The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-15

The semblance of news, we publish tho do
tails q tie rout Of the scouadscss ot me
Nes. q their rsudesyous in Michigan
Since the following was written We per.
ceive TIM. sercnfecn moro have been az,
rested. embracing men heretofore esteem,
cd respectable, The su.hori.ics have COM
menced a, head quarters, We hope the
whole gang may BIO sx'erminaicd before
,hey cease their exer,ions. -ED. Gar.
frrcm the Desroi, BaIlo,in
ANoRGA NlZEDBANDOr DESPERADOES
BROKEN uP-S6 PERSONS ARRESTED
AND IN JArl.-CHARGED WITH BE-
LONGING TO 1T. ~
We briefly snnounced on Saturday the
srrcst ofa gang Of men IN Jackson county,
who were osganized for the most nefarious
purposes thai depravity could invent Our
time did not then admit Of details in the az.
res. thai We ,sow give.
Oar readers will remember Tint for the
.lssl yearm 4 o, the Central Railrond Com
-panv have been constantly annoyed along
thois line 5, persons whose sole occupation
seemed 10 be in placing distractions on the
sond,. tearing up the track, and othcrwiSe
destroying the property Of the Company
Al one time, 50 systematic had the work oil
destruction become that the Railroad Com
pany were induced 10 employ a couple Of
shrewd individuals whose duty il Should be
70 ,rsvel along the line, and Il possible de.
,ect The offenders; but 30 well organized
were the band, that for eighteen months
they clIded tho most persevering efforts Of
detection. Some four weeks ago, however,
one of these persons employed by tho Com.
pany obtained an inkling Of the orgnniza-
ton, aud by adro, management succeeded
in wurming himself into the confidence Of
the ini.iated--but before they could trust
him TO anytconsiderab!e extent, il was re-
qnired. as prof Of his allegiance, that be
should fire the Depot at Niles on a certain
night. provided il was not previously done
by no individual from the city who was to
be sent on for that purpose. The nigh,
camc, Is hen the burning was to be effected,
md 10 ward Oft suspicion Of betrayal, a.
well as 80 secure the fall confidence ofthe
gnng. the Depo, was fired all necessary
precautions, however, having been made
10 save any serious damage TO the building.
The news that the Depot, at Niles had
been SET on fire, but fortunately discovered
in time 10 prevent its destruction, at once
gnya to the new recruit the fullest conf
dence Of the gang, and he was forthwith
=. I'D IA h. .Osta aff hn
leading desperadoes. Here was obtained
the most startling Information ever con-
v:cred by banded ruffians--no species Of
crime, no ingenuity Of plan, 90 want Il
means for their hellish purpose, were left
unknown. Connteristing, !. sling,
burglary, robbery, and the
smallest petty larceny, to say nothing Of
other diahoiical intentions. were the sworn
objects Of this monstrous organization. So
hardened and lost TO every conscientious
feeling were these associates that one Of
their recent heliish designs was TO blow up
The track and care. by on ingeuiously con-
.rived torpedo, which was so arranged as
to be igni,ed BY the locomotive, and ex-
plode while the passenger cars should DO
over il. and thus destroy the lives Of unof.
Tending passengers. Tho intormant COZ
iinued to act with them until no had pro-
cured The names Of some thirty or forty Of
The conspiraiors, md their places Of resi-
dence, confined principally to Leoni, Mich.
igan Centre, Jackson, and this city. Be-
fare plans, however, had been matured for
their arrest. the notorious 10 Bows, who il
is now said was the General OF the concern,
was taken from this city to Pittsburgh, on
the rcq,lisiiion Of the Governor Of Pen nsyl-
vanin. and the management Of the gang
devolved upon fellow calling himself O.
d. Williams. then in this CITY, but a rcsi-
dent II the State If New York. This per
son il wns ascer,ained was 10 leave Detroi,
for Buffalo on Thursday night, and as hi.
arrest al that time would be the signal for
u general dispersion Of his accomplices il
vas determined to let him proceed, while a d
oFicer, furnished with the requisite papers.
sh nd accompany him and make the nrres,
during The passage giving time 10
perfect the capture Of his companions in
this State. That arrest was made bv Vim.
II. Goodnow, Of the Custom House, who
was acting ns U. s. Marshal, and Williams
was brought back 10 Detroit on Saturday
night, under the sscor, Of that indefatigible
officer, who deserves much praise for the
admirable manner in which he conducted
the arrest. On bis way up, Williams re-
qnssied officer Goodnow To mail FOR him a
letter 10 Detroit. as soon as he should pc,
there. This when ,hev got to the prison,
Mr.. G. consen,ed,odo, bu, received a reply
that it was not then necessary, MS the
gentleman to whom he had written had al.
so become an inmate under the same
ronf
On Friday night, the time it had been
agreed to make tho arrests in the interior,
an extra train Of cars was sent out from
this city with large number Of officers nd
assistants, engaged for the OCCASION, and So
we'll were the arrangements made and car.
ried out, by leaving squads along the line,
that at Leon, Michigan Centre, aud Jack.