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Atteaptad Bobbery,, Stowting 4 c-. On tie night of Monday, February 14th, lb* taw of Lad wick Marts, 6ennii, re* iMing Jo (be town of Mftrquotle Co.,and sappoMd to hive some money, «u Woken opeabj four men, thought to be members of organized gang of outlawi* who have for some time infested this put of the Stall. • : •-. The Oxford ;(Marqwetto Co. } Etprtn stales (bat. ihey burst. the door open with a rail, entered the roo.ro where Matte and wife wcte sloping* attd; #troek them both npou j (lie hood, with a small. bat of. iron*. . Threfc boj* sleeping tip stoneware. aromusd, came down, and win each .struck with dte iron•* . I I • .. * ( | ■ . !• *r * s s ••bar. One of the boys, 10 years of *g*» **■[covering, shot one of Jtho robbers in the aide with shot. The oldest; boy,. 20 years of age,, escaped from the bow», ran about'80 rode to a neighbor’^ procured a gun,4aiul [return' ing, shot another roan in the left shoulder^ who s^rvftnU proved to be Geo. Maxon, of Princetou, The robbers after beating the old people in (ho most brutal maiioer*, fled from the premises. We did nctknra whether they Succeeded in getting the. money or. not-On Friday of last week Maxon was arrested at .the Oufc Grove House in the town of Buffalo, by Dept.ShcrjirCatriUjOfMontellojand S. La Mont, of Friucctoii. Wuke, si Gcrmuu of the town of Shield*, was arrested , The ex*auriuaUQn eonamenlt;*d on Saturday, The Germans wcro much excited, and were determined to lyneh Maxon. It was with difficulty that they were pry vented, The .prit* iouers were very mu oh frightened, und begged to bo. committed..-for .instead ofawaiting an examination. Tuesday inorning they were lodged in the jail: sir Portage'City.Some other urreata have been mode'line!r* ' • Ia large quantify of counterfeiting tools have been discovered on .'.the prom ides of Delo*. ’ f; •Maxon, with a lot of bogas-.hidnej-* * •]l
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Badger State
Portage, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Mar 05, 1859
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