The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-08-28
Miscellaneous.
From the Evansville journal, Aug.
Detection of u gang Of Thieves.

4 new nest of villains has jus. beer
discovered L. Decatur ,unty, whose cit
izens and those of the adjoining couu
ties have been annoyed beyond endu
rance by gang of thieves and counter.
feiters, who plundered as opportunity
Offered About six weeks ago SheliI
Jocelyn, Of Decatur county, went to Gin.
clnnati, aud arranged plan of discovery
aud arrest with the detectives of tha,
city, who sent up young man by the
name OF Gardner 10 act US pretended
accompice with the rogues
| Gardner went to Greensburah, the
headquarters of the gang, and soon
nade himself familiar with the parties
suspected, boarded, drank and slept with
them, aud by representing himself as
having dod gcd the officers, while his part
ner was arrested and incarcerated for
counterteiting he soon worked way into
their confidence. The Cincinnati detec-
tives wrote him letters from that city, as
though they were troni a confederate in
counterfei:ing operat ons, aud by show
lug these to the gang they became salts
ti-d that Gardner was indeed rascal like
themselves. They, therefore, took him
into "full cominunion," aud exposed
their various operations in counterfeit
money, burslarics, and robberies aud
how they disposed of the plunder-
They showed hun the mode OF manufac
turing tase coin, and the manner of r Ut
t!ugit IN circulation. They planned "a
number of robberies, in which it was
agreed he should be participant. One
OF these was to be perpetrated upon a
hardware aud jewelry store in Greens
bargh. Gardner KEEP, the detectives in-
formed Of his proceedings, and told the
proprietors OF the store Of the design.
1t was agreed that the thieves should be
permitted to commit the burglary in or
der to gain positive testimony against
them. Accordingly things in the store
were arranged SO as to render the los,
trivial, rs Gardner, who was to act with
the robbers, would know where the prop
erty taken would be concealed. On the
appointed night, Gardner proceeded with
two or three Of the gang to the store,
aud the shutter was bored and unfasten-
cd aud the store entered
To the gieat disgust Of the robbers, the
chief part Of the rich booty tney ex-
peeted had been removed and locked up
IN the safe. Thep swore the piunder
lett Was not worth the trouble they had
taken. They, however, consoled them.
selves By tue discovery Of what they
thought from its weight was u small box
filled with gold chains. The parry finally
loaded themselves with the knives,
wristlets and lekets, aud made for the
exi'-taking byroad they made for the
center OF piece o; woods, where they
built fire, examined their p!under, aud
slowed it away in a hollow log, until such
times as they could dispose of it with
safety The eoutents of the paper box,
however, ahich was So carefully protected
by Dugan, turned out to be nothing but
faacy snaps, which were east into the
fire as OF no value They then separa-
ted, and everything remained quiet un-
til Monday morning. Their operations
IN the store had been witnessed by sew
eral persons concealed where they could
see all that was done. On Monday the
Sheriff pounced upon five of the gang
and took them into custody. On Tues
day last they were brought before the
Mayor for examination, when they hlus-
tered and defed the officers, aud laugh
ed at the idea Of there being any testi.
mony against them. When Gardner
took the stand, however, and exposed the
plan OF operations arranged by the Sher-
1T aud himself and its successful ter.
mination, they were almost struck dumb
They could then sec how they had been
most successfully trapped IL their vii
lanous outrages, and made 10 other de-
teuse than a general denial The entire
gang was then committed liz default Of |
$500 bail each. on two charges Of burg |
larry Other charges viii be preferred,
to which they will be called upon to
respond, aud other arrests will follow.