The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-29
A NEST OF DESPERAD0ES.
IGBAT-HbA SINNER DEFTIH0
A TIoILANCR COMMITTEE.
The Vtttenbouse Mansion nnd tie Guests
Gang 81 CeUnterfeheYs that Infest Indiana
-IIoosters Aiming 10 Drive them OF.

gFtm ne Cincinnati Enquirer.
Osoo0n. Ind. oct. 1s-For twenty years
or more RipAeN county. Indiana. has been IN
tested with a gang Of COunteripitors and plum
derers. Wnph The past ten wears hey nave my,
with IS heTd1uatters at this place. rus
brotherhood las accumulated considerable
propcrtS' ano ACQUIRED more man lo"ai re re.
nown under TIC name ~ The Low gang; Inc
principal characters of the gang have been AZ
different umoe competed Of various crimes, Tor
which they tive sdited their respective terms
In the penltenti ~. once outside the prison
walls they wouh return to their old haunts ana
vigilance committee has been organized. Prom
its movements Which will be detailed below, II
would seem thai summary measures will be EN-.
ployed. If fair and repeated wofnlars fh II
eject. rhot, are 40 means opentothe ORDINARY
news gatherof through which {" asSeftain me
names md whereabouts of all those who operate
with the Lev people. Enough are known now
ever. to pyo abundant proof that Il IS one oi nc
largest and mOsi desperate organizations OF
criminals II M country.
Tnr oArrAiN or ruT OUTLAWS.
The recognized leader Of the gang IS lsa1c
Leyi. ~, Is u u'an ~ about a. wears OF axe ~
ordinary h'i id and rruuorttuus. with gray hair
and beard. lie T. ~hort-sirhted. and Is rarely
seen vithou pHcrtaclc- asttidc his nose. To
casual uhfcffeT he has certainly more tue ar-
pcarIncc of q weli.to-do farmer than would ue
expected 10 noted cuunterfeiter. thici, and
captain " u land Of OUT .ws. RAISED from boy
hood in 'it tIc.nitv ~ oscood, he - well known
by every one tore. aud. personally. Is regarded
- kirdhCa;ted. clever man. lie has vile ana
i've children four daughters, one OF whom j. a
woman grow. and ono son. a lad Of TX years
To This .or hr il SAID to lie devutedlN attached.
hae .' M ai, ,cr S1 nj IN III. unlawful
c,"sj ,,..,,. h,,t .n ve,te In The pcnitentiary-
1891 s,no n,t S,e,e nris,,n AT
Cuiu~,iue nm. * year In tire penitenti ~ at
ran W.. tpr ' i,, =" arrssi
ed in Incinuat on warrant changing MIN with
ttat trcr.o. It's 'orni at Frankfort was for
t NM r y, ron, ~ iSFs. Inc me
NO.. nN, ny "i't'N IVY .'"lh l,Ju ~, w..
hiD.cl los ic' ~ 'h' iue of o." robbery Nlrr
mr,"- err. ~ a' s yi,,l rs, ne sG
200 me- ~ S''' &c, ~, ,,,.
o. = n ', .i,i, ,on,.in -, - r, 49, 81
II l''
an a. tr"IfiI- or THE GNNH.
ISle lev savo niger brother OF Isaac. and
oil vote 40 - criminal six years ago ne was
arr.-fti fur taattrrf"ifiu.. aUd sentenced 10
flur wear, b.. IN, Ierrr.ot,ille uarntt nttary
Hr..,,,Ii ~ tame and is now living iY sieht II
tsr,u. win o married sister. Mrs Missouri
Kttrnious, = nnre. mi. woman Is a rnnrac-
Ter . .oins note who has aei,rcd cnnspIcu",isiy
viii the Itvern iu-e counicl fe,ters Mrs. Kit
,niU rl..ior r,.rner.; tie nStieT Of three
Wy 81 my .,,'n 49, atr ~
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,.,., In NO me-. . nee, ~, OF, in n ,unt,rfeit.
~ '''
Lir pt.,,A q. fbe husband o. Missouri.
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I,f. No., ir.. b., r.nri, e..rv citv IN ia
rt.r $40, i.rc n "f,.,' ' T., tn., -, anJ
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I" TIE Arst.i p.nit.nti,ry, where he Is at
p'ff'n''
-' +r' 'l' '"l-IA lie Tue hrains OF the
~ ~ '''i W'la, ~ ana u 's ihcse VINO
IA. ~. ,I.- i.MU ,IiHN ANNOYING to the
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go goo, 'ntta, "a - iohs as u 7eein
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,nt s't.,' u,ne ~ tntsu nalul-
w., ,,.'y .n ~ ri ,i ~ ,SWen Known
I'M '''' AZ ""''' '''''" NV the h"hIieu'
N-s fVrlINHOrsEs VISITORS.
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the .,rasionai ds-p,ratt work of her yigiinnre
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Inc, , M. ""N "''9e'o''N ~
IiNi Az thL NH'lLASck COMMITTEE.
A. aue time lasr GUNNER two notorious char.
h,tcr- named " aiker Hammond and Nike
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