The sun., 1879-06-01

Wash., Grova or somo OF tho boys. Ono man
sal1 id hq G0uLL,ed L wlHow Two Winters @ wthIn
NJ. and he never failed 10 meet somo Of the
Ioomis boys securing along over the snow at
II Is said that one Of his horses was 30 trained
that he answered q whistle like dog. Strad-
ding his bare back. Grove would dash over tho
hill or througifthe swamp defying arroet.
An amusing story IL told by Eph, ConRer.
Grove was arrested, charged with passing coun,
terfcit money. For some reason the officers did
not search him. Wheeler henrd this after Grove
was in custody on his way to Rome. He sadded
horse and gnvo chase Ovcrhhuling the pnrty
at n tavern. lie walked into the room cursing
Grove. and accused him OF running away Wit,
Grove did ms. requested, and Wheeler threw
down pair OF boots saying. Thcrc. now you
can 20 to jail in your own shoe leather" Wheel
or pulled on the gum boots. sraddled his marc,
and flow homewqrd. Tho rubbers wero lined
with counterfeit bills, and those who arrested
Grove failed to get this evidence.
now THEY DID THEIR WORK.
The predatory excursions Of tho gang wero
more than remarkable. Three or four OF them
left the mansion after twilight. They stole q
horse from pasture lot. An hour aitcrward
they nlched harness for the horse. Next they
stole y wagon, With this complete RIG they
country store. On the way they might see an =
other wngon that would suit them better. II
so. they would take it along. leaving the first
wagon In its place. Sometimes they exchanged
horses and wagons threo or four times in n
night IL tney found span OF horses and n
buggy with HIS, tnpY would leave tne HIS on
tho first opportunity and steal wagon pole.
Tho store would be robbed the goods thrown
into the wngon, and sont to the Loomis house.
where they were concealed until II was safe TO
sell them. Tho horse and wagon were thon
| turned into the road, and the aqimal wandered
| toward home. One Day, n member Of the gang.
| hired team at Utica. drove TO Hubbardsyille.
| broke open granary at midnight. ana led his
crnEsd tho soe ot GaR bna ana S oaded the
| wagon with goods from the store. He left his
plumber with tho Ioomisps. and turned up at
| the livery stable in Utica about duybre0k. where
| ne PAD Tor inc team, ana departed. -, 49,,
| Plumbs antipathy TO- Deputy sheriff Ephraim
Songer seems To hayo .sen tu a Mtn IN
! 1886. He kept hotel. and gave many coun-
try dance. Wash. drove up while one OF these
Stances was at iis height 9nd imp2rtuned Eph, p
! t. the ball. and I'll do the right thing by you;
! The lqndlord gave him ticket. For years his
| but Eph.s domain was sacred. He did
not lose the value q q pin. In 1864
Mott. two noted members OF tho fra
ternity, stole span OF mares, carriage
| them Grove took ono ~ the mares down "a
New Berlin and sold her for round sum She
was aiterward run OF To Connecticut and never
| recovered. llor mute passed from ono e
another until eho got into the hands OF John l.
County. Eph. Conger. then aconstable. seized
| her under the muzzle of revolver. He says ht
found the wagon in DIR. Grisw9lds barn. neat
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| He took the property to his hotel at Swectt
Corners intending to drive II over TO judge
Sanford's on the next day. Iancying thnt tn,
gang might steal the wagon from his barn. b,
took OH the hind wheels aud locked thom up y
the hotel. At 2 A. NJ. his barn was in flames, !
was burned totheground. H. lost taboui $4,000
Meeting Wash. soon aiterwcrd. he declared wal
10 the knife In tho following year Wash
was murdered. and two yea1s later, II Pluml
is to be believed Eph. slipped n moose over hi
neck aud left him dangling on sugar maple.
wAsH.'s REAL CHARACTER.
Wash. frequently said that whatever th'
Loomises did no one could truthfnlly accus
them OF stealing. Facts, however, do not bea
out his assertion. One. Of the fraternii'
tells OF his riding with Wash. one day, an'
stopping at rural hotel The landlord knev @
spect After dinner Wash. ordered up III,
horses. They are not cleaned" said the land
=. Never mind" said Wash. "H Hitch them ur
But Wash" thelandorl protested, " I dom
like TO have your horses leave my hotel In suci
a condition. It's disgraceful."
on that's all right" Wash. replied. i mus
be home before sundown. Bring out tho team
The horses were brought to the door. Wash
and his ,c9mrade sprnng into the wagon an
Gan ko MGa nile H~ Before wSsh sad hd SS S yo
know why ! wanted the horses brought vi
4" No" said his comrade.
Thoreupon Wash bent forward and pulled on
from under tho seat the landlords currycom
and brush that he had stolen while in the stable
Many persons attended Wash.'s funeral. Tn
corpse lay in the parlor. golden nugge
picked up hy Wash. while IN California deco
rated the shirt front. There was an unseeml
es 9etyGsn hs 2d @d2 "SS L2uis m
nugget buried with the body. and accused III
/ mother OF trying To steal IL. A Cniyersali,
minister performed the funeral rites. II
| preached from the text Tho wages Of sin
denth" ana gave mortal offence 10 the friend
and relatives. The neighbors canvassed Wash.
better qualities and shed many tenrs. " II
was a good fellow" said old man Abbey. Will
the tears streamcd down his checks. bu
| d-n him he killed my brother"
Tho Loomis estate has never been settled
Calista. the oldest daughter. left three chldrei
and the boys turned in and bought of the
claim. The claims Of Charouc's children wer
also purchased. Lucia left an infant sine
dead. but her husband has never sought Sc
tlement Grove left his share in the estate
Nellie Smith, his mistress. aud she will prol
ably make a fight for 1t.