The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-27
Most Extraordinary and startling Dis
closures In Texas.

TTE CONFESSION or ONE or BAsDIrrf coMrosrp
or MIN IN HIGH AND Low LlFE FROM MISSOURI To
MEXICO.
The following confession Of one 81 the barditti who
for year pet have been tie terror the
81 the northern portion OF IeKas aud Who was arrest
"a some time since near hatcher, Nss copy from
the San AnEpitihe Uncn e the "a lust 81 wa born
In the state IT Alabama; my rsreuts moved Co rrxN
when ! Nes very yourg Ny father and mother nj.
Ways stood fair and regarded a honest people
Atsyery carly Puiod Of ny life disobeyed the in
ttfuctiors Of ny parents aud took my course or
rather the plan erd 81 ny eldest brother vii.
Ham short Almost FAR hack reou@ct ms hro
thor lillian would tick m litte attera whioa he \,
concealed from my father aud mother About a. Tina
my brother married h. broke into a store IL company
with tevefs oibers and articles witch my bro
thfr took pair % ladies stockings which pre-
sentco 60 his intended wife; from time to time vii
liam went ON step by step stealing small artcle. unt
he Ines vas rolsn. vas gradually initiated into tue
tteret ~ Stealing ard particularly II the necessary
Item 81 hiding well During this dine, ~ my
teil hso narried Mr. ssnsum, Who became member
Ct TIE party Some time ago, sir. took 20 the
irons That were on VI Jscksou convicted Tor rap- In
bay cite county. At or near the time william
Short. Sir. ssnsum James Crook. la nes Mclaughlin
ard Alfred OBar decoyed aud run tso negroes one
the property 81 DR.. Adkinton, q Lagrange Faye,ts
county, the ether negro the property Of Mr. Clsve
lard 81 Travis, Austin county aud n hne horse
a. Air rorton sitter the fses Of the negroes and In
the divide. Mclaughlin and william Short f. out aud
qusrrslcd rtb crook he crook had league of lsad
they wanted Which Crook s.sp.ed % Let them have
them. 1his alarmed the party, and especisily shor,
and Mclaughlin. After conversation " was srasked
John Msrhali and John Rich be the ierers
short cent me after John Msrshsl and John Rich TO
let tbs m know the tine. The night appointed crook
not at home but stsid In the reighborhood
In the morning, short sent his wife ~ MIR
Csrotbers. that she might not witness the transaction
Mclaughlin was fearful Crock would not retura AID
rode some distance 10 the course that Crook would
cone and ns he atotrtaped from mel xhbor ~
Shorts that Crook had gone home, Mclaughlin re.
turned In time to give the finishing touch to Crook
vas then instructed how and What to prove " ANY.
thing done at Law was witness before the Jus-
lat ta til 81
Gee II to say Mclaughlin sud short we're cleared and
Rich and Marshall never tried Divers thefts aud out
reyes perpetual from that time until the party
crested har. trotns hnt IN ~. chain that es.ndsro"
Major Moore 81 Crockett. deals in counterfeit coin
Rev Nathan Shook msksslsnd oertihostes he has the
seal and every thing necessary for the same ]
larson shook making out some land papers AZ shorts
he thepvent out ON the whore Mr. McPeters
stole hne mare belonging TO Mr. Estii aud swapyed
property Short went TO Gusdslou De With Shook and
they returned together Shook sept TIL and
left my brotbers, since when have not seen him AT
near Crockett are three Longs At OF near the same
place are Two fesrsons these men receive and trade
en- stolen horses, and assist In bsrborng and running
Oh negroes.
Nathaniel Greer often applied 20 WIN short IN n.
fuI partner and With short and Mol sugh,p made ar
rsngements TO steel run on and ~, lot OF mules bs
longing to gentlemen of BRENNAN. never heard Of
James Cor stealing any property, do believe he
would steal more than gun barrel hut Cox has been
consulted In all deep planning. learned from shart
that Cox could sell land patents To great adva
abroad, and could pass half eagles without suspicion
IL said he pssses ss "Psrson Cox" Short informed
me that Cox snd Greer In company With Of the
men from Crockett laid q plan 20 carry OF q neg
from their beiehboihood, and that the mao from
Crockett started the nett morung before daxvt 49,