The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-17

Sn0DfCi0uS OF OWA kAoys
The following statement was handed US
on Saturday, by citizen of this place. Tor
pub.ication, received by him from reliable
source at Mt. Carmel ILL.,, which has excited
suspicious in that vicinity, that foul murder
may have been committed in their midst. A
few days since, three gentlemen, residents OF
Mt Carmel, were in the woods hunting some
three miles from town, near place called
changing Rock" where they discovered
new Buggy-the description of which we
give below, as received. The finding valu-
able Buggy in spo. where it had evidently
been placed for concealment naturally aroused
their suspicious, which were strengthened by
the following circumstances. Some few
weeks previous, DIR. Sears Gone of the hunt
ing party) was passing the road in the direc-
ton of Mt. Carmel, and was oyertaken by
a man riding fine grey horse, (bare back)
who would neither look nor speak to him, and
tried to avoid him, but keptthe road. When
the said person came in town he enqured,
(not of DIR. Sears who was near him) but of
children on the street the way to the river
ferry. anu though it was raining very hard
pushed on and crossed, and on the same day
the buggy was seen by some wood-choPpers
in the place where it was found but they
surprising it was some one watching their
cutting for the purpose of prosecuting them,
left the place. The buggy has been in the
woods about four weeks as near as can be
ascerta:ned.
The citizens of Mt. Carmel and vicinity
gave additional force to their suspicious on
account of murder that was committed
near them some few years since known as
the "Jones Tragedy" in which horse and
buggy, figured conspicuously in the detection
OF the murderer Jones, who was convicted of
the deed and hung at Mt. Carmel for the
murder Of Miller, u circumstance with which
our readers are familiar.
The harness found with the buggy was
complete excepting the bride, the blinds of
which had been cut of and were found on
the ground, the balance doubtless used to ride
the horse away; the apron OF the buggy had
been cut eff probeb!y' to ride on. We give
these fact publicity with pleasure, as'request-
ed by our correspondent, for the interest we
feel in common with our neighbors in the de.
lection and punishment of crime.
DESCRIPTION OF BUGGY Blue cloth lining
on inside of the top, patent morocco OIL
cushion and back, one blue silk curtain (fring
ed) which covers the glass light in the bacl
part of the top. The buggy is painted bldcl
and green, with fancy painting on diiieren
parts. A rounded dash. patent leather an
brass on top piece; patent leather hand hold
fastened into the tip with three ivory buttons
two snake heads in front Of the fifth wheel
yellow and brown ground oil cloth carpet i
: the bottom; top comes over WELL and tn
body has each side painted butterfly resi-
: ing upon flower. The apron in front Ia
. been of (patent oil cloth leather) and bu
= toned inside of the top on brass button
S which are there, but has been cut of prob
:. ably for the purpose of riding on-spri g
:, four leaf. The blinds were cut off and throw
: down and the balance of the bride gone, tn
7 balance of the harness all of which is bra.
If mounted and in keeping with the burg
- an& evidently of Eastern manufacture fro
10 iY general appearance. -