The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-13

4 PnLs1RR eENT1EC1D TO STATE PRIe0N FOB LW1-
OIxRK IN TIE NEW xoRK R0sr orRIcE sUs-
The adrian Exporter Of the "a instant eostsios .
three colan Of = vholssals csn.pirsey roo
and purosr the Western railroads which has bsen
discovered the hichig,u Southern EstlrOaf We
copoepse from the article all the mstarisl sta ,emso,s
The ssah brought 70 light In the Lsns~es County
Circuit Court during the trial Of ealing himself
Augustus Stuart Syroo Mcdonald, Who was trieo add
convicted Indictment or Attemp. to murder r.
I PsIier engineer the Southern road
The investigate on and prosecution Of this has
poeec and frustrated the designs II at OF despe sdos,
exh bits degree Of cold boodsd ssroc'ts seldom
us infested by the bsckest hearted Wilkins of dern
times The names or the demons and their ~hols plan
action orl ed TO be snown. For prudentisl
scrs. these arr for the present viii hsl1
IN account Of his psrcnssge /. Givs n ~ al.oof his
t-nyes ADD adyestures which, If true, demonstrates
HIM 10 be q rover OF the most sesndoned sort. He
s'ate that N 1882 he worked printer In tbs Detroit
F,oe Pes fife
On In. 2ist Of March last ob.tructons were placed
up the track OF the railroad Hudson, but
ricus damage doue IN the at, toe ioso motive Of
the nrg mail train Wet was thrown from the ssk
shout mile Of ADRIAN. One Of lroa rail
had Lesp placed under the tie 10 that the otbcr cad
strpck by the engine. No person psrticu-
lsIly suspect but tracks mart by peculiar boot
found around the spot, i'm Of the ssmo
taken for future reference On the came Gay. Nc.
Moore supernteE dent Of the road received follow
ing istter;-
Jos Fl. MOORE ESQ -Sir-I have for the psst few
days written i've note, to -end you, but often
lave changed mind and concluded 20 the infor
nation that wished convey you lie buriei la OBJ
security BUT TIE late act OF william, that Committed
may vi,hio sight Of city forces 70 dis desc
THAT receiver few days ago OF
10 nation Of gang Of rsscsls who have combined toge
thcr commit, may say, Wholesale murder
criminal by obsteucDg the passage of rra:ns aad
eh1sp i, rif tie the :. aud N II. X. This
,s,r q via ms arc under the mnnagen mt OF 10 meo
that arc hpos 10 ne The sat jsct 20 my know
leogs b, orc from those OF large OF rney
provided sould take part vito then in I'll Intended
viaiDy. Ills REUSED and scOrnfuly led their
proposals T. have any thing with th Itur.hsr
TO them ridei they h,uid at any
me- attempt To cary their lot tons into esct and
oe OF item sad shonla ever di Close = Their
ineniitns that IL ~ouo be- cectaic dea to me can
rot IN this Aoi. explain TO y,a the nformin that
wish To convey IL fun but should this mote,
ty dropping line In the Poet C1ic- tn me- Al il you
WISH, oisc!, 80 10 tho Of tue p.resin fact
will give all the alton that OF tbs parties
ano thtir intenSed plot conc iron that you S give
liberal reward would bs able to point th-m out or
Ged that Of them has in his trunk oocpmsnts tina.
would disclose tbs whole meter
hope you vii keep this subject dari, as 1904
Ing yte BY disc Osng this 10 you aud
would also the interest Of tho road BY disclosing
tbs subject 10 the public. Yes, such would make the
cannot tie to any asfac ion, should you wish
Ia know further about the matter let me kn0 and
win go to yeor Office any evening" that be convenient
To his Mr. Moore replied requesting iltcrvic~ An
apswer as reformed, hat he wrtoa to Of the
leaders OF the gang 10 New YorF, and son he
cised answer which might sivc him farther infor
nation he would call Mr. Moore
About four dsys after, Byron presented himself and
gave further det,ils; and after he met him,
IN ccnpaD with Ntssrs u Emmons and A. BsEor,
attorneys for the railroad company. He repeated his
story and propoeed for sui able rcmuneratioV, TO old
in Bringing the scoundreis 10 justice.
