Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-01-08
fFrom the n. Y. Courier & Enquir

/ A BANDIrTI D.scovERED.-Throngh
the agency of Huntington, one Of the
most vigilant of our police officers, the
most extensive band of robbers ever
known in the United States, has been
disc covered and some of the prominent
members Of the gang arrested, and III a
fair way to receive the punishment OF
their crimes For the circumstances
which lead to this extraordinary deyel-
i opement, we are indebted TO Mr.. Hunt
4 ington, and they are as follows:
\ About two months since the schooner
James Fisher, bound hence for Philadel-
phia, and laden with n cargo valued at
I eight thousand dollars, was in gale of
wind cast away on the beach at Barne
gat Inlet, Monmouth county, New Jer-
sey. The night after she went on shore
she was boarded by gang Of about one
hundred land pirates, who carried Off
the whole of her cargo in small boats,
and, as It now appears, secreted the
goods in their respective dwellings near
the beach, and in the interior of the
country. The vessel was not insured
and Notwithstanding the utmost cxertions
Of her commander, he was unable to dis
cover "A vestige of the plundered proper
ty. Three weeks after the wreck of the
James Fisher, the schr. Henry Frnnk-
lin, with a full cargo, bound from Boston
TO Phlladel phia, was, under similar ad-
verse circumsi ances stranded at the same
place. The vessel was insured at the
United States and Commonwealth insu-
rance Offices at Boston The morning
after the disaster the capt. went before
VIM. Plat, Esq. Justice Of the peace,
residing nenr the spot where the vessel
was stranded, and made statement and
protest usual on such occasions. In the
night following, during The absence Of
the captain, band of pirates numbering
more than one hundred with faces black
ened, and otherwise disguised, made
descent on the stranded vessel, ordered
the mate and seamen TO leave her, and
threatened them with instant death in
case they made any resistance. They
then forced the hatches and carried off
II bags Of coffee and 80 barrels mache-
rel The mate FASTENED to find the cap.
tain and communicated the circnmstan-
ces Of the robbery. They instantly arm
ed themselves and furnished the crew
with weapons, and returned 10 the wreck, Il
but in the interim the plundcrers had /
fed, and the vessel remained unmolcst-
ed. Al soon as the insurance compa-
MES at Boston received the account Of
The accident, and subsequent robbery Of
the vessel, they despatched an agent to
the New York police Office. He made
application to Huntington for advice on
The subject, and furnished him with full
power to proceed in the affair, and au-
horized him to dsburse any reasonable
amount Of money in order to recover the
property and bring the robbers to JUS
ice
Huntington being thus fully empower ;
I'd, Mt once commenced operations, and !
" the exercise of that extraordinary
act with which he is gifted, succeeded /
ciore night in discovering and arresling '
me OF the most prominent leuders Of the '
,aug, IA capt. Hulsehart, who was then .
m board his sloop, the New jersey, Of J
5arnegat, laying in the North River
After having lodged this fellow in Bride
ors also concerned in pundcrng the o
1enry Franklin. One of them called d
im5elf llalcomb Everingham, but the II
ther refused to give his name. Hunt c
ngton then applied TO Judge Belts for p
uthority to remove the prisoners to n. "
ersey, which being granted, they were s.
afeIy lodged in Newark gaoI. Imme- p
lately after the arrest Of IIulsehart be-
ame known, it was observed that most
the Barnegat vessels which were ly- y
~ in the North River, hoistcd sail and u
ent to sea, and what is most singular, u
ot one Of them has been heard of since. u
huntingdon next applied TO Garritt ID. u
Vail, Esq, U. S. District Attorney for "
Jew Jersey, in order To obia n process -
,r the arrest of several other robbers W
Iaving procured the necessary authori-
B, he, in company with Gen. Davey,
larshal Of n. Jersey, set sail in the Re- th
enue cutter Alert, Capt. Gold, which ci
az placed under his direction by Mr.. v
wartwout, Collector Of our pot. On a
eir way to Barnegat they fell IN with o.,
,olher leader Of the pirates, capt. Ed So
ard Wainwright, who was coming 10 an
ew York in his schooner loaded with m,
ood. They arrested him, and proceed bit
on their voyage. Having arrived at On
G inlet, Huntington, with sufficient w
rec, proceeded to tavern kept by one "
I'm Allen, Senior The old culprn had nm
nde his escape, but they succeeded ~
resting his thee sous, Isaac, Abraham N,
d John, all members OF the gang - th'
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