The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-04

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From The Hartford Tisaes Dec. IL
eone rezneskAAe dsvslepsments have been
lspaok1 - puhic nstios h Tie town Of Chester,
naa:, vAisA tend 10 exhIhas IN seroag light the
DDslnsip1s1 shasast<rs Of the Maine kx clAn N
- 80, ns.2 :. t =. . . Carson LsAgas. We
y seens Nat 5000 persons Who oonGiaseed them
sves injured BY the eAlorcemsnt q Che Law, sought
noAahcatoa thar - secret ami unworthy scts Of
M. ,s :: s q the p .'s
- individuals who would seem TO b ambitious q
ou1dohg al ether Carson leagues in the extent Of
heir dshonorable conduc.-resolved to entice the
offenders into the commission Of criminal acts, on
which they might rest prosecution against them.
A complaint was tried last week before . Justice
g Springfield, against Henry D. Wilcox, Edward L.
Lib, Henry Dewey, Heman 8. Lucas and Henry
and Benjamin B. Chanbsriin, Of Albany, charg
ing them with conspiracy 70 Undue certain per
sons IN Chester TO attempt 70 blow up . grist mu
belonging 70 the said Wilcox, and 70 paint
~ hoSse of Turner, for the purpose OF getting
thsn convicted Of THESE offences. II appeared IN
evidence that these persons wore memberS Of the
ssCarson League" in Chester, and that, acting M.
der The belief that certain 0utEages last spring had
been committed BY persons opposed to the Maine
hGuor law, they had entered into secret and de-
k6eyafe combination to inveigle these persons (who
were, it would appear. poor and disspsted felIows)
Into The commission Of serious acts Of crime, In
der that they might be thus punished for their sap
posed previous offences.
Ihis' Carson League" accordingly sent to Alba
ny = preliminary step, and procured worthless
1sr and open low rum shop there. TIE money
70 buy his liquors. was furnished by this Carson
League. 4 good organization this, truly, to %
mp for moral reform" society and : lever
Tie Maine law. It appears that in the course
- sixty days this dissipated and degraded tool
Of the Maine law folks actually received, by
express and sold between eleven aad twelve barrels
q Iotg9s liquor. The purpose Of this free dssri
TIE confidence ofthe suspected persons and get and
Aeep them In proper condition for his other move
DeAta At the same time he pretended great hos
nifty to the Carson League. and took frequent op
6s the commission Of various deeds Of violence to
the property Of some OF the defendants. One OF
these suggestions was to paint Turner's horse (Tur
ssr, hc is remembered, is member Of this leagae)
and il appeared that he bought and prepared the
msteyials for painting the horse and left them at
the house Of an individual in Chester whom he had
en9eavcred to h!re TO paint the horse.
Another suggestion of his was to attempt to blow
mp Wilcox's mil. (Wilcox is another member.")
We copy nom the Republican:
he seemed to have hbored ct this with much di l.
sssce r. offered 70 procure the powder 70 do it
teHdAnts, and called upon them to furnish him with
The mosey to pay for It. And he was seen TO have
keg Of powder in his possession short time be.
fore The attempt vas made 70 blow up the mill
N the night Of June IA and several Of the other
defendants, baving received notice from him, were
o. The watch TO see who did it. But the attempt
1Ailed, and key Of powder, similar to the one seen
IN his possession, was found near the mill.
But the most singular fact in the case 10 that the
Other defendants, the members Of the Carson
League, and some Of them its OH ;ers, seem to have
Hnvtw -AA$ - III -
this time, and TO have furnished him with the me ms
OF proceeding. II appeared that they paid him
some $500, while there, and that he had no money
except what heTeceived ffom them-so that it may
Be fairly presumed that their money paid for the
liquor, and the paint and the powder.
This agent Of the Carson League was in the habit
Of infor ming his employers, from time to time, Of
he progress, plans, and wants: How he procured
ed from the following precious samples Of his cor
Sesp0ndence -
CHESTER FACTORIES June 1, 1854
Gentlemen-You wrote to me as though you thought
i am true blue Now about the register Of
what is said, have minute. But you must keep a
,snute OF what send to you for sometimes may be
little e and not recoect as well afterwards asI would
when wrote u. ! want twenty FIVE in the
Back will be back and will wake them up with rum
you will have some fun.
0entlemen-I done my best to fech Kingsley ana
have succeeded in one Point the Beckett matter did
Dcb mention 10 MN YET, but he ses ne Will with
any time. am going to Chester village to-day, fur
nsh stun for them to make zebra Of Turner's Grey
horse. ! am to get tar, and take IL to King =
Iey's house tomorrow. 1t will be done Monday pght
You win certin catch them at Turner Is
borse, If you tend to it.
Mr. WI have sounded these fellows as near as can
make out, they are willing to go in with and Blow
you up that is Ed and Otis. There is then,
that could get into very soon, but that would be
we'll as it would TO catch Ed. and Otis. thins
lean manage to have them lay IN with to get them
p0wdefrom Albany.
Mr. WI have made a contact which shall cary
into effect intend to buy Indian rubber bag, that
VIII be water proof, to hold about 80 h. powder and
about Fifty feet Of safety fuzc that may blow up
mill a. think one of the two will tuch 1t of
that is Ed or Otis, this you shall no in due time.
n order for to purchase these things must have $40
more toll morrow morning.
There are other Organizations called Carson
Leagues" in other States than kassa shusetts, who
apptsr 10 be d. sirous of doing small asts of mean
Dess; but this one st Chester, Mass, surpasss
al Others that We have heard Of in dishonorabe
coDdnct.
An Extradltion Case IN Boston.
From the Boston Traveller Dec 81
The case Of James Mcdonald, of the fishing
schooner s. and n. Rogers, OF Gloucester, vino Is
claimed BY the English consul, Mr. Grattan, as q