions, stockholders individually respon-
sible." f
In the Milford robbery, Birch was present
and told Muliord while searching his house,
My name is Haines. | am a robber. 1t isa
legal profession. | have followed ii for years:
and no two men can take me- McDole now
in Rockford Jail, held the rifle to Mulford'.
breast. Davis helped Birch to Search the
house. Charles Oliver, now in Rockford Jail
planned the concern, but did not attend
Birch gave Oliver a large share of the money
which lac owed him for board, and on an old
division OF stolen property. Oliver not daring
to pass the money, made an exchange witt
Bridge Tor a lot of stolen horses; and Bridge
welt to Peru and got a friend there TO ex.
change 1T. There was a robbery in Iowa
last winter, OF Bierer, formerly a merchant a.
Rockford. Oliver is said to have planned il
and put Birch on track. Although BiereI
was a brother-in-law of McDele, and he knew
what was ON foot, he dare not interfere tC
prevent IT. Birch is known to be the maj
who stole a horse at Noble, i'm Aureau county
on the 81 June, one rainy night, and run hin
until he tired him out, and then iumped of
at the east end of Palestine Grove, and went
on foot. He wen 10 Bridges and was follow.
ct by The Inlet people without success. 1t il
generally known that he went from Bridge,
down Rock River, and down the Mississippi
I'D NdllVso, and a man answering the dcscrip.
ton was seen in the Nauvoo region. He ma,
agreed to get Bridge out of Jail. and hence he
was removed from Dixon TO Rockford
bridge Is now confined for plotting the break
ing open OF the Dixon Land Office, for rcceiv.
ing stolen money taken from Mr.. Haskill. al
Inlet Grove, by Sutton, and also for rcccivinc
TWO stolen horses from Birch at Inlet Grove.
bridgc, with Dewey, Davis, Birch, Sutton
Baker, Lane, Bliss & Co., laid a plot to over
haul the stage last fall, kill Swami the Recciy.
or az DIXON, as he was going to make his de.
post and take his money. Bridge had the
lmpudcncc To so TO MIR. Swan. and ask him
Whch he was going 10 leave. Swan took the
prccaution to date his departure a week later
man the time he did depart, and thus saved
himself. a plan was afterwards made to rob
'lc ONCE an the night. Two gentlemen" OF
responsibility were got to ascertain where the
key was kept, and did 50 without mistrust-
Dewey was to stand near the wagon and two
horscs to run OF the money, and Bridge wa.
to enter the Office. Circumstances prevented
this plot. BY ihc way, in The history of thi,
plot, we can plainly see confirmation strong
that Mr.. s., could have been robbed i'm .ui
city OF The public monies without any discov-
cry IN the annals Of time. Had Mr. Swan
6'cn robbed IN the stage or at his Office, a.
Bridge planned. how many would have cried.
"he robbed himself I'm further DEVELOPMENT
OF all these things. pretty good circumstance
are brought UP as proof that Bogus is now
manufactured by wholesale at Nauyoo. as also
Is counterfeit money. Nauyoo Bogus. and
counterfeit Indiana, have been described to us
accurate, aud we confident that it is the best
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