Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 16, Vincennes, Knox County, 4 June 1825 — Page 3

THE WESTERN SUN VINCENNES, JUNE 4, 1825. Fire! Fire! The members ol the Vincennes Fire Company, will recollect that this evening at 6 o'clock, (and not sun down) is the regular time of meeting - business of importance will be laid before them - none should be absent. From the Indianapolis Journal. TRIALS FOR MURDER. The Madison Circuit Court commenced its sessions on Monday the 9th inst. before the Hon. M. C. Eggleston, presiding Judge of the 2d Judicial Circuit. We arc indebted to the politeness of a friend, who was present dining the trials, for the following particulars relative to the trial of the prisoners for the murder of the Indians on Fall Creek. On Tuesday commenced the trial of Andrew Sawyer The first indictment preferred against him was for the murder of a squaw and a small child. The jury, after about fifteen hours consultation, returned a verdict of Manslaughter. On Wednesday, John Bridge, a youth of about 18 years of age, was arraigned upon the same in indictment upon which Sawyer had been tried, and the jury, having heard the evidence, retired, and after a short absence, returned a verdict of guilty of Murder, with a recommendation to the Executive for his pardon. John T. Bridge, the father of John Bridge was, on Thursday, brought to the bar and arraigned on the same indictment. The jury, having heard the evidence, after having consulted for a few hours, returned into Court a verdict of guilty of murder. Andrew Sawyer, was, on Friday, arraigned for the murder ol Stephen Ludlow, an Indian. After a laborious inves tigation of the case by counsel, and hearing the testimony, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder against him also. Messrs. Smith, Circuit Prosecutor Noble, of Brookville. and Sweetser, of Columbus, appeared in behalf of the state, and Messrs. Rariden & Fletcher, Ray, of Connersville, and Morris, of Brookville, in behalf of the prisoners. The Sentence of the Court was pronounced by Judge Eggleston, in a solemn, impressive, and dignified manner. The prisoners are to be hung on the 3d day of June. John T. Bridge and John Bridge, the father and son, received their sentence at the same time; and a more distressing scene could scarcely be presented the son declaring in his pres ence, that the father, who had been a religious exhorter, urged and counselled him to the commission of the fatal deed, declaring that God commanded him to kill his enemies, and that the Holy Scriptures requited it. No penitence was exhibited by any of the prisoners, except John Bridge. Sawyer had the har dihood to smile, even to laugh when on trial. The principal facts, which appeared in evidence were these: Those three defendants, together with one Thomas Harper, and James Hudson, went out under the pretence of hunting horses; they soon arrived at the Indian camp, from which, for a small sum of money they decoyed Ludlow and Logan to go in different direction, one accompanied by Hudson and John Bridge, and the other by John T. Bridge, Sawyer, and Harper. They shot both of them about the same distance from the camp, again met, and murdered by shooting and mangling in a most shocking manner, their squaws, two girls, and two small boys. No other inducement was shewn on the trial but plunder, nor was that very clearly proved. The following Commissioners have been appointed by the President of the United States to mark out and establish a roadl from this State to the confines of Mexico, viz: Benj. H Reeves, George C. Sibley, and Pierre Menard. We un derstand that Col Menard refuses to accept the appointment. The Commissioners have appointed Joseph C. Brown, Surveyor, and Archibald Gamble, Secrecy . Mo. Republican. SANTA FE. Wc are apprehensive that the speculation on this trade is running too high; the number of adventurers and large amount of merchandise that have gone out this season must lesson the profits, Which we are induced to believe have Never at any time been a fair compensaJtion for the time, expense, and risque attendant on the trip. But the trade has at length attracted the notice of the Mexican Government; we learn that a duty of twenty-five per cent is collected by the authorities at Santa Fe. This duty might be paid and a corresponding price laid upon the merchandise, if this were

the only route by which the market could be suppliedbut we apprehend that whenever our Santa Fc traders arc compelled to pay the tame duty, they will be unable to sell for a profit at the same price with the wealthy merchants who will supply the Province by way of the Gulf and the Mexican capitol. If we arc right in this opinion the only profit to be derived from this trade will arise from the barter of merchandise for mules, which are abundant and cheap in that country, but cannot be brought in safety to this, until the protection of the Indians upon the route is secured; whether that will be obtained by the commissioners appointed for that purpose remains to be seen Inquirer. FRANKLIN, (MO ) MAY 14. We have again toe painful duty of recording additional rum dcrs and robberies of our fellow citizens trading in the Mexican dominions. We have been favored with the perusal of a letter from Mi William v. rislian (one of the company which left this place lastspiing for Santa Fc) to a gentlemen ol ! his town, dated Alexandra, Louisiana, Match 30,

winch stales, thai he hit the vicinity of

NEW GOODS'. .

UST received from Philadelphia 1 T1 .

Oy and ualtimoue, an extensive anu ve

ry general assortment of FOREIGN $ DOMESTIC So ALSOFrom Xew-Orleans a few heavy articles which will he sold at the Idwest prices, at the new brick house on the corner of Market and Second streets REYNOLDS Sc BONNER. Vincennes. June 4, 1 825- 1 6 f

tate by County Hcvci uc. jW C PLICATE lists of the state and 'jfjf county Revenue arc now . in my

hands, for collection, wlicic all persons, charged thereon, ate invited to call and discharge the same, on or before the 15th of July ensuing. Wm. L. WITHERS, n c. Vincennes, June 4th, 1825. 16-tf.

