Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-13
The Rcbeer Turns States Evi
dence, and Esoapesl
Il SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINT
EI1 TO DRESS TIE WOUNDED!
COURT PLASTER WAS IN GREAT
DEMAND.
The Bankers, Graves & Chipmnn was
Somewhat Excited, and Every.
body else Anticipated
Horrible Night,
&C., &C., &C.

One day last week young man stop.
ed at the city of Warsaw, Ind, and during
his stay there lie had to contrive some
way of getting means enough to carry
him To his destination. The course he
pursued was good, and worked right to
the pint" carrying him on bis way re-.
jolcing, and laughing in his sleeve.
We viii endeavor to give a correct
statement OF the facts, and know from the
authority that they must be true.
The above young Dian (name unknown)
went to the Sheriff, Mr. o. P. Jacques,
and told him confindentially that he be-
longed 10 a gang of highway robbers,
that there We're nine in the party, and
they intended ;oio5the bank 10 Graves &
Chapman. This stirred up Nj Jaques'
curiosity, and he began to quiz the
young man little more thoroughly. The
young man SAID there were no IFS or ands'
about this matter. that the bank was 60
ing ID be robbed, stating that he wanted
To play OFF, on his comrads, and made
the following proposition to the Sheriff,
which was accepted with pleasure:
First-He told the 81 erif if he would
give him $1,000 in cash, he would tuln
States evidence against them, and they
could be caught.
No quicker than said, until Mr.. Jacques
handed him $4,000
Second-He went on giving the descrip-
ton and whereabouts of the gang, and
told the Sheriff to send a man to Ply
mouth where they were TO start from, and
if he saw little heavy set fellow with u
satchel in his hand get or the train, to
bear in mind that business was on hand,
and TO be on their guard and look a
"leetle out"
This was enough to satisfy Mr. Jacques,
he went forthwith and secured the servi-
ces of Thomas Woods to come to Ply
mouth and watch the train, and if
such man got on the train as would
correspond with the above descrip ion to
telegraph to him and say: "HIce you any
tcSsGt to se0?" (this was used as signal }
anG he would know what to depend on
Mr.. Woods came to Plymouth, and
stopped at the Parker House, in this city,
on the lookout for his victims, while Mr..
Jaques remained at Warsaw, and gave the
citizens warning what was going to trans
pire. which got everybody on their ear and
muscle.
| Preparations were made and they CON-
menced getting up recruits to organize a
company, to wait and watch for the
scoundrels. 1t took but short time to
raise company. The next in order was
the election of officers, which resulted in
the election of EEUBEN WILLIAMS as
captain. The roll was called, and the
brave captain formed his men in ranks
and gave the command, "About face, eyes
right, MARCH," when his braves followed
their captain in front of the bank, under
that soul stirring piece of music, entitled
l"The girl | left behind me"
Now, business before pleasure. Hele
he divided his company into three squads.
and placed them in their quarters as fol
l..ws: Squad ga" in the NJ. E. Church
squad "B," in the Woolen-Mill Store,
and squad &C." in High Biggs' law ofice,
with instructions 10 shoot the first ''sar
dine," OF anybody else who attempted tc
break into the bank. Their answer was
all right captain, and if they undertake it,
dopn comes their naeat- house and sich."
Eight O'Clock como, and Mr.. Woods
went from the Parker House, in this city
to theP. Fl. w. d G. r. R., to take an