The New York herald., 1845-10-12
Life at the West-Extenslve Organization
OF Murderers and Thieves.

Iowa. arrived in this city in the steamboat Champion
liam T.. Birch alias Hanes and John Long alias Howe.
Both these men we'll known in the Rock River
gion and need description hands. The people
there will always rejoice to learn that Fox alias Sutton
was arrested long time since by this chivarous
Bonney and has been kept in irons secretly safe in
of the jas of this State In order prevent alarm it
reported that he arrested for horse stealing
the gang have accomplces all the Western States
many OF whom will not steal murder but will know
ingly harbor those who do both. This intrepid Bon
ney who lives at Montrose, Lee county Iowa. took
interest in discovering the murderers Of Miller and
Licey, who were the two Hodges and Tom Brown. He
in bringing the two Hodges to the gsows,
but Tom Brown is still at large and has recently been
traced from Iowa to Missouri Indiana and Ohio. He is
making arrangements pass counterfeit money finding
out the proper places stop and the men to circulate it.
It will be remembered that when the two Hodges we're
tried Birch, Sutton, Long Co. were hand to prove
an alib as usual II was OF no avail however. They
were hung protesting, not their innocence but
Bonney succeeded well in the of the Hodges,
that he induced to undertake the discovery of the
murderers OF Col Davenport BY process best known
to himself, disclosure Of which would deprive him Of
his magic he discovered that the murderers Of Col Da
venport Birch Sutton and Long and two others,
who should be arrested and taken Rock Island wher
found, with without process The two others
are John Baxter and Aaron Long Let all those know
ing these organize posse nstanter and take them
to Rock Island There gang Of lawyers and tavern
keepers all along that country who in the of
these murdersrs, and in due time will be exposed.
villains in this vicinity STILL enabled Bonney
to find them out Every number Of this paper has been
by Birch and sutton; and when in Ohio they felt
safe The keeper of the great depot OF all sorts of
knaves st. Louis showed Birch the -st article about
him. As usually the case after the mu.der they all
fled to Upper Missouri to Atkins to stay until some
should write them whether they were mistrusted A
fictitious letter written to Akin that the murderers
Of Davenport were and that he would be lynch
ed if he found harborng them; but no names were
called Big Davis was and is now in that region
Either Akin Davis turned them in another direction
days and run to st. Louis. There certain black leg
tavern keeper showed Birch the Democrat and they fed
to Lebanon. Illinois There they stole three horses and
fled to Terre Haute Indiana which they separated
Fox, alias Sutton, taking route by himself to the resi-
dence of his father respectable farmer by the name of
John Fox in Wayne county There he was arrested for
passing counterfeit money and bound over the sum
Of $500 His father bailed him. Bonney asked them if
they rhss Ia ss
dence of being rescued, thought Fox was still
at large. But after being bailed, he ar
really for the murder of Colonel Davenport and has
been privately secure, for some time Fox was born
about % years Of age Long and Birch are said to be
North Carolinans born The former is % years of age
and has broken nearly every frontier jail in the West
their devres eight years. and have never before this
year, bnen arrested they boast Long is pupil OF
the celebrated villain Brown who was killed at Bellevue
Iowa, a few years since Bonney, after securing
Fox, went in search of Long and Birch, who with ano
ther knave to have robbed honest old farmer
They were to do as they did by Muofd # they could
not, they did by Davenport When Muford counted
"You must have been d-d lazy devil not to have
scraped together money than this at your age'
Birch he killed man in his life, and was op
posed to killing Davenport But Long said; dead mer
tell tales" and fred away There is no doubt howe
yer, but Birch Long either would kill West if they
could get good chance. BY the way, they stole :
splendid race mare in Missouri which Bonney had left
Indiana, until her owner should give some orders as to
the proper disposition Bonney first saw Birch at
the track in Little Sandusky and recognized Col
Davenpors chain; and stranger, frequently spoke
to him. But, Long was not with him. he did not ar
