Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-11
Portion o. the Lexington Hank Treas
uEc in Chicago,
From tbs Chicago Tribune, Oct. 2.


1t will be remembered that prior to the siege O
Lexington, Col Mulligsn seized upon S9gI 600. III:
available funds Of the Farmers Bank located a,
that place, upon the sufficient grounds that thu
stockholders of the bank were secessiOnists The
contrRband funds for the sake of greater security
were busied Rithin the intrenchments, and as some
say, beneath Col hElligang gVp .a-t.
After the capture Of the to VIA ana las eccL patton
by Price. the rebel general became sppFised from
some source of the whereabouts Of the treasure
axhRmed it and returned it to the bank The Off
GERS Of the bank counted il and found that il fell
short SIS GOO There was a leak somewhere, and
dgent ins diry was made TO ascertain the locality
of the misslng funds. bit Vitlagt sYRi The search
was given up as useless, and Sl5 ,OOc were charged
to profit and loss.
Cqriopsly enough considerable portion Of these
funds has come to light in Chicago. In q novel
manner. Among the FetSrned members Of the Irish
Brigade was one Reqry RFsdbHrn. who came rich
ly laden with the spells Of war. BE had evidently
made the siege OF Lexington. Whatever its Sesult
collectively, matter Of profit individually, from
the lavish manner in which he squRndered Farmers
eGak tiVes on Monday. Bradburn had in his pos
session 81 100 lle gathered about him a gang Of
thieyes, GRINDERS and prostitutes, and the crowd
held high Gariig a over he booty. lie purchased
rich dresses and clothed the erOTd 10 purple and
fine ERen. For Gags the Swell mob, ~ much to
theiR Acknowledgements, cane opt in br9adclOth They
attended sOMe foot races where Bradbgrn in a state
of gross aogiestioR, bet heavily. and ct course oa
the wrong man every time thereby materially d.
minIshing his stock Of Farmers GVeg During the
latter part of the day, Bradburn took hra1eiSl
turn, and went among the brokers. They willing
~ took $500 of the mOBey-Worth ninety cents on
the doliif-fOr slsl in gold aud his pile was again
di@iRished, leaving hiE bat sGg9 he bsd daring
the day Sat rid of $1,000
In this plight he vas found by the police. who
were knowing to the circumstances, and taken into
custody. Upon his arraignment before the police
magistrates, Bradburn averred that he care hon
esty by the money, although he was not very lucid
in his statements as regarded the manner in which
be bStasne44k, re readily acknowledged that it
was part Of tie tFe4sEEe barred 10 tie ertrench-
ments, but whether IL was giTea 70 him 0F va dug
up by him has not yet been sseertained In any
event. 1t is clear that local authorities have no
jurisdiction IN the case, the theft if there be any
was eomEitte3 IN Missouri. Most of the bills have
been reG6yeFef W re kelSs, who ct present hold
the money N their possesaiol, Wiz what prcprety
iE il difficult 10 ascertain. F'4F . :
The case is a curious one, but the Law Is elastic.
and, like the Procrustean bed. may bsstretehed 10
suit any case. The Irish brigade has never been
1bsteTes opt Of ser ice, and Brsdburn being here
without furlOush sSi EeFTission Of any kind Is, in
he eyes OF the law, deseFteF. TIE natter has
been brought before the go-ernulenE agents ia tis
'ity, and we are Informed that the uufortuuate !
lradhqrn viii be remanded to St Louis, where |
'ossibIy the Arrsersf fVes' matter day fad some
PRACTICAL solution.