Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-22
PIRACY.
Details of Crime and the MOdus
Operandi OF the Criminals.
From the evansville laniOl oOurier.l

From the Evansville (Ghiol Courier.l
The arrest OF rather peculiar party
of outlaws was effected aear Branden-
burg, KY, on Sunday last. For some
days past, 1t seems, large, gaunt look
ing hstboat has been making its way
down the Ohio, stopping at various land
ings. The crew consisted Of two men
and three women. One of the men
claimed to be q great Indian doctor,
with wonderful medicine, which cured
all the ills that flesh is heir to in the
shortest possible space Of time. He was
arrayed in all the fancy bedizenry OF the
dusky warrior. Ribbons were fantasti-
cally arranged around his person, and
moccasin-like shoes covered bis feet,
when not entirely bare, according to the
traditional usage of the redskins. On
Thursday night week, the boat was
lying at Tobacco Landing, point about
i've miles above Brandenburg, KY. Dur
a.: 49,, = &c ..so c.s5 ICY sne men mad made forays
among the neighboring farmers, offering
their medical services and pretending to
be on the lookout for eatabies. On Fri
day morning Jacob L. Kinter, who lives
a few miles above, discovered that about
thirty or forty bushels of wheat, in sacks
and ready for shipment to Lee & Hoyle,
of New Albany, had been carried OF in
his skiff No traces of the robbers were
left. A messenger was dispatched below
on the first boat, but no discoveries were
made. On Saturday two men brought
three bags of wheat to be swspped for
-four at the mill Of Mr.. Gilmore, just
above Brandenburg, on this side 0! .he
river. The miller at once suspected that
he had got on the track of the robbers,
and he accordingly told them that
be could grind the wheat for
them in q few days, but he had
no flour to exchange for iE.-Epon
turning one OF, the sacks, he diseov-
cred that il was marked with the name
Of q we'll known farmer on the Indiana
side OF the river. Word was immedi-
ately sent to Mr.. K, and on Sunday a
warrant was issued at Mauckport for the |
purpose of searching the boat, etc., and |
II sufficient evidence was found, Of ar |
resting the thieves. The boat in the |
meantime had dropped nearly opposite |
to Brandenhurg. The constable and his |
posse duly made their appearance at the |
boat, but were met with drawn revOlvers |
and were marched through the boat on
the double quick. They were exceed
iDgly glad that they escaped without an
uncomfortable number of bullet holes. /
AS soon as the failure 70 lake the scOun-
drels was reported at Brandenburg, a
party was Immediately formed, var
rant issued, and headed by Mr.. Sebas-
tisn another attempt was made to arrest
them. This time 1t was successful. The
Red Rover coming up at the time, was
to tow the boat, with the In
i.an Doctor and the women, to Brandsn-
burg. The men were lodged in jail. The
boat was admirably arranged for the
commission OF deeds Of darknesG and
crime. It was about eighty feet long,
and separated by partitions, the passage
way in each partition being on the op-
posite side OF the boat, so that the VIC
tim could not see beyond the room in
which he was placed, Here, according
70 the statements Of the women, men
lsd been decoysd, chloroform sdminis-
erred and their persons robbed. AT Rip
ey, Ohio. they stated, two men had
been killed, and their bodies thrown into
he river. After this deed had been
three other women who were
with them had left them. In one of the
Of the boat was found the
balance of the wheat stolen from Mr..
kinter and few bushels stolen from A.
Jrosier and John zimmerman. A sheep
aad slso bean taken from Ar.. .CrOsieF,