Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-08-20
EXTRAORDINARY vILLAlNY.-A let.

EXTRAORDINARY VlLLAlNI.-A let
ter from franklin, Alabama, To The Charles
ton Courier. states that. on the LIST ot July, a
gentleman of Hairs county. Georgia, named
B~illiuS-lea, vas robbed OF eight thousand dol
lars oi American gold, and Tour thousand dot
lars OF State bonds. and that hes same bandit
II had. on the llth of July. robbed another
gentleman of Harris county, Ga, Mr.. Watts,
ct 1000 dollars. principally in American gold.
IL - said that the villains gave morphine To
the families where the robbeTies occurred. by
throwing it into the drinking water. Soon
alter the news reached Fort Gaines, on the
9th July, two men passed through, who an
swered the description OF the %soDbers, and
went on TO Alabama. They were pursued,
and found at the house OF Gen. Irwin, who
had, alter cntrcaty, consented TO let them re
mann the night. The two robbers Were DIR.
+. A. Roberts, aud the other supposed to be
VIM. Epcs, 1.-THE murteIer of Mr.. AdOlphus
Muir, ot Dinwiddie county, Va though he
called himself John Jacobs. When ordered
To surrender, the latter drew a revolver. and
threatened to shoot any one Who advanced on
hun. Gen. Twin then ordered two very
large and fierce dogs To b. let loose. Epesthen
gave up his pistol and surrendered. \. quar-.
rel then ensuing between the two parties who
were In pursuit, as to the right to secure the
prisoners. the reward being three thousand
dollars, Epes endeayord to escape upon his
horse, aud was on the verge OF succeeding,
when one Butler rode up and shot him in the
head, at least seven buck taking effect.
He iel from his horse. never spoke again, and
died I'm about two hours.
During the great excitement after Epes
was shot, DR.. 4. A. Roberts got oil his horse,
went up to Epes. pulled off his finger ring.
pulled out his gold watch and his collar and
collar -buttous, purse, and a roll OF money on
the Bank of Darien. and put il in his pocket
the ring. collar aud collar buttons have not
since been seen; the watch was recovered from
Roberts when lac was scirched alter arriving
at Fort Gaines-the supp0sition j.. that Epes
name, or initials, were either upon the col
lar, buttons OF ring. On examining Roberts
after they got To Fort Gaines, they found on
him, and Ia Epcs' saddle bags, near five thou
sand dollars, principally American gold-26
skeleton keys, 2 lock plckers, several pieces OF
spermacitii candles which had been Int sever
al boxes ut matches, n black mask Tor the face
and head, | bowie knife, in Epes' or John ia
cobs' saddle bags, with the name oi William
Epes written on the s%cabbard, : phials NOR
plIne, 2 or 3 phials strychininc, and one bot
tie supposed to contain exuact oi morphine.
They were both well dressed, aud had fine
horses, but not a papcrabout them that would
give the least instruction ol their names or
business. DR.. r.. A. Roberts was identified
by three or ionr individuals.
lie once stood high as an eminent physi-
rian, aud married a daughter or near relative
nj Gen. Mitchell of Alabama, but has spent
his property and turned irregular blacklcg. |
The following is the description of Epcs. ItI
vouldbc a IN ~ singular event should he be
Identified with WilliamD Epes. OF Dimwid
the murderer ot MuiG though we presume
he dates and the description would conflict
with this superstition. The last heard OF T.
however, was at Louisville, and this
lead robbcr wore a hat made in that city.
Jacobs or Epes was dead before | saw him:
| cannot describe him as aCcu-
itely asl would wish. | think he was about
* ieet high, would weigh about one hundred
nj sixty pounds. THU viSge. good teeth.
Moderately TAI Z, hair inclined To b; dark, and
OF very thick, lac was from thirty-saven to
'rty years old; l suppose he was the man adj
srtlsed as the murderer of +. Adolphus Muir
Dinwiddie county. Va; bis companion Ro-
eIts said he Ia not know his mans IT 1t was
OF John Jacobs--thoi he hgd. 4 9Qla him but
AZ ~ f6hn JacnbS-thathe was from Virginia
he hat he wore when shot was made in Lou
'piHc, Ny. ! neglected TO describe the color
1 EPes eyes, they were blue; YOU will disco
er that | have no proof ofbis name being T.
only the nam. of William Epes being
on the scdbbaTd Of his bowl lie knife.