New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-20
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD CoNSPIRA tors
CAPTURE OF NINE or THE GASG-oFFIcnL
STRATEGY.

CAPTURE OF NINE or THE GANG-OffIClAL
STRATEGY.
In tbemonth of July the Central Pacific Railroat
p az men who angered at the action OF
Company in dischargng white heorers from tner en
Cinnamon, had banded together for revenge when wm
TO be achieved by burning and otherWse uesuoy 1
Angust l. The Railroad Company gave 20 ex-Chief Of
Police Burke of Sacramento the task Of ferretngont t
torch After few days spent IN gathering information
aud arranging his plans he on the sth accompanied D
Officer Rider, went up the road, his object being 70
catch an individual whom he had asoertained 70 b.
a member OF the band II was expected that ne
appointed their having disappeared Leaving Rider
at Verdi TO watch Burke walked 10 Reno where no Te
DeputyShern W. 4. Edwards, Ell Chief OF Police OF VIZ
ginia City and describing TO that officer the man he
wanted, Burke pleased 20 learn that person an.
swerpg the description under arrest at Reno having
been taken In charge for brutay kicking small boy
Burke the statlonhousc, saw the prisoner anu
recognized him as the man he wanted The next thing
was 10 get him 10 Sacramento quietly but this was not
easy OF accomplishment Reno being In the state OF Ne
vada and Burke having no regulation on the sehgsn u
which 10 bring him TO California. Under these cifcuh
stances agreed upon between the onlcers act
ing upon which the prisoner was informed taa5 ne PeS
him II possible and the best way to escape would 10 ~
going with Burke down the road untn Tram snoua
yeye TO Tuckeo The bait took the prisoner got ABOARD
the train with the officer ana n1er une h,s Wrists He
Was bron ght TO Sacramento In due uine' ao nas s
s,I1ouy aganst him. IL is evident he IL thoroughiy ac
Nth ali the moves OF the oonsprators, and thai
1850 ms men that fire 10 the sheds al Clsco June
90 snce the arrest Of this individual. Burke has beer
.ay AT work with view 10 the capture OF numerous
thnrs and the breaking up OF the entire gang Crcum
and the vigilance VI the conspirators nave Dee
greatly against him; success was 70 % gahea on{ ~ .
,m"st cnrefupess shire dness and energy on Wednes
dsv sent g. accompanied again by Oicer RIDER he pro
eeeted TO the other side OF the mountain having 81
ranged 10 make simultaneous arrests on lhursuhy
~ seyeral prominent members OF tine league TO
siding In various places along the line OF the road Dep
80, Sherid Wood OF TO arrest two OF the par
Iiss ON the day mentioned. but something whch oc,
nr,ed IL necessary that he should make one Oh
H. srrestshat OF an individual who was In Truckee-
an Wednesday 10 order that he might biz sec
ond man az Cofax the next day therin zen OF PAosi
Soanty arrested an individual assigned 70 MN AZ bocs'
on Th1rsday Burke, assisted by Onicer Hider Deputy
Sh.riy Edyard and Constable Comstock OF Reno TOOK
a special train Thursday evening and went 70 pom
four miles vest Of Boca, lay on the sae.racx 'l IS
freight train passed, and then went Mter tlGr mch n
| detail, the train dropping down 70 n" ,ha, na a
| A mile OF the camp in which the mnn nat wa
| wanted lived, and the posse going altef ana 20
| rnrns him then 10 another camp, untu tne NV
thew had proposed TO arrest were wnen tne
were ali taken 70 Verdi placed on the westwho p0uns
frsin Nef putting his aboard at Boca ne wnoie
the prisoners In jail Thus far' eept. II, mn
of the eaguers been apprehended against severa
~ wbom IL NOT ALI there Is positive evidence Some
fbsm have been prominent in the conspiracy two "
sad 20 he the parties that SGT the nre which lately de
stroyed many thousand dollars worth OF snedang IN
arrests will doubtless prove the mean, OF vursung t
| whole scheme Of vengeance against tho iaroau con-
many as the actors IN the drama Do APt ee OUT
The reach the officers on future yisits when tnsy a
| make S"''N'''