The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-09-14
Arrest Of a Dangerous Fellow.

A loafering fellow named Edward BOughton
was arrested few days since, in Campville,
town of Harrington, on the Naugatuc railroad
for the horrible crime of placing obstructions
upon the track of that road, for the purpose it
is inferred of causing the destruction OF the
cars and the lives of the passengers. The ru-
in was attempted on Saturday evening, the Fl
inst, lust before the approach of the six o.
clock train to Plymouth A man in boat
fishing near Jericho bridge, saw the scoundrel
deliberately place two or three large stones
upon the track. within fifteen feet of the bridge
and upon an embankment 20 feet in height,
where the destruction would have been awful,
if the cars had been thrown from the track
The boat man removed the stones, but in tho
meantime Boughton had passed on.
When he had reached a distance of three
quarters of mile, not far from house, he
was seen by young man to come on to the
track, and place large log between the rails
and wedge it in with stone and pass on. Tho
young man decended unseen by the villain.
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bend of the road He ran round to see, and
discovered that plank had been placed there
across the rails. He now obtained the help OF
q man in the house, and the two removed both
distractions, and agreed to pursue the villain
to tho next depot, which was at Plymouth
On their way they found other obstructons,
which they removed. They overlook the fell
low within quarter ola mile of Plymouth
He inquired what they were pursuing him for.
They pretended they were going to Plymoth,
and asked him if he was not going the same
way. He replied affirmatively and they kept
an together. Tho Bridgeport train arrived
all safe, JUS: as they reached the depot.
The conductor and agent thore were inform
ed of what had occurred-but they see med in
doubt what course to take, beyond writing to
the Superintendent, Philo Hurd, Esq, who,
with his usual energy did not long hesitate in
regard to his duty; but Immediately started for
Plymouth and with an officer made search for
the monster, who was not however found till
three days after the occurrences related
He was then made prisoner hile in bed, at
Harwinton, and taken before Justice Tallmadge
who bound him over for trial, fixing the bail,
however, at only $500, but for want of which
he was taken to prison. The bail it is said,
will be increased, in view of the cnormity Of the
offence.
The penalty of tho crimo for which tho
prisoner stands accused, is confinement in tho
state prison for term not exceeding ten years,
and we trust that the judge will give him the
whole Of il. We have given all these details
because they are important to the public We
hope that the directors of the Naugatuc road
will show their apprcciations of the services of
the two mon who pursued the prisoner, by
giving them some neat little present, which
reward might be increased by those who are
able that were in the train of cars which so
narrowly escaped destruction. An opportuni-
ty is now afforded to the Court to make an
instructive example of the monster who has
been detected in his attempt to murder by the
wholesale. We hope it will BIO done.