The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-10-01

will address the people at Palmyra, on Sat-
urday evening, October Sd. The ladies ore
especially invited.
At Hiram, on Thursday evening, Oct. 8.
At Shalersvilrc, on Saturday evening,
October 10.
SAMUEL STRAWDER
will address the people in Rootstown, at or
near the residence Of Jos. Jones, on Sat-
urday evening, October 8.
A. SHIPMAN
will address the people ut Aurora, on Thurs
day evening, October 8.
AN INTERESTING INCIDENT - THIEF
4 sCAueHr.--An interesting incident is told
us by Isaac PHELPS, Esq, Of Freedom
which is worth preserving. N-- -,ae'sI
About ten months ago, IRA SAGE, former.
" of Sheffield, Mass, came to Freedom, in
this county. He was a man considerably
advanced in years, without family, and mad
somewhat of rowing, restless disposition.
He remained in Freedom, at the residence
of Isaac Phelps, ESQ.,, his brother in law
about six months, when he came to tn de-
termination to 60 west, end, if suited with
the soil, climate, etc., to invest his money
in land. He had with him horse and
wagon, q box of loose personal property
and from 1000 to $4,000 in money, most
lv in gold. He arrived safely in Kansas,
but not being suited with the country, start
ed back towards Ohio. Coming as far as
Davenport, Iowa, he stopped at the "ohlo
House." kept by JEREMIAH Brown, where
he was taken sick with infamation on the
brain, and died in three days, it being on
the 9th Of August. Here he was buried,
aud an administrator appointed to settle h'a
estate. Tho administrator took the horse
and wagon ana ether property, and alec
%26 81, which was all tho assets he could
discover, and reported the same to court, oo-
corliny to lnw. In the t"cA ';lmr, letter
Lad been written by Brown, the keeper OF
the hotel, which was received by Phelps
Phelps started Immediately for Davenport
Knowing that his brother in law had money
with him, when he died, m 0re than was re
ported, md suspectng that it had been ste lei
BY tho hotel keeper, he assumed the ma mt
.of SMITH, and represented himself rs JUS
having arrived from Vermont. This wa
done to keep tho landlord entirely of nj
guard. He called Immediately upon K. E
CAMPBELL, and was by him introduced Il
STEPHEN THOMPSON, IRA BROWN and -
NEELY. He acquainted these gentleme'
with the circumstances of the case, aud in
formed them of his suspicious. They Iai
their pllns, and each man went to work q
IN sort Of Vigilance Committee, to gathe
items of evidence. Two weeks were occu
pied in this manner, in which time they col
.lected circumstantial evidence enough t
satisfy themselves, at least, that Jeremia
Brown, the landlord, had found the none
belonging TO Sage at the time Of his deatf
nh1 had o. propriated it to his own privat
purposes. About eight hundred dollars ha
been sent to distance; the balance, whic
was in gold, was secrotod in various an
cunts nbout the premises. At this stage
the c Sc, Ira Brown, who had made himsc
very intimate for the last few days, propose
10 Jeremiah Brown, the landlord, that the
should tako trip together to Missouri
buy lu.d. This was asaented to, and tt
following NJ, nday was named as the day
their departure. By little persuasion, Il
landlord was induced to deposit his mon'
with R E. Campbell, and take a draft f
the amount of twelve hundred dollars. II
money was in gold, and several Of the col
Phelps was enabled to identify cs the sar
WEIGH were in the possession of his broth
in law before he left Ohio. This made t
chain of evidence nearly complete. l.
Monday. the day agreed upon, Ira Ero'
and Jeremiah Brown, the landlord, start
on boat for Missouri. Apparently by
ciddnt, Messrs. Phelps, Campbell, Thon
son, and the county sheriff, went aboard
same boat. When they were fairly star
en- the voyage, and after the boat was UNI
fill speed, Mr.. Phelps stepped up to Brow
the landlord, and informed him that his ma
was Phelps, instead Of Smith--that he
from Ohio--,hat he was the admlni6trO
of Ira Sage, deceased--that he had co
to Davenport to obtain the money VIII
deceased had left, and that he believed
he (Brownj had etoleh it. He further
ssa Brown tba, if lie would Immediately
ever the twenty one hundred dollars belo
ing 10 deceased, he would allow him to
ceed on his way pnmolested; otherwise
should be arrested, tried and sent to
penitentiary, where he would have q
a.. opportunity to work out the amount OF
money. Brown wus astonished. He de-
taking the money, and refused to pay
thing over. He was then arrested BY
sheriff and searched. A twelve hun
dollar draft and ninety eight dollars a
half, In gold, were found upon his per
The boat was stopped and the parties
.r off. By this time, Brown, beginning to
derstand the dangers Of his position, de'
to compromise, and offered to pay RI
seven hundred and forty five dollars to 81
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