Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-19


n A;ssosri Federal Miiitia Raid IN
lOwa "A Conspiracy GjU. ksrk-
eood : Provost MsrsAsi, john StsU-
art asd Gen. Brute Beass -Lohn
AeNeil, Of Aissouri.
1owAvuIs, B v. Co,
III Dco. Is. 1892.
So II moves along. On the night Of
November soth the quiet family Of ice.
Jordan vss disturbtj by the approach
Of several persons, who, At . o'clock, d.
osuded ~ delivery Of two Psssoss
whom thew we're entirely usscqsa'nted
with. These men were working u
NJ. Josdan's, and went with them. bu.
what has become OF them nobody
know.
o. last Saturday fellow BY the name
Of Rhodes, who called himself Captain
Rhodes, and 10 the ssme. We think, who
was once Sheriff Of ScotIond couaty.
Missouri, and Afterwards graduated -
. mechanic under tho Supervisor Of the
Iowa State Prison, or he msy be
brother Of his who was also there Or
another brother Who figured % txtso-
sivsly in the horse stealing trials in Des-
,noines eoun we know Of no another
family in Scotland codnty except these
infamous horse horse thief gaugs-th >
fellow arrested young Snow who had
been working at Peter Avery Tor two
mopths. Nj. Avery demanded their
authority for the arrest. They then sr-
rested Peter Avery, Isaac Nelson and
jonathan Nelson, but upon 6oding that
Jossthan Mellon had voted the Kspub.
loan ticket last Fall be sas released
moreover Mr.. Nelson was once elected
upon the came ticket to the Legislature.
Isaac Nslsoo Ind been . Democratic
candidate for the ssme office. They
held Avery and Isaac Melon, and dur
10y th,a time they cooked their nusket,
NJ Dit. avery.
They then arrested George Black,
> citizen OF Jefferson couoly, 1t his home
J home and held him - = prisoner d
Io~svile. They took from Mr.. Blaci
,~o horses which Jonathan Nelso,
swore 81 ck had always owned. The,
> took several other horsee, and are ye
securing through J.ffs,son county. Tue,
. went to the dist,Ilery Of A. }. D~vis aos
broke down two doors to get liquor
plnudering and destroying ~hs
seemed p easing to them in the Ab
Z .e.ce Of Mr.. DAvis, and IN defiance o
0 Mr.. Davis Clerk. These m-u wsr,
1 nearly all beastly drunk. When ,hi
vsgsbcnd Rhodes was coming ,hrougl
Troy, Davis county, he overlook |
: young man and robbed him OF hi
y watch, brought the young man on +
! lowaviile, aoL sent him up stalts in th
!, tavern, and the young man made hi
!. Escape without tu',ber inquiry. Willis
ia Iowsvilis they forced y poor wido'
woman 10 fed them without recon
pense.
These men told respectable citizen
J. Of the place that they might expect IN
: the very same jAyhawk,ng Lsro tba
. there bad boon IN Missouri, aud the
said it would be necessary to bum fe,
houses down TO teach tho Democrats
: lesson. They then bantered the tow
aud county for . fight and brand she
. weapons against tho cit xens gene
. rally. After oil these thlngs had tran.
, p,rsd they informed the people that the
intended to scour the county. The
.ers asked their authority, when the
Informed the people that there was
perfect understanding between Gener'
Brute Beast, John Mcneil, Of Missouri
, Gov. Knkwood, Of Iowa, aud Provo'
. Marshal Stewart, that these thing
: should be done. On the part Of Go,
Kirkwood ~ denied it. The matte
has assumed form that demands imms
date Investigation, and We hope, tor th
good name OF the Safe that the Gov
: ernor will repudiate this busiOess. w
cannot believe that he has had any
: thing to do with it.
, The Board OF Supervisors of Dsvi
county have declared the State M'l'ti.
Of Davis county, a nuisance. Now.
these raids are reBeated civil war vi
, commence 10 fearful esrnest in Iowa.
1t is the duty Of tho Governor to pu
; down this work at once. We hope th
i p'e.s Of every party 10 the State vi
$ copy and denouoce this work. This
= . plain, unvsrnished statement Of iacts
comments would be super6uous.
In addition to the above outrage
these men threatened TO take - prison
er an old man by the name OF Franc
llemap, and made his wife cook .
. night for their mon. They ted the
!" horses with corn, and wasted oil tho
3 they could. They also went to III
house OF widow Jones and searched ]
iusultei the women, frightened II
'e CHI ljren and took On old family gu
RI nd - ~