, 1869-06-18
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HI
DERBRAHD CASE
Romantic Hissou.
FfpM tn St Louis Republican, ,|use is

; In our soeount Of the dotngs Of the some v as.
uoted character, Sam HHde1tIsnd, and his despe-
To- capture him, by the Sheriff Of WaSklngton
VA Killed and the Sheriff md several Others wee
who vent down from herr To 1ssta. IN HI capture,
Wth regard 70 the details Of the affair, ~ given
es tney n1e douhtiess substantially the; hut re-
rve1 which urged him to take the coar-a he has,
We felt 1cre there nnst be smother side to the
nory; The facts, as related b. those cognt1ant
with his history, show TINT be was driven 10 des-
pc1ation BY the injuries reeeired from those cai-
ing to be Union men, and that be nas, IN ! meas
nss, taken Fedress INTO ~ OWL hands with de-
AT the outbreak Of the var, IN ls61. Sam Hndet-
bzund and hts brother Frank I1defbland, It seems,
s. q ssaaS S o f as ~ ~
osyan.ked, who captured Franz HndeTbraad,
took him cut and hung him They covered up the
man AcIlTa1ne, mere youth, and sou Of Nj. Or
leader Of the band who hung lila brother. He de-
covering younS McI}yaine At work IN the harvest
Held, 91dl,og Wheat, he aho: nttn deal This &C
snssd ,as sas season .ast ns brother W. hung
coataess sae R1e e. oeer.ea. szsenaea e tfose IN
NAM @ M ~ rero ns ne Il al b1 In du.ns 1h ma
leader, Governor Fletcher offered reward tor Ii
md rewards 'Fere also offered By Tho citizens Of
St Francois sna Washington Counfea A number
Of Histe1bza'4dA = pa1t1sans united In offering the
reward, to Hlre the1nbc1yes from being dis11Isted
By the tntoI! mcu- lut he esadel capture He
bo&sted thai, With twenty feet the start ia the
oush, he wotld bid defiance 70 regiment Ct men
About tn!s time German company. supposed
70 Se!nnZ TO Colonel Mueller = regiment, posted II
but The Latter elnded them TneY vent 70 TIC
residence Of MS nather-An old Vom4nlocated
hin. tner ordered the old woman anu heI daughter
70 leave the pEe1nlses- Tner then SET n1e 10 the
iouIteen sears oi Ia. 1sneI HenrT. y 1sa Tss n1.
deIed p his mother q stay behind and eare what
he eootd frnm the destzoet1oa- Tne men then took
and drove tne stocl away Win then Us Hiidef,
brand has, stuce the waf, made cue Of the citizens
ocasion me perty men vent to tne L. q drase ave
Lead Mines and captured Washington Huder-
nEnnd and . man pamed Landusk5, md taking
the shaft Hhare they had been II work, shot them,
nred = ntne times before be fel Thls occurred
nsa1r!ed % slster Of Hlldesorana ithe same Who
wns driven hpm lbs house with her mother on
ths following SUNDAY.
Auucthr2nd. and be doubt1eas tegtsteTed q vow to
eyen9c EhAt be Regarded as the coid-hooded mar-
At the close Of the wa1 he weut 70 Texas, and
resnzned 70 St Francisco County about ear $50
IN poor ctscuIn8tnnceA He Eage ont that he
wanted to Settle up his mothers estate, from
which be expected Aome 800 or 400. Poverty
druEe him 70 engage In hard work He chopped
cord To1d for stne II Rush Toues Benz, eomc
thlrJ miles be1oK st. Louis.
One'dAy ha welt to Dc Soto, and Intend who
was With bin asked Colonel Bill Fletcher II he
Kould like to see H!ldefbsand. The Colonel re.
pied that be T0nld shoot him II sight Hjder-
brand then tapped Fletcher on the Shoulder, and
sald he 8as the man. Fletcher, 1t Is said, forgot
his brave words, and promised 10 let HlIderbraud
Mone, u the latter Epu1I do the saI1c by him.
The following incident Ia related; Since the row
aillde1htand Vas shot through the leg by Jack
smftn, and hts wounds were dressed By womau,
al her means. Hc then left hA wife nud Uycd
with her negro servant In Arkansas. H1derpr1nd
stung with resentment At tho wny In which the
won11 who attended to him While sick was treat
ed, went WITH q few men, and, tying the man anu
ne2rcsa together, dung them Into The river. For
this act HAdfrhF2nd Has trte.i and sentenced
70 BE- hung. Before the time or exrcu-
ttpn, two hundred men, clothed tn Federal
uniform, went 10 the jaiIef aud demanded that the
PRISONER &c given to them. The tAllet supposed
inc object was to lynch him, instead Of which they
put LIZ on horse and he made bis escape U.i-
de1bra1d ta described a. OF tail, slender form.
ehalp features, gray eJea and red hair. He has |
feminine voice, steps a. Lightly ss an Indian, anu
aeer Ifa Scotsi Rob Roy Mc<3regor. he pos
eesses boluness. sag8ctty and prudeispe Guaitics
highly necessary ~ Hxt. which become wees when
ut3 fatheT was . farmer tn rather
bad fcpule, and his mother died OF grief After the
Of her family.