, 1866-07-15
DOOhEp 1'O DIE.
The AurAerers Van Arotall and
lem,nons In SansamvM
County Jnil.
THEIR CRIME IL. CONFESSION.


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tCos1c,s"uder.et Of an Chtsss1 7t:Arrt
srKS1Ftttl,. Iu, July l3 1851
In lst!lr cell, aaont eight Ice, square. nn
the aecold floor nt the r,n-ansa Cva,,.v
jail. are s'osely confined two youaE tnru,
HaIDey Van Arzdsil, tor, ~ Setesa.ly spelled.
Fanandsa1c, y Aail JE1nra T.. Leniu,pua, cx,t.-
vletea Of the murder Of unc john saunders, Z
crime wltieh They have freely confessed, and
for Hh.eA They srs s"r.cs.eed h, t,r .sgcute.:
on FtdsJ next, thr 2'ta lns!. As their rau.
Ishnent, = IH.K No near Al baasl, l. mar HUT
tss uainiereAiarx to rcc.,Ani At this tltur The
crime N,r whlch 1hty arr ducmsl l., kuger
:ao last penalty Of The Law.
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~a4 committed tH the es.'.a- : n the IN at
Ms'eh, fe*si, IN the ilttte 7&asu tf pa.nce,
sAncalaan County. l'fMn lhe eri.irnee Ad
tinecd nn the trial. |, apnars thai II Aaa t,scss
resolved uspa hs u g*n1 of sasndourd younx
mtn. s.t y tros. rsime wss .r,h istnsltar
an'ueefHrnt audutsuratiats, TO visit ihe turp
nit H:f'nsi and roll enr Of the, stores Tiers !;
they sal'pos4n< :la. A. there ~at nj, 1,aak }u
thai place lhrs wenld nuA rrnasati4tIe
atnLErt ct money In tae Aza4s al whatever
r.tttShanE ttey might c!cet IA .istt, Euhbe.
~ Nfas The only cfIme originally rnriGta.t,
hut they ~ssr, a* The e<4itsl eanxe1, ti:lu
and I*r!aTed tuF rFeA murder III ..ca..la
necessary tnr TIC enasna!tasslaa of the!E sI:
iAlhntaa rsn}re1t+ Whc:, ltt DAY Eas the rvs
ru1ina ot their plan. ,te Ehlst 7th u March,
arrived, iht t4,uTHcc 81 y majority OF liz
hani Atntt srrt: t0 harc [ailed, as HulY Van
Afs1atltI IEInt:pn'. Ii third a4n,rl Matthew
aisllart, AID ft.urth named tsr4 stord. .nrt,
and went snSssler to rsxnsc. Whtu the,
hrYtf%t1 fhrfN Fs{tr$lt had fhft g.
stnEc, ,ke ns,t Hxrd upuu tar robbery, Man
c!s~ta haiisrsi sent 10 Mr. t1..}-e', hnase,
aId hy representations Of esyeraf rcrhuu3 de.
.I.ng 10 make purchase, iulaced hi.s
70 20 10 ihc storss Anal el~n It. Van .Aralall,
:hc vounrts. uf the party, was stationed
At tho d,or 10 krrp guard ~hilt ballard
"rnt in With Mr. Hcdse, and otcaeied alc,
viii I7stcndcl purcftaAe*. Al this Iuacinrr
the naan subsequently, murdered. Iohu Sam
deEK, entered 10 mska sn,ue trlalng 1urch aar.
Ballard stepped OF. to call 10 Lemmons,
! and On rs.entcring ihe -.tar- carried bis re.
| nla mi ut thft df1noostfata,sI, and ran OUT.
Ballard called 10 ranArtdnll tn shoot Hin.
xud ihe order Ess promptly cbeyel. saun.
{ dcrs TAI, only atprt ten Ftcr4 a1ie. the sl,ot
M nted. thct, fell and s!nnst tnst sn.ly et-
psrrd. ballard and FauArsda.,, frightened
! al tho consequences OF ,hc act, md app,o.
hes1tiys Of An alarm thst wuuta lead to tdrlr
immediate ariett, instantly fsa aw1y. Lem.
roous 1su to tile murdered .uxn. fc,a4tpetl
1sith him . few moments until he ear that
He WIS extinct, Antl thcu uIadc his cscape
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~ The Euflty parties MAJ dcsaved for snnc
Lime. lemmuns did not n sway; Ha!Isri
and Van ArndaE1 did. The7 went 10 Iowa.
There the latter wAs aSrt.ted Tor being .
"tushw hacker" whl}e the former esea te1,
And has mol aimee hetn heard Of. VAN An.
dali then confessed 10 the murder Of Nj.
RHE +Txlf ~ l.
Governor If shfs STATE, ~as brought back T.,
sangatnon County for trial. The confession
Of Van Aftdatl imrlicA:cd Lcntuoas, and he
Was promptly arrested. The juint state.
cnent also causcd the arTnst u tao olhcr per-
.oua, aa1noa Tsy'cs and salaplcs hnt, ii.
though It ID believed they were h the Mot
originally, they had 70: be.n r.e.eat Ut .the
ma5drt. and, consequently. efcapcd. cra~-
ford y u, In tha mear!ttnc, Mild Al Dre atu..
A. IN Instance u .'e stinss mi te1ls-1 Of ecu.
seienec. the lacldcnta connected VIII. Van
| AEkhau't topittsion msy bc here cited. pat,
| tn hiding several Ity4 Ii the brush and 10 4
larn ntnr. H,oumfe1l. ballard scnsurcd out
IN obtain toIuetEfng 10 -eli, and, Ia Ills af,.
| telce, = fstiy In s.ssch ii bnshwEatkres
| fs.nd fsn Arsdast Il, the h.ush, arrested
| him, sud made rretenec Of 1nnwtag alt atont
linn. lie *as ii uos,: n1esrs,Enc. and, sop
| posing the crime Vas known to them, ni..ie
| fn1i con't.+t4n o: tue crime. IIo.nmrus slso
I acknowledged bis crime At once uPoa lelnr-
| arrested.
| Of kDc lourdrscrs uas btIe!-cseu wlshout
j ts'eiF ,eonf'Ha;rs, 1hs e.!trpre a.tda-rd
sSn1nst them would have tecn e..nclu+!re
| aud CO The Grst &, 1uu-. .ra:.:gt R:ce. ,
t sh'sn they lad t-.tn 'rlrd +, -
| Court @. Ssl.s1:a~.. T.uu'" .,.,ru,h-.:
/: ssnsr'.,-. this. lH.Ts''- .rsiv :.r.;..t y
| murder In IT. -. i ,.rs. ;!,"r s&e":.. T.,
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