Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-17
THE LATE ARRESTS IN MICHIGAN.

raon THE DETROIT DAILY ADVERTISER OF NAY Z.
The parties have been arrested mainly for the trans
Of the last season. connected with attempts 10 annoy
and obstruc business Of the Central Railroad at and In
the township Of Leon That township has for many years
had reputation such has been fastened upon any
other township locality in the State although very large
majority Of the population there respectable and as
upright as those OF any the State the West One
or two small villages however, in the township have been
cursed with three groggees where the worst portions
of the population have been accustomed TO meet and drink
and there have been for many in the township num-
OF individuals who have been notorious engaged IN coun-
tefeing and manufacturing spurious coin, and connected
with of that description in other parts OF the west AS
consequence that town has long been haunt Tor people
Of this character and it has sustained reputation Accord
ingly.
Of course there would be found there ready for almost
any vlany Some of the in jail for instance
have served their time in the State prison for bogus max
ing Some of them have been convicted ten years ago. ana
when the State owned the Central Rairoad for placing OBJ
sucons upon its track and annoying the State officers in the
of its affairs. Some of them have been convict
cd of stealing and robbery in Rochester and served out her
in the Auburn State Prison and, by the affinity
which such have each ohe have since found them
selves attracted to Leoni.
During the last they annoyed the Central Railroad
Company much, and, from their cunning and combination
escaped detection for long time far to escape convic-
on although the officers of the company have long been sa-
tsed who the guilty. parties were Because they escaped
long they became embodened and by OF that and
vigilance the part of the company such evidence
has been brought light will probably lead TO the convc
ton Of the principal offenders.
And yet the township Of Leon which has unfortu-
naey been the haunt of such villains engaged IN counter
eng making spurious coin and other species of crime,
ought be branded township Of villains where the
large Of the population worthy and industrious Peo-
Pile much less should the county of Jackson, or the other
counties along the line of the Central railroad.
1t true indeed that the offences which have been com
mted upon that road have all been in that township, or
elsewhere have been brought about by the immediate
and procurement of the instgaors at that place and yet
but for comparatively few Of the living there
the county Of Jackson the State would not have been in
danger of obtaining such reputation we observe some OF
contemporaries for manifest purposes seem be inclined
TO fasten upon
There has been attempt at mischief to the company for
eighteen months which has been traced to that point and
that point few individuals there. They have been
acuaed by variety of motives but mainly by desire to
OBJ ain money from the company apce of init
nations have been repeatedly given that certain indiv
duals approached the right there would be
further trouble No have been made but of such
and such only have been connected Immediately WITH
have been led guided by these individuals Nor there
suspect any others connected with these ansac
tons in any other part of the State
The made in Kalamazoo county, understand
Of banded together for the purposes Of horse-sea
ng Of whom there twelve and we also un-
desand that the testimony will be such that this trade will
probably be broken up We do learn that there any
worse charges aganst them.