The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-11
DOGUS CREEK.
The Old Home OF the Indiana Ccunterfeiters-
- Nice Fair.

Some sixteen miles from Knox, Ind, and
two miles from North Judson. II located
what Is now called Bogus creek. hut which
YOU cross the little bridge. ~ your right you
see "A mound rising up ont OF the marsh and
covered with trc-a. In this mound were two
cavcrns. which are now nearly filled with rub
bush. hut nrc stil Visible. and here the great st
countrrlcltlng probably ever carried on in the
history If the world ilOurished successfully for
years. The pOttawaamies owned the territory.
and were in the bogus mems pay. At that time
the approach To the dcns WIS impossible, owing
To the qucksands. To any but experienced hunt,
ors and Indians. while Indian scouts watched
every possible passage. In e!nscduencc OF Tue
payment Of troops ut Fort Wavnc in bogus
eagles and hall Gag les. the authorities began 10
get on the alert. and rs soon us the Indians were
moved out the gang OF coinrrs moved to Bogus
Island. in Beaver Lake. Newton county. Thus
Tar we have quoted general history now Tor
verbal testimony.
shanty II IL hidden back IN the woods. as
though seeking ohscurity. and thithcr VIZ wan
and u bright new silver hali-doar in another;
Knocking at the door. n qucrulOus Come IN
responded 10 the summons.
An old man who might have been 100 years
old. rs far as his looks went covered over the
fire. while hear-ovcd old woman sucked ut
:" have lost my way. sir. and seeing your
hospitahle hight ! have thus trcspassed upon
your hospitality"
From New York. and u YOU can accommo-
date me Will give YOU TINS handing MN th@
l
pulling out the whiskey
was welcome nj once. Both Of the aged sim
ncrs puriupk. and the OLD man started his other
hall to bed, sous to have 80 much more whiskcy
" What do you call this ~ looking intently at
call it half dollar. hut look here, old man.
youNc treated me Hospitality. and / II give you
bogus one and l can't cheat old folks like
sakcs alive. this here bogus why. nevcr
a Il 81 d
In Lafayette ="
:. Ne. ! didn't make it myself. Others make
They used To mako rightsmar OF money M
there IN stark but It wasn't compared to this
here piece The.old man was started. and rs
the whiskey sci him up he got right on the
string and gave some such stateme mt ~ this n-
sw'rng questions. To have written tnrm
down would have dried the old man up. for
u previously warned. he WAS shrewd lis an old
stranger. you make hettcr money than they
used To, hut, d-n me- If YOU can make as ma IA.
Why Heks gang. | said HEX. and that. | guess
wasn't his real name, either, they Kept II ~
nigh unto twenty seven years cit. tA'tr
mouds came from Lafayette. 80 | heard and
they made nigh q million dollars, or. lrtllnl =.
more Why. there are people To-day So hear
yen. Who were hg bankrrs w., Il To- deal with
them. The paymasiers they used to huy up con-
siderable. aud 1t WAS that in .paymnSter at
Fort Wayne VINO hurt the trade. No. 1t Vas ihc
follow In Detroit What Year, Dunno la.tly."
The business evidently ran from lsl2 to 1883 or
What BECAME " that ymast.r that he was
never heard OF after, well. | guess h. knew
too much and got lost In the qu .sand. Yes. H.
came To- Bogus run and knew too much. II
wasn't healthy them days 10 know too much.
I've hnowcd uf lots of men who came boxing
round at different times. Unless they were all
square they lost their way; and spmetlme- the
Wild cattle att them up. Here tin old fellow
husged himself and ehuckled at the sinister
Joke.
Did they have two hoosf Who told you they
had two holes - aud the old rrprohate pecrrd
savasely through his shaggy eyebrows ut the
quesiIoncr.
why. YOU did"
DID. ell? We'll suppose Y \ man comes
into your -hanty. whom YOU don't want Z, sre
YOU want "a back doorto get out. don't yout How
many wern there in the gansf We'll, how many
1e in,rs IA r 0nly En- MI lirk hat
ing agents. What's become ~ them; We'll
there, stranger you have NE. When IL y wont
to Beaver AXE ! l'-t sight oi them Yes. they
hal women. | ~uVlD-" They wer' tlr wiN'-. /
seed tm Duue anil 40. ! Lul~- thy didn't stay
long They were to- iine ladies ior BosGs