The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-30
From The Ia Sale 6rsss. Aug. -, sss..
A Bold Seoundrel....s. DraftiuR,s Extra.
ordinary, In La Aails CQpntY. ~

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4 Bold seosndrei..-.'. Drafting,s Extra.
ordinary, In La Saiis County. -
On the night Of the 9Th inst, . demon
in human form, calling himself Green,
| and who has recently resided In the vlcini.
| ty Of Arlington, Burent County, obtained
a horse and buggy at Arlir gton and wen,
in the country about two and half miles,
and thld \ girl Of thirteen yea,s Of age
that her mother was sick at the village,
| and wished her to come home She &C.
companied linn, and when on the way, he
forced her from the buggy and violated
her person. He left her at the outskirts
OF the village. and came to Peru, reaching
there at three o'clock, A. n of the 10Th.
On the morning Of the llth he enlisted
and was sworn into Capt Palmers compa-
ny. On the 18th, On his representation to
Capt Palmer that he could obtain .ome
recruits in the country. he was furnished
with n team and vehicle from the livery
establishment of Mattocks j. Bro, who not
liking the appearance Of Green, sent a
trusty man with him, o recruit also in
Capt Palmer's company. On the way out
he represented to his attendant that be
was an U. S officer, empowered to enlist
or press men as occasion required, and that
he must second any effort he (Green)
might make. He went to the field Of
Wilson Swan, on the south side Of the
river, where Swan was engaged in harvest
ing. and told Swan he would give him
fifteen minules 20 decide whether to enlist
and secure Bounty, or be pressed into the
service Swan, after deliberation, being
badly frigh tened, chose the former. Green
then insisted that he shenld get into the
carriage and accompany him. Swan said
hav 10 cn
of, before going. Green refused. Swan
then said he must see his father. who was
working in the next field TO which Green
consented, sending the driver as an escort
During the interview with his father, Swan
managed TO get little the start Of his guard,
broke tor the timber, and escaped-
Green, after circulating around, return
ed TO Peru in the afternoon. enioining
secrecy on his attendant as to the day's 9
operations His intentions were evidently
to black mail Swan, as il lie had returned
to town with his conscrp', Swan would
have been undeceived. and Green proba.
bly, treated TO coat of tar and feathers
But his freaks did not end here. Re.
turning to Peru, and asccrtaining that Off
GERS were in town from Bureau County. in
pursuit OF him evading tn EN-, he pressed
O small hoy TO cross him over the river
near the pier head, proceeded To the house
of SIR Conway on the bluff, and IN the
nameof the United States demanded that
he Conway should furnish hin, horse
aud saddle. snd accompany him. with an.
other Tn which Conway (beins n law
abiding citizen) sssented In a similar
manner be pressed twelve or fifteen
farmers in the neigh bo,hood and proceed.
ed TO the house Of Swan. and also to that
&C @ot6 d. l. = - 4
stationed his .'picket.' outside proceeded
to search the premises from cellar to gar
ret Not finding the object of his pursuit,
ne marched his forces TO The peaceful viii
lage Of Tonca, whose un- uSpecIing citizens
were quietly wraDded in the orms Of NOR
pheus without stopping to proclaim the
place uncer martial law. he posted his
pickets' at all the avenues TO the town.
with instructions not to nam pass
alive" end proceeded to examine the
hotel searching high ard low for iis con
script The time having arrived for the
train..going south. ne stationed the remand
er Of his = force not already enea ced, Us
OF .sidPrs' On the platform, e.d diaceni
while he searched the train and he is
searching the train Yet. At all events he
left on the train. ani a irutless search
has since been made for him by the Off.
GERS of Bureau Co. assisted by D. W. Mat
tock.. of Peru Was there ever parallel
case of rmscality on the one part. and stu.
idity on tie other.recorded We doubt
whether its equal will be produced in the
annals Of the rebellion. The only conso
ia.ion afforded his body guard is that
they have "scen service They have
been body guard to an unmitigated
scoundrel. while evadins and feeing from
officers whom. he supposed to be IL pursuit