, 1874-03-24
CRIME.
Particulars Of the Encounter with
the Gads Hill Robbers.
Report Of Tho Evidence Before the
Coroncr's Jury.
Other Criminal Matters.

Other Criminal Matters.
The st. C1nir County {n1o., Hlassncre.
epeesa, DispxtsA to The Chicago Tfsouns.
ST. LOUIS, No., March 23.-Tlo following Ia
tho evidence boforo tho Coronot's Jury Of St.
Clair County, on tho bodies Ut John Younger
mud Ed Danio:
". J. Alon, being duly sworn, testified as fol-
lows: Yesterday about half-past 2 o'clock, tho
l7st of March, 1874, Z. B. Daniel and myself
wore riding along tho road from Roscoe to Chalk
I.oyo1, which road ruus past tho house Of ono
Tlaeot1riCk Snufor. and When about one-half
nlilo from tho residence Of said Snuffor, and
about Three nlos from tho Town Of Roscoe, In
st. C1air County. Daniels and myself were riding
ride by side, and Wright short distance ahead
Of ua, rome noise behind us attracted our atton-
tfon. We looked buck and saw two mon Oh
horseback coming toward us, and ono WIS
ARMED WITH DounLE-uAnnELED snoT-1uN,
the other with reyolyers. Don't know II tho
had tho shotgun cocked botl, barrels and Or
derea us to halt. Wright drow his pistol and
put Bpurs to bin horse aud rode of. Yloy or
dered him to halt, and shot at lin and shot Off
lis hat but lie Kept On riding. Daniels aud my,
SELF stopped They rode up to us aud ordered
us to
TAKE OFF our p1sroIs,
aud ilrop them in tho road. tllo ons With tho gun
covering me oil the time with the weapon. We
dropped cur pistols on the ground, aid one Of
bring him back. bat he reGusod to 50, saying he
would stay with him. one Of the mon then
picked up tho revolvars We Ind dropped, and,
looktng at thcm. remarkel that taey
s ID as psto s saa e 9us mutt IT %sae ns
asked Mo where no cano from, and ! eaid from
Osccpla. uo tllon wanted to know what we wora
doing in this part Of the country. I roplicd,
- RAMBLING AROUND"
Ono Of them raid " You wore up hero ono day
before" replied that We wore not. He then said
we had boeu ut the Springs: replied wo bud
buen ut the Springs. but had not been iuquir~
inc for Them tia: we did not know thonl and
they said detectves had boon up hero hunting
to stop. Daniela then said. II au NJ
detective. I can SHOW you who am, aud where
belong, and ono Of them raid lug knew him,
and tl,on turuod to ME and said, u WHAT in hi
are you riding around hero with all
THEM PISTOLS
on for?" said: "Good Godt 1s not every
man wearing thcn that is travelling, and have
not US much right to wear them as any one etse1'
The QUO that bad tno shot-gnn laitl hold on the
that" aud tl,ou lowered tho gun md cooled it
In. threatoning manner. THIN Daniels
lad some talk with thom. anl ono
Of them got of hls horao mud
@p s pho of ons snsm wef2
had tha o,1n drawn m ma Ns concIndsd
HAT le
INTENDED TO KILL uB,
I reached my baud behind me, and
dro" NO. sm1tn = Nesson pis-
eo'i ann eocSSu aa a tr;Ita,a1 lIu - tE H., o.e
m uort M Of tie nistoi. Ind turnod and I'm. 1 hoard
two shots, and ny loft arm fcll. had no con-
tiol over nv horse; he jumped into the onsheH.
and she trooa checked us speeu. tried to get
LIN into vi the tho road @ oue Of .Ia mon % rode by ns
aud aud ''''0 N'' N ' - '''' '''' ''A' = 'A'
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III " t.o ~" ,, , ~ .,5 M 'uns
III nto i,oA tI,o h,sb ant1 ' "A" sna1, >uroa troa
asu n.t,,, u, ~ an' ,a gua., na,,,. au ~ ~ et IT, a,i'a
Ithsn sos@ @ np s1d staggered @ asEoss tic @ read .ad
10y s:5o",,t o1S" "0 Ao"''o' 1o WAC o''o ""e
p1oseas. ..,..,.-
rha ,,sa, ,,n ~ .a1TInn nsa.s un,st
4;eod =, 4ea sa =. re-. t",s a,,,, - 49,,
n a,,red na H. Nv h9h ~ ra sr orse e
H., nnr 'nqus,sa tao way ~ ts .n 7's ,o.t ne
thnr, no .,r s"Vo V,nsa .u"e o,,n r o'pasooa
t9em' 1 :, Inc sMo aoungotr, Jonn a. ana '9nea.
1e,a, Wy vy na1 4nst H. t ta,a !n. nam
1 v,.or soo dsd IT,. ti,o~ 1,ad ~ l,;taa
uao ~ 5uo iaoa. nno eIst H. ous 4u u1nos nuu pao1
sa ta4 a o s at snts ssSratad ~ wy 1o
n.!e .nn. a'. tAiiou na plAso4 a'e1e''o A"u a1eo
'oo A14e' "ao''
Tho provnlence OF Cr,ne In n1,n,ou-
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t'..O U"Aoho" os 'A0 S'tAt' 1esA AS'al"
Special Dtspaseh to 4hs Chicago Tribune.
ST. LOUIS No., hlalch 23.-A big sensation
was produced at the State Capitol to-day by O
~ooont ha,t,a , - ~. von,aas . h.e.has, ,nI.,'
1oeons oass'o W. ~ tno 1ounses Dio.nol7 VIII
11exafton'a Chleaso aetootlVe. Inc docu-
ment was listened to in both Housoa