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Attempted Robbery And Murder

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
June
Year
1845
Copyright
Public Domain
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JJÍSK.. The Monroe Advocate gives the following account of an attcmpt to murdor the Cashier of the Rivcr Rnisin Bank: "About ten o'clock, last night, George Wells, who had some time agoborrowed money of Mr. Hall, carne to the bank, and told Hal] that hc had been to Detroit and got his moncy, which he had before stated was coming to him; tvvo kegs of which were in his wnggon tbis eide of Sondy Creek, where he had lost the third keg of specie, and wished Hall to go with him and look for it. After taking tho two kegs into the bank, they went togetber in Wells' waggon, or buggy, to tho place v. here Wells said he lost the other keg ■-the woods near Sandy Creek- aud eearched about an hour, when Hall euggested that tbey had better return for a light. Hall, hearing the click of a pisto!, asked Wells what it was, who said it was a pistol in his pocket, which he touched with his hand. Having piocured a light, tbe search was resuraed for nearly an hour. Wells eaid he rolled the keg into the wooda for eafety, and the 6carch was abandoned; and whilc returning to the buggy, Wells (hot Hall, then about six feet in advanee, in the back. They got into the waggon, and, when near the bridge in Frenchtown, Wells again shot him in the neck, nd attempted to drive throtigh M on roe without stopping, when HalJ succeeded in making his escape from the waggon, and got to the residence of Mr. Keith, his brother -in-la w, whero hc lies in a most painful and critical situación.An ínvc8tigation of the circumstances atlending this shocking transaction has been insliiutcd, and wc forbear cumment un'il bettcr informed. It may, howevor, be proper to remark, that Mr. Hnll had reposed grear confidence in Wells; and that the object no doubt was, to put Hall out of the way, and obtain the key8, in order to accomplish a long premeditatcd robbery of the bank. The Iwo kege above mentioned, left at the bank, were filled with sand." The last statements that we have scen represent that Mr. Hall was stil! living, and strong hopes were entertained of his recovery.- Wells is in jiil. He was required to find bail in the sum of $12,000: but did not procure it. Welk is represented to be quite cold and carcless respecting the matter, and frorn some circumstances respecling the procuring of pistols and makiug other preparations it is believcd that he had premcditated thevillany for some weeks. Wellu is the eon of Rev. Wr. Wells, formerly Presbyteria minister in Detroit. The transaction had caused very great excitement in Monroe.(X?5 The Ohio American copies from the OakJand Gazette (WhigJ tbcarticle respecting Mr. Bibb, which our readers will remeinber begins, in this elegant and witty style: "Again the people of Pontiac have been fed on the exquisite droppings of thatthick lipped Ethiopian, who passes himself off as 'Mr. f Bibb," a fugitivo from justice- or a fugitivo slave from the South. How very pleasant it is to listen to abolition sentiment, especially when coming from such o sooly 6ource; and how gratifying to know that the cause hae some supporters etill,'1 Stc. Upon which the American remnrke: "Henry Bibb, as many of our readers me aware, is a young man of fine talents, of great modesty anJ propriely of deportmen, almost entirely free from the exterior appearance ond characteristics of the African. His thrilling narntives of his own cufïèrings in Fouthwcstern sla very, and his appeala in behalf ot a beloved wife and children yet ir. captivity n Loiii8iana, melt in tcars, on most occasions, a great majoriJy of his audiences. We have witneesed it repeatedly. The feelings of our better nature seck no concealment under his unapsuming, but cifective been uso hcanfelt appeals. I would seem that none but a pbvagecould be moved lo mnlice by hini. And yet herc we have an ossault which- we wfcfl not atternpt to characterize it. It is into euch hauda that the fnends of the slave are urged to coinmit his deatinies."

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