Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-11

EAecutHOn Oh McDOugal.
The Noble County RegulatOrs.--Mc Dou-
| ga's Cr mes Ills Confes.io :s--Fimai
Scenes.
We have before us the first number OF
the Ligonier Register, containing q full
account of the late proceedings in No
bic County, Ind. From it we extract
the following reasons for the course
pursued, and description Of the execu-
! ton. ou
1t is well known fact. that for wears
our county and La Grange have been
known hundreds of miles, as the ders OF
blacklegs of every conceivable grale, and
honest citizens while from home, have
hardly dared to own their place of res
idence, for fear of being looked upon as one
not safe to run at large, and as the sequel
Will show. not without cause Years since,
while our country was new, and hiding
places plenty, the notorious Latta, Hill,
Ullner & CO., formed their nucleus near
the Tamarack, as pisse where all might
NEE: to take counsel. lay Plans, manufac-
ture counterfeits. and be safe from harm.
For years their gang. in a measure, con.
troled. our elections and sat upon our
juries, thus rendering the laws of no avail.
Year after year passed away, and the same
state OF things has continued. Our horses,
buggies. harness and other property have
been stolen by the wholesale: our stores
broken open and goods taken. Our cit
izens have been met by the highwayman,
and at the pistols muzzle. robbed ami in
one instance stabbed, anil so we'll were
their plans laid that detection seemed i'm
possible.
Thus, for years, has this banditti pur-
sued their course; no man, or his property
were safe while this gang remained in
their midst. II, By chance. one was arres-
ted, ne would be released by his CON-
rades, break Jail, give inadequate. straw
bail, or, if held to court. be sworn
clear by his confederatcs nnder the abb
dodge, until our citizens lost all hopes as
to the laws accomplishing the desired re
suit.
by chain of fortuitous circumstances,
about week since, the gang. their nun
bers and places of deposit. became known,
whom Committee of vigilance was form
ed to bring them to Justice The result was.
some twenty-five were arrested. aud of the
number fourteen are now in Jail, well guard
del, while others have not Yet been exam
ined. During the investigation, it become
kown that ono of the gang. former ac-
complies of the notorious TOWNSEND, one
George McDougal, alias George Metre
gor, Geo: McLane. Geo. Bates, was in
custody of the court; man, who. by his
own confession. was born in Wallaceburg,
Kent county, Canada West, in the year
1881, where be commenced in his career
0. crime by breaking into the Chatham Jail,
where his brother was conffnel, for robbing
the iiailors wife of purse of gold; also
robbing the schoolmaster of a watch,
on the Ice; and names other affairs in
Cannada. the details Of which, from
policy, are at present withheld from
the public. Details which stamp him
as one of the most desperate and hard
ened villains that the annals Of crime pre-.
sent. Since April last, he, with two others.
have stolen no less than thirty -four horses,
broke two jails, robbed four stores and two
tanneries, taken the. entire loads of two
peddlers. and other property too numerous
to mention; who publicly boastod that no
Jail could hold him. end that he feared
neither God, man. norsthe devil. Further.
there seems to be other and deeper acts,
which he did not confess, and which we
will briefly relate
The deputy o. s. Marshal Of Michigan
states nnder oath, that he had in his pos
session for some time, reward from Can
ada, for the apprehension of this man. for
the crime of robbing. an attempt to break
Jail, and murder Mcdonald confesscs to
his identity in the acts of robbing and at
tempt to break Jail at Chatham, Canada.
to release his brother, but denies that the
murder occurred. The Marshal, Mr.. Hal
sted, however. says that he went to Cana
da twice to investigate the matter, and that
the murder was committed upon the very
person that Mcdonald confesses of rob-
bing, to-wit: the jailor's wife of the prison
where McDonald's brother was confined
Added to this we have the testimony of
confederate. taken separate aud apart from
the statement of tho Marshal. that Nc pou.
gal. in relating his exploits stated that
these occurrences took place. and that he
gave the blow that caused the death.
McDougal also confesses to robbinr
school-maSter on the ice, but denies his
murder. We have from the same author
tiles and others, that the school -maoter
was not only robbed, but murdered and
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