Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-02
ARREST or A DESPERATE GANG OF OUTLAWS

ARREST or 4 DESPERATE GANG OF OUTLAWS.
CLEvgLAHD APRIL 22.The Detroit Daily Tribune Of yes
Cray contains the OF the arrest OF not"r
Gus rang desperaocS who have for ntcs
ted jackson county, Michigan and by their awIessness rem
dered themselves terror to all. We briefly announced on
SATURDAY. says the Tribune the ot gang vi men in
Jack COUNTY, who organized for the most neilrln
purposes TINT dcpravity could suggest
Our readers will remember that for the aa, year or two
the Central Railroad Company have been constant? annoy
ed along their line BY persons who's" sole occupation seemed
to be r placing OF distractions the road and otherwise
DESTROYING the property OF the Company. AZ one time 50
systematic had their work OF destruction become that the
railroad company were induced 10 employ couple {" shrcwt
duty shon! be To travel along the line and
defect the offenders But 50 well organized were me band
,h, far eighteen months they cudcd the most preserving
inquiries Some four weeks $40, however one Of the per
sou, employed by company Obtained an lnkine Of the
orz ;ion and by ndrot management succeeded IN work
iua himself into the confidence at The Initiated.
Boi before they wuuli him to any considerable en-
tori was required proof oil his allegiance, that ne
should lire the depot Ns certain night, provided it
vas not previously done by individual from this city who
was to be sent for that purpose.
TN nirht came and to ward oil suspicion betrayal,
ve "a - secure he full confidence Of the gang, the depot
was iirsd-a necessary pecan"ns having been made to
avert ary serious damage 10 the buildings.
ha news that the depot Mics had been set on fire. but
,,rI in lime Ia prcvcnt its csirIciun nj gave to
,tc new recruit, fullest confidence nt the gang ard ne
was forthwith admitted TO the most secret councils ol r
lcoding despcradOcs. Conniereng horscsteain ncen-
,ris burglary robbery and the smallest petty arccncs
were the objects OF this monstrous orshnZas:on.-
NJ f heir designs was to blow up track and cars by
conved torpedo arranged as to DC bred by
nm. ncDnovc and explode while the passenger cars
shouL be over it, The informant continued TO act win
,, mill he had procured the Of thirty or forty Of
lin, conspiraors, their places OF residence N witch "e''
principally in I.cona, Centre, Jackson and this city:
Before plans had been naturcd for their arrest the noto
rios Joe Downs who is said was the general OF Inc gang
OAK taken from this city 10 Pittshnrs on rcqusllon from
m Governor Prnnsvlvana and the command OF the gang
iii mon one G.. d. Williams then in this city but resident
nj New York lie, tits asccHaIned, was To leave Detroit
FIR Ruao on Thursday night and as his arrest at that Time
enid be the signal general dispersion Of his accomp-
crs il was determined let him proceed. while an olcer
,shrd with the requisite papers should accompany him
and make the arrest during the passage mus giving 'c
ncrfect capture of his companions in this State.
That arrest was made By William II. Goodnow, OF tc
.,a,nm house who acting as United States Aafsnal'
Williams was brought back Detroit Saturday night
IN his way M he requested Mr. Goodnow 10 mail iet'e
far him n, Detroit upon his arrival which DIR. " cohsge
10 do; but upon reaching the prison "iiatS 'lo
bat II was not then necessary the gentleman 10 "iio'
m h, wrlrn had also become an Inmate unaer he '"o
roof. ...I -, ,,ro,d unnn 10
On Friday night-the time it had been astccH uio" -.
- bc arrests in the nterio-an extra tram OF cars
s,r ot from this city, with large number OF oicets anu
ana such were the arrangements carried OUT oy
vim squads along the line, that at Leona a1e's'i
,rn ard Jackson. thirty three men were arestcu
nuslv about day-break Saturday morning, anu "'s
in and lodged in Jail. eL ,,,oo G,o
Tho nrs0uers are three justices OF the peace hVe
,hvscians one Judge and four consabes Inc atte! cns
ns 10 the township of Leonn, not an oiiGei ..
smoervisor down - porkmastcr but Is SAID 10 oG np
Va omit tn names Of the parties implicated III e ous'
~ 100 nr ,b,m were found variety Of implements Tor ourh-
hul;nns and so constructed 10 burn one hou u 'ec
d,vs before setting fire 10 the building -! QUO " ms.
chimes il has been discovered that me aepot
was fired last fall, which resulted IN 'hc ''s' stV'o00
worth Of property. . tho n S,,,os C,rr,
~ si,,ninp the mails and for countefi,lnne Z. $"
The prisoners will probably be detained un'ii Tue ie
OF the district court