Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-12
Astounding Derelapclntlt Of Crime.

Al the late term of the Circuit Court
in Adrian. man calling himself AuGrs
rus STUART BYRON MCDONALD was con-
victed on an Indictment for attempt TO
murder Mr. 7. I. PARKER, and also on
an indictment for cons piring against the
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Railroad, The investigation AMI prose
cnIion of this cese.' says the Adrian
Watch Tower. has exposed and frustra
ted the designs OF a Sc: of desperidoes.
which exhibi: degree of cold bloodeG
a.rocity seldom manifested ny the black
est hearted villains Of modern times. The
aames OF the demons and their whole
olan Of action is believed 10 be Known
For prudential reasons these are tor the
presrnt withheld
The leading feels iii the case are brief
IS &c follows: On the 2lst Of March last
INSTRUCTIONS were placed upon the track
OF the railroad near Hudson; but no seri
Gus damage was done. Ga the 9th, ut
1 O'Clock y. NJ the locomotive Of the
morning mail train west was thrown
:ror1 the track, abou. nile east O! The
ciiy Of Adrian. One end Of an iron I
rai. had been placed under the tie, so that
the other end was struck by the engine.
No person was particularly suspected.
but tsacks nude by peculiar boot
were foucd around The spot. and an
! in, preston of the same was taken for fu-
/ lure reference. On the same day, Mr..
MooRg Superintendent o. the road. re-
ceived letter from person signing
/ himself "A. STUART" offering to disclose
+ fof liberal reward. some information in
regard to "a gang OF rascals who had
con- bined togei her Ia commit wholesale
murder end other criminal acts, by Oh
structing the passage of trains. and endan
gering the same on The Michigan South
trn aud Northern Indiana Railroad. -
I An answer TO the letter, through the
/ Post Office. was requested. Mr.. MOORE
replied asking for all interview. An
answer ives returned. that he (SrUART)
had written to one Of the leaders Of the
gang In New York aud IS soon as he
ceived an answer. which might give him
/ further information. he would cal! on Mr..
MOORE About four ddjs after. STUART.
alias BYaoS. presented himself. and gave
some further detais; and soon after. he
met Mr.. MooEE in company with Messrs.
IL. I'll. EMMoNs and 4. NJ. BAKER. attor-
neys for The Bailroad Company. He re-
pested his story. aud proposed for suit
a bic remuneration, to aid in bringing the
scoundte.s to justice.
Til. officers Of The Railroad Company
naturally looked upon his overtures with
suspicion. but, thanking that they might
through him. obtain some clue 10 the per-
petrators of the outrages upon the road,
they engaged his services. He thereupon
ave the names OF several parties. and
proposed TO correspond with some of the
leaders and draw the m on for the purpose
Of detection We may here remark that.
from all the disclosures. it would seem
that he was in league with the gang and
intended to watch the railroad officers
for them as we'll as them for the railroad;
and while he drew pay from one. share
the booty wi tn the other; aud while ma
king disclosures. trusted TO his skill! in
misleading the railroad men. so as to
prevent his disclosures from being Of
any avail.
On the evening OF the 18th Of April.
BYRoS came in great haste to Gen. SIN
CLAIR. the Assistant Superintendent of
the road. and told him that he had been
applied tn by a certain person to place
distractions on the track at certain
place Gen. S. and Others immediate
ly went to the place designated. and
found distractions placed as BYRON had
said.
As the great mail for the north west
goes over the Southern Road. the atten-
ton Of the Post Office Department was
directed to the subject Of these obstruc.
tons; and Mr.. ALLEN PINKERToS. po-
lice officer of Chicago. was appointed a
special Mail Agent to investigate the
matter. He soon came to the conclusion
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