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LARCENY AND KIDNAPPING The following re-
voting case of larceny and kidnapping occurred
about 40 miles below this place, in this county, on
the Mississippi river, about three weeks since,
which surpasses any thing of the kind that has
come under our observation for many day, The
circumstances are these "A man by the name Of
Armstrong, hreklayet by trade, was staying at
the house Of Zimri Barney, an old and respected
citizen Of the county. On the day the eiroum-
stance occurred, this man Armstrong aud a small
hoy, aged about IL yeats, the son Of Mr. Hamey,
were alone at tho house, the parents Of the child
being temporarily absent There being about
three hundred dollars in mnney In the house, Arm.
strong formed the base design Of stealing the
money and carrying the boy of 10 prevent the
alarm being raised, which he carried into exeeu-
ton. lie crossed he river in skill taking the
child, and that same evening got on board the
steamer Andrew Jackson, which passed up,


Nhnt could have been the feelings Of the parents
on their raturn home, 10 find their house robbed,
aud still worse, their ehild gone None bat
parent can appreciate them! They knew not but
their child was murdered, which painful conjecture
naturally presented itself 10 their minds under the
peculiar circumstances Of the ease, by some
means or other, Mr.. barney learned that Arm
strong and the boy had taken passage on the boat
a before mentioned No time was To be lost, aud
in the course Of u OF Is houfs, he was ascending
the Mississippi river in pursuit. Having reached
Louisville before oyertaking the Andrew Jackson,
he there learned from the captain Of lhr boa, that
Armstrong and the child had got of at Memphis
barney Immediately started for Memphis and IN
due time arrived there, Al which place, to his in.
finite Joy, he found his child, who had been len,
by the unhelhg wretch that carried him from
hume, dcs,iuie in the STREETS Of that city. The
boy bad sought aud obtained employment in tle
NaYy'yard TO procure tue means Of subsistence.
Armstrong was not 10 be found. Barney, after
oilrfing an adequate reward for bis apprehension,
returned home, Tn coming to this place, day
or two since, he found a letter in tho post Office
from Memphis, informing hum Of the apprehension
OF Armstrong. The circuit court being in session,
/ the ease was submitted 10 special grand jury
inpannrlcd for the pafpazs lhr regular grand
+ iafy having been discharged which took imme-
date action on the easa, aud guard was des.
patched 10 Mcmi as for the purpose Of bringing
the prisoner to this place ia be tired for the otnets
abifh arrived here with him lasi night.


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