New Orleans, La,, and he granted a 30-day respite so that Brown and
Williams could identify him as the man who had planned the robbery,
When the people received word of the respite, a mob formed and raided
the jail, They succeeded in taking Williams from the custody of the
officers but Brown defended himself with a brick-bat and mortally
wounded one of the mob, The remainder then lost their courage and
freed Williams at the foot of the gallowsxyand he was returned to
jail. Jordan was returned to Peoria where hoth 5rown and Williams
identified him as the perpetrator of the robbery before they were
publicky hanged on January 19, 1851, Jordan was subsequently sen-
tenced to prison for fourteen years following his conviction. for
robbery. He was pardoned in 1863, enlisted in the Army and, it is
believed, was killed in action,
HISTORIY OF PEORIA. COUNTY, ILLINOIS, pages 3h0=3),3
SOUTHERN ADVOCATE, Huntsville, Alabama, 1-8-1851 (3-2)
New Orleans, La,, and he granted a 30-day respite so that Brown and
Williams could identify him as the man who had planned the robbery,
When the people received word of the respite, a mob formed and raided
the jail, They succeeded in taking Williams from the custody of the
officers but Brown defended himself with a brick-bat and mortally
wounded one of the mob, The remainder then lost their courage and
freed Williams at the foot of the gallowsxyand he was returned to
jail. Jordan was returned to Peoria where hoth Brown and Williams
identified him as the perpetrator of the robbery before they were
publichy hanged on January 19, 1851, Jordan was subsequently sen-
tenced to prison for fourteen years following his conviction. for
robbery. He was pardoned in 1863, enlisted in the Army and, it is
believed, was killed in action,
HISTORIY OF PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS, pages 30-313
SOUTHERN ADVOCATE, Huntsville, Alabama, 1-8-1851 (3-2)
New Orleans, La,, and he granted a 30-day respite so that Brown and
williams could identify him as the man who had planned the robbery,
When the people received word of the respite, a nob formed and raided
the jail, They succeeded in taking Williams from the custody of the
Gitieers but Browi aeenied Pingel? Wh a Grick-bet and mortally
wounded one of the mob, ‘The remainder then lost their courage and
freed Williams at the foot of the gallowsyand he was returned to
jail. Jordan was returned to Peoria where hoth Brown and Williams
identified him as the perpetrator of the robbery before they were
publicky hanged on January 19, 1851, Jordan was subsequently sen-
tenced to prison for fourteen years following his conviction, for
robbery, He was pardoned in-1863, enlisted in the Army and, it is
believed, was killed in action,
HISLORIY OF PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS, pages 3h0-3h3
SOUTHERN ADVOCATE, Huntsville, Alabama, 1-8-1851 (3-2)
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BROWN, Thomas and WILLIAMS, George
Brown and Williams, young white men, were Peoria, Ill, loafers with
no visible means of support, They were allied with Thomas Jordan,
alias "Tom Tit", a notorious character who was. involved in a number
of illicit activities, In the latter part of 1850, Jordan learned
that a farmer named Hewitt who lived at Berwick in warren County:
had withdrawn between $1,500 and $2,500 dollars in Cherokee, Ga.,
"wild-cat" money from a bank in Peoria and he informed Brown and
Williams, instrucking them to follow Hewitt and rob him, They over-
took the farmer at the foot of a bluff on Spring Street, and when
Hewitt dismounted from his wagon to lighten the load for his horse
to climb the hill, they demanded his money, When Hewitt refused to
give it to him, theyassaulted him with a brick-bat, took the money
and fled, Hewitt managed to make his way to a nearby tawern where
he related the robbery and a séarching party immediata}y began pur-
suing Brown and Williams, They were trailed to Springfield, I11.,
where they planned to take a train and were arrested in bed, Returned
Fo Peoria, they were positively identified Py Hewitt who lingered for
nine days before he died of his wounds, At their trial, they were
both convicted and sentenced to die, Shortly before the day set for
their execution, word was received that Jordan had been located in
BROWN, Thomas and WILLIAMS, George
Brown and Williams, young white men, were Peoria, Ill, loafers with
no visible means of support, They were allied with Thomas Jordan,
alias "Tom Tit", a notorious character who was. involved in a number
of illicit activities, In the latter part of 1850, Jordan learned
that a farmer named Hewitt who lived at Berwick in warren County
had withdrawn between $1,500 and $2,500 dollars in Cherokee, Ga.,
"wildcat" money from a bank in Peoria and he informed Brown and
Williams, instrucking them to follow Hewitt and rob him, They over-
took the farmer at the foot of a bluff on Spring Street, and when
Hewitt dismounted from his wagon to lighten the load for his horse
to climb the hill, they demanded his money, When Hewitt refused to
give it to him, theyassaulted him with a brick-bat, took the money
and fled, Hewitt managed to make his way to a nearby tawern where
he related the robbery and a séarching party immediatb}y began pur-
suing Brown and Williams, They were trailed to Springfield, Ill.,
where they planned to take a train and were arrested in bed, Returned
go Peoria, they were positively identified by Hewitt who lingered for
nine days before he died of his wounds, At their trial, they were
both convicted and sentenced to die, Shortly before the day set for
their execution, word was received that Jordan had been located in
BROWN, Thomas and WILLIAMS, George
Brown and Williams, young white men, were Peoria, Ill, loafers with
no visible means of support, They were allied with Thomas Jordan,
alias "Tom Tit", a notorious character who was, involved in a number
of illicit activities, In the latter part of 1850, Jordan learned
that a farmer named Hewitt who lived at Berwick in aren County.
had withdrawn between $1,500 and $2,500 dollars in Cherokee, Gass
Nwild-cat" money from a bank in Peoria and he informed Brown and
Williams, instrucking them to follow Hewitt and rob him, They over=
took the farmer at the foot of a bluff on Spring Street, and when
Hewitt dismounted from his wagon to lighten the load for his. horse
to climb the hill, they demanded his money, When Hewitt refused to
give it to him, theyassaulted him with a brick-bat, took the money
and fled, Hewitt managed to make his way to a nearby tawern where
he related the robbery and a searching party immediata}y began pur-
suing Brown and Williams, They were trailed to Springfield, I11,
where they planned to take a train and were arrested in bed, Returned
$o Peoria, they were positively identified by Hewitt who lingered for
nine days’before he died of his wounds, At their trial, they were
both convicted and sentenced to die. Shortly before the day set for
their execution, word was received that Jordan had been located in
