The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-25

was unllJeu lew miles east Vi lHIs
place on the night of the 9th inst by
James Griffin, Jr.. Richard Nelson, John
johnson, John Futrel, Joel Whitney,
James Grannis, Elijah Stafford and
Joseph Rix, who having conceived the
plan of taking arms from the Union men
with which to resist the draft, met to-
gether near the residence of Robt Griffin,
(fatHer of said James Griffin, Jr,) and
after taking an oath to stand by each
other, and not reveal their nefarious con-
duct, proceeded to Mr.. Montgomery S,
shot into the window of his dwelling
house, broke into it and demanded his
money. But he denied having any,
They then swore him to the fact, and
took his gun and left From thence
they proceed to the dwelling of Jesse X.
Pyle, quietly entered it, and three of
them seized Mr. Pyle and held him on
the bed whilst the others ravaged the
house. They took Mr.. Pyle's gun, and,
by threats and violence, scared Mrs.
Pyle SO much that she told them where
the money was. They took the box con-
tanning the money out doors and rihed
it of its contents, taking $l0S in money
and pocket book with s1me change in
it. They went from thence 10 Mr.. James
Coulter's, broke and entered into his
house, but as they were entering, Mr..
Coulter having reached his gun, fired on
them, the ball taking effect in Nelson S
hand. Mr.. Coulter was knocked down
and badly beaten and his gun taken
from him. Here ends the first chapter.
On receiving information of the affair
quite a number of our citizens set out
i'll search of the villains who had COM
mitted the robberies, and after having
secured over the country happened on a
deserter by the name of Grannis, and
arrested him as such, and found one of
the guns and pocket book on his per-
son. Grannis concluded as he was now
fully entrapped to divulge the whole af-
fair, which he did, giving the names and
whereabouts of all concerned in it.
The boys succeeded in arresting three
others of them, Whitney, Stafford, and
Xix, who were committed to answer to
indictments atthe present term of Court,
but the other four succeeded in getting
away. The County has offered a reward
OF 500 each for the apprehension of said
culprlts, and the parents of some of the
boys who were engaged in the unfortu-
nate affair, have offered an additional
reward of $50 each for Richard Nelson,
another noted deserter, and John John.
son, who claims to be deserter from
the rebel army.
These deserters, Grannis and Mel
son, have been in that neighborhood for
some time, under the protection and
shelter of what is termed the Democratic
portion of the people, who now have the
unpleasant prospect of seeing their sons
in prison or fleeing the country as fugi-
tiVes from justice
Alta recent Copperhead meeting at
OF Colonel Swain was kicked Ss 'Fa ana Hdd.
stamped on by couple of the clan, who
swore that odd Abolitionist was
buried there" another illustratiun of the
feeling inculcated towards the soldiers
associates.
In Illinois, we notice a very recent
demonstration of Copperhead sedition,
which assumed the proportions of an in
surrection The Peoria Transcript of
the 10Th gives the following account
of it.
We learn from parties who came up
from Havana last evening, that Provost
Marshal Westlake, of the Ninth District,
with detachment of seventy cavalry,
! inade descent on nest of deserters
and Copperheads in Isabel township,
Fulton county, opposite Havana, Friday
night. A fight ensued, in which two or
more of the deserters were reported
killed, ten or a dozen men captured, and
the rest dispersed. Yesterday morning
the cavalry were at Bernadotte on theiI
way to Lewistown, with their prisoners
The greatest excitement existed through
out that section, and it was reported a
Havana that the Copperheads were
rushing to arms, threatening to drive thu
cavalry from the country"
1t will be recollected that it was in Is
abel township that the books of the en-
rolling officer were lately taken ava
and the officer driven off. A fellow
named Lane, one of the parties engaged
by the cavalry. The Copperheads of Is
abel have been drilling for several weeks
and parties who came by Lanes hous
on Tuesday evening previous to the de
scent of the cavalry, say that at leas
two hundred men were then gathere
thero doubtIoso to prevent his arrest.
Reports were brought into Havan
Yesterday that the enraged Copperhead
of Isabel were about to cross the rive
and take vengeance on Havana, whe
the citizens of that place, without respe'
to party, closed their places Of busines
armed and placed themselves in col
dition to give the Williams warm receI
ton. They did not, however, make the
, appearance