The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-24

tin cup OF whiskey, ''heres a health TO Tom.
Brown, the hero OF the South Bend Bank raise,
What say you Long, and you BirchI have
told you all about 1t, what Brown said, how he
proposed to do it, and that we should let old
farmer Wilborne rest, until the eighty
thousand dollars OF the South Bend Bank are
ours. That Tom. Brown, boys, is ID
clever fellow and d--sh sharp in the bar
gain"
Amen to that" answered Long, Tom.
Brown is the man for us now although the
camp-meeting lis over and old farmer Wiborne.
like lamb hes ready for us to pounce upon.
We are ready to go, Royce, and ] propose that
you trudge ahead and meet Brown on the road.
l have some business to attend 10, and Birch
can do as he pleases. Will meet you Birch,
on the road, and We will go into Adrian to-
gether to wait sor Tom, Royce and Fox, Be
sure that Brown has Fox with him Royce =
What say you, Birch
Agreed replied this latter individual 'Ill
take turn at the race course at Little San
dusky, and then meet you Long. on the road to
Adrian. Here's health to Tom. Brown. Old
Wilborne for the present, may 60 to the ID
with his sixteen hundred dollars, that Royce
talks about.
The health OF Tom. Brown was responded to
by the trio, with heel taps, in which the clear
spring at the feet of the brigands was not
mingled in the slightest degree. and whose
propinqmty could only be recognized by the
ripping murmur Of its waters, which whis =
pered gentle reproof Of nature to the vlllany
OF man, that in that primeval forest raised it's
voice, hoarse with biasphemy and curses to
Heaven. When the trio had thus revelled to
the verge of prudence in their forest feast, and
in the anticipation Of their golden dreams with
reference to the South Bend Bank, In Indiana,
they separated, and the forest was left alone
in it's solemn grandeur, the springs soft sweet
murmur and the home of farmer Wilborne in
security. The fends OF crime had departed
and nature and enterprsing integrity in nat
ures wilds, alone renamed behind.
About the time the trio separated as above
stated. Bonney, with sheriff Thrift and ex-ad-
jutant Gale, left Johnsonvle and returned
back through Mount Vernon, Frederick and
Sparta to Berkshire. Sheriff Thrift entered
the village by different route from that OF
Bonney and Gale, with the understanding that
he was to act towards the latter, when they
met at Van Sickle's hotel, as perfect strangers.
This was necessary, as Van Sickle knew the
sheriff of Knox Co., and his coming with Bon
ney, might create suspicion. The sequel proved
that this precaution was right. Immediately
on the arrival OF Bonney and Gale at the hotel,
which was simultaneous with that OF Thrift,
Van Sickle took Bonney one side and told him
the sheriff was there, and wondered what hi
business was. Bonney camed his fears by
telling him that he was probably on his way to
Columbus, and as he, Bonney, was a stranger
in that part Of the country, the sheriff could
not possibly have any business with him. Van
Sickle, perfectly satisfied with Bonney's expla-
nation, then informed him that he had not
heard OF Long and Birch since they had left his
house. From here they proceeded to Delaware
aud thence to Marion, the shire town OF Marion
Co., and thence to Little SaDdusky. Here Bon
ney saw Birch on the race course He was bet
ting and gambling, and wore OH his person in
full view, the gold watch chain and seal which
he had taken from Col. Davenport at the time
he was murdered. AS Bonney thought that he
was probably on his way to join Long and
Royce, he did not NEEDLE with HIM, for pru
Long would escape. On the supposltion that
Long and Birch would, on their way to Adrian,
either pass through Lower Sandusky, or cross
the Maumee river at Perrysburgh, Bonney de-
termined to intercept them at one OF these
points. lie therefore directed his course to
Lower Sandusky. where he arrived on the morn
ing of the 18th of September. He immediate
ly communicated with II. Dickinson, Esq, told
him of his plans, acquainted HIM with the
names of Henderson and Bleecher under which
Long and his companion were travelling. and
directed HIM to arrest them If they should pass
through that place. Bonney then took stage
for Perrysburgh, thirty miles distant, where he
det ermlned to arrest them, if they should es-
cape the hands of Mr.. Dickinson, and pass
through Lower Sandusky.
On the afternoon OF the 18th of September,
on the morning or which Bonney left the stage
arrived heavily laden with passengers at Lower
Sandusky Mr.. Dickinson with his posse was
Ou Juc lOOh-Oul. huu III CAuIulhhB luc way Dlll
at the stage house, found the names Of HendeI-
son and Bleecher inserted thereon. and that
the two men bearing these names had been
taken to the Railroad House.
The bar of the Railroad House at Lower
was in the full hustle OF confusion |
upon the arrival of Travellers
Birch with Long by his side, and Col. Daven-
ports watch chain and seal, was at ihe bar
holding in his hand glass of hquor, waiting |
FOR some water which the landlord had gone to |
get At this moment a man walked stealthily |
nto the room, approached Long and Birch |
md whispered IN their ears that the sheriff |
vas coming up street to arrest them, For |
moment fearful pallor spread over the feat
Tres Of the two murderers, and they seemed |
undecided how to act. Birch, however, IN
,tantly recovered himself and tearing the chain
md seal from the watch, he threw them be-
lind the bar. Both he and Long then made
or the door. Here a sight met their view
which caused the pallor to return with more
leadly hue to their faces. Surrounding the
house on every side with an impenetrable rank
utting off every avenue OF escape, stood the
herif's posse headed by Mr.. Dichnson'- :
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