The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-05-15

Our town has been considerably excite Il
for some days past over rcpyr started here
some line last week about a band % rob
bers organizing IN Knox county. for whole
sale stealing during tho war The facts,
as near a. We cnn state them from the in
formslon we have on the suffice are about
as pillows:
Some eight Or zen days since. a young
man by Tbs name " Aaron y. Vanderveer,
RESTING near this piscs. received letter
from cousin Of his. .na John Vandeyeer
living il Knox county, Ind. near the ripids
Oh the Wabash River. stating that there
WINS band organizing for she purpose Of
robbinv: ihaI " h. auuil csme down and
lain them they would furnish him with ;
horse. saddle and bride and arms. Thaf
lie bani already numbered nhout one hum
drei and thea lhAy would ilke 70 have save
ral members Ia Marin county. Young Van
dpryeer tod young man w the name ~
Marley about receiving he letter and asked
lin 10 JOIN. Marley cane up 10 town and
iold the citizens about i, and measuree were
'.ken immediately u learn eihing TOR
Their abou, it, Mr.. SAircliH and Mr. S.i-
hvri, OF this place. went out % see Wander
vesr aud expressed wish % oin the band,
hy 50 ding gained the confidence OK Van
dervcer aud bother il aw Of his by the
name Of Templeton. and learned all the
secrets Of the nreanzalion, passwords, signs,
etc. Shirclil' and S-bert cane hack 10
town aud re poried. and got posse 20 BE- ID
readiness 10 arrest Vanderyecr and Temple
ton ct meeting they were 10 have that
night. aud they IRE now ia jsl. Mr.. Sell
hort. Mr. Shercliif. Mr. j. e.. Wilson ard
W. : Reid then wen; 70 Knox county. Rrie
and Saiber: called on scme az Tie members
n The band there. approaching them by ihr
signs md passwords they had learned Ircu
Vandcryesr and i'cmpleion. and 80 wei
comrh a. brothers, aud surrerdsd ID caiic.
,nr three Of them - Dover Till to rub eur
Tnssnrer'S housr, arranging q commit TIC
robbery on Monday nigni. Seibrrt and
Rid then reporrd 70 Shircliir ard Wilson
who were LAYING 10 anhush. and sent them
home ID msk e arrange ents ~ capture them
as soan as they shouh freak into ih- house
and get the money. Shiscif and Wilson
arrived here on Monday evening and sfn-
toned guard IN ambush ~ surround the
house ani capture 'hem--,hc Treasurer and
family leaving lhe house FIR me eight, . a.
% leave Tho coasf clear. 5 confident were
they 81 success. they rlnced IN the bureau
drawer two pocke,.hook- we'll filled with pm
per and containing S1O0in bills. marked. 50
ss W identify them. At hall pnsi , O'clock
on Tuesday morning. they arrivcd; took an
Ak and prved open The door. went IN and
struck iight with a match and forced open
the bureau drawer and got the money while
the match wns bufning. Siher found thai
The guar Ind not yet rushed on them, pre-
valsh on them 10 light another match and
search further, 10 order 10 dctain them, bu, by
come awkwarAncss Ia lie arrangements, The
watchers did not reach Tie door ID 1ime, and
they GOT out aud run Ssiorri and Rsiu each
caught one " them and attempted 20 hold
them. bat several 81 the guards fred ~ them
one OF lie shots took effect on Ssiberi, de
posting quite number Of SHOT 10 me calf
Or his lex, aud The robbers managed 70 e.
cape. The man who forced open the draw
er tell down IN cUmlng over gnssy aud
dropped tie pocket book. There has been
quite force outlying @ arrest them, but
they have only succeeded IL finding one, hi
name il Smith. The lwo that are sui a.
largo ale John vandsrvser and man by
The name Of Winters.
Ia The operation Or breaking open the
house AID getting tie money. they gave pref
" good evidence that they were skilled ~
The business. We understand from Mr..
Sober. ihat Joht Vanderveer told him that
he saw Tie sais bl3wn opcn here n Deem
her Ins, Nh Seiber, cpu,d nptg ct any fur.
Their ini0rmstInu from hin On We sitlacl -
Mr.. Seibert's wounds are very painful.
Martin County Herald.