Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-27

ed, on Tuesdsy, detailed particulars of
the operations Of band Of robbers, in
neighborhood in Perry Township, on
Monday night, but at the request of the
military authorities, who were engaged
in ferreting out the perpetrators, With
held the publication Of the same. The
Times of yesterday having given publici-
.ty to the matter, we feel at liberty now to
give the facts, as related b US by one cf
the victims, named John Ruehling, and
bis daughter, Mrs. Charles Kirchof.
On Monday night these parties, who
reside in West Franklin, had stopped
while on their way to Evansville, to stay
all night at Adam Hufnagle's, in Perry
Township, about seven miles from the
city, on the lower Mount Vernon road
About a quarter before II o'clock at
night twelve men came TO the house and
knocked at the door Mrs. Hufnagls in
quired, without opening the door, what
they wanted. They asked for whisky.
She replied that there was no whisky
about the house. The robbers then ask.
ed for water. Mrs. Hufnagle replied
that they had no water fit to drink. as
they used water from the creek They
then ordered her to open the door, which
she refused to do, and they commenced
kicking the door to break it down
Ruehling then opened the door and wai
confronted by the robbers, one of then
holding a light and another placing
revolver at bis breast, and the latte
demanded his money. Ruehling, seeing
that resistance was vain, gave then
what money he had-abeut $37. Tn
scoundrels then entered the house ant
searched it thoroughly for more money
but found none.
They tnrnsd up and searched the bed
in the house, and found revolver
which they appropriated. They ais
took groceries and other goods from Nj
Hufnagle, to the amount of nearly $40
The robbers then left, bat during th
night they visited several other houses
those Of Sager, Huntsinger, Langle.
and Smith--but what they got at the'
houses our informant had not learne
About Q o'clock a boy, reused by Il
fierce barking of his dog, looked out
the window Of his fathers house, sho
distance beyond the White House-ts
and half or three miles from town
and saw twelve men passing, in the q
rsetion of the city. Ruehling and othe
I tracked them, in the dust, TO the vieini
Of the White House, where all traces
= them were lost
When At the house Of Mr.. Hufnag
!. most Of them had white handkerchis
r over the lower part Of their faces, b
i three or four Of them we're entirely u
disguised.
The Same parties, as il supposed, ba
II committed several robberies in KING
township, and from oil the circumsts
!. ees, it is evident that they have be
;. skulking around the city.
!. The military authorities here ha
been making vigorous efforts to discov
and bring them to justice.
Yesterday three persons we're ARE
= ed, one Of whom answers very fully {
= description given by parties robb
" above the city, and it is to be hoped I
others will yet be ferreted out.
: Tbs immunity with which strang'
fron the other side Of the river are p
mitted to come, and to remain 10 the ei
" affords every facility to guerrillAs a
thieves to hArbor here, and prey up
ty our people. Some remedy should be
u vised against this evil
ut Three Of the men arrested, name
Of Cicero Horton, John Horton, and 10
TO Russell, alias Jack Lobe, bad a hear
1t before Capt Tombler last evening in
ae lAtion to the robbing of 2. B. Aydel'
in short distance above town. TT
ell went TO. Aydelott's house about quar-
~ after II o'clock, and passing themsel'
OF as gusrrilIas, demanded arms, mon
at &c. They robbed Aydelott Of usa
$ 500, but whether they got any arms
IL not we did not learn.
he Aydelott is very positive as to
ne identity Of Russell as the man who riff
Is his pockets, and Cicaro Horton was a
err pretty clearly identified. David Hort
as answers very closely the dsscripti
ne given by Mrs. Kirchof of one Of
", party that robbed her father on Mond
night at HufnAgls's.
it, They are all lately from Kentuc
err aud are suspicious looking characters
M Another one of the Horizons was
rested last night and fully identified
be one of the operators in the forray
Saturday night
Some stolen goods were also disc
~ cred.