, 1874-10-20
Desperate Fight with Two Des-
peradoes in Vigo Coun-
ty, Ind.
The Smith Kidnapping Case-~-Anoth-
or Letter from Gov Brown,
Of Tennessee.
Unprovoked and Brutal Murder Near
Monroe, Mich.
Minor Criminal Items.

Trnnp RI, rr, I'm ~ ~s,,n,;r IT., -.
81 ~, .1"o41, 1'"'.' o''' 4''oDo''' ''"s', VI
THIS '1eo) county, with posse OF mea made up
from us deputies a"t thu po'.cc in all flvo men,
uutler circnmatnncc,, ,rbch rotcct croat crod;t
,..,a,, .,.s,. ' ""sa Ao"s'' h1oeS ..."'s
uPon *A'o.t e"s"e.'s 'l'u eoutn5e' on o"taroas
nlEtt a citizen OF tffs torn was shot down III the
aud luis wife as tho,J wore walking bona ourly in
i,,o ovon,no rt,a ,,tt,,l. ..o. r,a7o vii, ~
.', ,'.',, Ao '.','o" ",'' e4aoo "''A Nv ap
Pa1ont toaaon' lor 1'cNa1o. the man "no "aa enot,
offered them hlB lN, tkutbouk WHOM le found that
resistance was ir,possiblo, unarmol as ho was,
Altar c xaa sim, ,,;u .vm,;d I'm ,nrrdoro,, ,,odo
t,,o;, 10 ".' ~ .,. ..,"
tnon oo."pe' eu& pcS''hs' alom ,no acseflP''on
gso1s OF eae p1inc pal nssl lans, thae Ae "as ono
nuaolela = nose thlal ana do3poFauo whom
thoy wcro Or tie ooaout for oecauuo Of past ot-
ieusfs lucy la!u a.lelr plans 1of tae aetceton OF
nls wneleaoouts n13a ar!ost. Last nlEnt tnoy 90"
teilsueu' upon "e1!-1ouhdea suspicious, 70 marc
descent nson ~! sh; nouao OF Hiram Koae' piles
1onu ~ atio n!s aceo' noAee "ouiu pass tho nlsht.
1o ai3soss, au4 g1'o -
So1'os OF hunEFohD:
aet tao 'a ooesoa 10 3e tue man wao WITH PATTY
iniekn'at'. ana tiea nm nnd hls 1anl!iy to tae
1et-post Willie iaey Eit1ed tho house. Tao MINI
pel VI stotcs ~ private d"c!lloss tnat haSo
noon enteFeu ~ h!m iB something bordering on
49, oS"'AAloA @e t"~HFSN
from tue Penis:,ntiary in his conyict-clotAos. 4
reward OF S4'l9 Tas oHcfca tof Ills arrest.
Alter several days wandering through tho
Noooa, ~ was unable to 60 loug-
er winons ' 'ood' aug :, 20 went TO
q farmers loi'Eo, aaa stated that no Wns a con-
asked ouly tllt lie might 10 allowed to stay all
night, And PROPOSED TINT i'll tho morning tho
1afiher anonso tako him BACK TO tho Fenltohtlary
o o,sI ..',t , .o GMaIu. s 1al. tonsseo nani,
lis exton: of s335o. In tlle ,nnrnin.. xI,cn In
went to arouse lis intoresslng lodsur Aa found
that ho had
LIFT WITH au1r OF HIS nEsr CLOTHES,
4tnto,, IT, =, "',~ ~ - aol6s; . - ~, s. lar.
nrt. Ye ;;t,nrin ~;t,' H. nan me .rro',';sI
1ho onso an mnoa "tM r.i R 10 on no' r,%cfor a,d
liB acco,nni,,.c aud tho 7,yr ~ +In iouuc mi
hts vito. M l!,rv ,yoro aoatod nromn1 tJ,a fir"
1luf1oford nj Tia tirat Ja"ind In ,den+itv hrt
discovering ulickly thu tut % be- vas In apowu, ' 'N''
i nnrw nv" n' nrvo1n-rna NV
md wou1, uurn1v f,av" ti;io;i ma nf tho of;coya
Ind nos ono If ihn two win inn,nnd M lin, m
he draw ii,o ,;st 'i, f"r,rnato III rnn,nl ~ ,,t
n ,kIa u''uor s"o na"mor or tuo ps'o' As II
hs lfa Nv jha m,,ni;n,r III ~ liz nar ar" fn";'
bio stras,; % then ensaod between tho slorilf
with lja 1osso and the two dcspcradoes, who
fought "" tigers, aud woro only subducl after
ntn o,a aug @ 1 IL w. tu9ah M:s o'Tke
wore ilunll T. secnro1 md honmd md h"na and ront
were brouriht to town and Gagged i'll the JAIL II
IL thought they welo tho rinGlcaders Of an OK
.snel'e u; aa Whoso frequent depfedatonain tals
tGafto ' ~" Ioy Iafe ss,o unl sia.t" ,.;, a1a H.
summer aMd mi.
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The smith Kidnapping Cnsc-Lettcr
frolnl Gov. Brown, OF Tennessee.
Letter f hia ,ta n,,;,r"as.,; a r. ',or ncvorano
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