Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-11-08
More of the Railroad Conspiracy.

Yesterday, Mr. Smith, the Chicago policeman,
arrested another individual near Fulton, for be-
ing connected in the railroad depredations. The
names Of the ! persons arrested are John Davolt
Joseph naVolt, Charles Mcneil, Eren Jones,
H. W. Hilton,-Brstol,
The two first names given are brothers resid
ing in the town of Albion. in this county They
have heretofore stood quite well in that town.
They were farmers, though both had sold their
farms in the summer, and designed leaving the
country They have been staying about there
however, for months only awaiting this occa-
sion to pay of the railroad" for the cattle they
had killed.
Mr.. Mcneil is quite a youngcrly man. H. :
toleraby wealthy. owning farm of some four
hundred acres of land, in Dunkirlz, few miles
from Stoughton lie has always been REGARDED
as one of the most respectable men in the town
Eren Jones was his hired man. Hubbard is
the mans name arrested for not moving the oh
structions which he on the track. Hilton
is regarded by many rs the rngleadcr in tho
whole affair, and as one who has tempted the
others TO commit this awful crims.
The devices adopted by officer Beck and Smith
to live i'll the nechbellood, to ingratiate them
selves into the confidence Of the rescals, and to
prepare for the discovery would form long and
interesting history Though related to us ut
length we are not permitted to divulge the ac-
count, rs its publicity would furnish the priso
nerS with tie points Tor tnclr ucfencc- nero
can, ms We learn, be no doubt of the guilt of all
but one or two of the prisoners.
A plot was laid some months ago to blow up
passenger train The plan to sink joint
of stone pipe filed with powder and stopped up,
at the end, under the track-to have a train OF
powder leading from the mine several yards
along side of the track mixed with percussion
caps; SO that when the locomotive crushed and.
! ignited the caps and fred the train of powder,
| the passenger car would be directly over the
mine, and suffer destructive explosion.
The annals of villainy hardly furnish more
dreadful instance of human deprayity than this
Fortunately this plan was postponed TIL afteo
| one more effort Of distractions had been made
In that the sc0undrels were detected.
The greatest trouble which officer Beck found
was in his numerous acquaintance, one OF whom
would occasionally "spOt' him and caused HIM
serious embarrassment. He always got of,
after secreted goods, or a horse which had beer
stolen and run off to that neghborhood, or some
| thing of the kind,
| officer Smith was variousiy suspected at
| Stouphton which he visited occasionally, of be-
| ing acounterfeiter and horse thief. He managed
however, to cvade trouble till the denoament set
him right,
| There is hardly ease Of creditable perseve-
rance, industry and skill ON the part of detec-
tive police, than that displayed by these officers.
| Great praise is due them. They have restored a
sense of safety to the travelling public, and Sc
cured as desperate gang of villains as ever in
/ tested a community Madison Patriot Moo. l..
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| u A friend OF ours says that lie intends ap-
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