The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-30

in sight of the city. It is reported that
some of them went into the town and bought
provisions. General Labarra is trying
to organize q National Guard. He has
had forty men in quarters several days
and Is afraid 70 arm than. They
are clamoring for their pay, and feel
disguised. The government troops
are not permitted to leave their quarters
except on duty. Spies report to General
Labarra the name Of every Person who
visits General Dias. The revolution has
Der Of horses and cattle have been
brought over the Texas side, and the
owners tried to give bonds for their return
to Mexico, but Deputy Collector Davis de-
clineas letting them pay duties, and they
should take their animals back to Mexico
whenever they chose. General Diaz has
seen an order to General Ord concerning
the reyclutionists, and he saysit is evidently
proper, aud he will endeavor not to violate
any of It's provisions. Colonel Potter is on
the alert to prevent any infraction Of the
neutrality laws. Telegraphic communication
between Matamoras and the City Of Mexico
have been made to send messages by mail
over the gap.
Another Express Robber Gathered In.
cincinnati Commercial, March ~
On the evening of February Is, two
men in a buggy drove rapidly on the ST.
Louis bridge, tossed the keeper the fare,
and scurried away. Between them was
sitting a colored boy, as it appeared.
From the middle Of the bridge q r fo-
help was heard, and the colored boy was
tumbled out. At the east end OF the
bridge the drivers were stopped for fast
driving, but they jumped from the
The person pitched on the bridge
turned out to be a colored woman, and
stated the party in the vehicle we're the
men who robbed the United States Ex-
press Company on the st. Louis, Kansas
City & Northern Railroad. a few miles
out ofSt. Louis, about six weeks before
hat time. She further stated that she
had kept the mems room, over the
American Express Office, on North
Third street, and on discovering them
looking over some of the stolen articles
and papers, they seized and chloroformed
and gagged her. After keeping her all
day in the room, they put boys clothes
on her, took her out in the. evening, in
tending, with weights tied to her neck,
to throw her into the Mississippi river.
About the time they were ready to per
form the job, she managed to remove the
gag from her mouth and to call for help,
resulting in her being thrown from the
buggy, as mentioned.
One of the party, who was in this
buggy, was arrested Last evening, three
miles east of Maineville, in Warren
county, Ohio, on the farm of II. w.
Dodds, a relative of his.
Early yesterday morning, MI. John ].
Henderson received q telegram from Mr..
Ham Best, informing him of some par
ticulars as to the fugitive s~whereabouts
MI. Henderson took the first train on
the Little Miami Railroad for Foster
Crossing, whence he vent to MaineVille
and sw0re outa warrant. He visited Mr.
Dodds house early In the morning, bui
found that the person for whom he wa,
in search had gone to Fosters Crossing
and was expected back in the evening
Accordingly, in the evening he revisited
the house, reinforced by james G. Red
mond, Justice of the Peace; Mr.. East
man, a lawyer, a Constable, the Post
master and two others, and surrounded
the premises. Inquiry was made 70
Mr.. Green, by which name the fugitiv'
was known. MI. Dodds answered tina
no such person was present, but tina
Edward Deal was stopping there. Dea
himself, with a tin bucket on his arm
was met by the Constable, who read t
him the warrant for his arrest. TIL
young man turned pale and wilted, an,
dropped the bucket on the ground.
The people at the house stated tina
Deal had come in a covered wagon Of
the 18th of February.
Along with the arresting party was a
express messenger of the United State
Company ON the Kansas City & NORTH
ern Railroad, who had run a great man,
trips with Deal, a brakeman on tn
train. The express messenger identife
Deal.
One of the clews to his apprehensio
was his mailing letters to friends in tn
West. These he was cautious to NO
! mail at the nearest post-ofice maine
t WILEY, but posted them at Fosters Gross
t ing. The Postmaster at the latter plac
\ identified Deal al the person who ha
! brought the letterssfrom time to time.
Mi. Henderson, with his prisoner j
charge, hailed a freight train at Foster
!. Crossing, and arrived in this city abou
/ one o'clock in the morning. As 3 mea.
ure Of security, Deal and the expires
messenger were handcuffed together, an
on the arrival of the train, were take
to- the Hammond Street Station.
! laugh comes in here. MI. Z. G. We
! had accompanied the party as far as Fo
ter's Crossing, and furnished the HAND
cuffs, returning early in the evenin
p with the keys in his pocket. when Ii
!. prisoners arrived at the station it W.
i found necessary to separate the genuir
from the quasi prisoner, and this coul
i not be done until a hack, which hs
been dispatched to Nj. Weir's residenc
on west Fourth street, had retnrne
! ! with the necessary appliances.
Deal, the prisoner, is a tall, stout youn
/ man of about tw~enty-four, with
o swarty complexion. He has a moth
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