The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-06-25
Gangs of DesperadOes.

Associated gangs of thieves and desperadoes
are almost as dangerous in this State as they
evere wre in Arkansas. The Vinconnes Ga
zette says: at has been rumored that gang
of thieves, robbers, counterfcitcrs and des-
pcrate characters generally, has its head
quarters some where along the Wabash bot
tom, in Crawforord county, Ills. 1t is said
that from their hiding place, they sally forth
to vincennes and Terre Haute stealing what
ever they can get their hands upon-horses
and money, they seem to have particular
desire for.
TheRegulators who cruelty murderedBing
ham, in Monroe county, it appears have
maintained rule of terror in that county
for long time, committing the most terrible
outragcs with IMMUNITY; every one who be-
came obnoxious to these Williams, was treated
with the most barbarous cruelty. Only four
out f the fifty who whipped Bingham to
death-becausc he had the courage to serve o
warrant as Constable on one of their men,
bers-havc been identified and arrested. In
their examination at Bloomington, the evil
dencc disclosed numerous instances of SINH
lar outragcs by the same gang, upon other
highly respectable citizens, who barely esca-
ped with their lives. Upwards of thirty
persons have been cruelty scourged, some
eight or nine of them femalesl Several
houses had been burned, and in one instance,
800 that had been la.d Up by very old wo-
man, was stolen.
Last winter an Industrious, respectable and
inoffensive old man upward Of 20 years OF
age, a cripple bent with age, was taken from
his house, naked, and dragged over the frozen
ground and fences into the woods and tied
TO a tree and kicked and struck him with
their fists and scourged him with rods, until
he was lacerated from head to foot He sunk
to the ground insensible. For some days the
physician pronounced his fate uncertain. AT
the same time they assaulted and beat all the
members of mis- family, the old lady and 1
little boy and girl. They took the lad Will
them and tied him to tree near by wher'
his father was and sconrged him also.
Mr.. Holland, a respectable merchant wa;
spending the night with sick family, il
Smithville. The Regulators perceiving hin
through the window, rushed into the hous'
seized, and dragged him out about half
mile, with hts sori', small boy, and tiet
them to trees abonc ten or twelve feet apart
and stripped and scourged them unmerciful
~. Mr.. Holland was terribly cut from tn
top ofhis shoulders to his knees. The scour
fling was about similar to that given to Mr.
Bingham, and would probably have resulte,
II his death, if his constitution had not beer
able to bear more suffering.
The details Of Bingham murder are mos
Scvolting and shocking. 1t is hardly credi
Bic that such fends can exist in civilize
State; that they should be able to continu
their barbarous outrages for weeks and month
and finally escape all punishment throug
The meshes of the law, and by pergeries,
sufficient to destroy all confidence in the pro
lection Of law and legal authorities.
They took poor Bingham about q quartz
of mile from the house and tied him to
tree. He had on nothing but his shirt, draw
ers and socks when they took Elm. The
sccurged him for some time before his voic
appeared to sink. Mrs. b. heard them sew
eral times exclaim, Cd d-n Won
get up!" He had sunk to the earth unde
the torture. Mrs. B. attempted to follow
them, in her noble devotion to her husband
they had whipped her first and d
her-and ordered her not to come furtbe,
and finally not being able to deter her othe,
wise, one of them fred pistol apparantl
aiming at her. They at length brougl
Bingham back on horse, perfectly make,
except his socks, and throwing him off in ii
road, opposite the house, and calling for Mr.
B. and told her, "there he is, d-n hin
If you want him come and take him." 81
went to him, foSnd his head hanging in
wagon rut, apparently dying-she raised h
head up in her arms, washed his face an
asked him several questions. He told her !
was dying and unabls to 60 into the house,
She wrapped him up in her dress and "a
10 two of the neighboring houses for help
take him and put him on the bed. Hespol
IN . Few words before he bresthed his las