, 1876-12-11
CRIME.



Sptefat Correspondence af Tie Tribune.
DEB MoixEst H., Der. u.-Sl,rrtT 1icthcrinE-
ton, Of Mallaska County, arriyetth here yesterday,
en- rolto from Ncbraska, whittier lie had been
i1,>tcarrll OF Henry WiltEanla, tho Inst Of the
gang who robbed the Marion County Treasury
safc. As Williams Is n convicted murderer, un-
der sentence Of twenty years in tho pcnitctfary,
there is d general desire to effect his capture.
Williams, It will be rccollcctcd, escaped OIL the
night Of the robbery. liz was traced to Hast-
InEs, Ncl., where l,o had changed Ills name to
Thornc, mil, With tic cash i'll possession, hc did
lively business in rcal estate, tickling Tho
eager Scbraskians With tho now. crisp, and fas-
cnnttng notes Of the Knoxville Bunk. lie hull
purchased Il fsrn,, aboit twenty n,llcs from
llastiugs, and houses and lots III llastIngH On
the farli, llo lad taKcn up his Residence. On
arriving ;t,, It tl'o iar'' o,. !. wns ,n fomnl
a,'d That tl,r oiliscrs world meet l,n rntusnii:
10 Hastings. IT. Hastings they wc,t, whcrc
they fu,tni Ills tea'1, was ut lvery-stable: Tn
going u tho stable, as thu officers entered unu
wA& ordered to halt, hut hc did not, Wlscn II reg.
ular yoloy vi huIlots WIS sent after hls,, one u
which tuuk effect n,ut thu ilcatl, anu he sunk
for an instant down III the sattllc, hut BOON re-
cnycrcd. lIis horse WIS wu,t:nled III ouo leg,
but he was runner, Ut blo0tlttl stock. Pursuit
was n,ildc. unl the race was Illtuc frttn 1InSt-
!nus to Williams fnrn,, twenty miles, IN ninety
i1iinutcs; but tho blood Of tho racer told, a1it,
when thy officers arrived, tln horse was found
loose OH thcprenntscs, bleeding from his wound;
while Williams Ind mounted anotl,cr and fed.
Pursuit. was made for several fIttcs, but finally
abandoned. a farnlcr sall ttlat Williams Ind
passed his place, with his facc coveecd with
blood, and going llko tho Wind:
Williams wltc was then interviewed, who
was non-committal, and knew nothing about
ttle traasaston; but, by means Of little de-
tectfye tact!es, she "aqucnlGd," mid shuwc1 tho
pfi1,urs ,y1lrrn 81 ft1 III tta Rwnr ,Fns b,1rIrh
which was rapidly ralse.l into the Official net
all new Knoxville Bunk tIotcs. Buried with the
trensurs were papcrs WHICH will lot little
daylight Into other rasyalittc: not lllsltrto sus-
pcrted. Tie man wflu sU!a N,llllnms the iasm
was next Interviewed. Ho denied having re-
ccivcd my money. but, on bcing informed that
thu "lay was p1pcd," he also "opcne.l," ami
produced tlio $50 hc had received. At this
5nncturo st. Louis uctortlyes turned up, aud,
when they tounl tic swag laal bccn recovered,
!. .lIcs!,erinyton nr robbery In taking tho
money from tho farmer who sold Williams
the lar'n. On this cl,argo llstherngton
lodgcl IN JUL, whcro they wero kept without fire
Or fool twcnty-to,r hours; unl thry only
escaped by hiring u workfnun who was repairing
tho full to n0ttfy tic District Court, which WQs
foro il, anti tl,cy were released on bull. Their
next lnuye was to attach the several houses aud
lots Ia Ilastings. md 190 arrcs uf lnnd held by
Wllllans., Thls done, md satiatlcd with ting
laul, Hcshcrngtou returned, a.nl yesterday laI.i
tho matter Of l,is treattnent by Nebraska and
| St. Louis officials bcforu Goy. krkwood, who
| will inform the Governor Of Nebraska thereof.
| This last capture SECURES nearly all tho money
stulet, 70 TINT tho loas to thu county will lc
snnl. Te .f escape Of Miltia'ns T. to @ By rSgrct
tun,er, nnd guilty ot nearly every crime iu the
calendar.