, 1873-12-09

Olsc0vcry OF an Organized Scheme to
Mniso II EiiibuskerassE Expedition
Into Our Sister lfepublfc--Arrest OF
tho fsln1Icndcrs--rho Ontla of sc-
Crccy.
From tho Ateh1son iEan) Champion.
About ten dnys ago ttdro cnruo to Atohison
two Of tho moet ahrond and experienced detect
ivcs in tho horvico Of the Government, intro
tho proper and nocceaary credentials, md slated
their miBBton. About ono yoar ago The Heurot-
Service Department. received advfces from trust
worthy SOURCES that grand Bcllcme .wat boing
named Roland A. sutclHo as it, &C.
knowlatlged leader, to tnake a illibustering
expedition into h1oxico, to obtain permanent
foothold II pohsibo with tho limited number Of
'1 mon they could command but II they failed in
Il !o mako tue raid ut loast profitable ono by
'tohnery and pillaBc, and osoapo With tho Bpoila
to tho United States, divide tho booty md spord
tnc remainder of the!r days In and comfort.
n ita infancy tltH schone was commonly talkod
Of IN ail t!se neighboring eoun!sy, and as twas
organised at t,no wlon numerous doprcdntions
Mero being committed on thc Texan borders by
Mexican eosporadoca aud ,narnutlcrs, it received
tho hearty encouragement Of To1alis, and sub
stantial support IN tho sllapo Of largo additions
to its numbers. Tho matter was carefully watcl-
Cd by tho Government, through tito aid Of pcncc-
fiji citizeua, whon suddenly tho scl,ornn was
abandoned, andit ceased to DO tho subject Of con-
aderaton. sutc1ife Is described ~ 4 shrowl, un-
acrupuloun man, Of wll>ao anocodonts nothing Is
known. 11o has an u1colcnt education, is tall in
stature, and possessed Of rather handsome fca-
tures. =, Those rlo kiiow him spoak of him as
one Of tho few mon who arc boru 10 oomtnap,l.
end Who required the ptrictest obedience to IFS
direction. Ihs Temporary excitomott, however,
very suddenly coased, and no moro was heard OF
mo Etgantlc tilibuHtoring scheme: >Notwth-
standing thia sutcliffo wau continually busy rln-
n1bE oyer tne country always apparently of1-
gagged, but with no Visible moaH Of employ
mont. About two months ago Madame Hunlor
again not storlea aoat, starting from dozens Of
rs bana 9q2 ss s5ns s oeot Of meet meet
could not be discovered. Prominent among tho
PLACES mcntionod WIS Atchison, ard it was to
tllis place tho detectives traced the riugeatora,
Rocantiy THO AtohiAon brapat was discovered,
inattn imno, .ant lapers belonging to tho orgau-
meetings have boon hold "as sna waro ts ths
arrests we're made y tho old ho1so sitnated near
Atphlsoh Machln,oc,,shop, known NJ Tho Woster-
holl property. The two detectives. in company
with MARSHAL Grail and Deputy Marshal Stafford,
went to tho place and succeeded III nrrcBtng
four mon, ono OF tIlen sutcliffa, tho Acknowledge
% asaa o. TUG organization, who has been IN
Poht-oaice on the arrival Of every mail, and al
Ways received q largo number Of letters. Bcaidcs
him, : 81 man by tho name Of Durham. who il said
to bo SutcGi7o's inseparable companion, was alao
takon: On tlle neraon Of The ringoador was
taken, roll Of tho Atcl,ison society, numboring
eomo forty names, including among thom .
number OF advontu-ers who lad but lately ar
rivod in tho town. Sutcliffe was we'll supplied
with money, having, when searched about
! $4,000 in greenbacka upon his person. and ho
had liberaly supplied Ills followers vhon they
required 1t. Tho oath ran aolenfn mud fearful
Pledge the following being copy:
In the presence ot Almighty Cod, tho Father OF tho
Universe aud the 8earchcr Of all hearts, who knoweth
every act Of our yes. aud In tho presencs Of III as
ae,nbed here, most solonluly and pledge my
sct neyar to dinge under pain at tho rack dread Of
ranishment. Or fear OF deah aught that mny be sail
or enacte In this sBsemblago; to keep inyioape tho
ellis. pledges, passwords, and grips, and all atterd
that may bc brought IN converse pertaining our Or
dor. Should I, despite my oat1, make revelation Of
nught that may occus, nAy my doom ba that nf death
nay DO dlacnboWcied my lmts s,u.lcred from my
body, my carcass tbs food for cagrion my blcaehcI
bones tho abode Of cr4,crts; may my body DO tho
abiding place uf lcors ttld my tonguo cleato to tho
roof Of my mouth; ulny my earthly e1lutenco 10 IN
eternal and neycr-enng hell. and my future an eter-
nal dannation. May all this and morn be my portion
II by word OF act reveal an 1ota Of theso seerets.
Lettera aud other papers on tho person of Sut-
cliao revealed tho fact that at least one hundred
othcr similar organizations arc IN existeuce, aud
that be is the grand head-centrn Of all. Tho
two mon wera takon East Sunday morning, mud
will DO hold for trial for high TREASON.