The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-03

FEARFUL TRAGEDY IN Observation-Disclosures
county, Mlss sslspi, was quite recently the scene
OF one OF those terrible tragedies OF winch
accustomed rarely to hear the desperadoee OF
frontier life As che have kindly
lated TO 1t would appear that good deal of
felt coin has lately been circulated Hancock county;
and upon the occasion of election in Gainesville
town In at y several persons imposed up
by counterfeit Mexican dollars the same day. This
excited much indignation and upon notes Il
found That the false coin all been passed by
old man named Brown. He WAS arrested aud rched,
but no other counteries found upon HIM but the
proof being clear, ~ borne of to jail Hearing
threats against himself and being probably fearful that
the people might take the law la their hands and
lyoch him he made disclosures duplicating two men
brothers. named Washington and James biIDoa. Browns
son.inlsw canned Wages gave bail Tor tho appearance
OF the former and of the cizeas Of Gainesville
headed by Brown and Wages guides started Ter the
residence OF the Biooas situated forty mules 10 the
upper parto. Hancock county Mar Red Creek the
party the workshop where ths casting OF the
base coin had been carried on, situated in secluded
.pot they found there the dies the base
metal and all the imp ements OF tbs n~fsrious Lusness
securing these they proceeded to tbe Of the
house they srrestiDg both Wasnip aud
James, ~hom they bore back prisoners to jail The Bill
boas mad hitherto borne fair character being farmers
we'll To do in the world and noted resoue energetic
men. They found no difficulty in procuring bail and
through their fundamentally charge preferred
against Wag OF stealing branding other peoples cx
tie the raising of cattle being common pursuit in HAu
cock county Wages had been but short while the
county, bore i'll name It whispered that he
ha killed in Alabama aad was other wise
Law, and hs had had, in Hancock county, difficulty
about branding another mans cattle from which, how
he extricatd himself by his audacity But ne bore
the Of d. sperate fellow, be avoided If possible
Wages gave security for his appearance Shortly there
after Brown Wages sold their little proper and
prepared to move Of there being little objection the
part Of the inhabitants that the county should be rid Of
two such men. The design DIV ages in leaving sup
posed to re arrest for Of his old Offences
the Blboss having threatened him with prosecutions
When 1t was known that Brown and Wages had gone,
the Bboss started after them Their object but
copctured but the general belief Is that they desired
to provoked personal conflict with Wages they being
athletic and powerful man, and each armed with u
rifle aud knife Wages however, prepared for them
He appears to have heard OF their approach for the
next We know o, him be on the lookout for them
and prepared for his murderous purpose. The bnooSs
were upon horse back, accompanied by friend They
rode struggling along after the Other James BIZ boa
being in advance In abrupt turn Of the road ne came
suddenly upon Wages in the road, on loot and armed
with double barrerd gun. Neither James nor Wash
ngton prepared too shoot ut once the one having
feather In the of his RID, and the other bit Of rag
10 the pan of his. Not 80 Wages. The moment James
Blboa In view he deliberately drew up and dis
charged him barrel OF his gun The chsrg.,
sDg OF buckshot, took effect in the brssst OF Bhoos,
and he fell from his horse aud expired almost Instantly
His brother Washington Immediately hove la sight
when Wages discharged at him the second barrel but
with less accurate aim. the charge took enecs in the
hip and groin Tae thigh bone shattered close 20
the socket and the body terribly wounded that, 1t
last accounts was thought Impossible for him to EUR
vive twelve hours Wages immediately made his escape
cart coming along ths road mile behind the Blooas
reached the scene OF The tragedy, and upon u the
wounded man carried back TO his family. his re-
covery Is regarded quite hopeless Wages was sup
posed to be lurking IN the Of the vicinity but rs
he is desperats rusn and had rid the country Of
their guilt In counteretipg the inhabitants have taken
TO arrest him is believed that the gang
must have extensive connections and in all pro liability
with this city rs II would be impossible for them to in
troduced enough bass coin in Hancock county to com
pensate them for the rsks to which vllsny exposed
them NJ o. Picaypne, Dec. ~.