The New York herald., 1870-09-09

Startling Disclosures Of Organized Crime River
Thieves and Pirates AZ work-How Rob-
berries, Burglaries and Murders Are
Managed in tho River
Towns-Arrsst Of the Cold
Spring Murderer.

foT many yhrs the residents OF the various towns
anu rurai districts along the Hudson river have
oecn ue VICTIMS 10 numerous robberles and in
sohc vases outrages committed by unknown par
ties Formerly the losses were mostly confined to
gardens, orchards ami hen roosls with now ana
then burglary on some carriage house or outbud-
ihg' several instances Of outrage upon remales
also occurred, but In none OF these were the guilty
parties ever npprehended ard brought to Justice.
THIS year, however, ha' been marked by the opera.
tons OF systenat1ed band OF robbers Success.
sive and successful burglaries have been accom-
pllshed ana the losses have summed up to a large
total lie only clues led 20 the river ana there was
al avenue OF escape that no present legal method
could guard or close. THIS state OF things has OK.
citcdnO little attention In all the towns between
Rondout and the metropolis Although the chipping
establishments, stores and vessels along she piers
have been the principal losers, the more inland
dwellings, and stores have also suffered. Goods OF
all kinds, household wares aud even farm produce
have been plunderel by these thieves, taken on
board their yachts, packed, swiftly borne away 70
they could sink their booty BY weights
when S 0Senaes Would contain no evasncs s s'se o.
crime: Durlng The night all their work Ia done; az
gay they anchor generally at lonesome places.
sODg the unfreauented Highlands were accounted
for as ires In the woods but BY the snpersi,tioas
buried treasures. froSsoiy s%sy We're ' the ca%p su
broken into and robbed the safe being blown
Sous asd ana large
stolen. Attempts were also made on the
barge or Messrs. Homer Ramsdell Co.'s daily line.
but wero frustrated BY the police. great deal oi
petty theft however, has been successful at thar
Place, Cornwall Cold Spring, Fishkill, Peeksxil aud
other places. Two yachts lowering about these To-
calities at these times and then suddenly disappear
Ing convince the police that they were engaged in
the jobs. Their crews were suspicious looking men.
and. when seen by a disguised detective or West
Point, appeared to be under the absolute command
OF bold looking blonde female who was Familiarity
called Lydia" No evidence OF criminal Kind
could be fastened on IN the surroundings Of the
sels. Ihe same night marauding party OF prowers
were driven away from country seat at CARR .Ons,
and ded to their boats In tile river.
This week the chief ol the Newburg police and
been this city TO arrest one or the accompccs OF
lrup,pbour, the Cold Spring robber and murderer.
criminals they have arrested are leagued with these
river thieves IN an extensive organization, and that
they have accompices in every town. The facts are
supposed to be these:-Trumpbour, by the blandisl-
ineAt5 OF loose women and depiaved men, whom he
mingled with at "Oharley Smiths" saloon IN New
burg, was led away from his honest trade os q
painter into idle habits, dissoute practices and a
fast career OF gambling and dcbauchery. That pro-
usdes % va. pect.a s q The '0ssS1s ssoSn ana M
question Is one Of the vcst OF its kind.
s n Ss Is s
eminent "cty OF chu'ches.' There, II is said. that
Trumpbonr was instructed, instigated and prepared
lor his crime. Cold Spring was visited, the scene
of the robbery viewed, and the victim followed and
watched for weeks In advance. II was an under
stood thing that the knife or pistol would be used
III case Of pursuit or necessity. Conr0y, who Ii now
under arrest, was IA principal accompiIce. Another
man, expert IN rowing, named Scncgel, TO LAY
on his oars In his BOAT and speed the obber across
the river to Crow Nest Mountains Once landed
there aud plunged into tho OF the forest cap
| tuie was we'll nigh impossible. But upon the
failure 0f the plan and the arrest OF the murderer.
C0nroy for fear OF the babbng eltale mouth Of the
careless Sche2c took the latter 10 this city, entered
| upon severe spree, and while Intoxicated had
him enlisted IN The regular United States service.
Feeling secure, then, he returned to Cold Spring,
! where he Was arrested by tho Newburg police. who
had " encounter his desperate coniedcrates with
their cooked rev0lveIs. After searching among the
various forts In this vicinity, where the commanaants
mustered ali their men and lent every assistance
Chlef Goodrich ascertained that Schegel had been
sent on with detachment elsew here. lie VIII, how.
ever, be returned From his story and the items u
be obtained from sundry other expected arrests the
most astounding revelations may be made. From
| present Indications number OF we'll known persons
some OF them business men, Will be unpleasan ly IN
vOlved as receivers Of stolen goods Tue story of
such pratlcal operation ut this day seems almost
ncredibe but the facts Of tho seem TO have no
Oiher conclusion.