The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-04-01
IN the final decree prepared at St.

In the final decree prepared at St.
Louis by Judges McCrary and Treat in the
suits Of the express companies against the
railroads, It is ordered that express matter
in charge OF an agent can be carried on all
passenger trains, devoid Of all interference
by the railway officials, the rate not to ex-
coed so per cent. above that for ordinary
freight, payment to be made by the express
companies on the 18th OF each month.
CROW Doc, the Indian chief who
killed Spotted Tail, has been convicted in
the federal court at Deadwood, Oak. The
people of the Black Hills charge that the
result was reached by perjured testimony,
and they propose to appeal to the Supreme
Court.
REPORTS from the flooded districts
are encouraging In many places the peo-
pie are making ready to put in their crops.
JOHN LAND, one of the Blue Cut train
robbers on trial In the Criminal Court at
Independence, Mo-, has made statement
to the effect that two weeks prior to the
robbery Creed Chapman and John Bugler
came to him and told him Of a plan Jesse
James and Jim Cummings had on hand to
rob the train at Blue Cut and invited him to
participate. He refused for several days to
have anything 10 do with them, but they
finally came to him in company with jesse
James, and being afraid 20 longer resist, he
consented to Join the gang. Jesse told him
that he had authentic information that on
the night of September the Kansas City
banks would receive large sum of money
by express from Chicago and st. Louis, and
accordingly that train was selected. On
the evening of the robbery the party
consisting Of, besides Jesse James, Dick Lit.
! tie and the old gang, John Bugler, Greed
Chapman, John Mott and Henry Bugler-
met in wild spot near Glendale Station and
perfected the plans for stopping the train.
John Mott was at that time agent at Glen.
dale Station, and he furnished lantern and
red flag to signal the train. Land took
the lantern and stopped the train, and while
Jesse James and Dick Little robbed the ex.
press the others Of the party robbed the
passengers. As soon as the robbery was
committed the gang repaired to an old house
| In Cracker Neck forest and there made 8
partial division of the money; but pursuit
being organized so soon Jesse James took
possession Of all the money and valuables
and with the members of the gang fed tc
Clay County, advising the Cracker Neck
boys to go about their business and assist
the officers in the search, promising to make
an equal division of the money, and at some
convenient time return and pay each party
his respective share. This part of the pro.
gramme, was, however, never carried out
and none Of the natives ever received any
dividend.
INVESTIGATION into opium smuggling
operations recently detected in San Francis.
co, CAL, develops scandalous conspiracy
to defraud the Government on the part OF
certain city aud federal officers. The con.
spiracy was revealed through correspond.
ence conducted in the Chinese language,
just introduced as evidence.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL SWAIN
has submitted a report to the Secretary OF
War on the Sergeant Mason case. He holds
that Mason is not lawfully confined, and the
proceedings Of the court martial are in valid