The Hickman courier., 1878-07-12
Important ArreNis.


Our readers are no doubt familiar
With the details of the Arlington rob
berry, which occurred in that little to " u
some time in the month Of February
last, and by which transaction burglars
secured some $4,000 by blowing up
the safes of Mr. Wiugo and others
Quite a number parts of IN different
Ballard were arrested, among them a
man named r L. Williams. supposed
to be the leader Of the gang. They
ali had preliminary examination aud
were held to bail Williams secured
bail, bat his securities becoming alarm
ed gave him up. lie gave bail Sc
cond time, and secUnd time be was
given up aud was brought ~ the ian
lnlthis city,lor sale Keeping At his ex
aminating trial il was proven that his
wife had been seen with large amount
Of money but hen the officers went
TO search for it they could not find it
Suspicion was arous ed, however aud
she was watched whenever she had oc
casion to spend any money. Some
four weeks ago she passed - bill
which was mutiiated at the bottom, as
though done By rats, THIS bill was
sent TO gentleman in this city and by
him placed in the hands OF Marshal
Geary. who exhibited it AT the banks.
reques' lug If any ike it was offered to
report 10 him.
This morning three men. Aessrs. L
Lemous, w. H. Etherton aud Charles
Dedson, arrived in this city 10 90 on
Williams bond aud get him out Of
jail. Lemons Is the tather-iu-law Of
w. Before gOing to the Court house
the three went 10 the bank. Lemons
took out roll OF mutilaied money
and asked the banker what it was
worth. The banker questioned hiln
pretty closely, and finally gave hiin 81
20 for five dollar bill. Lemous said
he did not want any more Of it chang
The party started TO the Court house
A short time afterwards Marshal
accosted him and requested him to
produce that roll of II u lated money
At first he fatty denied having any,
but afterwards pulled it out and hand
ed it over, the sum being S29 Ii had
the appearance OF having been rolled
up together, and the upper aud lower
edges were deeply gnawed out. One
Of the bllls.exaetly CORES Pouded with
the bill that had previously been sent
here as a specimen. Mr. Geary then
searched the party without finding
any more of the mutiated currency
The last one searched was observed to
put something carefully into a shawl
which he was carrying, and lay it down
before his searching commenced PO-
ilccman COoksey examined the shawl
and found the pistol hidden in it.
We took occasion to buzz Mr. Lem
Gus. He Is an old gentleman. prob /
ably more than sixty years, and has 40
air OF sincerity about him which seems
convincing. He says his daughter, /
Mrs. Willioms, had this money long
before the A / ugtou ROBBERY occurred!
that it was taken il at different times
at the grocery by her husband, aud
had been laid aside because it was 50
ragged; that III February. before the
robbery took place, FL Williams paid
lobe Hurt $1,000 for liquors aud that
he offered lobe thls same money which 4
lie refused to receive. He also stated
on oath that his daughter had sent him
this money by Mr Etherton to see it.
be could discover, here what means
were necessary to have it replaced,
ADD that he had only given him ,hs
money two or three hours before. IIet
said that he and 4 hertou came from
Billiard county together yesterday, but
r. did not give him the money till he
got here. He also reports that hi.
daughter has more of it.
Il 10 evident that tho uutilatioo III {
all these bills took place at the szme
time, and the money must have been
in the same roll, for there is great
similarity in the muuation of each
bill; it has been hidden where the rats
or mice could get at it and they doubt
less used it for making their nests
The old gentleman persists in stating
that he knows norhiug more about the
matter he has already stated; says he
apprehends no difficulty ard that il
eau be proven that Mrs. Williams had
this money before the Arlington rob
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