St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-03
INDIANA OUTLAWS.
Masked Men Travelling About Commit
ting Burglaries in the BOldest
Manner.


LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 2.-Mr. n. r.
Peckeu baugh, a well known lawyer OF Leav-
enworth, the county seat Of Crawford county,
in southern Indiana, IS in this city on q visit.
He tells graphic tale OF the reign Of terror
in bis county, OF which n dispatch 10 the
GLOBE few days ago gave
some particulars. The county he relates, has
hitherto been unusually quiet and peaceful.
Such things as robbers were unknown, and
its inhabitants prided themselves upon living
in one Of the most law-ablding districts in
the state. Suddenly it became known that a
band of robbers was in their midst. One
outrage after another was heard OF in rapid
succession. Travelling at night became
unsafe unless In very large parties.
The men who committed these deeds were
always in band OF five or six, and never
were seen without their faces being masked.
They grew holder. Residences we're entered,
and at pistols point their owners were COM
PEELED TO give up their money and yaluables.
The greatest terror reigns among the in
habitants of this once peaceful county, and
it seems that none of their
efforts TO break up the band are
of avail. The organization is now flourish
ing in all its strength. Each night brings
forth a succession of irobberies and thefts.
These outrages are perpetrated in the boldest
manner. They meet man on the road and
the word is simply, ''Stand aud deliver"
As the command is enforced by a number or
cooked and leveled pistols. the one who re-
ceives the order always obeys with scarcely
a moments hesitation.
Last Tuesday night band Of four or five
masked men broke into Williams store at a
small place near the air line railroad about
sixty miles from Louisville. They bored five
holes in The safe, and, filing them with gun
powder, blew open the door. Prom
the safe they took $500 in
cash and a quantity of valuable
papers. They proceeded about their work
with the utmost holiness, as. if they feared
nc interruption, and, considering that they
were well armed and fearless, they little
needed 20 dread.
4. On the following night the same band en-
tered tie house of Geo. Patton wealthy far
mer. living at Patton s tunnel on the air line.
They took Mr.. Patton out OF his bed and
threatened to kill him if he did not instantly
give up all the money he had in the house.
They seemed to mean what they said, and
accordingly Mr.. Patton delivered over to
them 500 in cash.
dence of Mr.. $. b. McFall.
the county auditor. They boldly
entered the house and aeeosted
the owner. They demanded of him TO take
them to the county offices and deliver over "a
them all the cash and valuables belonging Ia
the county. This Mr.. McFall refused 10 do,
and as he was so steady in his determination
the band let this subject DROP
and proceeded 10 ransack the
house. AS in all former instances
their faces were completely covered with
black masks, and they were armed to the
teeth. They took from the house about 500
/ in money and some valuablcs and then left.
A night or two ago J. c. Long was sur
prised by visit from masked baud. Ions
keeps, in Leavenworth, a restaurant and
billiard hall. He went back into the
billiard hall and remained there
a little while, and when ne returned 20 IN,
eating depot he found party Of FIVE masked
men behind the counters helping themselves
to the best eatablcs they could find. Tho
proprietor Tas naturally slightly astonished
at their conduct, and demanded of the in
truGers what they we're about. They did not
heed him al all, but continued the pleasing
task of filing their stomachs. Long, becom-
! ing incensed, endeavored TO put them out
/ A fight ensued, and he knocked one. of The
men down. They then drew their kniye.
and attacked him. After slicing him vi
pretty badly they walked of. These 1T,
only few instances of the numerous case:
of the kind which have occurred in Craw
ford county.