We here r-mArk, that IRON all the disclosures 1t
Iou]o that he in lesgus with the gang, 10
tel ded to wotch The railroad officers them welt
them for the reroed and whe he drew pay from ono,
inc Dooa I'm ne H1asr ana sh masos o
avail
III. officers Of tho road became suspicious Of the man
from some my ste ib.s actions whioa he would
nlan anc they cnd Dot understand, but they still gave
him much Of their confidence Mr. Emmons wrote from
son under cato Of July S. that he be
treated friend aud prote ted, far possible, al
though he bimte had doubts to the honesty OF his
intentions. Mcdonald alas By ron went to Work in tue
Office of the Ia? cssW, but irregular in HE habits,
and ut rights very frequently During this ii several
unsatisfactory confrsDces took place between him ami
Mir Bal or. which led to no information Daring
these visits howevor, Mr. Baker had obtained impress
sion Of biz boots b. psein frs.h sand on the cas and
above uncnfonsd
liz the en April Byron came in bless haste
to Gen. sinclcr assistant of road say
ing he bao been applied to by . 80 60 with hin,
ltle YES, Of the city, adrian and put obsractona
sot away rom bin ana haste ell 10 give the uformatoa
Gen. s, snd others went up the road about tgo miles
Where his found the distractions ,iacaa a. Byron hei
q ihc,locomoiivc.
ihs 81, at NEIL for tho North go.s oysr he South
err load ! L also great route for tho express ou
bnd it hss baen asccrtancd thai there us.o very
bIee amounts of money in the mad each OF
Il o cbotructcns, ae,ch Q 81. 9th ami ,rl 18th.
Thus By ron had notified tie company advance, of
sctGal ob.tructons given tho ramea of sms po haps
a q Tie parted and Jet tafy seemed nc nearer dotec
In the mean time, the attention of Che p Depart
Inen haa been called to the SUBJECT, aud Allen Plnter
ton, hsq, polica officer in Chic go was appor ted
special neil agent to investigate the matter. lie acon
came TO tho conclusion that whceyer toe cthor guilty
poses
Ono of tie Leaders, Byron said was in New York and
tor to him. The ict,or reached the New YORK Office,
and placed il certain box for delivery while an
ofcar Uas placed outsi to trail the psrsoa ceiling for
1t It was ncvcr ca led for bat dis -Four
days afr, B ron informed Baker that the had re-
ceved the letter, end cent him verbal saswcr, droct
get lest This The fact tina, tho dsprodators snow
when the mail VAS TO have large onco mt Of money,
sbowa that thay he'd az accomplish in the New YORK
Post OBce. We gro moi informed whether the clerk
IN, pected IS stil thoro
M. Pinksrtoa went With p Q. Euluons, ESQ Of De-
troit TO New York, but failed in finding the to
whom tho letter raa y DIRE, scd.
strict vach Gas Kept for him, OF It ascertain
S sss Sn the
~ asseu him IL to YVES cotton Of Sir --, an
Ii ssbman Of the nano-and he had forfeited his
passage money, and hao not been since.
Mr. Pinkerton determined to Byron; but the
OF ers Of hs railroad company ocs,usht him not to Go
be suspected Of doubIo dealing Win him he delayed Tor
some tne but Was very plain that hts boots mace the
track mentioned and acting "a no ~as for the
caAon visit OF Byron to Chcsg to arrest him; and
without his knowledge to obtain possession Of bis ooote
10 anifosted mu:h virtuols incigo ation and told
r. Pini erton that Gen. Casa Senator stuart Messrs
Jsrvs ard litchfoj, would take signal vengeance on
him Tor such treatment TO him That hc owned e35-
0c0 socs in tho lthern road and married TO
eautifnl girl In Chicago whose father is tn $780,
DOC; hat the hight whcu the rail was put on the
track cast Of Adrian te eating sters driok,ng
vine with 6ozen Of the best gentl-msn In Adrian
among whom stre Mr. Moore superintendent and Judge
PsAer attorney Of the road. His greatest grief how
at uQh Of h1W Mrq
Moore, wife the superintendent would feel to hear
that lie shut up in jal
Mr. PirkeIton doubt wh4thsr he had sufh ient evi
deLce 10 convict him, and determined him con-
vet himself He had there oro arrangements With
Vim. Beck, 70 deputy sberif of Mil raukie and he
prisoner in The Cell when Bsron entered For four
seels Mr. Beck was actually than half the time
IN the coll with Bycn. Tie rsst OF the Tins Bvrou sup
posed BIN In the dupgecu-such turbulent sczp-ess
roboer' did he OF himself. From day to day be
failed 10 drawing any Information from Byrcn whs
sustained by the hope that the rroad company vpuld
pnisci lin Nora La three uecka ssed