Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-06-26
THE CAPTAIN OLA BAND OF ,oo n oBBERs
ARRESTED AT PIER COVE.

| ARRESTED AT PIER COVE.
tFrom the Aicean, (N1ich,, Recordl
| On the morning of Tuesday last, S. w.
Carpenter, of1he Dubuque Detective Police,
| arrived in this village, and after an interview
| with James Garrison, left in comp ny for Pier
| Cove, which is some twenty FIVE miles west
of this place. Their business at that place
was the capture of man by the name OF Bell
alias Sweetling, whom Carpenter had been
| following for about fortnight. The object
of their search was peeling bark for Mr.. III.
! Barringer, and was boarding at the house of
Mr. Fisher at Per Cove. Bell, or Sweetling
was known to be- O most deperate ruiliau,
and consequently his arrest had 20 be nrraign.
ed with caution 1t was ultimately effected
Just as he had taken his seat at the dinner
table, by Garrison's seizing him around the
arms. At the same moment Carpenter rush.
ed from his concealment, and in less time than
it takes to relate the fact iroued the prisoner.
A hurried search was made Of the prisoners
person, but nothing beyond an ole jack knife
was found. The three then instantly started
for this place, but they had not proceeded
more than half mile before Carpenters sus-
picions were awakened by his elbow coming
in cantact with some hard substance under
the prisoners arm and it was thought. expe.
dent TO make another and more thorough
examination of his person. a halt was made
and two Colts revolvers four inch barrels,
loaded and capped, were taken from his per-
son, having been secreted one under each arm
and a formidable bowie knife was found hid
den in his right boot. A thousand dollars in
counterfeit money was likewise taken from
him.
We learn that the prisoner recognized Car.
penter, and was exceedingly earnest in get.
ting promise to be kept out of the hands of
the mob, when they shOuld reach Dubuque
From this time he became very talkative
and communicative. We gather from con
yersation with Mr.. Garrison, the following
antecedeuts Of Bell or Swelling. -Four two
or three years be has been captain of gang
OF one hundred and sixty robbers, on the
banks Of the Mississippi. lie lived in a per-
feet palace on the Iowa bank, and passed as
n retired phisician, which enabled his gang to
visit him without suspicion. They owed sew
cra boats in which they were accustomed TO
run their plumber to a southern market. The
goods or property stolen by the gang amount
ed to between fifteen and twenty thousand
dollars. About fortnight ago, an attempt
was made to arrest Sweetling in one Of his
boats, but he escaped after being wounded on
the forehead by pistol ball. 1t was from
this event that he was followed by Carpen-
ter. The cargo Of the boat, on which Sweet.
ling was acting as skipper, was valued by
himself at ten thousand dollars His bidding
place at Pier Cove was discovered by the iu-
Perception of letter which his cousin who
came over here with him. had written and
posted to relations in Illinois.
4 MERITED COMPLIMENT The Philadel.
phia Inquirer says AT the great meeting
held last evening, resolutions were adopted,
highly complimentary Of the course pursued
by the Hon. Simon Cameron, one of the
Senators of this State in Congress, and by
the Hon. Il. JOY Morris, the able Rcpresen.
tative OF the Second Congressional District.
| The compliment was every way merited.
( Both gentlemen have, throughout the session
! which has just closed, stood manfully by the
| interests OF Pennsylvania, and eudeavored to
! sustain and protect home labor, home pro.
! ducts, and mercan industry generally 1t
must be gratifying 20 them, on their return
( to their constituents, to hear the exclamation,
We'll done, good and faithful! servants"
| An INGENIOUS NOVELTY has been brought
/ ont on the North Pennsylvania Railroad, in
| the shape OF station indicator, which informs
/ the passengers of the name of the station or
! place which the train may be approaching.
/ \ cylinder, placed in conspicuous part of
each car, contains the names of all the stop
! ping places on the line Of the road AS the
train reaches or leaves one station, the
brakesman turns out aud exposes to view the
name Of the next. 1t is "a great boon TO
travellers, especially strangers Harrisburg
Telegraph.