, 1869-12-25

The Nephew of an Ex. President
EnlscIy Arrcssed for n Kali Mslttou
tkobbcrs OF IL Couple Of
Pcunny lFRuaa DetecliEess

ENltely Arrested Tor n k&Alt Wiltao6
asobbcrs OF II Couple OF
PcnNs3 lFRuaa Detectives
From the 81. Louis Timss.
Aheut tyo or more yeafs ago Colonet Bennehun,
= rcut&y 1vauta millionaire, anu proprietor Of the
wi. known Be, nehon Run oil SECTION, wAs robbed
~ s0a 9.a' :e I'D y eaks:
open the safe AID extracted its contents-
For looE time the derecs,ses made
fsu. .as al spsons to sscare lie losral reward
OF ss,.tO that nnn been offered for the sEFes: and
detention OF one or more Of tue thieves aud the
safs1 aasu,y tne, Relieve, Is Be- nooa TIE
,rack or tie rnobers, ahl ~ often we're dfsap-
pointed, the tr4i e,slog ont jaet as thev thought
Arout tie time OF the 1ohnerS, lawyer. we'll
sbosr in CORY for his lucrative Practice and re.
71 vas afterward Traced to Europe, aud thence to
Pirasant Hill, missouri. All ths circumstances
st,epdug n!s departure oo,, wsse 20 pssnisF
they we're in search Of. Laying before Ms.
BeEnehon their suspicious. they we're not
accordingly swore to an atIaVit setting forth the
1acts, utou which reluts!tion npo, the then
Governor, Fletcher vas n aae ny , Goycro2s dsary,
turous'' detectives started poshssse for S. Loals
aid JeGtrEoh City, Weere warrant Of arrest Was
is.Gea 3, Goye!net P;esaan, , mi, n ,e.,n
that their game nad llo~n. having " gone to Kan
sas IN company zlth two cnuntes'e!ter4" One OF
ae neless ht easint nt @ ana ,1s ,ns
sesers tes s5s the sa saoposed ca1aos 4o TO-
gsnvE wa Gompastqo %an 3, n5oqset p, qs 70
houee Captain Lee converted with them and
nns f1lly .arsred Of :heit eauis !nnoceuee Of :ae
would be a. mncn iusttued IN placing tue irons on
| him a. upon their Supposed cu'prtts. Claiming
| custody Of the nafn prisoner bY vlrtae OF the
On The way, they anrouuced to their prisoner
that If be would "iuform - on hts partners iu the
ro..tery. thcy would make Of him q STATE VIZ:
| for the kuRsesllop, be dealt sur lupettlnent de-
tectlye powerful b ow. retitng hin 10 tue ground
q me eatre time ioorla'bg him that L ae evei
Win the crime, he would blow his brains out
arriving At corly, tnsy became eopv'ucst
Ere; r1er very sbakv: tbs prisoner Waa INFORMED
| that they nan decided not 10 prosecute him. III
very prUptt.y refusing 10 end the matter IN th
waj, leranded an e1aGinatioo: and wa con*e
quel,iJ takcn h fore u,sRistsatc and hoaosah.
ac1uitted In order TIA: no might return hotn
lrtc ttou, the slightest tant Of crime. he inue
| J,atc.y eo.bmek ced an aeu1u for false area
against sir. Dcnbrhon, 'ssipg damages at t25 0od
TIE sui is reported 10 have been recently set'ie
Tte gentleman. who,e name IS Pierce, and VII
,s y tepntN OF the late eI-Tfes'lent, took hi
sudden departure from Cory a. the time OF %
enci. Il IN 10. rece .sarJ to deial to the puhIit
ar,I. 10 osatr fhAt ne ntpht be no futthe
ID rlscased II the unpleasant affair, he d.
etned upou quitting forever Tue scen
OF bts tft.ulc.. A f1t!uck woai
hase It, }nft i.f re the ,lef4cttse*-t tfete:t!v
tses cna * ca!.ch-!cst fur Peasant It'll. he lei
| 10. k.htns. in rpnr raDy with two men who wel
| charged with tetng co5nte1fcteta OF Untte
u ptrr iDriis-lat ~ their n4aUctatG and Accession
I h"t - t!rf c'Wnsc&-n thesr way 10 thett tia
! Wit. h y tIItt Il III IN ac4uistal
Mr. Ictce 4tslt Tt-4tl.+ At Pleasant Till, whel
h. st Ioys = iatt flaGtcc an1 Ntc2Eoacn2a1e caa
| ar.AI.