To the Creditors of Stephen IVal-

I lei s deceased. lTTOU are hei ebv notified, that the ncr-

Santa Fe on the 1st ol November, taking B sonal and real estate of said Stenhen

the ionic bv the Pera tynoith, that being

the nearest. Whin he had at rived within tvveive mih s of .he Preoctvnot th he was met by live Spaniards at full speed, whorela;ed to him that a company of Americans ha I been defeated at that place, one ol them killed ard one wonti ded, and one Spa iatd killed and five woundtd by the v'amanehe Indians. After receiving this information, he changed his course, and went into the town of the Pi ecetvn ) th, whcie he ascertained that apt G.vnn Oa en, (a highly icspec able citizen ol this county) waskilh d. and Thomas Dudley, ol Uoon county iiangeiously wounded, and one hundred and seventy mules ai d horses taken Iron) the patty by the Indians. Mr. C. finding it impossible to travel that route, proceeded by the way ol Duiango and after a I ng and fatiguing journey of neaily five months, arrived at Alexandria, lie was to have that place in a shott time lor Fianklit.: and upon his ariival, we shall lay before our readers such additional patiiculars as he may possess. lly tlds unfortunate event, society is deprived of one of its most valuable members, and an amiable family of the best of men. Experience ha now tested the necessity of proceeding in laige bodies to and from the New Mexican p-ovinces. Those cowardly wretches w illnever attack a laige patty. So long as small companies coMmue to travel from that country we ha!i be constantly pained bv the recital of similar honible; outrages. Intelligencer.

, e ir ,s- c n e a p. Cu : GUaKTBR,

o.v XARK- r, brtvjeen 2d (if 3d STREET'S TJ VS just received from Philadelphia J 3. and Baltimore, and now for sale, an elegant asHvtment of RICH St FASHIOXAIILE DRY GOODS, Comprising nearly evcrv article needed by the Faimt r, or the Mechanic. A GF.NFH L ASSORTM F.NT OF HAUDWAUEcv CUTLERY ALSO QU K K XS & G LASS WA II E In very great variety. GEN ITEMENS, & j Rf? ? & CHILDRENS J SHOES. A very complete assortment of GIIOCEUIES. All of which will be sold on the most accommodating terms, for cash. 16-tf Vincennes, June 1825.

Sheriff's Sales. IJ Y virtue of a writ of plurius Vcndi-

jAJ tioni exponas on replevy bond, to me directed from the Clerk's office ef the Knox Circuit court, I will expose to public sale at the Court house door in Vincennes, on Monday the twenty seventh inst between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 5 p. m. agreeably to the third section of the law subjecting real and personal estate to execution, the follow, ing property to wit; one house and half a lot of ground in the borough of Vincennes, known on the plat of said borough by the No. filty two, as the property of William Lindsay junr. at the suit of Jacob Kuykcndali. S. ALMY, ShflT. k.c. June 3d, 132 5. 15-3t-Rl

Walters deed, will not be sufficient to

discharge the claims against the same, we do therefore declare said estate insolvent and as such claim a seitlemtm thereof- You ate also notified, that wc have filed a petition in the Gibson Circuit court, setting forth the condition of said estate. Those who do not, come in and present their claims for adjudication, before the determination of the court on said petition, hall be postponed. ELIZA WALTERS rxtT. ALVIN WAL l ERS, c.ncr. May 20, 1825. lG-4t.

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NOTICE. "MIE undci signed, administrator cf

the estate ol Levi Made en. clef d late

of Daviess county, la. having discovered that the personal estate of sa d deceased, will not discharge the debts and d mands against the s;me, notice is ihetefore hereby given that said estate is Insolvent, and that I shall claim a settlement thereof il S S W C il JAMES BREEZE. Adm. June 3, 1825. !6-3t

Tv fr g 9 A t. c

wentv Dollars Reward.

St raved or stolen from the mbscuber, a bout the first f May last

two sorrel horses, one ol them 9 years old ;

15 hands high, a white, spot on each of his fote shoulders, both hind feet white the other 3 years old, both hind feet white, the above reward will be paid for the horses, and the conviction of the tbic il stolen, or ten dollais lor the horses a one, if delivered to the subscriber, 'living in II linoio, opposite the Vmccnnes seam mill DIOGENES II ILL. June 3, 1825. 16-3t

7b the Creditors of the Estate of v William Vrinee. deed.

TOU are hctebv notified, that vc have j filed a petition on i he Chanceiy s'nb j of the Gibsfn t'itcuit court, scttitu: forth

the condition of said estate, wherein the same appears to be insolvent. Those of you who do not come in and present your claims for adjudication before the deter initiation of the court on said petition shall i t

oe nostnoncc to other creoit s

J C S HARRISON.

JONH I NEELY, SAMUEL HALL,

May 27, 18 25. I 5 4t

i f A ' - " ' A,vrrr nittot-nii !t.tn .i . ...... i .

tl the practice of law -all business hereafter to be commenced by tit' er of hem will recoixe the united attention of both, their m (rushed business will be attended to as before, unless where both arc particulaily entrg d. Vincennes, Mav ?3 l 8 1 "-It

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id win in

rat', rs.

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. DAMKL. (atounev at law.)

HS removed fiom Princeton to Vincennes la and will practice law in the first & fourth ju 'icial circuits. He keeps his office on water street, where he may at all times befound. April 24. t K24 ' 1 ' f

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NOT1CK. FPLICATION "111 bo m?.V bv the subscriber to the R ard of Justices

of Ktu cotinty, on the Jirst Afotiduv in Julv nrxt for permisH'Mi to csta!)l".sh a public feny from lot No. 1, in -Hani son s addition to Vincennes,' across the Wabash fiver. J. C. S. H NRIHSON-.e-rnf for tVM It, ItAFPlSOS,

May 20, 132:

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