North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-30

ARREST A DESPERATE GANG o F Outlaws The
Detroit Daily Tribune, Of the 22d inst, contains the
announcement of the arrest of notorious gang of
desperadoes, who have for year infested
Jackson county, Michigan, and by their lawessness
rendered themselves terror to all. We briefly an
nounced Saturday. says the Tribune, the arrest of
gang of men in Jackson county, who were organ
lied for The most nefarous purposes that depravly
could suggest. For the last year two the Central
Rail Road Company have been constantly annoyed
along the line by persons whose sole occupation
seemed TO be the placing of distractions the road,
and Otherwise destroying the property OF the compa-
ny. Some four weeks ago, however, one of the per-
sons employed by the company obtained inkling
OF the organization. and by adrot ma nagement sue
ceeded in working himself into the confidence of the
initiated. But before they would trust him to any
considerable extent, it required, proof of his
allegiance that he should fire the depot Niles,
certain night.
The night came to ward off suspicion or betrayal,
well as 10 secure the full confidence of the gang,
the depot was fred, all necessary precautions having
been made to avert any serious damage to the build
ings. The news that the depot at Niles had been
fire. but fortunately discovered in time to pre-
vent its destruction, gave to the new recruit
the fullest confidence of the gang, and he forth
with admitted TO the councils of the lead
ing desperadoes. Coun:erfeing, Eorse-steang, in
cendarism burg larry, robbery and the smallest petty
larcenes objects of this monstrous organ
ization. One Of their designs was to blow up the
track and by ingeniously contrived torpedo,
so arranged to be fired by the locomotive and to
explode while the passenger cars should be over It,
The informant inued to with them until he had
procured the of 80 40 Of the conspirators,
their places of residence, &C., which principal
ly in Leona, Centre, Jackson. and Detroit.
Before plans maured for his arrest, the noto-
rious Joe Downs who, it is said, the general of
the gang, taken from Detroit 10 Pittsburg.
requistion from the Governor of Pennsyvan and
the command of the gang fell upon one o. D. Will
iams then in this city, buta resident in the State of
New York.
The arrest of Williams made by William Fl.
Goodnow, of the custom house, who acting as
United States marshal, and Williams brought
back to Detroit Saturday night
On Friday night the time it had been agreed upon
make the in the interior, extra train OF
cars from this city, with large number
of officers and assistants, and such the arrange
ments carried out by leaving squads along the line
that at Leona Michigan, Centre and Jackson, 33 men
were arrested about daybreak on Saturday morning.
and brought in and lodged in Jail.
Among the prisoners three justices OF the peace
five physicians, Judge and four consables, the
latter belonging the township of Leona, not Of
fcer of which, from supervisor down to postmaster
but is said to be implicated.
! The arrests made writ from the United
States Court for stopping the mails, and for counter
feting United States coin. The prisoners will prob
ably be detained until the session of the District
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