dusky together he went ahead of them and made
rangements for their He arrived in the morning
they N as stage
backleg purely out OF sympathy and without the least
acquaintance with them stepped up to Birch and said
he ought to be in the State Prison No this
said than Birch tore of the watch chain and threw
cn anu descsotion sxscy Than
were then arrested and taken away Whilst on the pas
sage the Lake from st. Joseph here, Birc sup
posing that the gold chain and other articles OF evidence
against him were in Bonneys psrtmanteau, went, with
letters on, to the clerks office took out and threw il
overheard. When asked why he did so, he replied,
felt full Of the DEVIL and wanted to do something y,
They arrived here about4 O'Clock A. NJ and were taken
to our jail whore Mr. Love- our sheriff and Mr. Perrior
ailor gave their usual good attendance and they
were kept safe until about nine o'clock, when they
started of for Rock Island in company with Bon
ney, the sheriff of Sandusky, Ohio and ,'m. Wessen
craft, oil city police Lest the news Of their arrest
might get to their accompices around Inlet and Wash
ngon Grove they to hurry through so as to be at
Dixon Friday morning. and at Rock Island Friday
evening What scenes will then transpirs cannot be
conjectured. These who have been outragng that
community for the last five years, will first engage
lawyer. The Rock Island Court will soon SIT. We
think it will be next week, not this Their lawyer as
generally the case, will advise cha &c OF venue
Perhaps he will make them out OF the circuit
They will want to 60 through the winter without trial
in hopes to break jail in the mean time Should trial
be forced, they will necessary witness is
absent and cannot be had say Davis, Aiken, some
other wretch, by whom they expect to prove an dlbt
trial still forced then they may have the luck to find
some OF their accompces, yet undetected willing to
perure themselves and that they saw them
where else that day This has been the usual course
such cases This Long is the one who robbed Frink
walkers stage awhile ago and Fox says that ne and
Birch did the very act for which Bliss was sent to Pr
son. When here, they told that Bridge had
been lynched Birch Immediately said :" that's the
death l shall die" and almost cried lie continu.
ed, :" / have done a great many bad things on Rock
River; the people are prejudiced against me; ] new
killed any one; want fair trial. do write to Knox to
defend me; do let stay here until the excement IS
overs don't want the people TO kill me- but they VIII do
it, if am carried there now sc sc. But Long repro
we'd him and told him to stop his whining saying IL am
not afraid I've done nothing to trouble me- &c mani
coward and could easily be- heightened by fear Of the
lynches, to confess all his dark deeds But doubt
iu whether Long would confess even on the galiows
We would not be at all surprised If Birch should turn
States evidence this is his first arrest But Long has
been arrested often and has always escaped that no.
thing need be expected from him but the daring acts
to break away. The people ofthe Rock River country
cannot be too grateful to Bonney for his three months
constant shrewd and daring pursuit of these murderers
Nc snOulu nave MS SZ,ouu reduy omen'
he delivers them up We hope there WI be no backing
out on the reward is too often the case We have
heard or read OF adventures equal to MS ana we
say let him have his due praise. No one knows the
amount of treasure and he has saved they having
already one engagement to rob, and who knows put
dozen hand By the way these murdeers in ordert 10
avoid detection, buried the money they obtained from
Col Davenports sale Immediately after the murder and
i still remains buried.
TRAVELLING editor OF the Ctncmnd ndt
Chronicle, who recently returned from Journey OF
nearly two thousand miles, mparls to his readers In
recent number OF his journal some information re-
,pecting the modes OF travelling In the united
States, and their relative advantages and disadvan-
ages He gives, in the course OF his remarks, the
oIlowing tabular statement OF his journey, showing
he time and cost OF conveyances, exclusive Of the
expenses OF hotels and porteragc =
convsvances Distance Rate pr hsw. Cost pr mile
Miles Miles. Cents.
stssmboat.. sps -. 49,. $50 II AS
Railroads o81 ="
Aggregates 'iosi " II
The editor of the Chronicle concludes that rail-