The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-02-22
HIghway Robberv, Embezzlement. z

Highway Robbery, Embezzlement, Etc.
Special 70 the Sentinel:
CoLU,BUs Ind Feb. 6-A case OF bold high
way robbery occurred here last night One sias
Sdllman. who has been in the city this week
serving Jaror in the Circuit Court, started for
his home in Sand Creek Township about 10
o'clock While passing through Haw Creek bridge
in his buggy he was assaulted by three men, and
after being beaten up badly was robbed of $40 in
money. Your spondent interviewed stllman
and obtained the following version of the roi
beiy;
IL was II the city yesterday on the Jury. also
had some other business to attend to which made
It late when l started home it being then after y
o'clock had some money with me-ssout s60.
1 loaned $40 to q gentleman and used some my
self. leaving about sl40, which was in my pants
pocket. got in my buggy and started.home- 1
saw nor heard no one as drove along, but on en-
tering Haw Creek bridge l thought of
robbers and my money. and near the
middle of the bridge saw three men. One man
came up In froat and took hold of my horse and
stopped it. Two other men approached me-one
on the left aud the other on the right The man
on the left said. we want your money 1 re-
piled that | had no EmOney. The other said,
We know You have meney and we viii
II
was all | knew until / found myself lying
in the buggy out on the other side of the bridge
at the side of the road. The lines we're lying on
the fence as if some one had thrown them there,
but they could have caught on the fence as the
horse was passing. Ny horse became frightened
in the bridge at the approach of the meu, and
at first started backwards, and / do not
know how it got out of the
,rf1 1Da In - hav hoo cd opf I ho-
came conscious thought of my money, and on
putting my hand in my pocket found il gone.
Ny hat was also gone. felt that 1 was hurt but
concluded to drive on home. I Eat upon The buggy
seat. and the blood began to run down my face.
This frightened me and feared that would bleed
to death before could get home, so turned my
horse Ground ard drove back to the city. 1
.elt very faint and at times could scarcely set up
was met by gentleman near this hotel. the st.
Denis who assisted me cut of my buggy and sent
hr DR.. Banker to dress my wound. 1 could not
rest and am yet very weak. have no idea who
the men were that attacked me. l could not
recognize their voices, and il was too dark to
recognizes any one. neither saw nor heard the
men after was struck"
And now it transpires that one Frank McPeak
appears before the public in the role of embez-
zler. He has been in the employ Of Esquire
Kinney in the stave business for some time past.
stationed over in Brown County. He had MeKin-
ney's checks. and checked out money to pay la
b)rers under his care There was one laborer
named John Smith. who had no real existence,
yet received numerous checks. when McPeak
gocteted. This thirg has been going some
tisae. and. as McPeak expressed Il. he
chad a id soft thing In this way
he succeeded In einbezzliLg s256 So He has been
living ike to-d. and it is said 8 certain un-
chate female was helping him enjoy the soft
thing He was arrested to-day, and viii be prose-
cnted to lha foil extent OF the law.
A man namod II. c. Chrismen on yesterday
took out license TO wed one Emma Beercd. Last
night Craftsman Imbibed too freely and got into
Jail, where he has since remained on account Of
not havi z the cash to liquidate. The wedding
has been postponed till he is out of Jeil.