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A history of the detection, conviction, life and designs of John A. Murel, the great western land pirate; together with his system of villany, and plan of exciting a negro rebellion; also, a catalogue of the names of four hundred and fifty-five of his mystic clan fellows and followers, and a statement of their efforts for the destruction of Virgil A. Stewart, the young man who detected him. To which is added, a biographical sketch of Mr. Virgil A. Stewart.

Title:A history of the detection, conviction, life and designs of John A. Murel, the great western land pirate; together with his system of villany, and plan of exciting a negro rebellion; also, a catalogue of the names of four hundred and fifty-five of his mystic clan fellows and followers, and a statement of their efforts for the destruction of Virgil A. Stewart, the young man who detected him. To which is added, a biographical sketch of Mr. Virgil A. Stewart.
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Note:[U.P. James?, in the 1850s
  
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Subject:Crime -- Southwest, Old
Subject:Criminals -- Southwest, Old
Subject:Murrell, John A.
Subject:Stewart, Virgil A. (Virgil Adam), b. 1809
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