The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-16
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The arrest of q rather peculiar party of
KY, on Sunday last. For some days past,
it seems, large, gaunt-looking flatboat has
been making it's way down the Ohio, stop
ping at the various landings. The crew
consisted Of two men and three women.
One Of the men claimed to be a great In
dian doctor, with wonderful medicine
which cured all the ills that flesh ia heir to
in the shortest possible space Of time. He
was arrayed in all the fancy bedizenry Of
the dusky warrior. Ribbons were fantas-
tically arranged around his person, and moe
casin-like shoes covered his feet, when rot
entirely bare, according to the traditional
usage of The redskins. On Thursday night
week the boat was lying at Tobacco Land
ing, point about FIVE miles above Bran
denburg, Ky. During the day the men had
made forays among the neighboring farm
ers, offering their medical services, and
pretending to be on the lookout for eatables.
On Friday morning Jacob L. Kinter, who
lives o few miles above, discovered that
about thirty or forty bushels Of wheat, in
sacks and ready for shipment to Lee s
Hoyle, of New Albany, had been carried
off in his skiff. No traces Of the robbers
we're left. A messenger was dispatched
below on the first boat, but no discoveries
we're made. On Saturday q couple of men
brought three bags of wheat to be swapped
for flour at the mill of Mr.. Gilmore, Just
above Brandenburg on this side of the
river. The miller at once suspected that
he had got on the track of the robbers, and
he accordingly told them that he could
grind the wheat for them in few days,
but he had no -four to exchange for it.
Upon turning one of the sacks he discovered
that it was marked with the name of we'll
known farmer on the Indiana side of the
river. Word was Immediately sent to Mr..
Kiuter, and on Sunday o warrant was
issued at Mauckport for the purpose Of
searching the boat, &C., and, if sufficient
evidence was found, of arresting the
thieves. The boat in the mean time had
dropped nearly opposite to Brandenburg.
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 are exceedingly glad that they
escaped without an uncomfortable mum Der
of bullet holes. AS soon as the failure to
take the SCOuAQESlS Nto 1SpoIaCO OF III
denburg party was Immediately formed,
a warrant issued, and, headed by Mr.. Sc
bastian, another attempt was made to arrest
them. This time it was successful. The
Red Rover, coming up at the time, was en-
ployed to tow the boat, with the Indian
doctor and his women, to Brandenburg.
The men were lodged in jail. The boat
was admirably arranged for the commission
of deeds of darkness and crime. 1t was
about eighty feet long, and separated by
partitions, the passage way in each parti-
ton being on the opposite side Of the boat,
so that the victim could not see beyond the
room in which he was placed. Here, ac
cording to the statements of the women,
men had been decoyed, chloroform admin
istered, and their persons robbed. At Rip
ley, Ohio, they stated, two men had been
killed, and their bodies thrown into the
river. After this deed had been committed,
three other women who were with them had
left them. In one of the compartments of
the boat was found the balance of the wheat
stolen from Mr.. Kinter, and few bushels
stolen from A. Crosier and John thinner
man. A sheep had also been taken from
Mr.. Crosier.