The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-09-24

4 He (Hobbs) then went 20 John Bebeo.
about mile from R0Lt- Wines, where
lis father was It the time, and told bic
\ father that they were after him. They
Ileft there, and that Was the last time Tie
Young man was seen In this county.
The next night Thomas Hobbs came
TO my house and wanted me 10 convey
l him north Of ST. I>ouis on the Miseios-
| ippi river. / told him 10 stay al night
and would do what could for him.
\ After put the old man to bed went q
d neighbor, Mr.. Berry Rowden, and
told him who was q my house, ard
wanted his sssistanco. He readily con-
sented TO do what he could. Next
morniDg placed Rowden Ia 3 fence
lcornor near my residences with = double
barrel shot gum. hilched Up nv team
10 my carriage and took Thomas Uobbs
lin with me, under the preteDcc that I
was g0iug 70 take him out OF the coun-
TRY. Az we came 70 the place had
Rowden secreted, be stepped out With
lgun 10 hand then / grabbed Hobbs
lar0und the arms. took him 70 Doniphan
and placed him IN jail.
There was no sheriff OF Oregon Or
Ripley county after The Hobbs'. Here
will Say that South Missouri can boast
|Of os faithful and courageous : eet Of Of
|fIcers - any county IN any other State.
and will venture TO say there never has
been . Sheriff beaten to death with hand
cu6s by man who was wearing
them - the time. and will further az
that the aforesaid counties are com-
posed Of g good citizens q en-
be found In any country
we have great many citizens from III.
diana, my native state, also from Ten
nessee, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Ken
lucky, In fact we are represented BY cit-
liens from nearly every state IN the
Union, and think those who are not 90
brave as the man who cast the iusinua-
tion, Mr.. John Newton, are few and
tar between. Had the sheriff OF this
county been notified that there was mur-
dercrs hiding in Oregon county. have
mo doubt but what Hiram Hobbs would
now be confined within the walls Of the
jail with bis father.
Mr. Newton represents himself a
formerly being detective, but OF late
years has engaged In mercantile pur-
-uits. bat when any important case needs
sttentfon he Is usually called upon for
and says lin his letters 20
the Officers be warned them 10 be care
lrui in approaching the Hobbs, as they
were desperate men. This seemed 70
make cowards OF The sherif and his
lpossc.' Az before sisted there w~s no
sherin,or officers, after the Hobbs' In this
county, and none Of the parties who
were after the Hobbs, had received any
word from Newton. whatever. When
Mr. Gentry returned 10 Doniphan, he
Photographed to the father OF Hiram Fulfx
lsnquiring IL the Hobbs were wanted in
hat country. and II there wss = reward
johered for them. From my best infor-
nation that IL the first time that he
Newton knew that they were In this
Icountry, and had the old man Hobbs
arrested and in Doniphan st the time
Gentry received an answer 20 his dis
patch. In my opinion that was the first
that Mr.. Newton knew anything about
the whereabouts Of the Hobbs'. will
further inform Mr.. Newton and his
friends, that the sheriff and citizens Of
Oregon and Ripley counties do not re.
Iquire bioodhounds 10 trail or drive
Imurderers from their counties.
X seems 10 me thst Mr.. Newton IL
trying 10 make . reputation. as well -
the reward that has been offered for the
arrest Of the Hobbs, which rightfnliy
belongs 10 other men. have known
him . great many years, and the article
referred 70 Is the first 70 inform me Of HE
lgreat tact as detective, or an extraor-
ldinary brave man.
| was born and raised in Dubois coun.
lty, Ind, and when the flag Of our coun-
TRY was fred upon, and m attempt made
Ito trail the same in the dust, l left my
home, friends, and al that was near and
dear TO me, and went to the front 70 de-
fend my country. and remained there
until received On honorable discharge.
las well q wounds that will 60 10 ny
Igrave with me. But Nr. Newton re-
mained at home, presume to play the
detective and reap the rewards which
rightfully belonged to other par tics.
| Yours Respectfully,
4 J. X r. CoSxER-
| We are well acquainted J. X r. Con-
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