Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22

was committed by the Tollivers. or
through their contrivance. In fact,
the day after the murder Jones and
one of the Tollivers appeared on th4
streets of Orleans, and with fiendish
olee expressed their qualification that
their enemy was dead, declaring that
they intended ''to get his hide to make
belt for their sawmill."
The Moodys employed detectives
and Systematically set about hunting
down the murderers of their brother.
After some time indictments were
found against Burton Jones, Lee
Jones, his brother, Tom Tolliver,
Park Tolliver, and Eli Loury, who
were all arrested. At the time of his
arrest Jones was trustee OF Mitchell
township, and was taken from his
Office to the jail. Notwithstanding
his many known crimes, such was the
terror he excited that he controlled
political affairs in that section.
When the indictments were returned
Loury was living in Illinois, but was
arrested and brought back. He was
placed in q cell by himself, and after
some time made q confession imph-
eating all the others. When the term
of court came around, and the cases
called for trial, Loury put in a plea
of guilty, and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for life. For some rea-
son the trial of the others was post
poned. One night the jail was attacked
by g. mob of furious citizens, but it
was so ably defended by the officers
that the mob did not reach the OBJ
jects of their vengeance; but during
the struggle several shots were fired
into the jail, and one or two of the
prisoners were wounded. After g.
time g. change of venue was taken,
and the cases sent to Monroe County,
the people of Lawrence and Orange
Counties following them, INDUCING
freely in threats of resorting to lynch
law if the prisoners were released. A
heightened and exciting trial followed.
The two Jones brothers were found
guilty and sentenced to life terms in
the penitentiary, where they now are.
The Tollivers were finally let go.
While the parties were In jail the
citizens of Mitchell were SO enraged
over the zeal of certain citizens in be-
hall of Jones and his gang that an in
dignation meeting was held and two
of the offending citizens were hung in
effigy and ordered to leave the town.
One of them, Moses Clinton, left and
went to Cincinnati, and was elected
by the Democrats of that city q mem
Der of the board of aldermen.
For years all this gang held Lawrence
County in state of turmoil, and now
the people are afraid to say much, as
Jones from his cell in the penitentary
sends out threats of vengeance he ex-
poets to wreak when he gets out. Sew
eral attempts have been made to Sc
cure his pardon, but SO far they have
failed. After awhile, however, q COM
placent governor will be found, and
Jones will be turned loose. From this
believed that release, whenever it does
take place, will be followed by a series
of appalling crimes, in which those who
have taken active part against him
will be the victims. The Moodys are
all dead-the last dying not long after
the conviction of Jones. The Toll
vers, believe, have all removed from
the state.
Another desperate gang In that Sec
ton is that of the Reeveses. Robbery,
murder, and arson are but playtime
with them, but so far they have es.
capped being brought to justice. So
well are they organized that the Off
GERS can take No move against them
without their being speedily informed
of it, and when the sheriff makes his
appearance they boldly attack him
and whip him off. In attempting to
arrest them more than one officer has
lost his life. Now that the Archer
gang is broken up, perhaps that of the
Reeveses will soon be destroyed.