Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-09-28
STARTLING IF TRUE

STARTLING IF TRUE
Revelations Of the Secret Ser
vice.
LEGlI MATE EFFECTS OF READING THE
SENTINEL.
a Plot to rob Senator Morton's Residence,
and Murder tie Senator
From the Indianapolis J, urnall
The Cleveland Leader of Saturday con-
tains highly sensational account of an
arrangement entered into by gang ofrob
bers and counterfei.crs, to plumber the
residence of Senator Morton in this city,
and Unnecessary to:carry out their schemes,
to murder him. Tie gang is composed
of a number of scoundrcls, who leEtez-
vous AT Fort Wayne and Kokomo, and
several of its members have but recently
been confined in Jail here Among them
are John Philibaum, of Fort Wayne, and
Isaac and James Lang, of Kokomo, who
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James Lang was released from the count,
Jail but last week, under 5000 bail, and
it is safe to say that the bond will be
forfeited, in view of the recent disclos-
urcs
The discovery of the plot was made by
the detectives of the United States Secret
Service, one of whom so far won the con-
tidence of the gang as to be admitted into
its membership. The Leddtr, after giving
an account of the initiation of the spy
the ceremonies being performed in a
graveyard near Fl. Wayne, and an account
of the robbery of German near Marion,
Indiana, proceeds with the plan against
the Senator. 1t had its origin in the mind
of one of the gang, who picked up copy
Of he indianapolis Sentintl, which con-
tanned one of its stereotyped reports of
the large amounts of wealth accumulated
by Senator Morton, and some of the sup
posed means he was adopting to keep its
existence a secret from the public Ever
on the scent for plumber, the scoundrel
jumped to he conclusion that large por-
ton of this money would, under the con
dition of affairs described by the Sentinel,
be kept at the Senator $ res idence.
We quote from the Lea,ler as to the
plan of action:
Just at this juncture it was telegraphcd
all over the country that on a certain day
the Senator would visit Lafayette, where
Gen. Grant and Vice President Colfax
We're announced to be in attendance, the
occasion being the celebration of the Odd
Fellows, at which the latter delivered the
! address Prompt action was at once de
cided upon, and three men, Homer, Kiv-
ers, and Wilson, accompanied BY the ev-
cr-watchful detective, FASTENED with all
speed to Ike Lang's. They met there, in
addition to their former associate and host
a certain DR.. Cole, who was most fertile
genius in proposing a way TO obtain pos
session of other peoples property. A
meeting was held, and il was proposed bv
DIR. Cole that Sam Rivers should visit
Senator Morton's house in his absence,
and by the exercise OF that Judgment and
cool ctfrontery for which he is distin-
guished, should make the acquaintance of
the servants, make love to one of the ser
want girls, and gain Il thorough knowl-
edge of the premises. Failing in this the
gang was to await the return of the Sena-
! tor, anu enter his house by force, compel
him to deliver his money into their pos
session, and if he resisted should demand
driven to rclinquish their designs Cole
assured them that if detected they would
escape without punishment; that the po
litical enemies of The Senator would work
them clear Of danger; that his deat; wa.
desired and even sought by more than one
who had been ihwartcd in his diShones
schemes by him. His last words, after h,
had gained the consent of the gang to tn,
undertaking. were Sec that this bust
ness is carried to success without maxim!
any false steps, and | viii see that two
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Cd id Republican cuss"
"Gene, the detective, Immediately com
r municated with his superior officer, an,
the whole plan was laid before the Chic
! of the Secret Service at Washington, an
= steps taken to prevent its consummatior
AS the time drew nigh for Rivers to d
n his part he asked Gene" to do it for hin
e This, of course, the latter refused, urgin
t one pretext and another, until finall
:. news of the arrest of one of the gang
o Ohio was received. The circumstance
# of his arrest led The rest of the party {
# believe their detection was imminent, an
l. so the plan against Senator Morton wa
e laid on the shelf for a while On accour
Il of the arrest of a majority of the member
C in quick succession afterwards, it is SUI
n posed that it will never be carried on
l. Rivers was arrested in Cleveland, whel
l. he is now in prison, and the Langs an
y Philibaum are out on bail from the Jail
il the city. The Louder promises that b
4 fore these desperadoes reach the pennies
n tiary revelations will be made that wi
h startle the community, as it has not bee
n startled since the more exciting events
I'd the war.
h. TERRIBLE AFFRAY AT COLUMBIA CIT
Il The last day of the fair in Columb
ne City, on Saturday last, ended in bloot
,u riot between the Thorn Creek townsh
ce boys and the railroad men working {
IT. the new road. 1t seems they have had
ty quarrel for some time, and Saturday
H. eliminated in fight, both parties usil
is clubs, stones, and anything they could l
ed their hands on. Ten men and four W
al men were very badly injured, several
ou whom are not expected to recover ]
to oters to the number of fifteen have be
ord T,,,I tx,-o~x-x ! H.. -,