The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-14
A DESPERATE MAN.
Attempt to Arrest n Missouri BusIiyvhnclSer-
sharp Fighting-One Man Killed aud Two
Wounded,

Attempt to Arrest Missouri BushyvhaclSer-
sharp FightinR-One Man Killed and Two
Wounded.
A special despatch from St. Louis dated yesterday,
says:-The St. Louis Times says that information
has been received at the oice OF the Chief OF Police
OF desperate attempt to arrest the notorious
bushwhaCker, sam Hildebrand, whose crimes during
the war made him an object Of general hatred and
fear. IL appears that James Mclean, OF Washing
ton county lwho was one OF Hidebrands victms),
saw MN standing in his own dOOr-yard, near Big
River Mills, on the 4th instant and dred a revolver,
wOunding him seriously in the thigh. Being alone,
Mclean returned to town for reinforcements dur
ing which time Hldchrand made his esCape and was
lost sight Of until Thursday last when Mr. BreCken-
ridge, the Sheriff Of Washington county, received
information that he at his uncles house, about
twelve miles south Of lrondale, in St Francis county.
ON Friday with force Of sixteen officers the Sheriff
surrounded the house and demanded surrender.
hudcbrand gave no reply, but, reaching his arm out
Of the window, took deliberate aim ald shot Mr..
breckenridge seriously in the groin and slightly
wounded another OF the party Word was
then sent to lrondale, POtOsi, and Desoto for
reinforcements, and in obedience TO the tee-
gram Chief OF Police Lee detailed Sergeant
Bowen and OniCers Vooris and Macdueen
to assist in the capture. They left on the +. NJ.
train of Friday In the meantime nearly two score
OF deputies went to BreCkenridges assistance, and,
taking refuge in the woods and adjacent houses,
Kept up a continual fire on the log cabin in which
Hudebrand had sought shelter, and TO which return
fire was given, with little damage either side.
About O'Clock in the evening Mclean in the midst
Of a hot fire, climbed up the roof Of Hildebrand's
house, and succeeded i'm setting fire to the roof by
means Of cotton and turpentine balls He then
descended from the roof, ana, entering the house,
commenced firing at lildebrand through the chinks,
but struck in the breast and instantly killed
10y bullet from Hidebrands revolver. From this
time up TO 8 O'Clock, period OF two hours, nothing
was done except to keep close watch on the pre-
misses. At O'Clock, Hildebrand Crawled out OF the
back door and escaped to the woods unseen by the
sixteen men who surrounded the house. During
the cross-hring, Hildebrand was wounded several
times, but it is supposed not very seriously The
st. Louis police force did not reach the scene
Of action until Saturday morning. and are there
fore, not responsible for the escape Of Hildebrand.
The country officers believe that Hidebrand
had on buet-proof vest, but it is more probable
that the shots fired at him were wild and un-
steady But little is known Of Hidebrand's history
until the breaking out of the war in 1861, when he
became associated with Quantrell in the guerilla
service and during the progress Of the in South
east Missouri he Is asserted to have been guilty of
repeated acts OF cruelty 1t is rumored that he robbed
Mclean Of a considerable sum OF money and then
ravished his sister. In 1868 he was in command OF
small cavalry force at Richwoods, and not long
thereafter absolutely quartered old man and COM
PEELED his aged wife to witness the butchery. On the
following day one Of his associates was captured
near ST. Aubert, and after drum-head court-mar-
tial Of fifteen minutes duration he was condemned
to death, and fell pierced with eight MIME balls
party from this city will start in Immediate pur-
suit of Hildebrand, and it is believed he will be
captured.