Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-03-26
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FROM THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
Chemung N. Y. Correspondence.
The LnzerRe Gang-Fmther Developments
Another Watchnaan Arrested -Hightcay
RoJ5ery--A Wolf an Sleeps Ctothing-
arrest of Hiram iSheers an Schay1er cour-
t--Great Encitement-Elrpected Arrests
an Tioga County, Penna. Safely Of Rut-
ter, his appearance and Complaint,
John r. Harper and Brorn alias Waite.
ELMIRA, Chemung Co., N. Y, March Il
Yesterday morning another of our some
what celebrated village watchmen, George
Loup, (brother of Henry Loup, already IN
der heavy charges, was arrested and commit
ted, in default of two thousand dollars bail,
on a charge of highway robbery, committed
in Elmira, in November 1854 while acting
as policeman Rutter alleges that he and
Loup-who seems to be q wolf in sleeps
clothing g''-with another individual, not yet
arrested, accosted young man named james
Dickson, about eleven o'clock at night, and
pretended they were all watchmcn, demanded
he should accompany them, which he refus
ing to do, Rutter seized him by the collar and
tripped him; as he was falling Loup struck
him on the head with mace, stunning him
80 that the gang had ample time to rifle his
pockets of S17, 80 in cash, and a promlssory
note. The proceeds they afterwards divided
equally among themselves. The night was
very dark, and Dickson was unable to recog
nizs any of Il e party at the time they accost-
ed him
Our Sheriff, who left Schuyler county on
the 18th, to arrest some alleged members of
the Luzerne horse-thief gang, succeeded in
capturing Hiram Sheers, formerly of this
place, who left here suddenly soon after Rut-
ter's confession was made public in the Dis
patch. Shears was yesterday (Thursday)
sent down here, ironed while Sheriff Gregg
went some twelve miles further in search of
two more of the gang, named Smith and
Thompson, both of whom are probably arrest
ed. Shears was charged with receiving stolen
goods. Rutter being the only witness against
Kim, and Gin default of bail in one thousand
dollars committed to our prison.
The almost daily arrest of some member of
this daring gang of miscreants, creates an in
tense excitement in our community, and were
not the statements of Rutter in many instan-
oes strongly corroborated by other circumstan-
ces, many would be inclined to regard them
as a. Munchausen stories indeed, it is
scarcely credible that SO extensive gang
should have so long existed In this State and
Pennsylvania.
Some developments, recently made induced
Julius Sherwood, Esq, well known lawyer
from Tioga county, Pa, to leave for Wells
boro yesterday, to secure the arrest of three
or four of the gang in that vicinity-so that
Chemung county is by no means Z" alone in
her glory"
Rutter, whose testimony has been useful
in scattering the gang, is in custody at the
Drainard House, and some think he is much
safer, at least for the present, in the hands of
the law than elsewhere-as very many folks
are interested in his disappearance. He, how
ever, expresses no great anxiety. and likes his
quarters very much-smoking his cigar calm
iy, while others partake more or less of the
prevailing excitement. He is a medium sized
man, with sandy complexion, red hair, and
-goatee-the latter quite heavy for man of
his size-strongly and compactly built, active
and sprightly in appearance, bright and grey
eyes, rather forid complexion, and of what
phrenologians would denominate combined
muscular, nervous and vital temperament.
There is everything about him indicating
muscular activity and power of endurance.
He could probably ride horse-after having
suddenly and shrewdly come into possession
of him-ffty miles, Cf circumstances requir-
ed it, at rapid rate. and come out as fresh
as the next man. Give two rods the start, on
foot, and we venture the assertion that most
men would have more than they could attend
to, IN attempting to oYertake and secure him.
Judging from has appearance / should say
that he was not naturally degraded villain,
but one made SO by the unfavorable circum-
stances Whicfr have surrounded him. He is
evidently one of that class of individuals pos
sessed of strong go-ahead-a-tive powers, which
coupled with great daring and caution, and
misdirected by unfavorable circumstances,
have Gin the absence of g hold-back straps")
impelled him to pursue successfully his re-
markable career of crime.
While enjoying his present quarters, he
finds fault with the eating accommodations in
your Jail. While he admits that the boarders
in such establishments should not be fed very
high, he thinks bread and water merely is
rather too light a diet-especiaily when it is
given out in homeopathic doses-for even
prisoners to live on from day to day How is
this? You used to feed your prisoners bet
ter years ago.
John X. Harper, arrested IN Buffalo. is
quite small man, ESQ Rutter tells me, } while
Drown Is large, stout-looking fellow.
ga" hlm' Tor the first time, at our Jail yester-
day. l asked him if his name was Brown. |
and he rather surlily replied that they called
him by that name. He seems very uneasv
and dispirited. Probably bis close onart~is |
don't agree with him.
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