St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-24
BURIED TREASURE.
REVELATIONS MADE BY A. BAN
DIT LEADER ON HIS DEATH
BED.
TROOPS WERE PRESSING
CLOSELY ON THE TRACK OF HIS
BAND AFTER A RAID IN
MISSOURI.
had THOUSANDS IN DOODLE,
which They Were Compelled to
Hide ia "a Cave-The Cash Is
There Yet.

In April of 1862 Capt. w. +. Nc
Cullagh, with a company of United
States troops, was stationed at what
is now Logan, a small station on the
Frisco, twenty-five miles west of
Springfield, when word was received
that a band Of robbers that had for
some time been terrorizing Northern
Arkansas and Southern Missouri
was near by, says the st. Louis
!Globe-Democrat. 1tSWas the style
of the bandits to personate either
Union or Confederate scouts, as was
best suited TO their plans. By this
manner Of conducting themselves
they were enabled to rob and plumb
er a number of villages, together
with numerous private individuals,
wheresoever found on their road.
When a locality became too warm
for their welfare they would quietly
ride away to new fields. By preying
on the riches of both Arkansas and
Missouri the. 'marauders became the
common enemies Of both the North
and South, and were continuously
chased and hunted by both the blue
and the gray.
Rather a. longer period than usual
had elaDsed since a town had been
pillaged, and when Capt. McCullagh
learned that the bold band was in
his vicinity he arrived at the very
natural conclusion that the robbers
contemplated making a raid near
by With a small body of picked
men he started in pursuit of the
bandits The robbers soon became
aware of the fact that the soldiers
were on their trail, but, being well
mounted, they headed in a south
easterly direction across Christian
county and struck the old Wilder
ness road, then, as now, a famous
thoroughfare between Springfield
and Harrison and other trading
points in Arkansas.
On the third day of the chase
the troops came up with the robbers
at Mayberry's ferry, on White river
in Stone county, about fourteen
miles from the Arkansas line. The
band was ercamped in large cave,
cred, they hastily mounted their
horses, and a running fight ensued.
The robbers numbered only seven
men, and, being pressed by the
troops, became badly demoralized,
and turned hither and thither in the
vain hope of
SHAKING OFF THEIR PUR-
+SUERS.
They We're soon surrounded, but
refused to surrender, when Capt.
McCullagh ordered his men to fire.
The battle was quick and decisive,
and it was but a few minutes till six
of the outlaws lay dead upon the
ground The captain of the band
alone survived. and, although dan
gerously wounded, made a desperate
effort to escape, and might have
succeeded had not his horse fallen
dead with a bullet in his brain. Hav-
ing emptied his pistols during the
fight, the handsome young leader
of the band was now a helpless
prisoner, entangled in the stirrups
beneath his PROSTATE steed. How
ever, he was defiant to the last, and
begged the soldiers to kill him, but
by Capt. McCullagh's orders he was
released from his position, and the
surgeon of the command dressed his
wound
None of the soldiers were killed.
although two or three were slightly
tn
:. the Linchpin camp grounds; where
the night was spent, and the next
evening, after "a hard days ride,
they reached Springfield.
The general hospital of the Union
army then stationed in the city was
located in the old Berry house in the
eastern part of town, and to this
place the fallen chieftain was con-
veyed. At this time DR.. Frank A.
Bushay was hospital surgeon, Mr.
Cox steward, and James c. Wood
dispensing clerk. The young cap
tive, who gave his name as Alonzus
Hall, was place in Bunk No. 5 of
the second ward of the hospital
DR.. Bushay was summoned to his
bedside, when Hall anXiously in
quired if he was dangerously wound
ed The doctor examined the pa
tient and found that musket ball
had penetrated the bowels. He in
formed the sufferer that there was
not the slightest chance for recov-
cry, although by skillful treatment
and careful attention his life might
be prolonged for very few days.
Hall appeared to be very much dis
turbed at this news, and relapsed
into a moody silence, which lasted