Gypsy

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, Monday, 10 May 1858, page 2

ARRESTS

For some days past there has been located upon the Mill bottom, about a couple of miles back of Newport in Kentucky, a horde of those singular people so common in Europe, but who are a recent introduction into this country, known as gipseys. (sic) They have recently wandered from the South, where they usually contrive to spend their winters. The tribe in question came to this country about three years ago and in the fall of their first year in America, they occupied pretty nearly the same location they do now, having while on their way to the South, made a halt for a couple of weeks.

Considerable commotion was raised among the fraternity on Saturday by the arrest of their chief, who calls himself John Brewer, but who is said to possess divers aliases and his wife, who are charge with having stolen upwards of $4000 from Mr. Edwin Moody, who resides near Jackson, Mississippi. It seems that during the month of March, the woman, who had been watching Mr. Moody through a window, counting money, which was in notes upon the James Robb Bank of New Orleans, knocked for admittance and representing herself to be in a famishing condition entreated him to give her some food.

He left for that purpose and upon his return discovered both the woman and money missing. It was known that a wandering party of Bohemians had encamped near the spot, but search being made, they vanished. The present party has been identified as the Mississippi rovers and it is also said that the wife of the chief is the same woman. A son of that gentleman followed them and procured the services of Captain Ruffin and a posse of officers, who arrested them and took them before the Mayor of Newport, who consigned the man into custody, but allowed the woman to be liberated upon bail in the sum of $6000. The parties will undergo an examination this afternoon.

Strict search has been made amongst their effects, but no clue to the stolen money has been found.

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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, Wednesday, 12 May 1858, page 2

The Gipsy king and queen, about whom such an excitement has been raised in Newport, and who were taken before Judge Nelson on Monday upon a writ of habeas corpus, were discharged from custody at a little before one AM yesterday morning. We hear that they did not fling away the chance of liberty but shook the mud of Newport from their shoes.

We heard yesterday that they were recognized in one of the cars belonging to the early train that started from the Little Miami Depot.

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