The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-11-13
BRIBERY.
BY sYLvANUs COBB, JR.


will not mention the name of the town in
which the following incidents occurred, for the
Judge is stu living there, anl he may have re-
formed ere this. The town was on he Mississippi
river. and at that time IN its infancy; and itwas
iniestei by band OF reckless men who robbed
ana murdered when they could, and spent the
rest OF the working hours IN gambling. Charles
Masters moved into the place with his wife and
famiIy, and opened store. H. was young
man, not "ver thirty years OF age, and possessed
hrm pure spirit, and stout, kind heart.--
One OF his INST efforts, after becoming acquaint-
ed with the leading people OF the place, was to
nd the town OF the miserable cut-throats who
Infested III II. ana 10 tnls end ne pointed ont tnsir
haunts, and endeavored to make the public ofh-
GERS do their duty He had several OF them arrest.
ed. but, though the proof OF their guilt was as
PLAIN as The sun at unclouded noon-day, yet he
could not gel one OF them convicted
Az ienSth IL wa determined among the gam
biers, that Charles Masters should be put out OF
the Way ana .htee OF thelr gang agreed 10 mur-
der him. To this end they waylayed him as he
was going to his house one night, and when h.
reached the place where they had concealed
themSe'ves' they rushed out upon him' ana trled
10 s'ao MIN but the young merchaht proved
100 much io' 'hem. tie had oeen warned OF MS
dsnSef' ana ne was prepared. ne waiKed al
hignt onIy win double -oarfelIdd Pistol III each
n-hd. @ un .ne P.eseh' occasion ne suo! doWn 'nl
'"o OF he assdssihs, ana as ne presented Tue
pI,ol TO the head oil the thlrd' ne ned.
nd' N'e younS "dh was hV' S1' iee' "" VIC
very next Day ne was aPprehended ior murder
nv hts', ne oh'y 'aushed al tue idia ou' ere
long ne found mat tnere was something serious
IN u. Inc sherih informed MIN that u ne would
leave ,ne place: ana never return 10 II again ne
shouIa oe lel on o9' tlls MASTERS scSlheu 10 40.
ne SIh Seanueu ''a anu ne was i,iHrneu Una.
ne shouid nave H. ihe court was 10 SIT IN ABOUT
tWO NcchS, untll lHdI tIUlG udu cAplItu Tie
was was cohnheu IN Tue lail' ms WlIe anu o'aest
en'lo suhe'sn 'nucn, pu' kna itlenus care9 ior
VIZ IN, anu u'u az 'hey eo1'u 'o' t'lel' co'''o,''
aug sseaest uIiiicuIly MASTERS laoUleu , uluer
"as III nnu.nS iawyeL me ohly nW!el oL
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