The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-07-25

can take me-" McDole, now in Rock
ford Jail, "a respectable mechanic of tina.
place.; held the rifle TO Mulford's breast.
Davis helped Bnch search the house.
Charles Oliver, now in Rockford Jail,
planned the concern, bui did not attend.
Birch gave Oliver large share of the mo-
ney, which he owed him for board and on
an old division OF stolen property. Oliver,
not daring 10. pass the money, made an
exchange with Bridge for lot of stolen
horses; and Bridge went 10 Peru and go,
friend there TO exchange it.
There was robbery inlowa, last win
ter, of Biercr. formerly merchant Of
Rockford. Oliver is said to have plan
ned it and put Birch on track. Although
Bierer was a brolher-in-law of McDole,
and he knew what was on foot, lie dare
not interfere TO prevent il.
Birch is known TO be the man who stole
a horse at La Noble, in Bureau county,
on the 3D. Of June, one rainy night, and
run him until he tired him on, and then
jumped off at the east end of Palestine
Grove and went on foot. He went TO
Bridges and was followed by the Inlet
people without success. II is generally
known tina, he wen, from Bridges down
Rock River and down. lhe Mississippi TO
Nauvoo, and man answering his descrip-
ton was seen in the Nauvoo region. lie
has agreed to get Bridge out of jail and
hence he was removed from Dixon 10
Rockford.
Whether this is the same person who
is arrested at Rock Island under the name
of Budd alias Birch, we are anxious 10
hear.
Bridge is now confined for plotting the
breaking open Of the Dixon Land Office
for receiving stolen money taken from
Mr.. Haskell, a, Inlet Grove, by Sutton,
and also for receiving two stolen horses
from Birch ut Inlet Grove.
Bridge, with Dewey, Davis, Birch,
Sutton, Baker, Lane, Bliss & Co.. laid a
plo, TO overhaul the stage, last fall. kill
Swan, the Receiver at Dixon, as he was
going TO make his deposit, and take his
money. Bridge had the impudence to 60
to Mr.. Swan and ask him when he was
going TO leave. Swan took the precau-
ton TO date his departure week later
than the time he did depart, and thus sa-
we'd himself.
A plan was afterwards made 10 rob the
Office in the night. 1.-Two gentlemen Of
responsibility" were got 10 ascertain
where the key was kept; and did so
without mistrust. Dewey was TO stand
near the Office with wagon and two hor-
SEES TO run of the money. and Bridge was
TO enter the office. Circumstances pre-
vented this plot. BY the way, in the
history of this plot, we can plainly see
" confirmation strong" that Mr.. Prescott
could have been robbed in our city Of the
public monies without any discovery in
the annals of time. Had Mr.. Swan been
robbed IN the stage or at his Office. as
Bridge planned, how many would have
cried, "he robbed himself"
In further development Of all these
things, pretty good circumstances are
brought up as proof that Bogus is now
manufactured by wholesale at Nauvoo, as
also is counterfeit money. Nauvoo Boz
gus and Counterfeit Indiana have been
described TO us accurately, and we are
confident that il is the best of the kind.
We may enlarge on these matters fur
Iher when safety 10 the public will per-
nit. Further proof and further arrests
are sought, and we must make no disclo-
sures 10 alarm the unsuspec,ing.
4 Democratic Comfy Convention.
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