Washington telegraph., 1849-09-26

utSI VI INdy, OdrTllSIO was Ill Tie lola
RADIO Bottoms, and it was believed he was
after more negroes; it would have beer
an easy matter to have taken him, and
Hill had offered $500 reward for his (Car
rington) apprehension, but as the party
never interfered with men in their OWL
line of business, Darlington was left un
interrupted. Brother William informed
me that James and Samuel Miller passed
counterfeit money, traded for stolen horses
and occasionally stole few cattle They
live ON the road leading from Bastrop to
Caldwell, Burleson county. Wilson
Small married daughter of James Nc
LaughllE Who is since dead; Small receiv-
ed horse from Cooper to kill Elkins, but
failed to do so; I think him cowardy;
know him to be IOaO and mean-I saw
him shoot a SOW the mother of several
young pigs, the property of James Holt,
he cut the sow III pieces and fed Nc
Laughin's dogs. He is mean enough to
do any kind of stealing, he passes coun-
terfeit money and runs stolen horses, in
short he is mean thiec Judge Kelsaw
lives on or near the Guadalupe, stands
fair In the community. he had the promise
OF Wagon Master and Faymaster in Gen.
Worth's Division to Ell Paso del Norte;
our company were to furnish him with
counterfeit gold to pay of the teamsters,
he was to divide the profits with our
agents. The Judge is quite convenient
with all the plans of the company and as
sists In carrying our measures.
Joe Arlington follows gambling, picks
up horse occasionally, passes counterfeit
gold with considerable dexterity, sells
Shocks land certificates and is in possess
sion of all the plans of our party.
Bird Smith is a constant associate with
Arlington, engages in the same acts that
Arlington does, and knows our plans in
general.
VIM. Short, my poor and unfortunate
brother, has engaged in every species of
crime, led miserable life, died dis
graceful death, and thus far learn his
body has been exposed prey to the
wild wolves and vultures. He it was
first led me into stealing, and after l had
commenced could not Withdraw for fear
of my own fate, as death was the penal
ty of disclosure.
MIR. Smith on the Guadalupe is an
associate with Mr. McPeters and engages
in every species of crime common to the
party.
MIR. Haley lives on the Beedi, near the
Trinidad river, engages in every species
of crime to which human beings are ac-
cessble; old Haley is counted smart, too
smart to be caught.
fT nrhl, SoiI Rounr1u Dopl 1x,on11
do to depend on, was acquainted with all
the ropes, but was to lazy to engage in
active operations.
For reasons to myself known l retain
the names of men-men with respectable
familes-men with daughters grown
men who ought to shun the party as
they would shun the cholera plague or
pestlence. These men do not steal nor
do they partake of stolen property, but
they tell the thieves where 20 find their
neighbors' property, and willingly see
and know that property is gone from the
owner forever, and lie about not know
ing what has become of it. Then there
are men who will feed the thieves and
that too in thickets, and that will notify
them of approaching danger, aud at the
same time occupy the name and standing
of honest men and gooG and quiet citi-
zens. Young as | am, have seen them
Oh their knees at preaching. have heard
them pray, [ have seen them partake of
the Lords supper and that same night
entertain men that they. knew were
thieves Wonder not that when / saw
and learned these things, that l was the
more easily led astray. [ imagine
Preacher of the Gospel with plenty Of
counterfeit coin-the State Seal forged,
and forging Land Patents and the same
man in the same saddlebags carrying
counterfeit coin, forged seal, Bible and
Hymn book-one day forging claims for
land the next in the pulpit laundering
the terror of the law on wicked men.
l learned the location of two mints for
counterfeiting gold coin-one Is miles
above Brownsville on the Rio Grande,
where coin can be had at fifty cents on
the dollar to change off and trade to the
Mexicans. The other mint is near
Crockett in about Is miles, in cane
brake or thicket bottom and Moss Moore
general agent-he furnishes the coin at
so cents on the dollar. The present coin
is eagles and half eagles. we'll executed,
the engraving is elegant, equal to any of
the genuine American coin; one acquaint-
ed may tell it from the color being
shade brighter than pure gold; the
weight corresponds, or nearly so, there
is only from one to two grains difference
in the half eagle; the eagles are the pre-
else weight, and will and have deceived
many, and a good many have gone into
the banks at New Orleans; they resist
the test of acids, being plate OF pure
gold, but in order to apply the plate cor
rectly the color is partially changed; the
quickest way to detect them is to exam