The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-03-06

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..,i irt,.ra.,io,, rarrlIacri,,r. M. fine DAYS of
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n.v much rp.p. rfpl ,ir,l4r. Fox and
/ iir.l o.rrp leader. i'm the f,Irr of robbers
and mrrlrrefs who Infested this country
/ n ,bat time. These INTEREST,". H.f- have.
never before been rfvrp o. Inc publ.
/ Jglr. Glover briefly gives .. fn'luNIr.
/ facts which could b. er. .r-ed into a'
Thrilling Article:
/ One ui-ut. In the -urmOr M 1874 n.
four horse pc, dler'- WAGON 'ulo3 with
valuable goods be!ongiur 'oa dry -.uI,|
house I'm Chicago, wa, left standing To-
front cd q hotel at Troy Grove. H. ~4l.|
|couutv. In the ui-Lt Il lar.. a".gut Of
/ rhp.. goods were stolen. anil -.uo tine
|are,vurI- the house of % mun named
/ WEIGH, I'm the Grove. was entered during
|rla uight by two meu. aud While on. OF
/ them held pistol ~ the hgat ut Wrlrh
| yho Was in the bed with hi wife. and Oh.
dDred him % keep his head c9grrrd, the
other searched the house for money, AMI |
while dnjng -o, rcglicl him-ei freely with
| Ms We,ch's pies and milk WEIGH WI,
We'll known to be mpneyed man amt in
the habit of leaning gold coin "a little rare
in those DAYS. rs well as al times >inCe) al
way, providing in his contracts for repay.
ment in ld. But they did not find the
store Of money they expected, and were
forced t. retire without much plumber
Probably six weeks after the events
above stated, | happened 10 ne AT Troy
Grove on professional business. and after
/ haa retired for the iIht WAS called, Mt
the instance of Mr. Nelch. 10 assist his
wife in 81 trChing for the men who had
entered his mouse. hr WEIGH, who was
then living with Is second wife much
Younger than himself did not think he
could identify the men If he should see
them; but Mrs. Welch was very confident
that She could
soon ascertlinei that search warrant !
had been issued in La Sale county some |
weeks before 20 discover the goods stolen |
from the pedd.-r's wagon, aud large |
quantity Of the goods was seized in the al |
ioining county a. Lee, and all persons !
found in posse. ion of any part of them .
were arrested. 4 large number al persons, |
acquaintances of ,he parties accused and !
witnesses on behalf Of the people, and for
the defense, accompanied the officer vino |
made the seizure; and although ii was
eyeuiu-. court was Immediately organized |
in the school house. where probably sixty
or seventy persons were present.
ltnd Mr-. Welch 10 - into the school
house and seat herself as near the door rs
she conveniently could and that I would
follow her md take "A seat beside her
also told her not to notice or speak to me
unless She recognized the guilty parties
Not more than five minutes had elapsed
before She pointed out Adolphus Bliss, who
yga4 a lame man and walked with u cane,
and Daniel NJ Dewey. rs the guilty par
Ties. She had not the slightest doubt of
thor cnjlt nor had |. Without leaving
nv seat made ont the complaint against
them for the robbery, which Mrs. WEIGH
.wure 10 and the iustice signed the war
rant and the partirs we've immediately ar.
rested. During thi, time the Justice was
hearing testimony toucLiDp the larceny of
the Goods