The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-05-08

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Tribune Of The 2ist, Published It De5oit,
contains the following-"Wo5 briefly an.
nounced on Saturday The arrest Of a gang of
men in Jackson County, who were organized
for the mos, nefarioss purposes thai depravi.
" could suggest. Our readers win remsm.
Der that for the last Two years the Central
Railroad Company nave been constantly an
noyed along their line by persons whose
sole occupation seemed to be in placing OBJ
[etruefions on the road, and otherwise de.
sifoyIng me properly d sue At
ono time, SO systematic had their work Of
destruction become, that the Railroad Com.
pany were induced to employ a couple Of
shrewd persons, whose duty it should be to
travel along the line and detect the offenders
but SO well organized were the band that for
10 months they eluded The most persevering
inquiries. ~
Some four weeks ago one Of the persons
employed by the Company obtained an ink
ling of the organization, and BY alfoit man
agement succeeded in worming himself into
the confidence OF the initiated but before
they would trust him TO any considerable
extent, it was required asa proof Of his al.
legiance, that he should fire the Depot a,
Niles on a certain night, provided il was not
previously done by an individual from this
city, who was 10 be sent on for that purpose.
The night came, andto ward off suspio'.o on
or betrayal, as well as to secure full coma.
dence of the gang, the Depot was f.red.Aall
necessary precautions, however, having
been made 10 avert any serious ds.maue 10
buildings. The news that the. De 90, Al Niles
bad been set on fire, but fr.tur. ately discov.
cred in time to prevent its destruction. 4,
once gave to the new yecr,dit the fullest con-
f'tence Of the gang, and. be forthwith was
admitted into the rios' secret councils of the
leading despera9.oes.
Counierfeiiiag., horse stealing, incendia.
1ism' ouTs''ry robbery, and smallest petty
'aicehy, we ie the sworn objects of this mon
9anizatIon. Uue or meir designs
was 70 GLOW up the track and cars by an in
s'ar ,usly contrived torpedo, so arranged as
10 oe fred by the locomotive, aud explode
while the passenger cars should be over it,
The informant continued to act with them
until he bad procured the names of thirty
or forty of the conspirators, and their places
of residence, confined principally to L.eona,
Center, Jackson, Michigan, and to this city
Before plans had been masured for their ar
rest, the notorious Joe Dows-who, ii is
said, was the general of the concern was
taken from this city 10 Piilsburg on a requi
sition of the Governor of Pennsylvania, and
the management of The gang devolved upon
a fellow calling himself o. ID. Williams, then
in this city, but q resident of the State o.
New York.
This person, il is ascertaihed, was to leave
Detroit tor Buffalo on Thursday night and
as his arrest at that time would be the signal
for a general dispersion of his accomplices,
il vas dai erminsdiol let him proceed. while
an officer furnished with the requisite pa.
pers should accompany him, and make the
arrest duIing the passage, thus giving time
to perfect a capture of his companions in
this Siat6-Thai arrest was made by VIM
H. Goodnow, of the Custom House, WHO
was acting as United States Marshal, and
Williams was brought back to Detroit on
Saturday night, under escort Of ina officer
On his way up, Williams requested officer
Gooinow 10 mail for him a letter to Detroit
as soon as he should get there. This, when
they got TO the prison, Mr.. G, CONSENTED to
do, bnt received a reply that il was not Their
necessary, as the gentleman to whom he
had written had also become an inmate un.
der the anne roof.
On Friday night, the lime il had been
agreed to make the arrests in the interior, an
extra train Of cars was sent out from this
city, with a large number Of officers and as,
sisiants engaged for the occasion and such
were the arrangements made aud earned out,
by leaving squads along the line, that at LIE.
ona, Michigan, Cenier and Jackson, thirty
three men were arrested simultaneously
about day break on Saturday morning, and
brought in and lodged in Jail on Saturday,
P. M. Among the prisoners arrested are
three Justices OF the Peace, Eve men called
Doctors, one Judge and four Constables-
the latter belonging TO the township OF Leo
ma, not an officer Of which, from Supervisor
to Postmaster, but is said 10 be implicated.
In this city Washington Gay and Fratus
Smith were arrested on Saturday, and in The
house Of the former was found a variety OF
implements for burning buildings, aud so
constructed as 10 burn for one hour, or three
days, before setting fire 10 the building BY
Gee Of these machines, il has been discov.
cred, iha: the depo, Of this city was fired
last fall, which resulted in the loss Of one
hundred thousand dollars worth Of properly.
The arrests were made on a writ from the
United States Court for stopping the mail
and for counierfeiting U. s.. coin, and the
prisoners will probably be detained until the
next session of the District Court.
Intemperance and Murder.
We learn from the North Branch Democrat
that a man b. the name of Branhilt was last
week committed 10 The iaii at Towanda.