, 1862-08-26
A HoId Scoundrel--s' Draftfngss Extra
ordinary, in LaSa11e County.

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On the night Of the 9th inst, demon in
human form. calling hi1naef Green, tud whu
las rGcently rtslded III tue vicinity Of Airing
ton, Bureau county, obtained y horse aad bug
gy at Arlington and went in the country about
1wo and 4 haf miles, anu told & girl Of thir-
teen years of age tina; her mother was aick at
the vin'gc, and wished her to come home.
She accompanied him, and when on the way,
he forced her from the buggy and violated her
person. He lett her at The outskirts Of the
yllage, and CAME to Peru, reacuing there
A. at three o'eloek, a. n, ot the tentn, Or
wss sTorD Into C1pt. PAmer's company, On
the 12tL, On his Representation to Capt. Palm-
er that h. could obtain some recruits in tue
country, he Was furnished with team and
vehicle from the livery establishment Of Nat
locks d BSo., who, not liking the appearance
OF Green, sent q tFUstJ man with him, 8 re-
cruit also in Capt Palmer'a company. On the
way ont he represented to his attendant that
he Wss an United States officer, empowered 10
:nlist or 2ifexs men as occasion required. and
that he must second any effort that he e3reen)
Hight make. He went to the field Of Wilson
Swan, on the south side OF tue river, where
Swan was engaged II harvesting, and Told
Swan he would give him fifteen minutes to
d. eide whether to enlist and secure bounty,
OF be pressed into the service. Swan, after
ddelibelatioen, being badly frightened, chose the
former. Green then insisted that he should
get into the carriage and accompany him.
Swan said he must SEE his faulty, q snort dis
tance OF, before going. Green refnsed. Swan
then said he must see his father, who was
working in the next field. To which Green
During the interview with bis father, Swan
managed to get little the start Of his guard,
s'brcke for the timber" and escaped. Green,
| after circulating arouud,'' returned to Peru
In the afternoon, cnjoining secrecy on hia at
| tendart as to the daF's operations. HIS iu-
en- a+-fH ~ y
a. If he had returned to town with his cou-
! script, Swan would have been undeceieed, and
Green probably treated to i coat Of tar and
| feathers.
But bis freaks did aot end here Returning
| to Peru. and ascertaining that officers were in
| eEsdirg them, he spreesed'' small boy
| boy to CROSS him over the river near the pier
| head, proceeded to the house Of Afr. Cnuway
on the bluff, aud In tie name of the United
States d tuaanded that be Conway should
furnish him horse and saddle, and accompA-
ny him, With another. To which Conway
{being a law abiding citizen} assentad. In i
similar manner he t'pressed" twelve or fifteen
farmers IN tie neighoorhood and proceeded to
the house of Swan. ard also that Of his fAther,
under cover OF night, and stationing his piekets
outside, proceeded u search the house from
cellar to garrett Not finding the object ol
his pursuit, be marched his forces On the
peaceful ylllt9e OF Touiea, whose uasuspect
lrE citizens we're quietly wEspped in the arms
OF Morpheus. Without stopping to proclaim
| the PLACE under martial law. he posted hi:
"pickets" at all the avenues to the town
with Instructions s'not to let man PAY
alive" and proceeded to examine the hotel
searching high and low for his conscript. Ths
t:mc having arrived for the train going south
he stationed the remainder Of his forces >
not already engaged, as :. *.outsiders" +" on ths
platform aud adj icent, while he searched til,
train; and be is searching 1he train yet. Atal
events, he left the train. and a fruitIcss searcl
has since been made for him by the officers 0
Bureau county, assisted BY D. IT. Mattocks
Of Peru. Was there ever parallel case Of rls
caliiy On the one part, and stupidity on tn
Other, recordede We doubt whether its eaua
will De produced in the annals Of the REBEL
; ion. TIE only consolation afforded his "bod
Euard" is that they have "seen-- Service i
Trey have been . "body guard" to an nnmit
iea"ed scoundre1, while evadipg aud Aesin.
from officers whom he supposed to be j
fpursuit.