The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-04
their susPsetipg that had anyssIisHYs to DO

While engaged IN TINS pulsuIe INV,
q large a sink xxi hole which had never seen be-
t tern !" ssxplSTs idesesSdsa tie Pst
Shor upan sem 80
s. i sgo o 81 SsSh Sns eayS SSo%ss
I'll The siSsss ad nSt ps sSlss
m my pe sm friend lie told the others that
T Il ss aaR tSe YGH s soma q w Th
e Ssse they did not trust me aitoeethcr. for
upon pain Of death. that | would never men
ton what l had seen, not even to other mem,
t GeeS al iitst "0 MENTIONED t u the three men
IN Somerset, and he advised me TO leave the
enough 10 take him at his word. for ]. had not
aid not he care to be asssssinated accepted
his advice. went away from Pulaski s2unty;
sna Sasf tho gang Ss Work Be-
az 1T s.s%p. e a. al. snytGSins with III.
Mccresop, i was difficult to discover syi.
had obtained It they would have been unable
to use It. The gangs operations with stolen
g9Eds. have ALREADY been t9a eoas
cautious. The leaders. themselves never gave
tho agents for dst Intsr
s * ssssddsft5 o RETURN as rs
Time good w1h Received
money in return. aud paid their agents
I lsF se was ssr r. &c sse
most resolute members were selected for the
work. and tho snme, caution was observed by
known as partlcipints in the affair; although
every substitute In the service had an ldea
ths 70 rvS S
convinced them BY certain signs that he WIS
warned against pretended counterfeiters and
thieves. as well as against women: as tho
nd id TSeS y grips
so that they could detect pretended confeder-
Tho to
is tho reason why all the. detectives.and
there We're. fomeycry sEiliul men mere from
These operations in countcrfeiting, robbery.
and stealing were occasionally accompanied
Before the war. and several others during It.
States evidence There have also been, MUIR
Babbitt, living in the southern part ofthe coun-
ty. was shot one evening as he was going from
knew too much OF the doincs OF the G,lliand
crowd. Members Of the gang gave out this
version OF tho matter. and they pro6at ",
it's warning to other traitors, and spies lit
tie later Henry Sykes was also shot down Tor
Warren stsal. and three other I'm m, mi haSs
mysteriously DISAPPEARED; 1t ID said tnat the
ne nf th xI bodest and most allies
OF this gang was the notorious Augden Bridge
wntar who was ut the hend Of gang OF horse
about twelve miles south Of stanford. Lincolp
IL not a mountainous county. like Pulaski. anu
lands. nevertheless he stole hundreds Of horses
in this State and.aithough it was generally be-
neved that he was at tho head 81 2 gang
OF horse thieves and the people OF Lincoln
county made strenuous efforts to break up the
organization. no for many years, with the aid
water was finally arrested. although he made
q desperate fight. and was badly wounded pe-
his ae no
donea his sG Saa habits down on
The Gilliiands prospered 30 wonderfully that
they became incautiously lmprudent ana then
tas last s Six Resks Theis last Sea crime was
1 HScn asr1sy sna q Joe sof
their lives. Harvey was about 40 years Of age.
and was fearless and resoute. being generally
u McGa .as @ofs lived the Gands
and had been Sheriff OF the county for
seysa yenrs r ecegscy En- Once TSe %
lands began to fear him. and thought that he
was going to, make an M. ATTEMPT to- ,.I break up
man t. put out Of the way. as in their opinion
he knew too much about them. fhey expected
officers OF the law that All attempts to prose-
cute them. would be dropped. as they Ind been a
times Sef IND ahsy %
In Pulaski county. Tho people had always APP
pealed patiently to the law. No murderer
p %eG ON wn SET e.
aooT buet 20 1
out word, Mrs: McHargpe a re her daughter
the as.s Shot o they ran to Mr McHargae and got
plain view OF the assassins In the moonlight
They recognized the men as Harvey ana Joe
When the news Of McHarGue,s assassination
was spread. the county was terribly excited.
Armed posses were ut once organized and
search was begun Tor the two Gillilands. Joe
and Harvey We're captured the next day. They
they would ensily, escape punishment. They
were. brought to the jai! in Somerset. and that
them hs
viii vii tS break W the GiIiIand gang and itlooks
SECURING the county for all suspected OF COM
plieity with the organization and numerous
by sheriff Lincoln Denton and Chief Of
Police Anderson Of this city. assisted by T.
schless niger OF Larry Hazen's detective agency
at Cnc,innnti Those W men already captured
ii. Monroe. Harvey Randall. IVES Gilliand.
Buck McAilistei'. and Bob McAllister, VINO are
now in the Somerset Jail. Tho rest Of the gang
have scattered. and will be hard to find. Doc
and Sam Gillitnd are heavily armed. and will.
1t is said. resist arrest TO the death.
1t is said that about fifteen warrants OF
arrest remain to bs executed. and there Is a
good dcal o: talk about interesting and sensa-
tlonal exposures. 1t is said that some OF these
OF being other than honest citizens. There
have been filed with the officers three confess
sions. duplicating all VINO have been arrested
and all for whom warrants have been sworn
ont. The cases will probably be tried ut the
coming term of tho Circuit Court.