Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-23

Ken into, whereby Messrs. Humphrev
% Clarke were the losers to the amonn,
OF SlloO- From the day the discoy-
cry OF the robbery was made. the
above firm left no means untried to
ferret out the rascally perpetrators
oherlft Carrier offered a reward OF
$500 for their arrest, and so infinitely
described them that their ultimate
capture was foregone conclusion
The persons described by the Sheriff
had been seen in this village only a
few days previous to their appearance
IN Bloomington, and only two days
after the robbery of the bank at Black
Earth. From Bloomington they were
traced to Prairie du Chen and back
as far as Patch Grove. Monday july
18th, they were discovered in Cass.
vile by Mr.. Geo. Calvert, who imme.
diately caused their arrest. They
were taken before Justice Sneclode
and their case adjourned from time to
time until finally the Justice adjourned
his court to meet in Lancaster on Fri
day the 18th inst, when Mr.. Sneclode
called to his assistance Justices Burr
and Baldwin. A. r. Bushnell was
furnished retainer by the prisoners
and appeared in their behalf. Geo.
Clementson, assisted by VIM. B.
Clarke, prosecuted for the State. =
When the prisoners stopped at the
Lancaster house they registered as
James Brown ard j. H. Clark; when
arrested they gave their names as J..
I'll. Boyd and G. Clark. This slight
difference in names they explained by
stating that they were professional
gamblers and often registered under
different names to avoid recognition.
Which same was very ingenious
method of covering up suspicious
circumstance. At the trial it was
proven that these men while here en-
CURED the nearest way to the Msss-
sippi river; that they arrived here in
the dead hour Of night, without bag
gage and no visible means of travel
Ing otherwise than on foot; that tn ey
left here evidently with the intention
of going to Potosi but went direct to
Bloomington; that while in the latter
place they were seen to take frequent
| observations of the bank and its sur
roundings. From Bloomington they
rode in the stage to Prairie du Chen,
and on arriving there they left the
stage and walked down town. They
were seen in and around the ear shop
that same afternoon, and after mid
night they applied at the Rock House
| for admission The landlord admitted
them when they asked for beer; while
they were drinking the landlord no.
ticed that the hand of one of them
was smeared on the inside with some
black substance The next evidence
we have of these midnight travellers
is, they hired rig at the livery sta
bic for the purpose of going to Patch
Grove, where they arrived about mid
night and in reply to query from the
landlord said they had come from
Prairie du Chen. This story the
landlord said would not work as the
horses were headed towards the Prai
rie. From all these circumstances q
conclusion was arrived at that Brown
alias Boyd and Clark, after taking a
survey of the bank went to Prairie du
Chen, stole the jack screws from the
car shop, conveyed them to safe
hiding place on the night they were
seen at Patch Grove, returned to
| Iralrle Qu OHieH Will Tic tCdln ,
and afterwards committed the bur-
glary. Be that as it may, the Justices
came to the conclusion that sufficient
evidence was adduced to warrant
them in binding the prisoners over
for their appearance at the September
term of the Circuit Court, fixing their
bail at $500 each. While every one
conversant with the case agree that
the right men have been secured, still
there is a variety of opinion as to
whether sufficient facts can be proven
to convict them before jury. Boyd
and Clark are fine looking, gentleman
ly appearing, intelligent men, and
such as are usually found among the
class noted as professional sports
They will larry with Sheriff Carrier
until jury of the county shall pass
upon their guilt or innocence.
TIM Crops. From accounts re-