The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-13
ANOTHER MIKE FINK.

Piracy, Robbery md uurder--A
BrotheI on the Ohio River and n
"Big Injun" Master of the Situation
| Arrested at Last
From the New Albany Ledger, October 81
We learn from Mr.. Robert johnson,
pilot of the Sandy Valley, some of the
particulars of the arrest of two men on
boards large fiatboat, near Braden-
burg, Kentucky, on Sunday last, charged
with robbing several farmers on the
Indiana side of the river.
The particulars of the affair are about
as follows: One day last week large
fatboat landed at the Tobacco Land
ing, Harrison county, twenty-five miles
below this point. The occupants of this
boat consisted of two men aud three
women. The leading man professed to
be an Indian herb doctor, and like all
the rest of the scalawags of that pro-
fession, could cure every disease flesh is
heir t.. He was dressed in fantastic
style, wearing highly striped clothes,
moccasin shoes, slouched hat and long
hair. Large posters, posted on the sides
of the boat, called attention to the
fact" that the doctor was master of
the situation in the way of curing all
the diseases under the sun. .
Last week the Doctor and his man
Friday made an excursion out among
the farmers, on the pretense of being
on the hunt of professional work, and
to procure eatables. The next day the
boat dropped down to little cove
above Mr.. McCarthey's place, on the In
diana side, opposite Bradenburg, and
the men crossed the river in skiff,
taking some wheat to be exchanged for
fsur at the mill of Mr.. Gilmore, near
Bradenbarg. Mr.. G. told them that he
would grind the wheat for them in a
few days, after which the men left,
promising to return. AS soon as they
had departed, Mr.. Gilmore emptied the
sacks and found the names of Mr.. Jacob
l.. Kintner and Mr.. A. Crssier, we'll
known farmers living in Harrison coun-
ty, on the inside. Mr.. Kintner was no.
titled of the fact. and having missed
about forty bushels of wheat, sacked
ready for shipment to this city, war
rant for the search of the boat was
sworn out before magistrate at Mauck
port. The constable, with posse, pro
ceeded to the boat on Sunday and got
on board, but to their surprise the Doc
tor and his man met them with drawn
revolvers The constable and his posse
were marched out in double quick time
and glad to get out that way and with
whole skins. This fact being reported
to the authorities of Bradenburg,
party was formed and came over and
succeeded in making the arrest. The
boat was towed over to Bradenburg and
the men were placed in Jail at that
point.
On Tuesday the men were examined
before magistrates court, where 1T
was proved that Mr.. Kintner, Mr.. Gro
sier and John Zimmerman, of Harrison
county, had been robbed, part of their
goods being found in one of the COM
partments of the boat. The parties
were committed to Jail as fugitives from
Justice, and will await q requisitiOn
from the Governor of this State.
The women stated that men had been
decoyed to the boat and chloroform ad-
ministered, and they had been robbed.
They also stated that two men had been
killed while the boat was lying at Rip
lev, Ohio, a few weeks ago, and their
bodies thrown into the river, and that
three women, who had been with them,
left tie boat at that point. The man
ner in which the interior apartments OF
the boat is constructed gives color to
this statement of the women; as they
are admirably arranged for deeds Of
blood.
The Doctor, from all accounts, is one
of the most lawless scoundIels that ever
went unhung. The jailer at Braden-
burg has had two or three scnffles with
him since his confinement, in one of
which the Doctor was severely cut over
the head by pistol in the hands OF the
jailer.