, 1875-04-03
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
John Lsobingon's Enemy E1ltrnp-
ped Mt Last.
prsyfous Acts Of RevonGo on Littie's
Part.
1rou 1lc Came Ncm Getting BSs,ooo.


miles t1d!n ~. ..a arrIrn, nj
convossa1lon inushea' o.osH. .a.i.. " hnrrar whom
tue ho1e' oi ."o - Lain 1,obn-
they l,au cap.u'ea". spo ~ Ma,,.sr, tltinots,
son. tno HoA'.''e1s aa'not =" ~ .rfnoncr wns
abons n.!c t!o'a Wv to"s ,,.t.ioia in Tho hat
cosotcd with blood, and pniet-no'e :" ...' M .
of ono Of The officers was evidence that tho
,rrc.t Ind bocn atteu1ct, With a desperate etrug-
a,t''t nse . n..,,~na ,l, man In cueeouy,
gIe. no ens .esoGsr eano,od With m blackins Butt
efncc hss face was coSoseu WIZ ',"Sr wills.
was soon wlisposel abolit that to "ah hl't.a.h
1.ttt1p, aud there ,scro signs Of ro3!cf. for tha
fr11ore w,s dreaded by overy ono In llo county.
1,a 1,'," wss vas
a vAdAHoHp OF TUE WORST 79fE'-
IN associate Of .hieveH,-and, out Of revenge Tor
asp|s pse as trcss BY hacking them with an *. iro is
4 large, powerful man. about 10 years of age.
Win hof}'iea 'ss'' ""a .'ss .,".a..S, ~ a,,.Ss.ta-
md WAS reEarded ab very dansslous cuarac'ei'
though this, as far as known. ia hta hrst ctimc'
Il eeems that Little squattcd on d hve-acse lot
-, VI. nnh,nnon farm nbout 1864, and Was not
y. 80. It'll. .x,,o, .,1,o .t1oun,s tt,, ~ ru,.
hst"fpeu " .uo o"n,.' Wy Nv WI ~ ",,e,..a . i a.-
NTate tho St oanu afsa uee TUG psoancts. yea.
jates, however, Mr. Robinson offered to eeA
lin Inn land and rive hiu1 twoIyo months to pay
tot H. .i0 ,;1 no a0, ,,rod,.o % r. ,sfn.ino to esve
Was DUE u1a not Psooueo IT. !e'oD4nH ~ leS'o
wien requested TO 90 60. until ne eot roa"'.
elss 1sss' tns1Su .,,s w. ,.t ~ 1a1o NJ noh.
posecbsion. IN tho oatly part Of Iofo III. hon'
lneon. sold trnct OF land which embraced this
nsrtIculsr tlyo.ac.o lot. Tho rurc4aeor waa not
a. iniulgont aB tho former owner, nnd
LITTLE WAS on11uEp TO MOVE NH RnAHrr
tn m atIincont lot Which belonged to him. 11o
claimed ut tho time that ho Ind becn damaged
to the oxtent OF $3.50 by tho removal and
thought ar. hopinson oHsGia t9 nu,tu ~ WA -
~ 4 wcek or two after Little's departure. afr.
Nnhinspu received tho following enonTmuus lot-
Ter:
friend Reefn.en DEAR s1s: + T. sy,,h regret
yersation concerning William Litils and TINT Land
rIss friend vows vengeance upon you ncea MT tea
you anything Of him. e is oa ann n's 'ilehas d afe
yse ron 70 to .es s acr Viii Ltlo yoa ean aud
Mr,rrn ri Tv M yonr f,is,d and TeN yf.sbtr.
~. r,,h;aso, m. rot frtrbtonra IN thc 1.cst
,v a., .ssa.t snd std mt eoRtia tle matter with
ij+,i" vim In hr,;cyeI waa lin writor.
i,rro 81 h"sr, nn tI,n n]aco va '''S - '0
'4'eo nrnsrn 70 1ur ororSn.
-, ,,,oordi.ru a:ort;nr 1nn ire ;i'he loca WAS
,Iomt 4 In 1jo tho stficta,rs containing a largo
number Of agricultural itnplomoraia Jenilea an
n;ns ~ hca anvnr1nofai1' a,.i Titio WA arrested
n,s oMs ~ pJ sod nclcJ m IN tho Wsularan
Isi' 1s;i When iho rasn wss cntied for trial tho
..oan,,,to cr,,Ii n,}tif1cn nm pontt}ya nronf md
,sas d;srLsrrn r. sonn nv noss,.
H. ~ e,,,I,,mcod s,,t 2or f,,ac ,mnrisonment
w. no ~ T,ns.n,, Io,nnn;i,g 81. mn -1sn,'
.'t1 .ses. Issue. i lowoycr was noSor Joined, tho
s1 .irn,s, ~ ~ nnnrt Far .5,nN ro,snr,
Easo uouH .;., ,,..' 1nmnr,. ia.t hTr R1hin'
rlo.i tna. s,,o a,rd ;;r ~ Ti.to ho.
son 9euvi W" w.. Loe dissasntn hntiis sn ~ NJ.
5nau ~ ~ ~ ,,njr "ri, ~ n,,,nx farnsr
s.pbnb ,,ues ~ liz tns'A ns m ttc II ~ H.
WIG 9au anBo.Sua Beaat.n it .oo.;s,ss H. nT,nxcs
nonta 1aoa"onoa o,,a 10 Sarr W. 'A4ns>ou
,.t.aa o.<oa AsoSangos nicr ioa :t,encs INV ,ako
nv ntm "a nfoTn. Won thatyuu haSe not como IN 10
o,s wist,es connecte With our List letter coneorning
William Lnlc Wo bare not dropped him get, uoitl.er
do wo calculate to drep yos, nefore six months get
stouna ,o m nE , sna ns woaa =, ,, b goe nss
fer 'o S ness tH9 on eam ao - Sa 10 %oru
sp t VIII Man m fe I'd %s iii ts ,ou acss @! ,ssu
ia wvnT hke YOU suddenly, No viii gIyu you p.orcf
H.ne to consider vich IL best for you-acts or dis
md when you sfo dead VIC NIL! attend to tho seat Of
Jous family. ..--.
The handwriting OF this litter WAS evidently
dtrEN:Beu but tllcto WAs 40 hlucA fcHnn1bIAIco
hoIWcon letters III 1t aud those In tue first uon
municatou IN to leave un doubt That it, too hatl
been penncd by Little. THO contents alarmed
Mr Robinson, tie other threat, which 10 had ig-
noTcd, having Icon carried out, anu, moro Tor tic
anko Of tiB fan,ily than through fear for his own
eetcty hn camo to Chicago anI consulted