Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-08-25
From California.

H. II. o OiNSON, ESQ.,
 Deqr Sir: take the liberty of sendiD, "a. an acconnt ofthe breaking mp of gapa of,..
 rious horse-thieves, robbers and mrlrde,sr
 which an Arkansian played a prominent r.-
 Of late years Carson's valley and HoDer r,,, valley, have been the theaters of varors .,
 berries and murders. These are near tb. r.l line. The band of mauraders was bea5.i
 William Thorirgton, who called bin. Lucky Bill" from the fact that he bad b,.~ out of many of the jails in the eastern S.,. ! He was a great braggart, saying repeatedly f, he WAS "the oldest man in the United St... that no man could trap him ard that "b. v,, a smarter mga than John A. Murr4nn
 Last spring, a Freedman bv tue nam. |, Gand'er residing in Honey Lake ya,lev ,,, murdered for his money and cattle. He ,,| shot in the back of the head the ball oonr, out at the forehead, and his hodv was then sr,, in the Ctah river The people of the vau- met, arrested and tried man by the name Snow and hang him. Before being syur, ii Sao" gave the names of Lucky Bal, WilH,rl ! Edwards a.d one Mullins as the real au,bn, Il this and ether murders. As Thorirg-on rs,. .5 in C'r~oa's valley, and there was Lot suhe.r, ey.d-rcr to coyict him, if taken, the citizen, selected a vouu- man named W. T. q. Ero, ioroely of Lttle Mulberry, in Frank lin comr 1 kfrSa-, to undertake the hazardous task il rornrn@ evidence against Lucky B;ll aud d c.i ara L.m.
 Elliott proceeded to Carson's valler. b~tcau2 see o.hirg of Thorington for sevs,a lsu- The latter Lad hid himself upon being irf,m. ed 2, EHott's arrival in the valley. Fi-s1r Eliot; having made friends of a number of,i, blnf, toli one of them, by the name of Ne brd', that he was friend of Lucky GjlPs, tha. ne wished 70 see him and bacome one of tb, band. An interview was the result. at uEe. Elliott informed Lucky Bill of the state ofa 'airs m Honey Lake valley and added that wl, heln he could get the Frenchnaa's cattle ai money. I he result of the conference was th.: Elliott should return and eudeavor to secure the murdered mans property He come to the val. ley, informed Us of his success so far. and nss further arrangements By agreement J.T. 0 IPn, formerly of Kentucky, Was to foI9r Elliott to Carson's valley, riding horse q Frank Johnson's, when Johnson was to follow as II in pursuit of his stolen horse. h a davu two after Elliott's return to Carson's yaev- Glpin went on the stolen horse and in dly or two more, Johnson went in pursuit and upor arriving, accused Elliott and Gipin of stearrg his horse Lncky Bill, supposing the horse Q be stolen, after arranging the matter with John, soa, took Elliott and Gjlpin into his confidence. GiIpn was sent back by Elliott to Honey Lake valley for fifty men to arrest the leaders of thi band. h his absence, Lucky Bill told Elld1 that Bill Edwards, his main man, was in the valley and an interview was effected. Several. meetings were held, at which Elliott found thll there was a regular chain of these thieves f1n Oregon to South California, and when several plans to rob and murder were freely discussed and concluded upon. They were about to pro. ceed to one place to murder citizen, but wes induced to refrain for the time by Elliott rF senting to them that the people were too mud excited at present and pursuit would be made The sconndrels gave history of the murdsh and robberieS they had committed and hi fresh plans. Among those who were mar,d as victims were Mason Ormsby, Richlri SdS Solomon Perrin, John Kerry, Mir. Barber NJ Wade and others, who were to be killed a. the hnt opportunities. Upon the night fixed Ii the return of GHpin with his force, Elliot, hay ing got the band at Lucky Bills, at place caIt ed Genoa, met them and succeeded in suronnd' ing the ras 'aIs before they were discovered : These were arrestel and secured, but EiW@dS wlo usually krpt h i in out of the way lA'e" WIS aao5ed ap bv Elliott, knocked lowo win club mud tied The nameo of the pcis',e' were William Thoriagton and his ~oa Jeron' W'Iiiam Edwards, Soot O'ds, ISac G,Hdy, 0aa Gry, Calvin Austin and - McBrde. Aaa ~their arrest, Thorinston. upon seeing El.eI sa'd: " Elliott, ybu played it too low dorn% me. am gone" They were trie by a. jl9 O. eighteen men, the trial lasting five days 'pa was as fair md impartial as it cou be made Upon the trial Edwards said that the ed'' Thorng-ol had planned all the marlers ~aus be and others carried the plans into execun'n'
 n accordance with the verdict of the jafH Lucky Bill and Edwards were mmedatsF hung, 0alls was ioed $872, ard declared an outlaw but permitted to leave the country under penalty of death if he returned, Austin was aS' fined and outawed, and she others released ol a pronise to leave the country.
 Elliott's plans were well laid and required more nerve than Hughess did who betrafegl Murrell Had they suspected Elliott they woaa have killed him at once. A full history oi 'as matter ouldrequire volumes. Elliott, Gilpssa and others were at my house on the night 'n' arrest was m de and 1 was cognizant oi ih' whole transaction, of which I have given yo' an imperfect but truthful account.
 Yours respectfully.
 D. c. HAIL.
 Jones reaas--" Any one having uea' da I'd huoJy to dispose of,'-excaiInS II tb'