The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-12-27
\ vILLsIvous GANG BROKEN
Arrests ia Oakland and Kent Countie>- ID. -
peratc Resistance ro The ORicrT.

stolen goods led to the arrest IF tvo or three
u.en IN the town Of Waterford. in Oakland
county among whom was one DAN. a
b-other If the n5toriuu. HiraDi Dotl an
rid offender, WAO was sent 10 the State
Prison from It's county, a few years since.
They were taken, Mt Without some diff.
Guilty cn the pant Of the officers, aud one or
two others c-c1god. The arrests were made
on clrcgu.>JaDJ!ai evidence but one % the
prisoners at once offered himsclfas a witness
ior the State, and revealed the fact that be
was one Of regularly organized band,
having It's head quarters in the county Of
Lapeer, engaged IN tie business Of house
breaking, couatcrfeitiug and plundering
generally. The members Of the gam Were
scattered about the State. and particularly
along the line Of the Detroit and Milwau.
kee Railway. lie made a clean breast
Of the whole matter, giving large number
of names and much other information, for
the bcucii, OF the officers. The revelation
implicated AnSDa Lam5-who has served
Il term in the State Prison, whittier he was
sent some four Years ago, from this county
dav pipbt last in oua.t IF him H. Ir.;
nc. W.. - II t. Gllcrln Norfon
and his deputies and assistants, on the same
evening
On Saturday, officer \. c. Wright, Of
the township Of Alpine, procured team
and a hay-rack, aud started on a scouting
expedition. Calling at the house Of broth.
cr-ln-iaw Of Lambs whore he wCs agreea-
tly surprised To 'iud his uan in company
Of one Doty- another Of the same desprate
band-hc made some inquiries relative to
the hay trade IN that section, and imnedi-
ateiy returned to the city with the welcome
intelligence that he hal! " ho'ed the game
oihcer tady, acc mpaliod by Wright
and a powerful and r,ssiUte man, named
Pcakc, started for their men early in tie
IN the cvcnin. On arriving at the house,
some cen miles from the city, they found
the iutimat,s about retiring. Lamb was
already in bed. and Doty was just on the
point Of following bis example. Ga the
officers making their appearance in toe cham
bcr where the villains were and making
known their business, Doty immediately
closed with Cady. aud Lamb, rcmarklng
that itthat wast the game he might be 'coun
ted IN, closed with Peake.
In the scatia, the lights were put out,
aud tady and D0ty tumbled hcad.Ong down
the steep stairway, into the room below.
Wright ran down after them, and found
rhem >'lIi c.inch"i. In this fall Doty,
who hal and was g. deavoFins to use dirk
knife, was It Is supposed, accidentally woun-
dcd in the abdomen. the cut being ralIng
cash acIoss the side and Of very Danger
Gus character DutE now submitted, and
tady proceeded at once To the assistance Of
Peake, who was still struggling with Lamb,
III the chamber above, leaving Wfi-h 10
fa,tcn the irons upon Doty.
No sooner was Cady out Of tie way, how
ever, than Doty again resisted, and stagger-
ing away from the officer as the two got to
their feet after fall, he drew pistol, fired
upon Wright. and Immediately ran for the
yard. While getting over the fence,
Wright, who had followed him closely, over
took and struck him over the head with
the heavy iron sbacklcs knocking him
down. But in spite Of his injuries, Do'y
managed 10 shake of his assailant, leap the
fence and disappear in the darkness
Wright then returned to the house to the
assistance of the others, and Lamb was thor
ously secured with irons. The officers
took him to place Of safety aud then star
ted in pursuit Of Doty. Tracking him
through the freshly falling snow about four
miles, they found that he had broken open
a stable, stolen horse, and again taken 70
flight. Some eight or ten miles further on,
they tracked him into barn, wher, he was
endeavoring to secrete himself IN hay
NOV. oIiicer Cady ordered his men to
shoot him at sight unless he came down
surrendered but the sight Of rife IN the
hands OF Wright qHelled him and he came
down from his hiding place and gave h n
self up.
The night was far spent when the sue
cesstui party returned am lodged then
prisoners in the county jail 1t was touno
necessary TO procure immediate surgical
ald Tor poty' who Is 50 badly INJURED tAa'
Ills recoEtry l. 'oinc"na. uou"''u'' Desil'
the terrloie cut III LIs s!0e' ne Is sH'chihe
y manglea ana bruised "DoN' the heaa ,; aho .-
Gody by 'ne Oio"S Ag Fyce,'eu' 'AI his s i4-