The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-09
FORTY THIEVES AFLOAT.
THE BUCCANEERS or THE HUDsON
AND THEIR CAPTAIN LYDIA.
Mysterious Yachts on the River-strapsr
Lights In the Mountaips-1ho Horrors of
Crow Nest The Pirates Midnight Grimes
-Ncwburgb Made n Den Of OutIuws

hyrertous yachts on the hiver-Strau
Light. In the Mountaius-1bo Horrors of
Crow Nest The Pirates Midnight Crimes
-Ncwburgb Made n Den Of Outlaws.
The combined efforts Of the Newburgh police,
the Cold Spring Vigilance Committee. and special
detectives, in connection with the recent Cold
Spring robbery and murder, have led 10 the dis.
covery OF an extensive confederation OF outlaws,
whose exploits IN then and possibly murder, along
the Hudson river towns almost rival those VI Capt
Kidd.
This season the burglaries and other outrages
have been more serious than ever before. Al New.
burgh the warehouse OF Mcssrs. Vim. o. Mailer J.
Co. wa. broken into and robbed. the safe burst
open with gunpowder, and robbed OF checks. drafts
and greepbicks. Attempts were also made upon
Messrs. liomer Rlmsdcll & Co.'S line OF barges,
aud o;ler places but they were frustrated by the
police. This was a, the limo when
TWO STRANGE YACHTS
lowering In the bav with queer. looking crews
apparently under the eommand ~ bold blonde
whom they inmiliariy called LYDIA" and who IL
said 70 have been Greene street hcle. These
vessels were also noticed at West Point and other
places. They always sailed nj night, nnI lay at an
Choir during the day tequeut2 at lonesome places
along the villa Highlands. Some Of tho river pilots
have wondered at the strlnge lights which they
have seen at nEhi high up along the mountain .iles
in unlrequented places, and supersutious people
imagined these 10 lie suuernatural.
An adventurous trio Of youths from Cold sprlns
rowet across to Crow Nest, and clamberei ~ %
assailed by shower ofsto They fed horrihed
TO their boat,
ALMOST cuoKSp WIN BIRTHSTONE rrYgs,
aud pulled Tor dear lie. They declare the moun-
tain To he infested with devils. Some explorers
day found the cNtnluishci embers OF n camp IRE
ON the mountain below lOnt 1NAnd. The charred
edges of plpers aud the broken bowl OF silver
sroon led to the belief that the pirates nqd there
destroyed some OF their booty I. Il supposed that
the yaeits move night TO the pllce whore ooera.
tions are to be carried on aud alter the good are
on board move to another place, where n ~ shin
them by rail u their receivers II IL probable that
they have local agents al these places who plan the
job, pilot the operators aud cover their retreat
The develooments In the case OF tie Cold Soring
murder are revealing almost Incredible circunstan
cee. IL seems as though tue robbery
WAS PLANNED IN Low SALOON,
kept BY ono "Charley smith," In Newbursh, a re.
sprt OF the most DEPRIVED OF both scXes that bo-
tween the 0landshme ITS ci the street walkers and
honest trade OF painting ard became an idle disco
lutte dehauelcc, gambler, thief and murderer. THIS
metamorphosis Vas Effected In den kept In u most
respectable nelghoorhoOd, and on tne Drincioh
ihorough'are of one OF the most eminsntlY rohg-
ous communities Along the the Hudson.
1rumpbour, torroy, Schcgel. and others were
saded together to commit the robbery. Tae local.
hy was examined. the CASHIER movements were
watched, and toe assault was planned weeks Ia
advance o. the time. Ia the event OF res s'Anee b.
the victim,
IuE PROMPT USE OF KSIPg OR PISTOL
was resolved upon. Conroy,, now under arrest, wits
~ aid. schesel, an expert bosunsn, was to lie ON
us oars In the river receive the ruhbcr, and row
him across To the wilderness vi Crow Nest noun.
tnins, where escape would be easy and pursuit. ,in.
cult After rrumpbours orr.St Conioy, knowing
Schegels careless tongue, inycigle him to New
York. got lin on spree, and while drunk
enlisted him In tue regular service. He then
r'iurncd. and was arrested In tie midst OF
his COuiederates, whose resistance WIS pre-
vented only by the armed and determined
Nesbutch police. sehegel is To I've crested in = DAY
or SO lie vii! probably tell the whole story. IL b
Il ought that all these are
MEMBERS or rue PIRATES BkSn,
a I'd that series OF bold theits were all arranr.t.
In hiding attempts on one OF the Newburah Ian j.
aud the West Point Government treasure cbest. Tue
eaaturc OF new and et1botalewrougt bbrglars too u
II Newburgh and Cold Spring led to a belief that a
great eampagn Of bur .l,rt was yet to be cnnsuui-
mated, and tIat these outlaw mardcrers had teen
Going large and pefbl.s successful business