The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-05

MORE or THE MICHIGAN CoNsrRACy-AsoruRR
ARREST Yesterday morning, calling him
self Chas. Mason, (alias Chas. Barnard,5 was
brought into town on a warrant issued from thig
county, charged With being connected th the con-
spiraces to destroy the property Of the Central
Railroad Co The arrest made by DR..
Beaidslcy, Of Niles, at Robnson's tavern, near
White Pigeon, and the prisoner brought to this
city In the custody Of Beardsey The circumstances
connected with the apprehension of this individual
are as follows Information had been laid before
d. Stuart, Esq, District Attorney for this county,
that one Gum, a person already indicted, with
Others IN the conspiracy case, but not ye: arrested
wos in the vicinity of Miles, under the assumed name
Of Sheldon, that he was sick, and had made state
ments to DIR. Beardsley (by whom the arrest was
made) concerning his connection with the parties
previously arrested. informing him (Dr By that
bis name Gunn and not demonstrating mt
the same time his intention with reference to a
plan to fire the Central Railroad Depot ut Niles.
Dr. g. affecting TO enter into the project by
him introduced to his friend, VIM. Ill., who
then at Edwardsburgh, and recommended a
valuable assistant. during subseqsent interviews
between DIR. b. and Hill, the later exhibited to
DIR. b., and to another whom DIR. y introduced
" reliable" certain machines similar TO (but much
larger than that found at Gays in this city, the
day after Gays arrest, and eventually fully revealed
to them their designs upon the depot at Niles, and
other points upon the Central road. A sooon as it
was deemed by MIR. Stuart, and the other prose-
cutting officers, expedent and desirable TO attempt
an arrest, a warrant was issued for llill and two
others Zone of whom lie Mason. the man yester-
day brought in by DIR. b.. The pursuit set on
foot for Hill failed, in consequence proba-
bly,, OF susIicions, on his part, Of Ir. b. lie
was pursued from different points in this State TO
Illinois, aud back TO Edwardsburg, where he was
finally found Eluding the officers of the law at
that point, he made his way to Robins,n's,
w hite Pigeon, where he probably arrived late on
wednesday evening, and to which place he was inn
mediately followed by Mason, who had, in the mean
time, fled from Edwardsburg. d. h. arrived at
Robinson's about II o'clock nj night in close pur
suit OF the fugitive. There he found ILL and the
prisoner in arrest, with numerous others of like
character. The moment Hill discovered Beardsley,
aud was informed by him that he came to arrest
him, be (Iiil) drew a revolver and discharged il AT
him. Three Of the caps did not explode-ons bullet
passed through the Doctors pantaloons, near his
thigh. The IRE WINS returned by DIR. r., but IIiu
succeeded in making his escape. Mason wa, how.
ever, arrested without serious resistance. search
Of the house and premises Of Robinson resulted ia
the discovery, In the barn, OF Of The torredoss
shown to DR. h. in hs conversations with Hill.
charged and IN complete order for its work of mis-
chief. The torpedo found in the barn Of Robinson,
il now in the city. We can hardly give any lie.
scription which will give any accurate idea Of ito
construction. AZ u a sort Of truuk-some 30 inches
in length, ~ inchee wide, and = in height-fed
WITH cAmphine turpentine in bottles and covered
WITH wax MIC. potase, and interpreted with layers
o. cotton batting, match paper, aud other combusfi-
bles 20 managed a. TO be ignted from the outside,
and 70 explode immediately, or at such time may
pe desired such is the peculiar construction OF
TINS internal machine, that after its explosion, no
the destruction Of any building selected ss the
theatre for its oper Ations-Deron (Mict) RE,
Pres. May 81.