New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-07-24

DARING RoBBERY-Fhe West Baton Rouge Sugar
Planter Of the 10Th inst relates tile particulars of
robbery which was perpetrated near Baton Rouge on
the l4th instant @i5 n. N 55
we last Thursday learned the particulars of one of
the most reckless and daring deeds ever perpetrated
Iii our state and eminenty worthy the palnest days
and deeds of a Murrel or q Hare AS related to NJ
they are as follows zE-8
Mr. Thomas Norwood and Benton returning from
the pine woods with a drove Of CATTLE were closely
followed by two suspicious looking characters who
tracked them to the city OF Baton Rouge which tley
reached on Monday last at abou, eight o'clock ii III.
Finding no place to put up their CATTLE Messrs Nor
wood and Benton concluded to drive down the coast
and camp out about two miles below town, which
they did. They had just dismounted at the place
where they contemplated camping for the night and
stepped down to the river to draw some water when
one of the boys whom they had left on the levee to
keep watch over the cattle, gave the alarm that Mr.
NorWood's horse was being taken off, and ere the
scoundre perpetratng the theft could get out Of sight
Mr. N Norwood was on another horse and in full chase
with fair. prospect of oyertaking the thief. The
moon was shining brightly, and as they approached
Baton Rouge, Mr.. Norwood was fast gaining on him,
but just as he neared the outskirts of town he was
stopped by two men who rushed out from the shadow
of fence, caught his horse by the brde and in an
excited manner demanded, "what's the matter 2
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Mr.. Norwood drew q pocket-knife (which was the
only weapon he had with him) and ordered the men
to loosen hold which theydid at once but not
until the thief had got outof BY turning another
corner Mr.. N hastened to the residence of the
Mayor who was asleep, and gave information Of the
manner OF the loss of his horse, but Of course the
Mayor could afford no relief He then leisureIy rode
out towards the Comite river with the faint hope OF
being able to come with the thief in that direction
when, as he neared the woods beyond Mrs Scudders,
be saw his horse standing in the road, but when he
approached the animal to take possession Of him. two
men with doube-barreled guns rushed out from q
corner OF the fence and presented their pieces at him.
one o. them excaiming, /" Look here, stranger, we
have stolen many horses-we have never killed man
yet but if you touch that horse, away goes your life
and brains!" Unarmed and with no means of defend
ing himself against SO forcibe an opposition, he was
forced to abandon his property and return to town
Upon his return, hewas followed blythe two men with
the horse, reinforced by third man they followed
after him until they reached house in the outskirts
of the town which they entered.
It seems to u.s. if the statement is to be relied upon
that there exists regular organized band OF horst
thieves in East Baton Rouge who seem to fear no
sequences in their depredatons. 1t is matter thai
should be inquired into and if possible to ferret out
the scoundrels and bring them to justice. No mans
property seems safe, though in his own possession