The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-04-17

ly hunted up. A full investigation of
the circumstances of the visit of the two
men week before, representing them
selves AS cattle dealers their movements
before and after the murder, was also
carefully inquired into These searches
and inquiries added to the known move-
ments OF certain well known characters,
convinced the officers OF iustce that
some ofthe professionals" of the CITY
had a hand in the affair. Everything
being arranged descent was made on
that well known resort, the "Irwin
House, where it was expected to cap,
ture several who at least had some
knowledge of the transaction. 1t result.
ed IN the arrest of but one of the men
looked for, John Bird, and the officers
were much chagrined at learning that
another, and it is supposed, principal
one, had left there bu. short time pre-.
vlous. During yesterday afternoon
another arrest was made on Fifth street,
the prisoner being one Thomas Whit.
taker Both men are now in Jail await
ing further developments, and the Off
GERS are in hot pursuit of two Others
who are known to be in or about town.
On Monday night while Bird was oc-
cupylng cell in the lock up Squire
STRAIN held conversation with him.
during which the prisoner showed signs
OF considerable alarm, and finally ac
knowIedged that he knew something of
the affair, but positively dcnyed anv
participation in the crime He saws
the whole thing was planned in Jail. that
among the prisoners there, at the time
he and certain others we're there, was a
man (known) who knew SproulI and the
vicinity where he resided, aud hu said
that good thing could be made there,
After the release of the parties from alI,
Bird says, the tina arrangements were
made at the Irwin House. and from here
the party S'arteito execute tile piun. Bird
says he did not go with them, but # hs
statements turn out true. having knowl,
edge OF the intended deed, he is Ger,
talnly an accessory before the fact. AZ
ter the colnmlsSlun of The deed the vii
lIans kept away from tn city until with,
III few days, and one Of them Is still
away, but his whereabouts is known -
We are informed that the officers here
traced the two men who visited SprouIl'S
the week before the murder; that they
have been traced back to the city, and
that the desert ptons of two of the par
ties engaged IN it are the same a. the
two "cal'le dealers."
John Bird, the first one arrested, is a
well known Pittsburgh thief, who is a
graduate OF the Pcnitenliary. The oth-
er. Thomas Whitaker, is a well known
character and desperate man, During
the war he was noted and successful
bounty jumper. and it is said was at one
time sentenced to be shot. We expect
further developments daily.
The story of the fox that, having lost
his own tail in trap, eadeavorel TO
persuade al the other foxes OF his forest
to decludaliao themselves in order to
take away the shame Of his mu,ilation.
is reproduced, in substance, by portion
OF the hopelessly di,tranchlscd rebels in
the Southern States They try to inluco
the people to decline voting under the
re reconstruction law. This would exactly
cover their own disgrace. AS it would
make 'helr unavoidable position appear
voluntary, ard SO, respectable as the
fashionable one.-Read,ng Dispatch. !