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For the Standard. THE REGULATORS. Ma. E. D. Pearson: Sir. There appears to be some excitement in the land, in rela tion to some transactions Which has lately come off Monroe and Brown counties. There is a thousand false rumors iat rela ten to every one of them. So wil give you a fair and honest statement of all the vases. First, in Park township, Monroe county, there were three or four houses of fame. Where bad men met and caroused around for some considerable time, until the citizens concluded to move the houses. ‘They met and drove the inmates off, and switched four of their men, who confess ed to passing cocunterfeit money, and to having teidag plan to bure out severe good intend or driving their women off. That was just right; if any community want such establishments and such men, let them have them—so say it.There were a great many threats made by the citizens on Linle Bius, in Brown county, against the men they styled Regulators, among whom was George Crider, the king of counterfeiters, Sait Nelson, Zich Pauty, old Jum Pleetwood, S. J. Freemwood and others, who were known in the Last War? of Regulators as being such men of Whoaose or two was partly regulated.— Who were sweartts they would give the Repusators power and lead. When we were called up or be the Monroe boys to epsit them on Line Blue, we promptly answered the call, and met the boys from Monroe, at Piedrey’s mill, in Jackson ca., on the 28th Nov.—tfrom there, we (150 men and horses) proceeded to Little Blue, and collected as many of the Cabalisne Society” as we could get at old Crider’s, and reforcmed there that we did not intend to hurt a butrow their heads, but that we wanted to have a friendly talk. We then informed “Uncle George Crider’? that he was an old counterfeiter and horse thief, known as such from Dau to Beersheba, that he harboured counterfeiters, horse thieves, murderers, and refugees from all lands, iat he had corrupted bewer men’s sons then himself, that he had caused bea ter men‘s daughters to be defiled than himself, and that he must leave the coun try by January 1st, 18355, of the oak trees around him would bear bed druit. Wao, Nelson, Zach Pauly, Jim and Sel Fleet wood were in like manner advised through Crider to leave. The entire company bee haved well and orderly. We then refe and returned home. In the course of 6 or 6 days Crider went to Nashville and em ployed Hiester to prosecute some of the men who were there and who lived in Brews county. The trials were to come wiFen the 8th, when 175 of the citizens of Monco, Brown, Jackson and Lawrence concluded to attend the trials and see what was going to be done, and to ascertain who were Crider or ami Cride. When we arrived in one mile of Nashville, we sent a committee of six to go forward and found the citizens and ascertain their feel ings. When the committee arrived, the town was generally in favor of protector Grider. The committee resumed and in formed the company of that fact, where our captain ordered us to mount and ad vance, with strict orders for the men to preserve silence, and give so offence, or cause of offence to any use. Into town we went, and as soon as the head of the column arrived in front of the magistrate’s office. Mr. Hester came into the middle of the street and called on the captain to bail, which he did. Mr. Hf informed the captain that ‘this matter’ could be compromised; that if Crider could sell his lands, he would leave the State. Then the cappuo and myself did Mr. He thst we would take firs and at a fir price, in preference to hang ing him. Not a living soul of our compa ny spoke to Crider, or ofered any indig nity to any one, civilian or officer. Nei ther did any one of the company make the feast effort or threat to seacue “the pris oners,” as has been falsely said, but in less than one hour after we met in Meril's office with Crider, the whole fay was as supposed, aamicably arranged. Crites agreeing w take a fair price for this place; we to select a disintert 6ted map, and bin one, to appraise it—and in case oF a disa greement, a third man to be chosen, and whoever they said it was worth, we, L. Q Hoggart, Samuel Perry, Baily East, David G. Gray and Wm. C. Haydine, agreeing to pay Criderig give possession by March det, and leave the State—to dismises all suits le had commenced since Nov. 13 up to Nov. 28, at his cost, and to keep the peace towards all the citizens of the State. We were trested well by she leading fergivens of the place, but they Soh that their
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Bedford White River Standard
Bedford, Indiana, US
Thu, Dec 28, 1854
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