The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-05-07
Arrest 81 q desperate Gang Of outlaws

Arrest tof a desperate Gang Of Outlaws
The Detroit Daily Tribune, of the 22d
inst, contains the announcement of tho ar
rest Of notorious gang of despcradoes,
who have for a year or more infested Jack.
son county, Michigan, and by their Iawless.
ness rendered themselves Il terror to oil.
We briefly announced on Saturday, says
tho Tribune, the arrest of n gang Of mcnin
Jackson county, who were organized for
the most nefarious purposes that dcprayily
could suggest. For the lust year or two
she Central Railroad Company have been
constantly annoyed along The lino by per-
sons whose sole occupation scem to bu tho
placing Of distractions on the road, and
otherwise destroying tho property OF the
company.--Some four weeks ago, however
one OF the persons employed by the Com
pany obtained an nkling OF HE organizl-
tion, and by udroit management succeeded
in working himself into tho confidence Of
The initiuted. But before they would trust
him to any considerable extent, it was re-
guircd AZ proof of his allegiance, that he
should fire the Depot at Niles, on Ger.
tain night.
;,,t Tho night came, 10 ward of suspicion or
betrayal, as we'll as 10 secure tho full con.
tilencc Of Tho gang, the depot was fired, all
necessary precautions having been made
10 averteany serious damage to the build
/ ings. The news that the depot Mt Niles
had lecn set on fire, but fortunately discov-
cred in time to prevent its destruction, at
once gave to the new recruit the fullest
confidence Of The gang. and he as at once
admitted to tho fullest confidence OF the
!gang; and he was forthwith admitted 10 The
most secret councils Of the leading dcsper-
ADDE'S. Counterleiting, horse stealing, in
cendiarism, burglary, robbery, and the
smallest petty larccnlcs were sworn objects
, OF this INDUSTRIOUS organization. One of
tlic:r designs was TO bow up the track aud
Ears by all ingenious!y con,rivcd torpedo,
$50 arranged as to bc fired by the Iocomo.
1.-Two and 10 explode while the passenger car
i. shonld be over it, The inforn,an, con,inu
ed TO act with them until he had procured
the names of 80 or 40 OF tho conspira,ors,
Hheir places of residence, &c, which were
principally in Lecna, Centre, Jackson and
Detroit.
Before plans had hccn ma,urcd or his
arrest, the notorious Joe Dows, who, ii is
said was the General Of the gang, was tax.
cn FROM Detroit to Pi,,sbn,g, on "A rcousi-
tion from tho Governor of Pennsylvania, and
tho comma, d Of the gang fell uEon one
Q. j. Williams, then in this city, but re-
:sident Of the State of New York.
The arrest Of Williams wus mado by
WIN. II. Goodnow, of tho custom house,
who was acting as United States marshall
and Williams was brought back to Dctroi,
on Saturday night.
On Friday night, the time it had bccn
agreed upon 10 make the arrests in the in.
terror, an extra tram of cars was sent out
drom this city, with a large number OF Off.
GERS and assistants. and such were the ar.
engagements carried out by leaving squads
along the line. that at Lcona, Michyan,
Centre and Jackson, 33 mon were arrested
simultaneously, about day-break on Satur-
day morning, and brought in and lodged in
jail.
Among the prisoners are three justices
ofthe peace, five physicians, one Judge and
four constables, the latter l,clong'ng To the
township Of Lcona, not an officer Which
from supervisor down to postmaster, but,
is enid 10 hn i,nn'ro,sA,y- N