Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-11-10
TRaK M0RsE~TMKEyEs.
A LAWYER's ADVENTURE
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For aoma months thare had been 9 pair
Of desperate characters proKling about
the country, doing all soFts of evil deeds
but making horse-sts4ling their especial
BUSINESS. IL was said land the Espoxt
lad good fouRdAtioRl thai shsy weFe Co.
capped eonYists ~vilisins Who had oHse
been aent from London 10 Nav South
Wales, and who bad oonsrlysd to make
ahsir escape and reach this county
Tha2 khey wsFe dHSpSrats was sFident
easagh fgom sems Of their deads, they
having repeatedly attempted TO kill thosa
who had sh0ught Of molssting them,--
Bat che precious se&nps were at last
caught, and brought befare justice for
examination and commitment. was
engaged as prosecuting attorney, and
made my appearance accordingly, being
determined that case SHOULD DO made
out strong enough TO hold than.
certainly never saw two more iuha-
man looking fellows who could lay claim
to fair share Of intelligence. Thsy
gave their names as job mibrand and
Lumaa MsCaragan, The frst was 8
short, broad -shouldared, ball-neck I'D,
low -browed maa, with al ugly, vsage-
ful look, and q sort of tiger-like restless
ness in all bis movements. Tha second
had all of his compaRlon'B brutality OF
expression, without the same look Of in
telligance. Hewas taller than 6ilbrani
bus not 30 massive in frame. As thsY
gazsd around upon the assembled multi
tuds they seemed TO have bus one feeling
ana thai was, desire 70 exterminate
the whols thrOng. Bloed-thirstinsss WA
writtaa as plainly upon their faces as il
sw@~ was ia the glAging use Of khAa@@sA
panther. In short, they seemed 10 have
no moral perceptions az all. They were
creatures Of lust and fear, aud knew no
other governing principles.
Of course il became nay datY to have
them committed il pOBsiblss aad dssaE-
minad to probe khsir characters and ca
rears If possible. Ihaa Witnesses enough
70 swear directly 10 their horss~sse&liag;
| bus was not satisfied with this. ThsJ
had engaged lawyer fog the defense
| and be sss up the ei&ia thai We knss
nothing against their eharsessga prsvl
Gus 20 ths making Of The present charge
| Here opeHsd my battery and hred away
| / bad nY witnesses present, and, wh&
| they could not swear 10, s@aiIy arrives
at by induction. ] held thsn mp b tn
/ xaxs Of the multitude ss the oald blood
ID VILLAINS they really we've; | rmksd opsa
thssr fogmaE iifs in Eaglaad broGgh
10 light thaiE transportation 10 Per
jackson; | told Of their escape thence
and woGnd up by fastening apon then
many dark crimes since their arrival il
shis aaantFy. knew that they hat
sworn to kiLl any man who should AREA
them, and that they had, on more tha
one occasion, tried TO s&ks life. Thes
things made me more bitter than migh
otherwise havs been. Ever sad anon, q
brought I'D scans STRONG point Of rAscaI
!. iEy, would turn my eyes upon the pria
oners, and must admit that, evsn thsE
With all ths seal Of my cause 10 Gre N
soul, Isould not help shuddering At 4
! xiauea which job Gilbgand gave ne.
was mos 6 le0k Of hate, nor Of aBgsr; b.
is was &n expression Of malsvolent, d
, uoaias sFiumph, which seemed 70 imp
that he was perfectly ssaisasd-I VI
having nay own way now-hs would ha'
!, his in good time,
The result % the trial was just VII
= every body hAd known it would be. n
y prisoners wgrs fully eommitsed 10 avs
The action Of ths grand jury. As Iaro
10 nay feet saw Gilbsand beckon 10 L
With his anxag. went 10 him. and
) whispered in my saRs~-
>. ~fH have your life AZ sure as there
y a God in hsavsnI ThaFs amt pris
10 On earth stsang enough 70 keep me fFc
"a you" -,
Tho manner Of his speaking staTtl
!, me some, bat looked upon it as sn il
! sssgsas--nos that be Haight ass h&vs
will to do ths deed, bat did not beliC
( he would hspa the powaF. Still | 8
- the jailsE, and hiRtsd 10 him thak he
- better look rather more carefully AT
- these prisoners than was usual with b
for thsy were old jaii-bir&s, and up
hn ali tho tricks Of svading bolts and B
,e and stone walls. He told me ] need
:. under no apprehension Of their sscs
a. He woald pas them in place from VII
lie uo mortal man could run away.
went about my usual business,
,AE two wesks had passed from the time
ths trial bafoEs our Justices court
.rw sxoisenazaA consequent upon the aYl
~ Of she hoess-thieyss had mostly died 9
and ihs peopla lek thasE hoxsaa run vi
"a out fear of having them stolsn.
awsnaux just as Eas leasing my I'd
.s xusaa gasna ap and informad me-
req the hoFse-thisFas bed naads shssR CSC
vii They had left the jail aoaasima dul
Of tha uxaysUsxa msghA sad Ala xsA7 yAxi
narsias had hesn in search Of sha@,
w.shpus sssss. Ths Villains had co
- vss ID rsgsa0ys the hsavy ssoas sill
whieh taa iron baxs Of ne wina0w Z
sxed. ina esmsns having been aispll
po~ - snwns ixsn fzasKmsssaSs whkeh ahNy
y saroitly concealed aheas them. In
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