Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-22
JOHN MORGAN's MEN.
ihetr Reckless Robbery Of Ioyalists
In Ohio--some Rather Funny Claims
for Damages.

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Their Reckless Robbery Of I4eyaiists !
In OhiO--some Rather Funny Claims I
for Damages. 7
The raid of John Morgan through
Ohio will be long remembered by
those whom his rough-riding raga-
mullins encountered. For many years
the victims Of Johns excursion have
been appealing to the Ohio Legisla-
ture for rectification of damages, and
some of their cases arc of astonishing
hardship. A correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial rccapitulates a
few Of these, as follows:
Beginning with Adams county, we
find that John Nj. Alexander, lover
OF his country, lost "two sacks of APP
plcs, worth two dollars: five dollars
worth OF corn and cheese" for all of |
which he feels that the State ought to
reimburse him. The Rev James Ar
buthnot wants twenty dollars for |
keeping abandoned horse.' II. w.
| w. Baldridge wants five dollars for |
| provisions confiscated. Brother Bar
tholemew lost q watch, ten dollars, for
which he wants his pay, as well as TO
be reimbursed for the loss of one dol
lar and seventy-fiye cents in cash"
Brother Beavers lost "bowie knife"
that was worth dollar aud quarter,
while Brother Belleson lost five dol
lars worth of ssbridles." Another pa
triot lost "two halters" worth two dol
lars and half, and another twelve
dollars and . half cash from person
and they hope that paternal govern
ment will see these losses made good
to them. Another item fills out the
| first page, being five dollars and sixty
cents (nothing like precision, you OBJ
serve, in money matters) worth of
excepting abandoned horses" That's o
pretty good showing for one page,
where there are. of course, numerous
other items, such as saddles, corn,
horses, halters,o etc. In fact, the NOR
tally in "halters" seems to have been
fearful.
On the next page it is shown that
one poor patriot had suffered to the
extent of one dollar in the loss Of his
"carpet-sack," and he ought to be paid
: at once. Others have lost collectively
whole shops full of haltcrs, guns,
brides Zone poor fellow lost seven
, brides at one fell swoop), corn, cloth
ing, etc, and one peculiarly sad case is
that of Mr.. Isaac Clarke, who lost
"parts of harness" to the value OF
three dollars and twenty-five cents.
: 1t is quite likely that Ike hasn't recov-
cred from that blow yet, and that he
q forms formidable part Of this mys-
/ favInnc rnna hat 10 M 1n1,1.xy
As we proceed further we find that
Samuel p. Clark, not brother oil
4 Isaac's 1t is 10 be presumed from the
e way the name is spelled, lost So cash.
. Another man had his "fruit damaged
- to the amount of IS. Another heart.
rending case is that Of the Estate Of
4 Daniel Cockerill," represented BY
Colonel j. r. Cockerill, executor
The estate sustained loss in cash Of
IS 70 cents, besides a couple Of horses. A
It legislator would be hard hearted in
deed who could calmly contemplate
the unalleviated sutferings Of Daniel.
g family, thus occasioned, and re
fleet that if this seventy-fve cent
= had been paid, as it should have been
= years ago, they might by this time b.
living in ease, if not afiluence. If tn,
It claim agents, bill discounters and not
I shavers have not thought of it before
> they certainly will find in this pow
y erfnl argument with the legislators
One man lost five dollar hat anothe
a meat 10 the amount of a dollar and
: half; another lost eight dollars wortl
q of parts of harness: another lost tel
n dollars cash, all in silver; another eX
~ pended twelve dollars cash in recover
ing his horse halters of various values
lo as well as brides, some times more o
Y less which items, with droves of hor
e ses. run through the entire account
Corn, it is observed, was quite varia
bic in price in Adams county i'm thos
r. days. Ia some cases IL il worth seven
,e | ty-1ive cents bushcl, and then agai
A it is worth only nifty cents. A five
- dollar shotgun is lost, and the Stat
e, ought to pay for it. One mans "whca
d in field" suffered six dollars worth
=. another loses ten dollars worth {
= "store goods" q twenty three dolla
- 'overcoat" graces some rude soldier
.. back, and the former owner wants hi
as money for it; cash from person. j
m amounts varying from dollar up t
ten dollars, is q frequent item; on
- poor wretch lost three dollars wort
"a of 'jewelry," comprising, probabl,
as massive rings, chains and brooches
and if he froze to death in any of tn
. ensuing winters, we have only til
70 melancholy reflection that it migf
p have been otherwise with him if h
ir had only got his money back to bu
A. more with. One business man item
!. ICES his account, and adds boldly at til
- foot, twenty-five per cent. added
a twenty-one dollars and eighty.tw
, !: cents. A man can't live without in
~ terest on his money.