The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08

\ iy fast, that he undertook 70 s1se 3 a..
1.-THE general wreck one hundred ana ny,
Of the greenbacks. that John showed Tue
scrpents tooth, ingratitude. John ac
cused his friend of appropriating 'n'
three hundred and fifty missing oo''a''
that he and Mary Adams ana ons
Mary Couville had eonspired toge'nei
aud had robbed him.
BYthis time the steamer had reaeneu
the romantic village of st. james, twe'se
miles below this city, and the supposed
robbery becoming known to the oheers
of the boat. they insisted that John
gay friends should travel with them u nc
further. The boat left the trio VI OF
James, and sped on its way. John re
mained on Board, and his great distress
on account of his loss, attracted the al
tention of bald headed benevolent in-
dividuai by the name of II. Ii HaW.
thorne (no relation ofthe great n athanie')
who undertook to console John ana ~
put him on the right way to recover nis
money. He, the said Ii. Fl. d., had
some experience in that line Of business
Fl could smell rogue at great ais
tance, and could capture one as easy
where he was not as where he was. he
was also an expert IN the detection OF
queer as veil as the utterers of it. he
could tell a counterfeit greenback aiar
off. His glance was enough to settle
any question of doubt as to the genuine
ness Of bill. His eyes were proof OF
that-they were set far back in his head,
and they CLEANED like diamonds in a
L.
which gave him a rather ierociors aspect
only rather-and take hin up and
down and all over, we cannot say much
for him, except his perseverance aud
indomitabIe will in helping our friend
j ohm to bring to justice the party that
had been left at St. James. lie rendered
his services to John, aud the two came
off the boat at this place. Here John
and II. H. H., held consultation, and
it was agreed that they should at once
proceed to ST. James and there have the
party arrested. They crossed the river
and walked to St. James. On arrival
there, they found, TO their utter dismay
the birds had left in skiff for Hickman.
\ lot to be outdone, they also procured
,kiff, and made their way back; reaching
his place just little before day, when
were issued and James Spald-
ng, Mary Couvills and Mary Adams
ere found at the Planters House, OBJ.
iyious to all such thugs as Marshals and
,ailiffs. Their night wsnderipgs had
made them weary, and there they lay in
II the iunocense Of gentle slumber But
Iarshals and bailiffs, "hage duty to
,erform the sleepers were aroused,
earch made aud two hundred aud TWEEN
Y dollars were found on them. They
Tere taken iu charge by the officers, and
I 9 O'Clock the trial commenced. The |
1ain particulars of the evidence we have
wen in our narrative, aud after argu.
rents by counsel on both sides, Judge |
JAWS held James Spalding TO appear |
t the A pril term of the Circuit Court
] bond of two hundred dollars. The
xo damsels, We regret to say, were also
cid TO bail each in the sum of one hun
red dollars la default of which all
ere committed to jail We know this |
as an unpleasant duty for Judge Davis
we know him to be warm admirer of
Ie fair sex, and disrobed of the ermine,
e would be the last man to seud wo
ian to Jail.
We have but to add, that John Henry |
Ieyer on Thursday morning set out for
is home. with a remainder of about fifty |
ollars of the five hundred and sixty |
ght, of the hard earnings of his wife. |
Ve suppose he is wiser man il not a
oberer one. We must not however omit
, mention that the bald headed benevo-
mt II. FL. H., got from j Ohm for his as
stance near one hundred dollars, and
erhaps holds reversionary interest in
he two hundred aud twenty now in the
ands of the law officers. IL. FL. H., |
aiIs from Kansas City, where none 9TH
r than good people live-it is thought
, be the "most moralist ci,y that ever
-as."