, 1865-03-03
CEE11E In FULTON COUNTY.
ILLINOIS.
Robberfc8 and Murder.

fFrom ,he Fulton County Qll.) Ledger, Feb. s1.1
A series Of events have recently occurred
In this county which, had they happened
three or four years ago, woult@ have caused
intense excitement; but in the dr1nora1ized
condition Of the country on account Of this
war, excltes the public mind but slightly
On the night Of the 9th inst, = party Of
dye went to the house Of Petcg Varnell, in
Cass township. -Four Of them entered the
house, ind one stood guard at the door.
They were all q, med, and demanded Of Mr.
gold and about 500 in grceubaeks. On the
1lth Sheriff johnson arrested two men on
the chargs Of being concerned in the ROBBIE
~. One Of them was again set at liberty.
but thu other, named John Myers, WAS lodged
In jail in default Of bail.
On the same night party Of men, five or
six in number, went TO the house Of Mrs. Mar
garettaIrol, in the same township, and one
Of them shot man named Elijah Il, Martin
dale, who Was there. We heard two versions
of the matter-0ne that Martiudsle was look
Ing ont Of the window, and saw these men
c. ming that he called one Of them, John
Grub, BY name, and went on. Of the house,
with knife in enc hand and sluug shot ID
the other, rs ii to attack Grub, aud that Grub
tifed at him and Killed him. The other is
TINT these men entered tue housc, when Mar
tindale called one Of them BY nntne, When the
fellow shot him. Coroner suiycly held an
inquest over The body, and q verdict was rem
dered that the man came to his death "by
the willfrl and 1naliei. rs dis :h4rge OF q gun
IN the hands Of one John Grub." We learn
that man named Robert Davis wns aries'ed
at MARIETTA on Wednesday last, on charge
Of being implicated In the a.1;.ir, but have
not heard what disposition was made Of him.
On Sunday night, between and o'clock,
the 18th inst, six men went to the residence
Of Abraham Herr, south Of Canton, In Buck
hart township. The old man was at The barn.
They told him they had come to search bis
house for dcserters. he told them they had
como to 3 poor place. They went to the
house with him. Two stood guard outside,
and the other four went In. Two Of these
seated. The others demanded of Mr. Herr
The keys Of his safe, He gave them the keys,
and they went to the safe, unlocked It, and
1ansacAed it als over. They found about $50
in greenbacks and silver watch, which they
took possession Of There were eight or ten
had been given to Mr. Herr by his
father, and kept as relics. They were
very black from being unused, and
we.e thrown aside by the robbers, as
they probably thought them Of no Vnlue, or
we're afraid they might lead to their. detec-
tton. Alter they had thoroughly searched the
sa!e, and apparently disappointed at not find
Ing more money, one Of them pointed pistol
at the old man, and telling him he had i've or
aix thousand dollars In gold, demanded to be
shown where 1t was. Nr. Herr told him he
had 10 gold, and that he had saved about
$o00 BY paying his taxes the day before. The
men then took their departure, Mr. Nogcott,
OF this city, son-in-law Of Mr.. Herr. was there,
but mas not molested. On Friday, two men,
Sidney Fuller, Of Orion, and Gardner G. Fos-
ter, ol Buckha1t, we're arrested on . warrant
issued By Squire Gee at the instance Of Mr..
Norcott. who recognized them as two Of
those who robbed Mr.. Herr. Mr.. Norcott
testified on oath that he thought he recog
nized both Of the men. and his wife as to Full
1cr. They were bound over in the sum Of
$500 each, 10 appear yesterday for further
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