Washington telegraph., 1849-09-26

mas DeeH regarded as the nlSneSC autnOf-
ity for the party. I learned from Wm
Short that Mr.. Cox could sell land patents
to great advantage abroad, and could
pass a few half eagles without the least
suspicion; it has been said he passes as
Parson Cox when nights lodging can
be had for the name w. Short inform
ed me that Cox and Greer, in company
with one of the men from Crockett, laid
plan to carry off a negro from the neigh
borhood. and that they sent to Brenham
for some liquor to brighten their ideas,
and that the man from Crockett started
the next morning before day with the
negro. VIM. Short would not have told
me whose property the negro was. Thos.
Irwin went to A. J. Griggs, near Jack
sonville, in company with VIM. Short.
and in justice to MIR. Irwin will here state
that he had claims against one of the Mr..
Jacksons' that served to keep down sus-
picion. VIM. Short informed me that
Irwin and himself had made fine saddle,
and that Irwin had agreed to harbor and
.secrete any negroes that William Short
would send him, until time would ar
| rive to run the negroes away.
James Mclaughlin was the father of
all and every kind of stealing passing
counterfeit money and numbering; says
he commenced early in life, and run many
risks of his life. Mclaughlin informed
the party that whenever they went into
general negro Stealing they would be de-
tected his prediction has been fulfilled
Justice has overtaken them, and Nc
Laughlins race run. learn he was
anxious some honest man should raise
his children.
Enos Cooper, hired Wilson Small and
paid him hundred dollar horse to kill
MIR. Elkins, that married sister of Bever-
ly Pool, formerly Mrs. Hook) Mr.. Coop
er sold some of Parson Shocks land cer-
tificates, and was informed, assisted to
starting MI. Hills negro-also in stealing.
Robt Moor's mare for the negro to ride;
| know he is one of the party.
Mr.. Griggs gave me the name MIR.
Carnean as being one of their party, but
do not believe it, for Mr.. Grigg did not
like Carmean, and often spoke hard Of
him to me, which is never done among
the party alone.
Messy Boren aided and gave comfort
ard lodging to the party, and would do
anything James Cox asked him to do
Boren occasionally exchanged tor stolen
horses and will pick up little matters
when he has the chance.
Louis Boren and Orlando Snapp passed
counterfeit money and stole horses; they
are the men that received Mercer Hills
negro from A. j. Grigg, VIM. Short and
Enos Cooper and brought said negro by
Joe to me at the Star Hotel at Galveston,
where I was in company with Mr.. Agery,
our general agent for Texas. Mr.. Agery
and John Ford came to VIM. Shorts at
LAGRANGE, and proposed a general asso-
citation, by connecting certain points and
carrying on general negro and horse
stealing, counterfeit money passing ar
rangement Brother William Short in
formed them that Col. Taylor being near
the Round Top House, would start short
ly to Alabama and that he would take
about seven thousand dollars with him to
buy negroes, and that Mr.. Bostick, him
self and one or two other gentlemen
would have him killed for the cash, which
would enable the company to organize
and go into active operations but in case
Taylor did not start in short time, the
company would steal, run and sell few
negroes in order to have funds to start on.
My brother William was to keep the
Star Hotel, MIR. Agery was to run a
schooner on the Gulf, between Galveston
and New Orleans, and MIR. Jones was
to be general agent at New Orleans; was
to keep his boarding house, and run a
boat on the Mississippi river. McLaugh-
I ri nd
Cox, were to arrange the plans and decoy
the negroes. Boren, Snapp, Whitley,
O'Bar, Crownoves and several others,
were to run negroes from the interior to
Galveston, and at a proper time MIR. Age
ry, with his schooner, would convey them
to Orleans. deliver them to MIR. Jones,
who. when convenient would send them
up the Mississippi river and have them
sold, all of which was to be done through
their own lime, in order to evade detection.
Alfred O'Bar was considered a poor hand
to sell negroes as he had run the boy
Sam belonging to German gentleman,
near the Colorado river, by land to Red
river, thence he took water and went up
to the mouth Of the Ohio river; the boat
had freight to discharge on the Ohio side,
and while discharging freight Sam stepp-
ed off the boat, learning his foot was on
free SOIL MIR. O'Bar ordered him to return
to the boat Sam informed Mr.. o. Bar that
he was on free soil, and limited to hlm to
keep quiet or he would disclose on him.
Mr. OBar readily saw his situation, and
returned home, fortunately meeting one
of the party, who furnished him with the
funds to get home on,) little wiser for
the trip, though not much enriched by
the speculation.
About this time the party were inform