New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-29
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TIE VILLAGE BrIIEVED To BE TAX hEADQC tr-
TFR> O A GANG or ROHBER--r lR AUtHORl-
TIES BLAMED A. EXERCls.SG No NiAGANC@ TO
RI P.;Rss CRIME.
Residents of the towns along the Hudson
River. III the counties OF Wrstcheser. Duchess aud
Onar who have susf red OF late from the dcprtdati"ns
OF bur ,rs are Of the opinion That gans Of teSe men
hr. their head quarters al Cola Spring reporter OF
TIE TniBUNE visited that place yesterday and conveT-ed
with some Of the Older citizens, wac sad much I" confirm
the belief heexstence OF an organ zed BODY Of robbers
Cold suring has depended in great degree fer It's pros
perity III former years upon the West Point Foundry
which IL located there. TIs establishment III the uuio
81 she war gave constant employment to 700 men. Al
the close OF the tine force was mnch redhrtd ahd up
IN the busncss dcprcs lion which followed the panic OF
1873 about 800 men employed. But since mat
fine the force has been very mach reduced, and at the
uresen time there are only very small number ut work
Many ~ those thus thrown out employment remain III
the ylage.
A gentleman who has lived in the village for many
years and has held official position which gave him an
intimate knowledge Of the residents. spoke freely
about the mter stated that there was no doubt IN
the mind. Of the peo OF Cd Spring as to the identity
OF the s,.upossd burglars They were well known aud
lad lived there al lives. When scLo"i boys they
were among best the school but H1c trrif M NJ
uaiurer years had nothing 10 support Themselves
having relied upon their frio nds and their capacity Ia
"a
whom no wa perfectly satisfied were engaged almost
continually in planning and perpctratnS burrla-1es
Their headquai tcIs," he continued. "drr nj sandy
LANDING a point Just above the dcpot % Cold Swisg.
A, ,h4 head OF this gang II IL generally believed. etands
man who has been ", Il nuwn for many years To the
u,lice along the river few years ago hc Was found
ri,tv OF Stae Prison Ocnsc, and SENTENCED accord
n.,,v Previous to that time the village had been
troubled with burglars. But during lie incIr-
c.rntion there comparatively quiet tune.
few months his time wac oui' and
Ice returned 81 Cold Spring TL"u;h not man OF any
pcins, IA as was known, ne soon s'4Hthed III me-
o s and drove hand some horse ana carriage llt j.
sim IN Cold spring, aud may be seen On the streets Almost
in UNIVERSAL lion with officers at the sing sing Prison.
II 0.. add tai there Wure thtn AK or rght c'nNlrtt
tnp.c from Cold Spring. IL va. 'Ac 'ell,I ~ ih'e
tt. C,ld spring officials. There hti AWa'i bren
. lark Of vigilance there, ana the tjh.' luchtt
had been the tcNa'rLte o. u .'i AMMAN ' ~, - @
They Thought II time something - unn' 10 rlu 'c com
nUn.V OF II class OF nch Wl0-e oui ages were h"'OihhH
RIO and more bold snd we've even ending I" otLr
towns the river Thee -i-SeS"i- Ncrt hI'ht
"a ,antleman AT Cold Spring yesterday whO LID ,Ht
tbey we're IN the main iusJibd Ihc ony l"lc" oicc 70
t a., CONSISTS of Two Len. on ~ whom II ~ pu} ed
confined his l.hOra IA the ext enc upper puF
OF town The force virtually ia protection
3eo,,,ylc everybody Ia tine village Tie gentleman -a
afr,id Of life and property. Ehc'y hl'H IA ua pa"
carries pistol. There u scarcely MINT Whrh 'oi'
cr ne not committed Very seldom doeS any O'-' SCI
49, onunrtunty To fire upon the ntiulrr> Occas many
80. - troubl,snc dug tOund Il ad, and now ami then
,di,rs .i,r, fire tny-criOusiy week ga Two a." a
hoe 90 at Il nia.d Falls WAS rubbed oil sou hsd"ia
IjA I-c was approached us Cornwall HIsht-
ono Night this Ok. and the Nc"huIsn rIi'e sS ~
Zen iron, CI,d spring were there TUESDAY night
lac residence of William H. Haul, at Windsor, wa' gu
tered Tnat nig thr boys" at Gold lriug were not
done, T." lear ."l' ~ inc V'"fio VI '"e
village 10 rope dis"rirr ana crime