The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-03
Fientlish Attempt at Wholesale DIuarsier--Ar-
rest or the Villains.
fLEAsUpEs OF THR LIFE OF A DETECTIVE POLICE


from the Chicago Tribune, July %.
About week ago the sureintsndent O. track repairs
ton Of Lis bat was not kept in proper shape deter
mined TO 0mss the whoe gang men on thas ssction
when di,eharsed promptly reported TO the General su
pernt ndsAi Col James Moore 1T 1drisn he afraid
tnsrs might ~ trouble on the section near
pcors to Prktrtcu CO., who forthwith concentrated
their detective force in that neghborbood under the
personal supervision of Fullerton himself. From the
novsrents of things on Monday evening last Mr.. Pak
erton wss led to place ADDITIONAL force Of railroad
men slerg the track from Mller's station to Calu-
net. The night was dark and rainy-just the kind OF
for such demons TO go to work Stealthily the
watch s,Se rons she NOOK ana isa;nny
town. claw bar, ouch is used for drawing spikes,
found As one had been mssing upon this section
by Mr. Oakley az to whers 1t was tensd AL knowledge
Of il; Nj Fullerton took up position go IS to watch
observed to cautiously up the track; shost
teek ;is claw bar from Il. hiding place and
iawsd BY and the Others The country in
this region is wild and unsettled, and arriving at
favorable place whore the track the Calumet
river undoubtedly selected by them It's dangerous
they went to work with the bar drew the nd
did The rail, side making perfect switch. During
the time they at work Pinkerton and his lay
within few feet Of them As they started to return,
one OF them observing something dark to lay by the
track stopped 10 Lck Il up 1t proved TO be only Mr..
T. himself, who Immediately srrarg TO his feet and
seized the vsin by tie throat The iend fought lus
~, u.
Them ard Put after the other, who with the speed Of
lightning fleeing west upon the track. Finding he
going to be dAtapced, PiLkerton, as deruier re-
sort, fired upon him. when the villain halted and cred
st PipkeItop arc again debut this time ran directly
into the bar DIS CT the placed the
track, and Who hearing the firing, were hastsning to
the scene. He Immediately captured and brought
back TO where the other prisoner was when, slip
Pug out Of his coat, and leaving |. in the hands
0f the onfcer, ne wheeled upon Mr. p, struck him
violent blow, knocking him into the ditch and up
the bank like bird and disappeared in the woods, and
although closely followed by the men, aided by the
DARKNESS made his escape He is probably dangerously
uacs ard in the wood. The wound supposed to 10
somewhere about the body. ssP.'s hands were all
ed with blood IN the pcus. The other prisoner fought
vstIeny until securely ironed, when he conveyed
10 Calumet, Little three miles He proved to be
an ist man named Peter Welsh, Of the gang who
we're lately discharged. Welsh rays The who msds
his ercspe was also discharged track hand wslsh
csmmiss on Of the act An express and mail train
cue At tbs point whAye the rails moved within half
an hour, and 1t truly fearful 10 calculate what might
have bten the loss Of life the depsedations had
BEEN discovered On the arrival Of this des-
patcked by Mt p to Chicago to hs partner Mr. Rucke
woods laying between the Michigan Central and Mshi-
gan Southern railroads. and at daylight energetic
effort mace n every direction from Calumet to find
the rusn At the latest reports he had been tracked
Michigan City and thence West Skilful officers on
his track and there be but little doub OF bis arrest
in few days. Welsh has been committed by Squire
Thomas, Of Calumet to Valparaiso jail for ten days to
rade. The track upon the Michigan Southern road is
perfectly safe snd The Of this scounirel and
the careful watch that Is kept upon the road
| will prevent any further trouble.