Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-03-26
WHOLESALE ROBBERY.

We append q statement, taken from the Pitts
buro, Pa.. Journal, of the arrest of nineteen per-
sons and the astounding developments implica-
ting them, and perhaps many others, in an almost
unparalleled scheme of robbery. Ready as we
are to credit any assertion, however extravagamt,
of the debasing results of Free Society at the
North. we confess that this development takes US
at fault When such is the beginning, what is to
be the ending? Let US of the South take warn
ing-us, who envy the brilliant progress, and
would take pattern after the systems and initiate
the habitudes of the Northern people! The
Journal, dated March II, says:-
For some time past, We have been in possession
OF the fact that n series Of extensive rohheries
had been committed on the Hittsburg, Fort Wayne
and Chicago Railroad, and that measures were on
foot for the arrest of those implicated; but for
feor of interfering with the ends Of justice we
have kept mum upon the subject However, as
the scheme has now ripened into full fruition, we
feel no longer any embargo upon our action i'll the
premises, and therefore, shall proceed to lay be-
fore our readers such information in relation to
the matter as we are in possession of.
Within the past year the above Company has
which had been safely shipped from the city, but
never reached their destination; and although
the utmost care has been taken to find where the
aforesaid goods did 60 to, and into whose hands
tbey fell no light has been thrown upon the sub
, iect until within few days past.
short time since, officer Perkinton, of Chica-
90, was engaged to try and ferret outthe mystery.
He laid his plans with so much Judgment, and
took every step with so much discretion, that the
thieves had no suspicion of his doings, and were
easily caught in the trap which he laid for them.
At his suggestion, lot of goods were pur-
chased, private mark put upon them, they were
packed in boxes, directed to various firms in our
western cities, and shipped to their destination
The decoy took admirably.
Alta given place in Ohio portion of the mark
ed articles were unloaded, part Of the gang took
them in charge. and the train passed on. They
were traced to Buffalo, n. Y, where they were
given into the care of an auctioneer, also belong
ing to the band. This, it would appear, has been
the depot for all the stolen goods, and where they
have been disposed of at auction.
The plan having ripeped, everything was now
ready for descent upon the thieves. According
", Mr. Perkinton came to Pittsburg last Thurs
day, informed Mayor Waeyer of hisintenton, and
our own efficient High Constable, Mr. Robert
Hague, with seven Of the Mayors police, started
that evening in pursuit. The result Is, that they
have arrested nineteen persons, one woman among
them, on all of whom were found stolen goods
which can be identifed and placed them in du-
rance vile in the State of Ohio, at the different
places where they were captured.
Among them arc employees of the Company,
lawyers, DOCTORS constables and merchants-men
who have heretofore borne an unbemished char
acter Some are residents of Pittsburg and Al
lechany but we refrain publishing their names
for the present.
There are well founded suspicious for believing
that the bridges burned down on the line of the
road, were fired BY of this band, for the pur-
pose of delaying the trains, so as the more easily
to carry out their schemes. We are not aware
how many of the employees are implicated; but,
from what we can learn, there must necessarily be
great many. For it is stated that the trains
during the past year, have made stoppages al
points where there was no warrant for so doing
and there unl"aded goods markcdf for other places