, 1875-08-13

Tho Population Of THO Counties CoHed by
Tho Ruffianly Clans.
Is There Any Law at All In Williamson
and Jackson !?
What Will Gov. I}eycridge Do
About It2


MARION, Williamson Co., ILL.,, Aug. IL" Old
George" Dul[incr, uayla!d on tho road from his
farm to CarbondAlo, aud shot, Dec 29, 1878;
died that night.
David Duilinor {aon Of "Old George" while
riding bone from church Oh the night OF Sun
day, March 20 1874, in company With his brother
Monroe his couein, Miss Htancil and several
other young men aud women. rms fired upon
from fenoo-cornor At tho .oad-sido. receiving
two charges Ut buckshot 10 hts breastt died two
days afser.
"Old Jim Henderson, Whise at work In fold
In May, 1874, shot; diod fow dayn aftcr.
Ur. Vinount uinchcli1e, waylaid while re-
turning from visit to 3 pnticnt and shot,
wlthin 200 yards Of his own house, and instantly
killed.
Capt George ". slsnoJ {who. after several
attempts had Icou made upon his llfo, moved to
Carbondalo. thinking to Nud safety in the town,
and took hotlso in tie moat thIckly-bullt pos-
tIon Of ~, on the night OF the 38th ult, between
. md 10 O'Clock, - callod up to 800 q tuap,"
and shot from outside through tho window Of
bis sitting room, and Instantly killed..
William Spence, on tho night OF tho 31Ht ut. ION
which day Blsney's r~mains had bsen buried 1t
that town., after having retisel for tho night to
his aleep.ug-room oyor his storo 1t CrAinsyille,
EAa2A NJ ~ bnN u LIEU HHtu NO
came. with lamp In his hand, 70 the store-
room below. aud waa unlocking Tho door, to
admit hia yisitos, fired At through tho show
window, receiving = charge OF buoknhot Ia his
breast; that not immediately killing him. tho
Asssssus entered the stoFo (8nonca Ind turned
tue key In tic lock an Instant before he WAS
shot, and couple Of patol-balls were ilred, one
into lis head aud tho other into his heaSs.
Total killed., 9.
WOUNDED AND sHor At.
hiss Stancil, cousin Of "Dayo" Dullines, on
tho uight Of Sunday, March 40. 1874, while ahe
war riding homo from church With him aud 9TH
ers {tha night "Daye" was shot aud killed.,
wounded By ona OF the shots from the feaco-
ooruor; Attor painful illness, Bho recovered.
Jason Dt,nore, working in = leld adjoining
the Henderson place, WAS, a few days after the
murder Of "Osd Jim Henderson, ahot,-it IL
supposed ~ mistake. hsa assai!ant 1npPoalnB him
to be Que OF the Hondeteons, whom Dttmora re-
semb!od in appearances. Ditmore waa but slight
y wounded. aad soon recovered.
- nobb, 4 workman on tue henderson
place. within = few days OF the shooting Of
Ditmo1e.-prios thereto. bel'oye,-waa 1t work
In fold on tho Henderson, farm,
whom he saw man. with . blanket
over his shoulders approaching from = TOW rods
distant Suddenly the man fall, and Robb, aup-
poaiug Ii WAS In 1T, ran toward him. nobb
hAd proceeded but Tow steps whom b. was ahot.
The wound was not aos1ous, however, and no
soon recovered.
Next, emo Lsadbottsr, workman On lbs Hen-
defaon place. was haao& n ahIle working In =
fold.
These ahootinss, It II supposed, were oom-
1nittod by men Who Veso out cunning after
Hendorsons, bot who, helns discovered, OF fancy
| ing they Wese discovered, By she men shot, POP
pered Away with infant 70 kill tho mon nred A.
50 that sho saes Of shs4F {ths shoosess) lying In
wait for the Henderson, might not BE- diyuleod.
On sunday, July Is, Allan Baker, workman
At pusdy'a saa.miu, q mles esst Of Cs1bond.lo.
who, aomo time since, had !" tight with ona
Of ths " lallIioer boys" MAS In his sposu. about
| to 20 to bsd, whsa orhsa through shs window