The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-11-12
From the 1ronton Register.
CHASE FOR A MURDERER.
How Marshal Morgan Caught
Andy Price.

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How Marshal Morgan Caught
Andy Price.
Eighteen Cents for NAME Life.
For some days after the assas-
sination Of Louis Hilgenberg, fall
account Of which was in The Regis
ter last week, there was a profound
mystery as to who committed the
horrible deed. But after while,
as is usual in such cases, surmises
began to float through the commu-
nifty, and suspicious began to find
their home So, on Tuesday night
oflast week, Marshal Margan started
for Ohio Furnace, to cut off the re-
treat of certain individuals who had
been reported as directing their
steps that way. Finding nothing
there, this officer went to the Tun-
mel on his route further to the East.
Staying there all night, he was Join.
ed by Peter Spears, when the two
started for Vesuvius furnace and
thence toward Marion. :
Peter Spears, however, volun-
teered to show where Andy Spears
was, the latter individual being un-
der strong suspicious. Marshal
Morgan and his associate, riding at
night, came out on the pike, three
miles this side of Marion, near where
Andy lived. Learning that Andy
had been there that day, they went
to his house, which is in hollow
back of Eliza Willis's Finding
Spears at home the Marshal put
irons upon him, and then took him
apart, and asked him about the
"muFder scrape," but Spears denied
all kno Wedge of it. But. upon the
Marshal promising not to make
witness of him, and let him go, he
said that man by the name of
Andy Price, had told him on Thurs
day, that he was going to kill Hill
genberg on Friday night, and that
he was told by Price on the follow
ing Sunday that he had killed him
Andy Spears said that Andy Price
stayed at Mr. Rhodes's, eight miles
beyond Marioh. The Marshal and
his posse started thither, having
pressed in horse for the prisoner
to ride. But Price had not been at
Rhodes's. nor was he known there.
Mr.. Rhodes, however, went with
the Marshal to Andy prices sister,
some distance off, and learned that
Andy had left there Tuesday NOR
ming at daybreak. 1t now being
night, Wednesday, the Marshal SO
journed at Rhodes's and started
next morning for the river. Within
five miles of the river, at q forks of
the road, Marshal Morgan sent three
Of his posse to the mouth of the
Symmes, while he with Peter Spears
and the prisoner pushed forward
toward Proctorsville. Here learn
ing that man answering to the
description Of Price had crossed
the ferry Tuesday morning at IL
o'clock, the Marshal sent the man
whom he had arrested to Ironton,
and with Peter Spears started into
Virginia. Hearing that Price had
gone from Guyandotte with an. OK
team, the Marshal went seven miles
off from the Barboursville Road to
see if the OK driver knew anything
of Price.
All that he could ascertain was
that the OK driver left Price one
mile this side of Barboursville.-
Morgan then started for Guyan-
dotte river, several miles above
Barboursville. Here he began to
deal in cattle in order to conceal
his MISSION and wasdirected to Major
Shelton Finding this individual re-
liable gentleman, the Marshal told
him his purpose and was informed
that such a man as Price had been
| in that neighborhood, and had in
| quired for Anderson's. Major Shell
ton agreed to accompany Morgan
and Spears. They went to Ander-
sons, and the Marshal seeing wo-
man washing in the creek near by,
asked her if there had been an old
grey-headed man there lately. The
woman replied that there had been
no one there but Andy Price, and
he was no grey-headed man. Nor
gan said he new better, where upon
the feminine became deeply enraged
| and cursed the Marshal roundly.
In the meantime, Maj. Shelton
had gone into the house, and com
ing out said it was all right. He
had told some women there what
they were after, and the women
came to the door and begged them
''to take Price, for he was a thief,
murderer, &C. The expedition
then crossed Mud river, and went to
a grist mill, where they learned that
Andy Price had been seen at the
polls Wednesday. Losing no time,
and buying but few cattle, Marshal
Morgan and his comrades started
for Mrs. Smiths, Prices. sister,
Stopping short distance this side
! of that place, the party learned that
Price and his wife had come down
| to Mrs. smiths the day before,
which was Thursday. They then